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Kings Quest 7 | 
 enlarge | From: Clearance
Category: Video Games
Buy Used: £2.50
Used (3) from £2.50
Rating:  4 reviews
Platform: Windows 95
Genre: role-playing-games
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 3 - 18 years
EAN: 3348542016880
ASIN: B00004UA0K
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Just the disc, in its slightly dusty case, no cover (not that much was ever included in this anyway). Disc undamaged and still plays fine.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Entertaining, Colourful,Fun August 18, 2003
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
King's Quest 7 is a fantastic game which will keep you busy for hours.This game is the 7th in the series and a good buy.There are many characters to interactive with,in the somewhat cartoonish world around you.It is chock-a-block full of puzzles, and makes good use of your wit, rather than fast-paced reactions.This a family game and suitable for all ages, the interactive cursor is superb.Also, I recommend King's Quest 1-7.
Overall, an excellent fantasy game with an original feel; one of Sierra's classics.
Kings Quest 7 July 16, 2003
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is one of the best adventure game that I have played. When first on the market, I was one of the first to purchase it. I must say the 50 + hours to solve were so enjoyable, that years later I reinstalled this again. I still go back time to time to relive my favoite sections. If you have not experance this Kings Quest game, don't wait. Install it today and enjoy.
 Lacks the KQ spirit, but a decent adventure in its own right. July 28, 2006
Zodgrod (England)
Everything about this game is more cartoonish than any of the previous KQ games. There are many reasons fans of the first 6 games might dislike this one. The mouse interface has been heavily simplified, now there is only a magic wand cursor and it glows when you're on a hotspot. In the old games you could use the look command or eye button for a description of your surroundings and objects, but in this one that aspect of the game is completely gone.
The graphic style is similar to Leisure Suit Larry 7 - 2D cartoony characters on top of very nicely drawn backgrounds. This is also hard to stomach after the 'serious' graphics of King's Quest 1-6. It has a different system for saving too, now you can't choose when to save but instead it autosaves when you quit. This is okay in theory, and great for kids, but unfortunately the game was rushed and there are a couple of actions you can take which make the game impossible to complete, which could cause major annoyance with the save system. The second problem with this save system is that if you miss an important piece of dialogue, you can't load game to listen to it again.
The biggest let-down for me was that all the delightful quirkiness from King's Quest VI (such as the isle of wonder) was here replaced by 'cuteseyness' - here the villain even has a pet cat which she frequently calls things like 'cuddles' and 'diddums'. The puzzles are generally less intuitive, partly because of the lack of descriptions and the simple interface, but there are still some excellent puzzles - I particularly enjoyed the statue puzzle at the beginning of the game.
Despite all the above gripes, this game is pretty good fun when taken in small doses. It would be a good one to play with a young child. If you liked the books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass then play King's quest VI. If you liked the disney film version of said books then play King's Quest VII.
Not much of a challenge but enjoyable September 7, 2006
APJ (Bristol, England)
The first thing to say is that the normal edition of King's Quest VII is unlikely to run on modern PCs, so it is best to buy it as part of the King's Quest Collection package.
The story of King's Quest VII involves a princess named Rosella and her mother, Valenice, getting sucked into a strange kingdom and trying to find each other again.
The game has six chapters, which you can play in any order you wish. In chapters 1,3 and 5 you control Valenice, with 2,4 and 6 starring Rosella. The chapters are all interesting, as you move on to new locations, but you may not find it worthwhile playing through the game if you have already discovered the ending from completing the last chapter! I liked this though, as there is something else to try if you get really stuck on one part.
The gameplay is just like that of any other adventure game. You explore locations, talk to characters, pick up or exchange objects and solve puzzles. The interaction system is simple. Your cursor glows if an area or object you move over can be interacted with, and an inventory item will turn white over any object, area or person it can be used on. You can sometimes be killed, but have the chance to restart from where you were.
The music for each location is wonderful and makes you want to sing/hum/whistle/whatever along! I particuarly liked Rosella's song in the introduction and the warm feel of the Falderal forest theme.
The game's 11+ rating is most likely not due to its level of difficulty, but that there are several scenes which may scare younger children.
If you are used to the LucasArts adventure games, this may be too easy for you, but it's still lively and entertaining.
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