Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire
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After having survived the dangers he encountered on his previous journey, the hero travels with the wizard Erasmus to a Greece-like country called Silmaria. Its king was recently murdered, and, according to the land's traditions, the crown will be given to the one who passes a contest known as the Rites of Rulership. The hero enters the contest, aided by Erasmus, Rakeesh, and other old friends. However, as the competition progresses, contestants are being systematically killed by an unknown assassin. All the victims are murdered near the Dragon Pillars, which keep the Dragon of Silmaria in captivity. The hero must investigate the crimes and save Silmaria from a grave danger.
Dragon Fire is the final game in the Quest for Glory series. Like the previous games in the series, Dragon Fire is a hybrid between puzzle-solving adventure and role-playing game. The player talks to the world's inhabitants, gathering clues and items necessary to acquire in order to complete the quests and advance the story. Unlike all its predecessors, Dragon Fire has no separate battle screens; the action-based battles take place on the exploration screen, utilizing a simple point-and-click interface, similarly to Diablo. The game has heavier weapon and armor management than other Quest for Glory games, strengthening the RPG angle.
Many quests are optional or can be completed in different ways. The hero can also marry one of the several major female characters in the game, provided the player does the right thing to impress the girl.
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- Quest for Glory V: אש הדרקון - Hebrew spelling
- 英雄傳奇5:火龍試煉 - Traditional Chinese spelling
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Critics
Average score: 77% (based on 35 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.8 out of 5 (based on 68 ratings with 7 reviews)
The Good
The big jump in graphics from Quest for glory 4 to Quest for glory 5 were quite astounding if you ask me. And the music in this game was the best I have ever heard. I could have been walking around the main city of Silmaria and the music would be sending tingles down my spine the whole time. Also the fact that if you enjoy the thieving aspect of games, this game actually gives the feeling that when you are breaking into a house, you are actually going to get in trouble if you are caught unlike in Baldur's gate where you could pick a lock and walk in the front door and the owner of the house would greet you and let you be off to your looting. And the scenery looks great for a game of its time anyway especially the city scape. So even though I have had to defend this game from criticism many times it is definitely a worthy end to the Quest for glory series.
The Bad
The same as all other Quest for glory games, the combat system could do with alot of work so it could be more than just the 'hack and slash' routine, a factor that has brought other games down on countless occasions. But apart from that I think it is a great game and well worth the time of any RPG or QFG fan.
The Bottom Line
As i've said, if you enjoyed the previous QFG's or you are a RPG fan then this game is a must.
Windows · by Horny-Bullant (49) · 2003
The Good
It had the best interface, it had different classes to play as the charecter that best fits your personality. You could do things above and beyond the game. If you felt like it you could slaughter the town, which didn't need to be programed but sierra online had to much time on thir hands. There was an in depth plot, kind of contrived but certainly surpasses all vedio game standards. It had great graphics, and 3d charecters. It also wasn't to serious while throwing corny jokes everywhere. It also was realistic, where there are quests that you don't have to do, including get married!
The Bad
510 mb (pre-compressed) minimal installation
The Bottom Line
I have had this game for four years, and i am still having fun with it.
Windows · by Nicholas B (2) · 2002
The Good
There are so many things I liked about QG5. First I'll describe the layout of the game: the game is mostly in 3d and you can walk around just about every building in the game. It has a side view of the hero which I love (I hate games with first person or way above viewing). The game is most definitely user-friendly - easy to navigate. All you have to do is click the mouse on whatever you want to talk to, touch, or do whatever with. (This is different from the other QG games where you had to choose the option of your action by placing the mouse over the top of the screen). Also I love the battle syle of QG5. You can just click on your enemy and fight him/her/it without having to go into a certain battle screen. This makes it so more realistic! And now, onto the story of QG5: The King of Silmaria has been murdered and now a new king must be chosen. You must enter the rites of rulership and hopefully become the next king. Also, Silmaria is under the threat of the Dragon of Doom and so you must save Silmaria. The story isn't something new - I'll give you that, but the game totally makes up for it. As the game goes on everyone keeps getting murdered or poisoned! In fact, it's usually your job to save them. I love the fact that you don't die often (like every 2 secons) in this game. Many other games annoy the heck out of me because they keep making me die all the time! The last lovable thing about this game that I'll mention is the replay value. The game can be replayed many of times and you won't get sick of it. You can be a paladin, a wizzard, a fighter, or a thief. There are different options in the game for each of those classes, and you can marry different people! In my opinion, Dragon Fire should have been voted the best pc game of the year! It's my favorite game of all time, and will soon become yours to if you buy it now!
The Bad
Well, in order to marry a certain someone in the game, you need the QG5 patch which is available at the official QG site http://www.questforglory.com . The patch will also fix some of the other errors in the game that aren't a big deal at all (in fact you don't even notice them without the patch). I guess the only other thing I could say that disappointed me a teeny was how hard it was the first time I played. I couldn't figure out how to do Rite of Rulership 3 and so I was stuck for a very long time!!! The game is definitely worth the challenge!
The Bottom Line
If you like a good RPG adventure game that can be played over and over again, then buy this ASAP! Also, if Quest for glory 5 is going to be your first Quest For Glory game, I suggest buying the Collection series as well so that when people talk about how they last saw you in "Shapier" or "Mordavia" or etc, you'll know what they're talking about!
Windows · by Laura A. (3) · 2001
Trivia
Lori and Corey Cole, after leaving Sierra, started the new company TranSolar Games. They attempted to buy the rights for Quest For Glory from Sierra to continue the series, but Sierra refused.
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Game added July 20, 1999. Last modified January 23, 2024.