Questron - Review @ CRPG Addict

The CRPG Addict played through Questron from 1984, SSI's first foray into the CRPG market. Incidentally, also CRPG Addict's very first RPG experience back in the day.

Questron took a lot from Ultima, but Richard Garriott could have learned a couple of things from Questron--like how to treat a winning player. Am I still irked at not being invited to my own victory party? You bet I am.

The score adds up to 29, but I'm going to boost it to 32 with 3 bonus points. The first is for the minigames, which are fun by themselves even if they don't lead to much in the way of character development. I give two more for the excellent ending. In an era where too many games simply dump you do the prompt upon completion, Questron deserves a lot of credit for making the end a true ceremony.

1. Game 200: Questron (1984)
2. Questron: Some Messed-Up Values
3. Questron: Game Change
4. Questron: Won! (with Final Rating)