That's how it happens! :)

teamwork!

Thanks! I'd really like to see more of that, too. I've watched some speedrun docs where I was having trouble keeping track of who was who because all I had was a name. To be fair, it takes a lot of time. For the three runners in this video, I interviewed each of them for about an hour. Then there's the time going back through it and finding the choice quotes, etc.

@@OneShortEye It’s definitely worth the effort. Speedrunners usually seem to be pretty interesting people, and they bring a lot of personality to the video! They really make these old games sound like precision engineered rocket science. Thanks for all the work you do to show off such a charming subculture.

@@OneShortEye Keep at it and maybe expand to another franchise or two to scale up. I'd bet on there being a zero on the end of your sub count in a year.

Agreed

I hear you but just ignoring summoning salt is just oblivious!

It surprised me too.

The Quest for Glory series is surprisingly merciful with this kind of thing. Fighters also get the spear of death at the end even if they didn't grab it earlier in the game.

You are correct, and that's a good point. I've added it to the pinned comment.

I think the QfG games hold up extremely well. I didn't play most of them until very recently, and I'm really enjoying it. (Currently in the middle of playing 4.)

I'll second OneShortEye the games are well worth playing through. Taking my character through every game is still one of my top gaming memories.

QFG1 is definitely worth playing through at the very least. Great little game that. Don't be afraid of heavily using a walkthroguh. Those old Sierra games can be pretty obtuse at times.

1 through 4 are fantastic. Make sure to play the fan remake of 2.

@@Joker22593 I still need to get around to that

Absolutely. We've been lucky to have a lot of new runners come to the series and their perspective is so important for finding skips and new optimal ways to run.

But for the budding speedrunner, there is a lot of room for improvement in the wizard category that is a thorn to many a Miller's side. A totally fetching runner could blossom with this category that has stemmed the tide of many runs.

Thief was always my preferred for Completionist (not speed) runs cause it's the best for Hybrid from #1.

@@TrentR42 thief with magic use added from QFG I is such a fun way to play the games just to play them - so many options for puzzle solutions are open to you that way!

@@TrentR42 this, also you get to see both wizard specific and thief specific rooms that way. Now that I mentioned this, I never tried a fighter, wonder if there's a Fighters guild area I missed

To be fair, any% speedrunners never make it to the Leopardmen Village either.

@@OneShortEye That'll be my cover story from now on. I was just practicing my speedrun...before actually beating the game properly.

The internet may not have helped. Getting the leopardwoman to spawn, depending on your class, is one of the biggest pieces of misinformation out there in walkthroughs.

"Hero"

Glad you're enjoying them! I'm actually still in the middle of QfG 4, casually. Really liking it. I only played QfG 1 VGA as a kid, so playing these as an adult, I think they really hold up.

I'm really happy to hear that you are playing Dragon Fire as well. QFG5 is a little off-putting at first but it absolutely deserves love and is a worthy finale to the series.

@@DavidKraftIshihama Finished QFG 5 last night and it was a bit harder getting into it than the first 4 but I still enjoyed it for the amazing conclusion to the hero's journey. 60 fps dragon and the souls in hades killed me quite a lot though :)

Glad to hear it!

I love that point and click adventure games have their own Summoning Salt now lol

It's a great series that still holds up today, imo.

I appreciate the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you're enjoying them.

Happy you're enjoying it. :)

Glad you're enjoying the videos, and I appreciate the kind words.

Guess so.

I was thinking about this today. I actually enjoyed my time with it. I don't think it's a bad game. But the Coles always explained that this was a bridge between 2 and 4, and sort of necessary transition before getting to the darker game. And you know, the game FEELS that way, like a transition, a trip on the way to something better.

@@OneShortEye Imagine how much better both Shadows of Darkness and the imaginary winter-themed game could have been if the Coles had been given the time to deliver their vision.... or maybe they would have been forced to move to WA then fired without finishing anything......

Glad you enjoy them!

The best part of KZfaq for me is watching someone go really deep into a subject I have no interest in myself. I can watch Technology Connections rant about toasters and dishwashers forever.

We wouldn't use the fan-remake if it didn't have that all important limited-license that was granted by Vivendi/Activision at the time that allowed them to do it and release it for free. :) Because it has that license, it is approved for runs.

It's the faster option for runs through all five games, but I strongly recommend you check out the original QFG2's speedruns, so many great skips and VERY optimized.

The multi-minute wait in Raseir is a major obstacle to QFG2EGA runs. In the best case scenario you're spending 5.5 minutes dealing with the fact that your inn room doesn't open until night, and it's hard for EGA to compete when the remake has that wait cut out completely.

I missed your previous comment about the other character classes. For QFG3, the Thief is chosen primarily because of how little they have to deal with in the end game. Mike Tyson is their only major obstacle. The fighter doesn't have a way to skip the first blue demon fight AND has to deal with a gargoyle fight in the final screen AND is unable to use magic in combat. Fighter can deal with all of this but they do end up a fair bit slower in the process. And wizard. Poor poor wizard. The amount of creativity that goes into the wizard run is fascinating, but: The wizard can't beat the game without the Summon Staff spell. Which means they have to find the orchid in the jungle WHILE DDD IS ACTIVE, go back to Tarna and walk with Rakeesh AGAIN and activate DDD a second time so that time will pass until night so that they can dip the orchid in the pool of peace at night. They get their magic wood, go back to Tarna, get the Summon Staff spell, then walk with Rakeesh again and activate DDD a THIRD time.

It's really held up as a series.

Glad you're enjoying them!

Admittedly they don't start out as very interesting speedruns but they have has many bugs/exploits as any other genre and if you play them enough you start to notice the cracks you can take advantage of.

I played most of them for the first time as an adult, and it really has held up well.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you're liking them!

Good timing!

Thank you for the kind words. :)

Glad you're enjoying it!

It's a great series with a lot of really cool runners.

This era of Sierra games has some of my favorite artwork. Quest for Glory, King's Quest V and VI... The Quest for Glory series is still worth playing through.

Glad to be a part of your Monday.

I'm actually in the middle of playing QFG4 casually and really enjoying it.

@@OneShortEye Glad to hear that your enjoying the game.

Glad you enjoyed it! Sanitarium is one of my favorites.

That's very kind of you!

Don't we all!

Glad you're enjoying it!

You're too kind. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!

Fate is on my list of games to get to, for sure. It'll probably be a while, though. As you might imagine, I like to be thorough, and I have almost no experience with the game.

@@OneShortEye of course, the level of research needed is superb. I'm super familiar with the game, I know most of the dialogues, alternate solutions, all possible deaths, but nothing related to speedrunning

You can finally beat it now if you have 15 minutes to spare. :)

Glad you liked it!