Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire

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Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire

Developer(s)	Sierra
Publisher(s)	Sierra
Designer(s)	Lori Ann Cole
Release date(s)	1998
Genre(s)	CRPG/Adventure game (hybrid)
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T)
Platform(s)	PC: Windows, Sony Playstation, Macintosh
Media	CD
Input	Computer keyboard, computer mouse

Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire is the fifth game in the Quest for Glory computer game series by Sierra Entertainment.

1 Story
2 Game comparison
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Story

Erasmus introduces the Hero to the kingdom of Silmaria, whose king was recently murdered. The Rites of Rulership are about to commence, and the victor will be given the crown. The Hero enters the contest with the assistance of Erasmus, Rakeesh, and many old friends from previous entries in the series. Travelling across the kingdom and even into the underworld, he completes the Rites of Rulership.

Final battle with dragon.

In the process, he exposes the conspiracy that has led to the death of the king and the attempted murder of his compatriots, defeats the traitor to the crown, and destroys the Dragon that menaces the kingdom. He is ultimately given the opportunity to accept the kingdom and to marry one of four possible romantic interests; a Thief can also be made the Chief Thief of the Silmarian Thieves' Guild.

[edit] Game comparison

The first four games were intended to indicate the four elements and the four wind directions: in the first game, the player is the Hero from the East, in the second, the hero from the North, etc. Dragon Fire was always planned to be part of the series (whereas Wages of War originally was not), but it would not have been produced if not for the pressure that fans put upon Sierra Entertainment.

Because of deadline issues and financial pressures, several features were dropped from the fifth game before release, such as the ability to use a bow, the ability to play as Elsa von Spielburg or Magnum Opus (two prominent non-player characters from the game), and multiplayer capability. Interestingly, a demo released in late 1997 contained a multiplayer game, but Sierra decided to remove it from the final product. Rumors about a post-release patch containing the multiplayer game abounded on the internet, but such a patch was impossible after the entire Quest for Glory programming team was laid off when Yosemite Entertainment was closed on February 22, 1999.

The fifth game is arguably a different genre from the first four; while the first four are mostly adventure games incorporating role-playing elements; the fifth game is a role-playing game incorporating some adventure elements. For instance, the fifth game has a wide variety of weapons, armor and magical items, whereas the first four do not. Also, in the fifth game nearly every major mission consists of going to some place and defeating some monster in physical or magical combat.

Also differentiating the fifth game from the first four were an impressive soundtrack by Emmy-winning composer Chance Thomas and a new graphics engine programmed by Eric Lengyel.

[edit] Trivia

A CD soundtrack to Quest for Glory V was released on CD, and some tracks were made available for free download from Mp3.com.

To run this game under Windows XP, the compatibility mode can either be set to Windows 98, or a fan-made patch can be applied. There's also an official patch for the game itself.

