<s>
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
hybrid	O
adventure/role	O
-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Corey	O
and	O
Lori	O
Ann	O
Cole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
combines	O
humor	O
,	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
,	O
themes	O
and	O
characters	O
borrowed	O
from	O
various	O
legends	O
,	O
puns	B-Application
,	O
and	O
memorable	O
characters	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
5-part	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
Sierra	O
stable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Hero	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Milton	O
Bradley	O
Company	O
successfully	O
trademarked	O
an	O
electronic	O
version	O
of	O
their	O
unrelated	O
joint	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
board	O
game	O
,	O
HeroQuest	O
,	O
which	O
forced	O
Sierra	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
title	O
to	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
decision	O
meant	O
that	O
all	O
future	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
newer	O
releases	O
of	O
Hero	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
I	I-Application
)	O
used	O
the	O
new	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lori	O
Cole	O
pitched	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
to	O
Sierra	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
rich	O
,	O
narrative-driven	O
,	O
role-playing	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cheap	O
word	O
play	O
is	O
particularly	O
frequent	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
that	O
the	B-Application
second	I-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
ending	O
refers	O
to	O
itself	O
as	O
the	O
hero	O
's	O
"	O
latest	O
set	O
of	O
adventures	O
and	O
miserable	O
puns.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
second	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
uses	O
Middle	O
Eastern	O
folklore	O
,	O
introduces	O
several	O
Arab	O
and	O
African-themed	O
characters	O
who	O
reappear	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Egyptian	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
CRPG	O
enthusiasts	O
consider	O
the	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
series	O
to	O
be	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
lauded	O
for	O
its	O
non-linearity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rowan	O
Kaizer	O
of	O
the	O
blog	O
Engadget	B-Application
credits	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
hybrid	O
adventure	O
and	O
roleplaying	O
systems	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
binary	O
succeed/fail	O
form	O
of	O
adventure	O
game	O
puzzles	O
tended	O
to	O
either	O
make	O
those	O
games	O
too	O
easy	O
or	O
too	O
hard	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
But	O
most	O
puzzles	O
in	O
Quest	B-Application
For	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
involved	O
some	O
kind	O
of	O
skill	O
check	O
for	O
your	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
games	O
are	O
hybrid	O
adventure/role	O
playing	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
real-time	O
combat	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
switches	O
to	O
the	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
character	O
that	O
finishes	O
any	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
except	O
Dragon	O
Fire	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
exported	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
recent	O
game	O
(	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
has	O
a	O
glitch	O
which	O
allows	O
one	O
to	O
import	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
keeping	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
statistics	O
and	O
parts	O
of	O
its	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
character	O
received	O
the	O
paladin	O
sword	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
keep	O
the	O
magic	B-Application
sword	I-Application
(	O
Soulforge	O
or	O
Piotyr	O
's	O
sword	O
)	O
and	O
special	O
paladin	O
magic	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
V	I-Application
allows	O
stat	O
bonuses	O
which	O
can	O
push	O
an	O
attribute	O
over	O
the	O
maximum	O
and	O
lets	O
certain	O
classes	O
raise	O
certain	O
attributes	O
beyond	O
the	O
normal	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
V	I-Application
also	O
features	O
special	O
kinds	O
of	O
equipment	O
which	O
lower	O
some	O
stats	O
while	O
raising	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
while	O
a	O
VGA	B-Protocol
remake	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trial	I-Application
by	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Shapeir	B-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Gloriana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directly	O
following	O
from	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
newly	O
proclaimed	O
Hero	O
of	O
Spielburg	O
travels	O
by	O
flying	O
carpet	O
with	O
his	O
friends	O
Abdulla	O
Doo	O
,	O
Shameen	O
and	O
Shema	O
to	O
the	O
desert	O
city	O
of	O
Shapeir	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
is	O
threatened	O
by	O
magical	O
elementals	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Emir	O
Arus	O
al-Din	O
of	O
Shapeir	B-Application
's	O
sister	O
city	O
Raseir	O
is	O
missing	O
and	O
his	O
city	O
fallen	O
under	O
