King's Quest - Chapter 1: A Knight to Remember Reviews
Despite plenty of issues, A Knight to Remember isn't a terrible start to the adventure, just a rather unnecessarily tedious one.
What replay value it has is dampened by how slow-moving Graham is and how cutscenes and bits of dialogue can't be skipped, but King's Quest begins a story anyone who plays it will want to follow through to the end.
As someone who never played the original games, the reboot must stand purely on its own merits to win me over
'A Knight to Remember' is hampered by some significant issues, but shows promise
Ultimately, King's Quest: Chapter 1 - A Knight To Remember is awesome. It's super fun, and light hearted, with little drops of despair amongst the incredible stunning and amazing world. It's a fantastic opening to an episodic saga, and although I prefer my King's Quest adventures to end tied up in a little bow, whilst we, the hero, remains triumphant -- it holds up pretty well.
At the end of the day, this reminded me a great deal of Telltale's Tales of Monkey Island series of recent years. It's a modern take on a classic genre, heavily capitalising on a famous name and rich in character and humour, but ultimately built on a straightforward foundation short on real innovation or beauty. Still, it's been a while since we've seen a lot of these adventures, and this is the first chapter of five. The main characters are endearing enough that after a couple of chapters they might be able to carry the games more or less on their own merits, but less in the way of un-skippable animations (some of which you'll need to sit through a lot) and mid-game ambling would go a long way toward warming me up when the subsequent chapters arrive.
It can be argued that the actual "game" parts of King's Quest- Chapter 1: A Knight To Remember can be lackluster. Figuring out solutions to most of these don't bring forth a feeling of intelligence from the player, just one of "that part is done, on to the next. Despite this, the experience to be had here is absolutely enjoyable.
Great presentation coupled with shallow gameplay means it works better as a film than a video game.
King's Quest: Chapter 1 - A Knight To Remember is a traditional adventure title through and through, presenting some of the positives and negatives that games of its ilk can provide.
As a standalone outing, King's Quest - Chaper I: A Knight to Remember isn't bad at all, even if does fall at some disappointingly low hurdles. With aid from the game's charming cast of characters, alongside its inspired visual and audio design, though, fans of the genre will surely have a pleasant trip – albeit an occasionally arduous one.
A comfortable adventure on a noble path, but wearing spurs of a squire instead of the crown of a king.
For the moment, King's Quest remains caught in a particularly strange-yet-familiar space, halfway hearkening back to an older era but seemingly aware that it was a time that needed improvement.
King's Quest Chapter I: A Knight to Remember manages to deliver a pretty good entry in the series. Not only does it respect the huge legacy but it also brings the franchise to the present day. It offers a lot of content, and while it's generally enjoyable, there are some sequences that might leave players frustrated.
As Chapter One rolled to a close I couldn't help but smile wide. Very likely just as wide as I did as that seven year old playing King's Quest: Quest for the Crown for the very first time. Well played, odd gentlemen
If you are unsure whether you will enjoy the series, A Knight to Remember helpfully delivers a full story on its own, no additional chapters needed.
The first entry in the new 'King's Quest' has puzzles, a fun visual style, and a lot of laughs. This is a very carefully crafted game - The Odd Gentlemen have managed to carry forward the essence of the 'King's Quest' series into the modern age without sacrificing any of its charm. 'A Knight to Remember' is a solid first entry in what will hopefully become an excellent series.
King's Quest: A Knight to Remember is a great re-introduction to a new King's Quest series. The beautiful scenery, the interesting characters, the unique and fascinating narrative all come together to create a heart-warming title anyone can enjoy. The big question coming out of Chapter 1 however, is whether the rest of the chapters will have harder, more traditional puzzles to complete now that it has introduced newcomers to the series.
Despite having a few gripes with this Chapter, I most certainly feel it's worth the price of admission.
A Knight to Remember manages to capture the spirit of its predecessors without ever feeling like an empty exercise in nostalgia.
One of the first adventure releases in a while that successfully blends the old and the new.