Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire

aka: Hero's Quest 5: Dragon Fire, QFG5, Quest for Glory 5: Drachenfeuer, Quest for Glory V: Fogo do Dragão, Quest for Glory V: Le Souffle du Dragon, 영웅의 길 V: 용의 불꽃
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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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Average score: 77% (based on 35 ratings)

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Average score: 3.8 out of 5 (based on 68 ratings with 7 reviews)

The Best Game of the Year!

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

Good concept, bad implementation

The Good
First of all, let me say that I am a huge fan of the QFG series. This series is definitely my favorite. I have played 1-4 repeatedly in the past and continue to replay the games because I enjoy them so much.

So, what is good about this final game? The setting is appropriate, this time the mythological elements are from ancient Greece. The story itself is decent and provides a fitting end to the series.

The interface is a very interesting blend of 3D graphics and works very well for an adventure game.

The music, which is one of my favorite parts of the QFG series, is truly wonderful as usual.

The Bad
The problem is not with the design, however, but with the game itself.

First, the RPG elements have been greatly increased - more weapons and armor to choose from, fighting multiple creatures at once, etc. This could have been a good thing but the combat system is clunky because of the 3D environment (the player often has to use the arrow keys often to get the right aim). Combat itself quickly degenerates into the player using heal potions constantly (or at least it did for me). And there is no option for "strategic" fighting like in the 4th game.

Second, the voice actors are terrible. Except for a few characters, the voice actors were trying too hard at giving the characters appropriate accents. I cringed every time I heard Elsa speak. This game in no way measures up to "Shadows of Darkness" in VA quality.

Third is the graphics. I like the idea of 3D graphics in a game like this and the scenery is wonderful. Most of the characters on the other hand looked too lifeless for my tastes. No expression to the faces at all. The close-ups should have been 2D if this is the best they could do with 3D faces. They also completely messed up Erana's character design. She looks nothing like she did in QFG4.

Finally, this game lacks a good end-game conflict. In all the previous games there was an interesting adventure game-styled battle where you had to use the items/skills that you had picked up during the game. In "Dragonfire" the final battle is much the same as all the combat. How much damage can you do in X seconds while using healing potions?

Minor points:

There are a couple of places where you can easily miss part of a quest and be forced to restore from an earlier but that sort of problem has always been in every QFG game.

Why in the world did the writers include Nawar of all people? Katrina, Erana, and Elsa make sense but including Nawar as a woman that the hero can marry felt extremely forced.

I like puns, but Ann's don't even make sense half the time. Like Nawar, the inclusion of this humor is forced. And not nearly as funny as the gnomes in the previous games.

The Bottom Line
If you really like the series, then you'll enjoy playing this game once. Maybe four times (one for each class). I haven't done so yet though. Instead, I'm currenly playing Hero's Quest (I have the original QFG1) again.

Windows · by Joshua Green (2) · 2003

The GOD of RPG's

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

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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.