GOG Sierra Bundles
Quest for Glory has finally been released on GOG, all V episodes and both versions of the first QFG.
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/quest_for_glory
This finally explains who maintains the ownership for the series. Activision.
Highly recommended for fans of KQ series is Quest for Glory series. It was an RPG/Adventure hybrid series (last game is pure Action-RPG stripped of most adventure aspects). It had a few nods to the KQ series as easter eggs, and like KQ the game took ideas from both fairy tales and myths from around around the world
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/quest_for_glory
This finally explains who maintains the ownership for the series. Activision.
Highly recommended for fans of KQ series is Quest for Glory series. It was an RPG/Adventure hybrid series (last game is pure Action-RPG stripped of most adventure aspects). It had a few nods to the KQ series as easter eggs, and like KQ the game took ideas from both fairy tales and myths from around around the world
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No idea why they didn't go with the Ulimate Pleasure Pack that had the complete Larry series up to 7 and Larry's Casino.
Edit:
Apparently it has both versions of Larry 1, and the CD Talkie version of Larry 6 (but only utilizes the VGA graphics).
Hopefully once ScummVM gets support for SCI 2.1x and SCI 3 these games will get added to GOG.
The missing SVGA/VESA mode of Larry 6 is inexplicable considering the VESA dos version works as good as KQ7 or SQ6 in dosbox. It looks a whole lot better.
But, yeah, that makes it even more strange that they didn't use DOSBox for the SVGA version of Larry 6 since they are using DOSBox in the same collection.
This of course doesn't make much sense. In my experience the SVGA version actually runs faster and more efficiently in Dosbox .74 than the VGA version, even at full screen.
It doesn't work at all in ScummVM.
Bt
I've been testing them. The VGA version runs better in Dosbox, than it does in ScummVM. Both run rather slowly, compared to the SVGA version. But SCUMMVM version seems more sluggish than in Dosbox. ALso seemed that there were some animation glitches in ScummVM for example during the Sierra logo appearance. Cycling of the colors seemed a little off in ScummVM. General animation seemed a bit jerky and that's even with detail pushed all the way up.
Even the initial load up of the game seems slow on both scummvm and in dosbox (initial load might actually be slightly slower in Dosbox).
Now the SVGA version running in Dosbox runs fast, and very smoothly. It loads quickly too, even with detail turned all the way up and in full screen. I'd say its one of the best running SCI/VESA games I've seen running in Dosbox.
Also keep this in mind, in the past, look at KQ6. They didn't just strip out files, they included the Enhanced version. Although the enhanced version was not supported in Gog's installation. You could access it using ScummVM. Which makes no sense why they didn't just keep the SVGA folders (it's only an extra 16 mb), and let people try to use it themselves.
As in I was just using default config options. The game runs quite well on default settings.
Why bother trying to fine tune something that works well already?
You could also build a shortcut to the same thing, but I'm lazy, LOL.
http://www.sierrahelp.com/Utilities/Emulators/DOSBox/DOSBoxGameShortcut.html
So if the SVGA version runs well 'out of the box' in DosBox, y u no include it, GOG? I wouldn't see any customers having a problem with LSL1-5 using ScummVM and LSL6 using DosBox.
They must have tried to test LSL6 SVGA on SCUMMVM only (as the pack is primarily using SCUMMVM), and because of the simplicity of installing games into SCUMMVM. Because LSL6 SVGA/VESA does not work in SCUMMVM (it loads in the daily builds but runs very slowly, and is broken and has unplayable menus), they decided "technical issues" so they didn't include it.
Which is silly because in the past they included other files like the KQ6 Enhanced, when dosbox couldn't handle the files (SCUMMVM can by the way)!
Person 1 - "Hey, did you try LSL 6 in ScummVM?"
Person 2 - "Yea, but the SVGA version doesn't run smoothly."
Person 1 - "Does it work in DosBox?"
Person 2 - "Didn't try that yet. Let's find out right now."
one minute later
Person 2 - "Hey, look at that. It works pretty well!"
Person 1 - "Cool. So we'll just bundle LSL 1-5 with ScummVM, and LSL 6 SVGA with DosBox?"
Person 2 - "Yea."
Person 1 - "Don't forget the super secret DRM nobody knows about."
Yeah, you got me. It seems they do cut corners without double checking things over there....it's sad because people in the community (for instance, the Sierra Help Pages) have gotten figuring out how best Sierra games work in ScummVM and DOSBox down. It's hard to see things done so sloppily. I suppose to them they see it as heralding the great comeback of lost greats to the world so it's no big deal to them. Whereas in reality they're just offering an easier solution than eBaying or pirating.
Fans also convinced GOG and developers of Broken Sword to include both the originals the 'director's' cuts of the first two games.
YES. I am big believer in making one's voice heard. Yes, you absolutely can get GOG to listen. If enough people (or just one very persistent person) makes a big enough stink, then you can get the changes you seek.
Never underestimate the power of persistent b**ching! And I hope I can say that here. Just can't think of another word.
Good news PQ1EGA (the classical original and best version) has now been added to the pack. This has not been reflected on the store page yet though. It is is using dosbox.
Unfortunately SQ and KQ didn't receive the remakes yet. Keep on contacting GoG, and maybe they'll finally answer the request.
No updates to add KQ1 or SQ1, or LSL6 HD yet though.
Maybe only KQ3 requires the most use out of a manual, but its much easier in comparision. Because it basically tells you what to do step by step.
Yes!
The original first games of the Big Five. I'm missing this and the original King's Quest. But since both are now on GOG, I'll grab them during the next sale.
That one is cool too. While some of the artwork looks unfinished, it has some places that look better. Some of the stuff is certainly directly inspired by the appearance of the AGI version. The night and day cycles look way better. Apparently it was installed on an extra disk? So they had artwork for both night and day, rather than just cycling colors?
Still it doesn't have the the cool AGI easter eggs! The pirate easter egg, or the beam me up easter egg! Also the break dancing easter egg?