Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero

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Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero is a hybrid adventure/role-playing video game that blends puzzle-solving, character classes, and humor in a fantasy setting as the first entry in the Quest for Glory series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf adventure game
hybrid adventure/role-playing game
role-playing video game
video game
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designer Corey Cole NERFINISHED
Lori Ann Cole NERFINISHED
developer Sierra On-Line NERFINISHED
franchise Quest for Glory NERFINISHED
gameEngineType text parser interface
gameMode single-player
genre adventure
fantasy
role-playing
graphicsStyle 2D
hasCharacterClass fighter
magic user
thief
hasCombatSystem real-time with menu elements
hasRemake Quest for Glory I VGA remake NERFINISHED
notableFeature blend of adventure and role-playing mechanics
character class system
humorous tone
puzzle-solving gameplay
notableFor allowing character import into sequels
originalReleaseYear 1989
originalTitle Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Quest for Glory NERFINISHED
perspective third-person
platform Amiga NERFINISHED
Atari ST NERFINISHED
FM Towns NERFINISHED
MS-DOS NERFINISHED
Macintosh NERFINISHED
PC-98 NERFINISHED
playerCharacterRole aspiring hero
publisher Sierra On-Line NERFINISHED
releaseFormat floppy disk
remakeGraphicsStyle VGA graphics
remakeInterface point-and-click
remakeReleaseYear 1992
seriesFirstEntry Quest for Glory NERFINISHED
settingType fantasy world
supportsCharacterProgression yes GENERATED
supportsMultipleSolutions yes GENERATED
targetPlatform home computer
theme heroism
humor and parody

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Sierra Entertainment developedGame Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero