#graham kq

[kursed-curtain]

Took some requests again ^^

And a bonus thing I drew for myself ;p for funsies

[applesofdaventry]

I'm continuing to read the King's Quest Companion and I am at KQIV and I just read this bit about Graham teaching his love of swimming to Rosella and I am now going:

Oh yeah, Alexander doesn't really know how to swim. Like he CAN swim but I am choosing to believe he swims like I do, which is to say: badly.

Therefore this brings about a prime opportunity for Father-Son bonding wherein Graham teaches Alexander how to swim.

[kursed-curtain]

:D

Watercolor brush my beloved loll

I missed the original Graham pile, but I'd love to open a new box of Graham Crackers with you, if you want to add a Graham to the canvas! :3

Original idea by @skiploom

[vancruejovi]

King Graham redesign (by me) 👑

[gwydionae]

"That old witch caught Graham 'toad-ally' off guard."

[kelseymichikoart]

Red 🌹

[thewatercolours]

Podfic: "Captive Crown" by GerbilofTriumph

A shabby narration of GerbilofTriumph's excellent King's Quest fanfiction, "Captive Crown," complete with outrageous attempts at accents and enough bloopers to start a drinking game (with um, raisin juice. There are too many goofs for the real stuff.) This wonderful fiction, full of courage, nightmares, and healing, is gratefully recorded and shared with permission of the author, @gerbiloftriumph. Go check out her awesome creative blog.

All seven chapters are available at the link above, but if you just feel like listening to the first chapter while you scroll, voila:

Original text here:

[thegreenisles]

Hey! I finished up another little resource I've been slowly putting together.

I've put together a turnaround reference of every character in the game, with every alternate appearance, both full bodies and profile views.

The full body views include a hatless young Graham for scale. There is a bit of an issue regarding characters with armor- I'm not very savvy with blender admittedly, and all of the metal comes out really dark. It isn't too bad, save for Manny, who doesn't even have his green feather. I'd like to fix those once I can. Also, capes are omitted. I think that only applies to Graham and Whisper though.

I'll be finishing up doing the same for the animals at some point, and I'm planning on making a few references for certain character's weapons, or other interesting items.

Also- along with the profile views, I included some of Graham's head at every angle by 10 degrees, from head on, lower, and upper angles. Thought it would be helpful to see how his hat works from any direction. The images are huge, here's a gif of them all together.

Hope these will come of use! I've been working on it for a while.

[allhailkingsquest]

“I got to know a really amazing person when we were about 5 years old or so back in the late 80's and had been best of friends since. King's Quest 5 started our love of adventure games. We played it together, mapping out the world on a graphing paper, and making notes on everything. It took us so long to beat it as kids, but we were hooked. We circled back and played all the King's Quests together - me typing / clicking usually and him with his notepad and graphpad detailing out each thing we noticed each scene and building a map.

“We went on to play through all the Quest for Glories, Space Quests, Police Quest 1-3 (we never did beat 4) and various other Sierra games together. [...]

“Back in December last year we lost him very unexpectedly. It’s been devastating and has taken the people in his life time to figure things out again. A few weeks ago a group of his close friends decided to get tribute tattoos, mine on my wrist to remind me of my friend, and through it take him on little adventures with me. I thought I'd share it with you all. It’s still healing and a bit dry, but it’s coming.” - ImDanDavidson

[kursed-curtain]

Happy anniversary! Have some Graham emotes I drew cuz I'm a silly :3c

[applesofdaventry]

I Will Always Love You, My Son

Or, babies try choco chip pancakes for the first time, on their first birthday no less!

The excitement of the day was winding down, now. All that was left for the twins' birthday was dinner, choco-chip pancakes for the first time, and one last gift before bed. Alexander and Rosella both had a couple pancakes each, each with whipped cream and maple syrup. The two of them were hesitant at first, until they got a taste of the syrup. Then, as babies must, they went to town. Young Alexander, having a newfound taste for choco-chip pancakes, slammed his head into the small stack, getting bits of whipped cream everywhere. Rosella, having a refined taste as the older (by seven minutes) sibling, demolished the whipped cream first before doing the same. Graham and Valanice both stifled laughter at their antics. It was sticky, sweet, and gooey fun for the small family.

Once the pancakes were more or less demolished Graham and Valanice descended on the twins with wipes, to their displeasure. This displeasure was quickly forgotten, of course, with their final gift of the day. This being two small and fluffy plush cats. Alexander got the black plush cat, with little orange eyes, while Rosella got the white plush cat, with shining green eyes. The twins refused to let them go even during the final bit of playtime they got. Babbling happily while swooshing around their kittys, weaving a story known only to the two of them. Or even during all of the bedtime rigamarole. The customary story, the last lap around the room and, of course, the final kiss goodnight from both parents. King Graham and Queen Valanice were unaware, as they planted a last goodnight kiss on Alexander, that this would be the last time they'd bid him goodnight for nearly 17 years.

[theadventurerslog]

Side Quest: King's Quest 1 AGDI Remake

Hey, guess what? New kind of entry. Sort of: my KQVI replay screensharing fits here too but tagging-wise, new, because I didn't think of it then.

There are sometimes going to be games I play I want to talk about but not do a full let's play style journal on, so that's what side quests will be.

In this case I got curious about the fan made remakes of King's Quest 1 - 3, which can be acquired here: https://agdinteractive.com/games/games.html.

So yeah here's yet another version of King's Quest 1.

Story and structure it's the same game. It's very faithful in that regard. However, it uses a point and click interface, although you can also walk with keys. It's essentially the same interface as V and VI down to config options and saving. There is also an option to turn of dead-ends. I don't know exactly how that affects puzzles but no doubt a worthwhile option for people who don't want to worry about that.

Visually it's very similar to and clearly based off KQ V and VI as well. Some of the screens have visually changed environmentally, which did cause me some confusion with my map.

And some things are still entirely familiar.

There is voice acting including Josh Mandel for Graham as he was in KQ V and the tiny bit in KQVI which was very cool of him to do. Although, his audio quality is noticeably different from the rest. He only speaks at the beginning and end however. All the descriptive text is decently narrated as well, though I am, I admit, spoiled by KQVI's narrator. I just love him.

Characters also have portraits.

The troll's an interesting take...

Here's the rat.

It's a bit of a mix of the AGI and SCI versions, more SCI than AGI. The Rumpelstiltskin puzzle uses the AGI solution with the backward cypher instead of simply his name backward. The stairs from the cloud land are the scarier SCI stairs however.

The beanstalk is still my enemy, though I had an easier time with it despite the SCI version also letting you click to move. I only fell a couple times!

On the other hand I had a lot more trouble with finding the path on the clouds and fell several times there...

Weirdly, the game in a way felt emptier to me. I think because Graham barely talks in the game and there isn't the text parser to play around with, so there isn't the opportunity to just try as much or type silly things. And there isn't a whole lot to interact with in ways beyond looking at them. (no talking to everything in sight like KQVI for example). Obviously your mileage would vary depending on how much you do goof around.

Some of the hot spots feel super finicky, so that could get irritating. I did discover when I was double the help screen for something else that icons have a tiny red dot that act as the hit box point. Knowing that helped, but I still could have done with some broader or more generous hit boxes.

I think it could be good for people who want to play it but don't want to use a text parser and/or want to use the ability to turn off the dead ends. A bit more of a modern experience. Personally I think the SCI version is my preferred version, but it was an interesting jaunt anyway. II and III from what I've read and heard will have more interesting diversions and changes from the originals.

That all said impressive work for a fan project!

Three versions played now and I didn't get perfect points. I missed grabbing the slingshot. Hmph.

[kursed-curtain]

If you see this post, it's a good resting spot. Take a break from your scrolling.

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⭐.

[gwydionae]

King's Quest V is a genuinely gorgeous game I will die on this hill

[cryptoriawebb]

Zounds! Tis the King of Daventry, after all these years!

A portrait of King Graham for the 40th anniversary of the King’s Quest adventure game series❤️🩵 It is my favorite video game franchise and every so often, I return to it. I have such fond memories playing them as a child as well—I was fortunate enough to have an older cousin who introduced my brother and I to them. Some of you may remember the 2015 reimagining, but I grew up with the original 80s-90s games.

