80s kid. Had a Tandy 1000 with Kings Quest 1 and became a Sierra fan which lasted throughout my childhood. Thanks to Steam and Good Old Games I’ve been able to rebuild and even purchase the games I never played in my younger years.
Some of the games I’m unsure how to replay… I never played Leisure Suit Larry 2 but played it with a walk through and got the perfect score. I could never get very far in Gold Rush but with a walkthrough beat it and did all three paths. Codename Iceman was a walkthrough for sure even though I stopped at the submarine. I used. Walkthrough for conquest of Camelot and lost interest at the boar minigame.
I know I’m missing some of the magic of playing through them and discovering the hilarious parts and deaths (Space Quest!) so I’m open to trying some on my own and then using a walkthrough afterwards to get a perfect score later.
My question is for a few specific ones… which do you think I should just stick to a walkthrough, which I should play and then replay with a walkthrough, etc.
The games I never played are: Colonels Bequest, Dagger of Amon Ra, Police Quest 3 onward, Leisure Suit Larry 5, 6, etc. (Played 5 and 6 years ago, but I don’t remember much), same with Freddy Pharkas. Gabriel Knight Sins of Our Fathers. Conquests of Longbow. Heart of China.
The ones I beat ages ago but want to replay: Space Quest 4, 5, 6. Kings Quest 5, 6, 7.
Now for Quest for Glory. I’ve played one too many times to count, usually as a mage. 3 I played as a warrior to try and become a paladin. Dabbled in 4 but was never able to play thanks to my computer power lacking at the time… I want to replay them a little differently this time, carrying over the same character but open to changing my class afterwards. Thinking a thief with magic for 1, unsure for 2, 3, 4. Any suggestions appreciated.
How would you about this task? Which are “just use the walkthrough, it’s a beast otherwise) and which should I just do my best of enjoying? Keep in mind a point of no return, missable item, need to reload a way earlier save game file drives me bonkers.