Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire

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Description

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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Alternate Titles

• "英雄傳奇5：火龍試煉" -- Traditional Chinese spelling
• "영웅의 길 V: 용의 불꽃" -- Korean title
• "Quest for Glory V: אש הדרקון" -- Hebrew spelling
• "Quest for Glory V: Le Souffle du Dragon" -- French title
• "Quest for Glory V: Fogo do Dragão" -- Brazilian title
• "Quest for Glory 5: Drachenfeuer" -- German title
• "QFG5" -- Common abbreviation
• "Hero's Quest 5: Dragon Fire" -- Informal title

Part of the Following Groups

• Fantasy Creatures: Dragons
• Gameplay feature: Character development - Repetition
• Gameplay feature: Dating / Romance
• Gameplay feature: Day / Night cycle
• Gameplay feature: Hunger / Thirst
• Gameplay feature: Importable characters
• Mythology: Greek
• Quest for Glory series
• Theme: Atlantis

User Reviews

Very well, very well! We came to an agreement that we both agree upon!	Windows	Unicorn Lynx (181445)
So you want to be a hero … again?	Windows	Jeanne (76226)
The Best Game of the Year!	Windows	Laura A. (3)
A great end to the series	Windows	Horny-Bullant (59)
Good concept, bad implementation	Windows	Joshua Green (3)
The GOD of RPG's	Windows	Nicholas B (3)

Critic Reviews

Just Adventure	Windows	1998	A-	91
RPGamer	Windows	May 17, 2000	9 out of 10	90
Level	Windows	Feb, 1999	86 out of 100	86
PC Player (Germany)	Windows	Feb, 1999	84 out of 100	84
PC Joker	Windows	Feb, 1999	82 out of 100	82
Mac Addict	Macintosh	May, 1999		80
Electric Playground	Macintosh	Feb 01, 1999	7.75 out of 10	78
PC Soluces	Windows	Mar, 1999	78 out of 100	78
Computer Games Magazine	Windows	Jan 14, 1999		70
Game Revolution	Windows	Jan 01, 1999	D	25

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Trivia

A multiplayer option was planned for the game (it was actually present in an early demo of the game) but it wasn't finished in time. The developers planned to release a patch which added multiplayer support, they also planned to release an addon for the game. Neither of these saw the light of the day due to Sierra firing the team which made Quest for Glory V.

Related Web Sites

• QFG5: Dragon Fire Hints (No matter what character type you are playing, these hints will help you solve the game.)
• Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire - Wikipedia (page about the game in the open encyclopedia)
• RPG Classics - Quest for Glory 5 Shrine (This site is a shrine for Quest for Glory 5; get information on side quests, spells, classes, monsters and more.)