Quest for Glory 2: Trial by Fire VGA remake available now

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Sunday, this group AGD Interactive released their VGA remake of Quest for Glory 2: Trial by Fire.

I had actually recently just completed the QFG1 VGA remake and then started on the EGA version of two, and...kind of didn't like it. Going through all the mazes, typing out all the dialogue, etc. - it's just too cumbersome in light of the improvements to the rest of the games.

This (FREE) VGA remake is quite awesome. It takes some of the best elements of the other games in the series, including the mouse-driven menus, and incorporates them into QFG2...the combat is much more arcade-like and strategic, with countermoves and whatnot. The foes also have a lot more moves to use against you - like the terrorsaurus rex grabbing you in his mouth and thrashing you around! The street names are also displayed on the "walk" arrow for your mouse pointer, making it way easier to get around town.

And, if that's not easy enough, they have this new simplified street system that isn't maze-like at all.

Oh, and I suppose I should mention that the graphics have received a complete overhaul, with lots of added flavor, especially on those boring alleyways - which are now open to the air and have debris and other merchants and whatnot around.

There are also loads of other easter eggs - I've seen the Prince of Persia in the alleyways, there's a "saurus repair shop," and a bunch of other stuff. The rest of the game plays just like the classic one did, only better. Way better.

Any fans of the old game should go download this NOW - it's completely free and works on any Windows system (I think they even support 95). You can import characters from QFG1 and export for QFG3. There's no reason not to play this amazing classic.

http://www.agdinteractive.com/

DO IT NOW!

I actually have to get to bed here; been playing this too much tonight already.