| The Quest HD (iPad) |  |
Beim heiligen Spaghettimonster, dass ich DAS tatsächlich noch erleben darf. Das habe ich vor einiger Zeit eeewig lang im 2x skalierten Modus gespielt, bis mir die Pixelsuppe dann doch zu scheiße wurde und es hieß, es würde irgendwann auch für's iPad erscheinen können. Das dürfte 2013 gewesen sein. Anfang 2016 erschien es dann in aufgemöbelter Form samt einiger Expansions für Steam, aber weil es auch dann noch hieß "iPad bald", habe ich standhaft gewartet.
Nun isses da. Wer mit Titeln wie DSA, Eye of the Beholder, Daggerfall, Might & Magic & Co. wärmste Erinnerungen verbindet, ist eigentlich dazu verpflichtet, es zu kaufen. Es borgt von allem ein bisschen, steht aber dennoch auf eigenen Beinen und versprüht einen ganz fantastischen, nostalgischen Charme. HACH.
[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-quest-hd/id1135197236]
Ich klatsch' hier einfach mal unverblümt ein paar Reviews zur Steam-Version rein.
"The Quest is a fantastic RPG in the style of the old Might & Magic games. I played the game originally on IOS back in 2008, but don't be fooled, this game is not like the mobile games of today. The Quest came from a time before microtrasactions and dumbed down mobile games. This game is a true RPG and a complete game. This new version was remade mostly from scratch to have higher graphical fidelity than the original release. I have put in hundreds of hours on the old version of The Quest. The game is fleshed out in many respects, with in depth character creation in which race choice matters, a custom enchantment system, alchemy system, tons of spells, and tons of content. If you love old school RPG's, or new school RPG's like Legend of Grimrock, you will like this game."
"Wonderful grid-based first person RPG that feels like it came straight from the golden age of such games.
Don't be fooled by this game's iOS/mobile background and your (honestly, completely reasonable) preconceptions about games made for such platforms! The Quest is one huge, deep, and exceptionally well-crafted RPG experience.
Large and beautiful open world that truly feels like it was carefully hand-crafted, one that is rich with nostalgic fantasy atmosphere and filled with loads of interesting locales to discover, dungeons to plunder and quests to solve (which often can be done in more than one way, or sometimes in a way that is connected with other seemingly separate quests). Game features a reputation system where your fame/infamy increases or decreases depending on your actions and way in which you complete quests, which in turn can influence your future quests and your interactions with some of the game's NPCs.
Combat is fully turn-based, highly enjoyable and deceptively simple. Game offers deep and open character customization, wide variety of equipment and spells, and sufficiently deep alchemy system. It's definitely a kind of game where trying out a vastly different character build is a good enough reason for a full-fledged replay.
This new re-release comes with a fully redone HD visuals, and I must say that team did a pretty good job there: game looks -gorgeous-, at times almost like a beautiful hand-drawn fantasy illustration, fully retaining its original charm reminiscent of 90s games that influenced it."