For those who don’t know, King’s Quest is a fantasy adventure series that follows the Royal Family in the Kingdom of Daventry. The first game sees the heroic Knight Graham inherit the throne, and in the last (which I actually haven’t finished playing) the mantle passed to another knight. Every member of the family takes the spotlight at least once - though Graham, being the one who started it all, puts on his adventurer’s cap most often.

Though my favorite game is actually the AGD fan remake of King’s Quest 2 (and I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone, fan or otherwise,) my favorite official installment is King’s Quest 5. This is largely because Graham is my favorite character, but also I have the most memories of playing this game, along with KQ6 (which is arguably the best in the franchise, with Prince Alexander as the protagonist.)

TL;DR - I wanted to draw something to honor both this anniversary and a fond piece of my childhood, so here’s the good King Graham👑

Any other KQ fans out there? Let me know! Maybe I’ll do more art in the future…only time will tell!

[thewatercolours]

King's Quest Ficlet: "Untwisting"

Once upon a time, a king sat alone in a lavender field at dusk, hugging his knees and spinning stories like wool. He was in fact not a bad storyteller, only he tended to save all the best stories for others and tell the worst ones to himself. He knew this evening’s story by heart from many tellings, even though it had no end and no beginning. Nor had it ever been crafted into words.

Just as golden hour began to really fade, a queen found him. Her gown blended so well into the lavender stalks and purple shadows, he didn’t notice her till she was near. The king stretched a smile for her, but did not stand, and his gaze was faraway. She smiled back wanly, but it faded almost as soon as it appeared. She ducked her head and moved to stand behind him. It was easier for both. They stayed like that for some time, as the damp in the lavender soaked into the queen’s slippers, and the first fireflies kindled in the fog.

“Should we camp here tonight?” she asked at last in a low voice. “If you can’t come home, I mean.”

“I was going to come home eventually,” the king began, but the queen went on hurriedly.

“We could catch fish with our hands in the creek the way you showed me. We wouldn’t even have to talk. Or we could talk, but about other things. We could build a fire and cook the fish. It’s so warm we wouldn’t need a tent. You could look at the stars all night. Or if you’d rather I went home, I’ve brought the tinderbox and the frying pan and things. They’re over in that copse. You could just get them. And wouldn’t that be better than sitting up all night?” She swallowed, and slowed. “And we wouldn’t have to talk, unless you felt like it.”

He didn’t look up, but he felt for her hand. She didn’t wait for him to find it. Her hand swooped round his and squeezed so hard it nearly hurt.

The king reached for the smile again. “Honey, you didn’t have to haul all those things out here.”

“Maybe not. Can we camp here anyway?” She sank down to the ground beside him. “If you want. You definitely don’t have to. I just thought. Hm.” Her words petered out.

His arm stole round her shoulder. “I – want to talk about it. Just. Maybe after we’ve both rested. But till then, just know that I don’t think you did anything wrong. It’s all in my head, I’m pretty sure.”

She sighed. “I’m not sure anything is ever all in our heads. But as long as that’s the plan, let’s wait for tomorrow.”

The king glanced at the copse, and a gleam took his eye. “I know we don’t technically need a tent, but the fact is that I’ve got a rope exactly long enough to tie between those two pines, an armload of patchwork covers, and some weird bottlestoppers that could work for tent pegs in my pockets.”

Relief washed over the queen’s face, and her hesitant smile turned bright. “Still got the marshmallows?”

“Uh-huh! The merchant didn’t consider them a fair trade for the grappling hooks – which I honestly should’ve figured. They’re a bit old, but should be pretty gooey on the inside still.”

“Good for the merchant! I was counting on that - I brought chocolate just in case. And you-know-what crackers.”

By the time the fire was lit and the stories from childhood camping trips were flowing freely, the fireflies had swarmed like a snowstorm, and a breeze was sending ripples over the dark lavender meadows. The morning would surely be wiser than the evening, and for now, there were fried fish and constellations. And the king could feel the first woollen skein of the untold story already untwisting itself.