AGD Interactive, who remade King’s Quest I and II (Quest for the Crown and Romancing the Stones) and Quest for Glory has announced that they are working on a remake of King’s Quest III (Redux). The game is set to be released next month.
They have been covertly developing King’s Quest III Redux for the past eight years. Like their other projects, this is a labor of love that both modernizes the original game while maintaining its retro charm. A fairly lengthy history of the project was recently posted in the AGD Interactive Forums.
King’s Quest I: Quest for the Crown
A straight remake of Sierra’s first King’s Quest game, with all of the original gameplay preserved. (Based on fan feedback, AGDI did implement a “no dead-ends” option that prevents getting irreversibly stuck, but masochists -- err, I mean purists -- can turn this off!) To download for PC or Mac, go here: http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/kq1/download/download.html
King’s Quest II: Romancing the Stones
A creative retelling of Sierra’s second King’s Quest game that spins the original’s (fairly random) puzzles into a comprehensive story. For those who have not played King’s Quest II, AGDI’s remake is a more satisfying continuation of the series than the original game, and for those who have, it’s a neat way to experience the original from an entirely new perspective. It also sets up a new overarching subplot that the team continues to explore in the upcoming King’s Quest III Redux, so playing it now will help you prepare for the game to come! To download for PC or Mac, go here: http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/kq2/download/download.html
All of AGDI’s King’s Quest remakes feature enhanced game visuals including hand painted backgrounds and character portraits, full voice acting (with former Sierra employee Josh Mandel reprising his role as King Graham!), lip sync, and digital soundtracks. Plus they’re free to download, and run on today’s computers without fiddling. The games were created using the Adventure Game Studio engine.
Here are the first screens of the upcoming King’s Quest III Redux:
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