King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne (1985)
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pauraqueThis sequel to King's Quest celebrated its 40th anniversary a few weeks ago. It was not my plan to review each game in this series 40 years after its release, but I've done two in a row now so we'll see. (Mark your calendars for my review of King's Quest VIII, coming November 2038!)
Graham now sits on the throne of Daventry, and it dawns on him that he will need an heir. Rather than sending some random guy on a quest to prove himself like the old king did with him, he opts for the more traditional route of getting married and having kids. Having scoured the kingdom for a suitable bride and come up empty handed, he consults his magic mirror and swipes right on a hot maiden named Valanice. Unfortunately she is currently imprisoned in a crystal tower in the distant land of Kolyma, so Graham puts on his adventuring cap (literally, he takes off his crown and puts on the Robin Hood hat from the first game) and sets off.
( Did you know the Robin Hood hat is called a bycocket? Today I learned. )
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne is commercially available on GOG in a pack of the first three games for $9.99 USD, though it's also on all the abandonware sites and no one seems to mind.
Graham now sits on the throne of Daventry, and it dawns on him that he will need an heir. Rather than sending some random guy on a quest to prove himself like the old king did with him, he opts for the more traditional route of getting married and having kids. Having scoured the kingdom for a suitable bride and come up empty handed, he consults his magic mirror and swipes right on a hot maiden named Valanice. Unfortunately she is currently imprisoned in a crystal tower in the distant land of Kolyma, so Graham puts on his adventuring cap (literally, he takes off his crown and puts on the Robin Hood hat from the first game) and sets off.
( Did you know the Robin Hood hat is called a bycocket? Today I learned. )
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne is commercially available on GOG in a pack of the first three games for $9.99 USD, though it's also on all the abandonware sites and no one seems to mind.
