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Amiga DOS

Game

Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire

Released: Dec 31, 1990

Series:

Quest for Glory

Genres:

Point-and-click Role-playing (RPG)

Themes:

Fantasy

Perspectives:

Side view Text

Game Modes:

Single player

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Trial by Fire is the sequel to Hero's Quest: So You Want To Be A Hero. It takes place in the town Shapeir and the desert surrounding it, in a Middle East-like environment. It seems that the powerful elemental spirits have been troubling the Shapeir folk recently. Something, or someone, is behind those troubles. It is the hero's task to find out what is going on, get acquainted with the many inhabitants of Shapeir, and prove once more that he is worthy of his heroic title. Like its predecessor, Trial by Fire is a hybrid game that incorporates elements from adventure and role-playing genres. It has a text-based interface, puzzles to solve, inventory items, characters to talk to, as well as pure RPG elements such as character growth system and battles. Player character can be either a fighter, a thief, or a wizard, and can also become a paladin during the course of the game if he follows a strict moral code. Real-time combat is presented on separate screens and offers more options than the previous title. There are several types of high, mid-level, and low attacks, as well as parrying and dodging. The hero raises his combat proficiency and other skills by fighting enemies, training, and performing various actions that influence the corresponding parameters.

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The game's interface is a text parser, which requires the player to input commands from a set (but unknown) list to have the character perform actions. The game follows the path of its predecessor, although there are distinctions in gameplay. Most of the game takes place in the fictional city, and on a restricted time frame; the entire plot is concluded in 30 days. Many of the puzzles in the game do not appear or cannot be solved until certain days. This keeps gameplay on a tight, linear narrative. The game is also difficult to navigate, as it has an odd perspective and mapping system. The problems with the navigation are compounded by the maze-like layout of the fictional city. This layout was employed as a primitive form of digital rights management: completing early quests was very difficult without the map in the manual provided with purchases of the video game. This difficulty is reduced once the player obtains a magical map which transports their character instantly to hotspots. The player has the opportunity to advance their character, explore side-quests, and have the character take up a career appropriate to its class and skill. For example, a magic-user can earn the title of "Wizard" with the sponsorship of the wizard Erasmus, if he can overcome a series of magical challenges and graduate from the Wizards' Institute of Technocery. A fighter may earn a membership in the Eternal Order of Fighters. A thief may perform several thefts, including the running gag of stealing the Maltese Falcon. However, the player is not locked out of different side quests depending on class. If the character is a fighter with some magical ability (e.g. a magic user imported from Quest for Glory I playing as a fighter) this cross-training can be utilised to complete other quests. It is possible for the character to become a Wizard, complete every theft in the game, and join the Eternal Order of Fighters. The game contains plenty of pop culture references, such as the Cookie Monster, and easter eggs, such as being able to don X-ray glasses at a particular time in order to see a character nude. This is also the first game of the series where the hero may be awarded the title of Paladin. To achieve this status, the hero must act honorably throughout the game and Rakeesh, the liontaur (lion-centaur) will present to you his Paladin sword, Soulforge. Since the title of the Paladin is given at the end of the game, the Paladin abilities and Soulforge are only usable with characters that are imported into Quest for Glory III: Wages of War and later games. The game features a real-time combat system.

About Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire

Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire is a Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG) game released in 1990 developed by Sierra On-Line that offers Single player gameplay from a side view, text perspective playable on Amiga, DOS with 13 user ratings averaging 77.8/100. The game explores themes like Fantasy. If you enjoy Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire, you might also like similar games in our database of 45,000+ titles.

Basic Info

Release Date: December 31, 1990

IGDB Rating: 77.8/100 (13)

Rating Count: 13

IGDB ID: 1894

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Additional Information

IGDB Rating: 77.8/100 (13 votes)

Release Date: December 31, 1990

IGDB ID: 1894

Series: Quest for Glory

Платформы 2

Amiga

DOS

Genres 2

Point-and-click Role-playing (RPG)

Themes 1

Fantasy

Player Perspectives 2

Side view Text

Game Modes 1

Single player

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Developers

Sierra On-Line

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Publishers

Sierra On-Line

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Keywords

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