[edit] External links

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Quest for Glory

Game	Characters	Location in Glorianna
Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero	Abdulla Doo (The Robbed Merchant), Amelia Appleberry (The Healer), Antwerp (The Bouncing Blob), Baba Yaga (The Evil Witch), Barnard von Spielburg (The Baronet), Bonehead (Gatekeeper Skull), Boris (Fencer of Stolen Goods), Brauggi (The Ice Giant), Bruno (The Thief at the Town Gate), Brutus (Key Carrying Brigand), Chief Thief (Thieves Guild Master), Crusher (Goon Tavern Thug), Damiano (Zara's Bat-Like Familiar), Dryad (The Tree Woman), Elsa von Spielburg (The Brigand Leader), Erana (The Spirit of All That is Good), Erasmus (The Wizard), Fairies (Ring of Mushrooms Pixies), Fenrus (Erasmus' Rodent Familiar), Heinrich Pferdefedern (The Centaur Farmer), Henry the Hermit ('Enry the 'Ermit), The Hero (YOU), Hilde Pferdefedern (The Farmer's Daughter), Karl (The Castle Gatekeeper), Kaspar (The Dry Goods Store Clerk), Kobold Magic User (The Baronet's Captor), Meeps (Including the Green Meep), Otto von Goon (The Sheriff's Right-Hand Goon), Sam (The Beggar), Shameen (The Katta Innkeeper), Shema (The Katta Waitress), Shultz Meistersson (The Sheriff), Stefan von Spielburg (The Baron), Toro (The Minotaur), Weapon Master (The Castle Swordsman), Wolfgang Abenteuer (The Adventurer's Guild Master), Yorick (The Brigand Warlock) & Zara (The Magic Shop Owner)	Spielburg
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire	Abdulla Doo (Your Friend From Spielburg), Abu al-Njun (The Astrologer), Ad Avis (The Evil Sorcerer), Al Scurva (The Caged Beast), Ali Chica (Map Selling Chico Marx), Ali Fakir (Saurus Selling Groucho Marx), Arus Al-din (The Saurus Turned Emir), Aziza (The Enchantress), Dervish (Bearded Oasis Hermit), Dinarzad (The Money Changer), Djinni (The Genie), Element Wizards (Earth, Air, Wind & Fire), Erana (The Good Sorceress in WIT), Erasmus (The Wizard in WIT), Harik Attar (From the Apothecary), The Hero (YOU), Issur (Weapon's Shop Strongman), Ja'afar (Omar's Translator), Julanar (Enchanted Woman in the Tree), Keapon Laffin (Humorous Magic Shop Owner), Khaveen (Military Head of Rasier), Mayzun (Guardian of Zayishah), Omar (Sultan Harun Al-Rashid Disguised as a Poet), Rakeesh Sah Tarna (The Paladin Liontaur), Shameen (The Katta Innkeeper), Shema (The Katta Waitress & Dancer), Sharaf (The Captured Katta), Signor Ferrari (Rasier's Chief Thief), Simba (Uhura's Baby), Ugarte (Ferrari's Henchman), Uhura (The Adventurer's Guild Master), Walid (EOF Thug) & Zayishah (The Emir's Daughter) </div	Raseir & Shapeir
Quest for Glory III: Wages of War	Ad Avis (The Evil Sorcerer), Arne Saknoosen (Aardvark Earth Pig Adventurer), Aziza (The Enchantress in Shapeir), Demon Wizard (The Evil Master), Harami (The Dishonored Thief), The Hero (YOU), Jana Jamil (Tarna's Welcome Inn Waitress), Johari (Your Leopard Woman Wife), Kalb (Meat Selling Dog-Man), Khatib Mukar'ram (Survivor of the Peace Mission), Kreesha (Rakeesh's Magical Partner), Laibon (Leader of the Simbani), Manu (Friendly Talking Monkey), Rajah Sah Tarna (King of Tarna), Rakeesh Sah Tarna (The Paladin Liontaur), Reeshaka (Rakeesh & Kreesha's Daughter), Salim Nafs (Far Out Herbalistic Healer), Shallah (Shema & Shameen's Nephew), Simba (Uhura's Baby), Uhura (Simbani Warrior & Mother) & Yesufu (Simbani Warrior & Friend)	Tarna in Fricana
Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness	Ad Avis (The Evil Sorcerer), Anna (Lost Spirit), Avoozl (The Dark One), Baba Yaga (The Evil Witch), Bonehead (Gatekeeper Skull), Boris Stovich (Gatekeeper), Dmitri Ivanov (Burgomeister), Dr. Cranium, Erana (The Good Sorceress), Erasmus (The Wizard), Fenrus (Erasmus' Rodent Familiar), Gypsy Dave, The Hero (YOU), Katrina, Olga (Shop owner), Piotyr (Paladin), Punny Bones (Down and out jester), Tatiana, Rusalki & Toby	Mordavia
Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire	Ann Agrama (Gnome innkeeper), Arestes, Bruno, Elsa von Spielburg, Erana, Faldor, Gort, Julanar, Katrina, Kokeeno Pookameeso, Logos, Magnum Opus, Minos, Rakeesh, Shakra, Signor Ferrari, Salim Nafs, Toro & Ugarte	Silmaria in Marete