I played the free AGD remake of this game.

I have beaten this game probably about 10-15 times in my life. Its dead easy for me at this point, I practically have the game memorized and can beat it in less than 2 hours. In reality this game is pretty silly and not amazing or anything. I am incredibly biased here and I admit it. but I am so nostalgic for P&C adventure games and this series in particular.

Okay look I will give you that Kings Quest 1 is just too short and narrow in scope. I usually think narrow in scope is a good thing for video games but in this case its too much so. Either way this is a fun and whimsical albeit short experience. I can't deny the love I have for this game. Flawed as it is.

yeah!

7.5-8/10

In 1998 my father came home with a copy of this game that he won at work (He worked for Microsoft at the time) and I remember looking at the big box in the car ride home (I was only 4 years old and my mom would bring me with her to pick up my dad) and just being fascinated. I played through it once with my mom when I was a little older, maybe 6 or 7 (I used to sit on her lap and play point and click adventures with her) and I remember it being such a blast. Fastfoward 20 years and these memories are so very special to me and so is this game.

This game to me represents a time where creativity flourished in the industry. Developers took risks and whether that was rewarded or not did not matter. It was a time of pure freedom in gaming. A freedom that the industry has long since lost sight of, save for a large handful of mostly indie devs. Idk call me old or short sighted but they just don't make em like this anymore. Sure the game isn't perfect. Klayman takes forever to get anywhere, some of the puzzles are eyerollingly obtuse, and there is some pointless back tracking. This however is met with a fun quirky sense of humor, beautiful stop motion animation work, and a charm that just wont quit.

10/10 Thank You The Neverhood