King's Quest VII: Difference between revisions

Notably for a [[Sierra]] ''King's Quest'', [[Unwinnable|this game is impossible to lose]] -- in trying to reach younger audiences, the creators decided to make the game much easier than previous installments. It's still a Sierra game, though -- you die, and there are plenty of difficult puzzles, all the same.

 

 

{{quote| "Eye of newt, tongue of frog, mono-sodium glutamate!"}}

* [[Art Shift]]: The previous game used video-captured actors for the animation. ''King's Quest VII'' switched to a Disney/Don Bluth-inspired art style instead.

* [[Fission Mailed]]: If Valanice picks up the firecracker, it explodes and she dies. If you hit "restore," you ''still have'' the firecracker, and you only get a few paces before dying AGAIN. Turns out you need that firecracker to solve a puzzle -- which means you have to die, and hear the same [[Have a Nice Death]] quip, over and over for about 5-10 minutes.

** This is because of an unfortunate side-effect of [[Technology Marches On]]. The fuse on the firecracker is programmed in terms of computer cycles. Too bad processor speeds have increased by leaps and bounds, so what used to take a few minutes now only takes a few seconds. At least you respawn exactly where you were before you died and the timer resets. Watch Let's Player Toegoff suffer through this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi9kOFJABPY here].

* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: [[Overly Long Name|Ricardo Eduardo Rodriguez Roo Rat]].

* [[Go Through Me]]: {{spoiler|Edgar}} does this when {{spoiler|Malicia is about to attack Rosella}}.

And fell off the cliff with a splat." }}

* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Most of the monsters, most notably the Boogeyman.

* [[Leitmotif]]: Malicia has one.

* [[Light and Mirrors Puzzle]]

* [[Magic Carpet]]: Instant transportation to Dreamland.

* [[Mama Bear]]: Valanice, despite not being an adventurer at all, immediately flies to the rescue of her daughter.

* [[The Maze]]: The desert

* [[Mister Muffykins]]: Malicia's mutt "Cuddles." A sillier, ''talking'' variety is Archduke le Yip Yap.

* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Malicia.

* [[Nightmare Face]]: Lady Tsepish's face is so horrifying, the player character will die if she sees it.

* [[Pseudo Crisis]]

* [[Raise Him Right This Time]]: {{spoiler|Malicia, in both endings, after being turned into a baby by Rosella.}}