King's Quest II: Difference between revisions

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The game is generally considered one of the lower points in the series, with its flat storyline, frustrating puzzles, and confusing setting. A fan-made remake, "Romancing the Stones," was released by [[AGD Interactive]], fleshing out the story and improving puzzles; you can download it for free [http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/kq2/about/about.html here].

* [[Easter Egg]]: Many, but the most famous is a plug for ''[[Space Quest]].'' The parser also accepts some raunchy input for those who are inclined.

** Another notable one is [[Batman|the batmobile]].

* [[Excuse Plot]]: Much like in KQI, there are very few plot elements. The game plays more like a loose collection of unrelated puzzles. The [[Fan Remake]] has a more coherent plotline.

** Once again, [[All There in the Manual]].

* [[The Ferry Man]]: You have to trick him in the original to get to [[Dracula]]'s castle. In the [[Fan Remake]]

** [[Word of Dante]] has him as either [[The Grim Reaper]] or [[Ur Example|Charon]].

** Averted in the remake, where all you get is a note from the genie saying that his last master already released him and warning Graham not to trust the antiques dealer.

* [[Magic Carpet]]: Which takes you up a mountain.

* [[Mercy Rewarded]]: Probably one of the most infuriating examples in the series -- instead of killing the snake with the sword ''that has a snake pattern on it'', you should {{spoiler|throw the bridle on it, so it will turn into a flying horse that will give you a magic sugar cube that neutralizes poison, so you can pass through the poison thistle patch on the way to Dracula's castle}}. How does that make any sense?!

* [[Standard Hero Reward]]

* [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]]: See "[[Mercy Rewarded]]" above.

* [[What the Hell, Player?]]: Kill a monk in the church and you instantly die with this message:

{{quote| ''Anyone who would kill a man of the cloth doesn't deserve to play this game. Therefore, we will end it.''}}

{{quote| '''Graham''': ''"Why, you-"''<br />

'''Hagatha''': ''"Witch?"''<br />

* [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything]]: [[Continuity Nod|Continuity Nods]] aside, if you do something stupid like trying to talk to a swan or stealing a porch, you will get a withering response from the narrator.

** The [[Animation Bump]] extends to everything too. The Batmobile [[Easter Egg]] is turned from [[Adam West]]'s to [[Michael Keaton]]'s.

* [[Discontinuity Nod]]: Towards ''Mask of Eternity's'' [[Contested Sequel]] status. {{spoiler|You get equal points whether you knight Connor, or tell him to go back to his village.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Disney Villain Death]]: Hagatha. However, you never hear her hitting the bottom.}}

* [[Family-Unfriendly Death]]: Being devoured by a shark-man, poisoned by swamp-water, boiled alive by a witch, mauled by wolves, dragged underground by an angry zombie.... the remake is plenty of these....

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: A mild example; at one point you wonder if all dwarves are as greedy as the one you encounter.

* [[Please Spare Him, My Liege]]: The {{spoiler|correct}} answer to the first Air Gem test.

* [[Punctuated for Emphasis]]: Graham gives one of these to the nameless evil enchanter.

* [[Scary Librarian]]: She's rude, she isn't very helpful, the library is impossible to navigate without her. {{spoiler|And you have to bluff in order to pass}}.

* [[Secret Test of Character]]: The Cloud Spirit Tests.

* [[She Is All Grown Up]]: {{spoiler|Possum whe she becomes Anastasia.}}

** And then of course there's the title, which in both the original and the remake [[Homage|homages]] [[Romancing the Stone]].

*** The remake even gives a [[Title Drop]], although Graham is [[Late to The Punchline]].

* [[Sinister Minister]]: {{spoiler|The werewolf monk who plans to keep the island under ignorance and fear.}}

* [[Someday This Will Come in Handy]]: The Annual Book of General Knowledge was clearly written by somebody who epitomised this trope.

{{quote| '''King Graham:''' You seem to have quite a selection of... well... quite a selection!}}

* [[The Un-Reveal]]: You will never find out who or what was hiding in the haystack.

* [[You Need to Get Laid]]: This appears to be at least a secondary concern of Graham's in the opening sequence.