King's Quest IV
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Oct 17, 2026
FloppyHOST
like the whole static background rotoscoped thing.
FloppyHOST
It reminds me of the King's Quest 4 and stuff.
Zach SabbathPANELIST
The magic system sucks eggs.
Zach SabbathPANELIST
That was the
Richard LovejoyHOST
The original King's Quest is interesting as a historical artifact and interesting in what it opens up as a possibility space.
Richard LovejoyHOST
But I would say King's Quest 6 and King's Quest 4 are way more interesting at the minimum.
Richard LovejoyHOST
um we could i think a lot of people would grant that like king's quest 6 was like considered one of the greatest adventure games of all time and i
Amanda KnowltonHOST
don't disagree i still think like four and six are the best games five it was okay but four and six pivotal like those are the ones that i remember the
PaulHOST
But when we replayed it for our David Holmes interview many years ago, I definitely did.
AnnaHOST
It's like, okay, King's Quest IV is not on my list because I played it without a walkthrough, but I think it would be on a lot of people's lists too.
PaulHOST
Mm.
AnnaHOST
So.
PaulHOST
She's like, "Please, please leave it."
AnnaHOST
[laughs]
PaulHOST
But what if I didn't? [laughs] Okay, all right, my number seven is all the King's Quest games except for King's Quest IV.
PaulHOST
[ts] So look, I was gonna pick King's Quest III.
Jess MorrissetteHOST
Uh, a- and I mean, part of it is, especially with Sierra, uh, you know, with just the sequel format of, of their catalog, you know, it, it makes real sense to get on-ramped, you know? And it, even if you get on-ramped, like, in two directions at once.
Jess MorrissetteHOST
It's like, I started out with King's Quest IV, and then I went back and played the ones before it, and then started picking out the ones after it.
Jess MorrissetteHOST
Whereas, yeah, I would be curious if anybody took this route.
Jess MorrissetteHOST
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