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Few literary genres merge quite as well with videogame narrative more agreeably than the Bildungsroman, a novel about a character’s coming of age. It is a well-trod path to recount the story of a character’s formative years. Fielding’s Tom Jones, Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and dozens of other reading-list notables fall into the bildung camp, but a videogame can marry the story of a character’s learning about herself and the world she inhabits with the player’s developing knowledge of the game. Such is the promise of Sierra’s and The Odd Gentleman’s new King’s Quest resurrection that recounts the adventures of Graham, a knight errant and future King of Daventry. If the first episode, “A Knight to Remember,” is anything to go by, we have a lot to look forward to in helping him become the king the land needs.
BNR: This week's episode of Game News Update is quite a doozy- a Tetris movie is now in production in China, Apple has refused to allow Liyla and the Shadows of War onto their app store for political reasons, Batman: Return to Arkham has been announced and the first chapter of the new King's Quest game is now free on Steam- all this and more on this week's episode of the Blackman 'N Robin Game News Update.
With its stellar voice cast -- Christopher Lloyd, Wallace Shawn et al -- beautiful art style and witty script, The Odd Gentlemen's remake of Sierra's King's Quest has been a critical success. Part of the game's overall appeal is the colorful and varied score by David and Ben Stanton.
Corina says: "My fascination with Sierra's King's Quest series did not begin during childhood. I have no fond memories of exploring the magical Kingdom of Daventry, no nostalgic recollections of helping King Graham on his quest to save his family, and no hilarious stories of accidental deaths and unwinnable save-states. No, my love of the series began with a Let's Play in 2009."
