Back on my bullshit. You could be playing this but you scrolling.
Questing for Glory: The History of Quest for Glory IN MORDAVIA
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Questing for Glory: The Definitive History of the Quest for Glory series, a book by Jason Mical with Lori and Corey Cole - coming soon from Bitmap Books!
True story, I once got docked points on a college paper for writing "Octember" as the date
No Context Quest For Glory@nocontextqfg.bsky.social · 5d agoThe %s entry was made several years ago. It says: "Baronet Barnard von Spielburg killed a Troll near the Flying Falls on this 23 day of Octember".
Well this was a nice thing to wake up to this morning!
Evidence: the Quest for Glory series
VGC@videogameschronicle.com · 2w agoShigeru Miyamoto says the games that resonate most with players all around the world aren’t those deliberately designed for global appeal, but those based on a developer’s personal interests. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/miyamot...
This week on Quest Quest: @bvigeant.bsky.social is away, and I'm discussing The Sierra Syllabus, a hypothetical 8-week college course I've designed on the history, games, and legacy of Sierra On-Line. Listen to the episode: zencastr.com/z/yAgxAu6V Download the syllabus: tinyurl.com/sierrasyllabus
There's nothing quite like knowing your book is being printed and not being able to see what the final product looks like 😂
All Day I Dream about Zayishah from Quest for Glory II: Trial By Fire (digital illustration with the EGA palette is really fun)
cannot stress enough how the elder scrolls games didnt hit for me that hard because so much of what people dug about them was already in this usage-based skills improvement, day night cycle, alternate storylines, to play this game when it came out felt like staring into the future
Jess Morrissette@decafjedi.com · last mo.Sierra takes a not-so-serious stab at fantasy role-playing... — Hero's Quest print advertisement, 1990. I love the weirdly specific "Best new game in 2 years!" blurb. 🤣
If you’re on GOG, I cannot recommend the Quest for Glory series enough. They took the classic point and click adventure format and added deep RPG play. They provide perfect examples of multi-solution gameplay puzzles allowing for different approaches based on specific character build abilities.
The book went off to the printers yesterday! One step closer to reality!
If you're able to make Portland Retro Gaming Expo this year it looks like some cool shit is starting to come together!!
The layout is officially off to the proofreader!
Quest for Glory bot, asking the deep questions this morning
No Context Quest For Glory@nocontextqfg.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhy are you here?
I don't want to alarm anyone but there are two editions of Questing for Glory listed on Bitmap's website! www.bitmapbooks.com/pages/biblio...
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Updates are small things: I wrote the back-of-cover blurb, we worked with Activision to finalize the legal language, we're handing off to a proofreader in a couple of weeks, and we're looking at a couple of months to go to a printer. >>
After all, why not. Why shouldn't I start a new project?
I updated www.qfgbook.com this morning, mostly in the FAQ section, to reflect all the new info!
On my third proofing pass of the complete book I found an image that was upside-down. I'm learning a new level of respect for proofing (and publishing any large project in general)
We are technically ahead of schedule for publishing. I don't know what this means for a possible release date but it has to be a good thing, right? In other news I have a new layout to proof, this time to make sure all feedback was caught. Incredibly exciting stuff!
Three concepts for cover art and they're all magnificent! I can't wait to reveal the final version!!!
Draft copy reviewed and notes are heading back to the publisher. I still can't believe it's at this stage. It's so close to being a real thing!
533 pages, not including the index. That's a lotta Quest for Glory!
In reviewing, I realized I use a lot of em dashes (I always have in my writing) and at this stage in the game it's too late to rewrite so I use fewer. Before anyone calls me out on AI use, let me just say I hate AI with the fire of 1000 suns and like 95% of this was written before AI was available
I'm at the "proofing laid out chapters" stage and let me tell you friends, this is exciting