tyranny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
not	O
to	O
have	O
originated	O
or	O
have	O
been	O
remade	O
beyond	O
the	O
EGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
engine	O
by	O
Sierra	O
,	O
but	O
AGD	O
Interactive	O
released	O
a	O
VGA	B-Protocol
fan	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
engine	O
on	O
24	O
August	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rakeesh	O
the	O
Paladin	O
brings	O
the	O
Hero	O
(	O
and	O
Prince	O
of	O
Shapeir	B-Application
)	O
along	O
with	O
Uhura	O
and	O
her	O
son	O
Simba	O
to	O
his	O
homeland	O
,	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Tarna	O
in	O
a	O
jungle	O
and	O
savannah	O
country	O
called	O
Fricana	O
that	O
resembles	O
central	O
African	O
ecosystems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawn	O
without	O
warning	O
from	O
his	O
victory	O
in	O
Fricana	O
,	O
the	O
Hero	O
arrives	O
without	O
equipment	O
or	O
explanation	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
hazardous	O
Dark	O
One	O
Caves	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
land	O
of	O
Mordavia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
Anthology	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
package	O
that	O
includes	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
fully	O
patched	O
CD	O
version	O
of	O
QFG	B-Application
IV	O
;	O
game	O
copy	O
protection	O
codes	O
(	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
IV	I-Application
)	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
and	O
on	O
CD	O
,	O
while	O
game	O
saves	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
save	O
folder	O
of	O
the	O
CD	O
and	O
the	O
VGA	B-Protocol
version	O
of	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
I	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
Collection	O
Series	O
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
Anthology	O
with	O
a	O
Dragon	O
Fire	O
demo	O
and	O
sample	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
1	I-Application
–	O
5	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
collection	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
that	O
includes	O
all	O
five	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
EGA	B-Device
version	O
and	O
VGA	B-Protocol
remake	O
of	O
QFG1	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
thought	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
too	O
difficult	O
for	O
the	O
hero	O
to	O
go	O
straight	O
from	O
Shapeir	B-Application
to	O
Mordavia	B-Application
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
Dark	O
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
solve	O
the	O
problem	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
Wages	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
was	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
canon	O
,	O
and	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
renumbering	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evidence	O
for	O
this	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Trial	B-Application
by	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
:	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
told	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
and	O
a	O
fanged	O
vampiric	O
moon	O
is	O
shown	O
,	O
to	O
hint	O
at	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Somewhere	O
between	O
finishing	O
Trial	B-Application
by	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
and	O
cranking	O
up	O
the	O
design	O
process	O
for	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
the	O
husband-and-wife	O
team	O
realized	O
a	O
fifth	O
chapter	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
chapter	O
became	O
Wages	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
chapter	O
–	O
Trial	B-Application
by	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
–	O
the	O
Hero	O
enters	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
his	O
experience	O
,	O
facing	O
more	O
difficult	O
challenges	O
with	O
more	O
highly	O
developed	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
all	O
the	O
reasons	O
Lori	O
and	O
Corey	O
found	O
for	O
creating	O
a	O
bridge	O
between	O
Trial	B-Application
by	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
and	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
the	O
most	O
compelling	O
was	O
the	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
Hero	O
character	O
simply	O
had	O
n't	O
matured	O
enough	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
very	O
grim	O
challenges	O
awaiting	O
him	O
in	O
Transylvania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fictional	O
world	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
series	O
takes	O
place	O
includes	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Spielburg	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
German	O
folklore	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
desert	O
city	O
of	O
Shapeir	B-Application
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Arabia	O
of	O
One	O
Thousand	O
and	O
One	O
Nights	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
jungle	O
city	O
of	O
Tarna	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
African	O
mythology	O
,	O
especially	O
Egypt	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
hamlet	O
of	O
Mordavia	B-Application
(	O
based	O
on	O
Slavic	O
mythology	O
)	O
and	O
Silmaria	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
