The Quest - Brash Games Review

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What some may see as archaic, dated design, I personally see as charming and refreshing. The Quest strives to plough its own unique furrow and in an ocean of charmless copycat clones, The Quest stands out as a pretty unique throwback to the old school RPG days of yore; it’s a game very much comfortable in its own orcish skin. Though, some may be perturbed by The Quest‘s old fashioned exterior, there is a deep, addictive and rewarding adventure to embark upon if given the chance.

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"Be prepared for spending many hours exploring, fighting, playing cards in the Taverns and eventually solving the main quest of the game. I finished the game in just under 40 hours, however I still have more of the map to explore, and want to play as a full Mage class on my second run of the game.

Difficulty is very well balanced in the beginning and middle game. At the beginning you feel powerless, as you should, but gain a few levels and things begin to even out. Still you will be have to use strategy to defeat your foes depending on your build. My physical fighter had some difficulty with magic based attacks…higher level enemies in particular can destroy you especially with lightning attacks. Still there are many ways to buff your character to overcome this.

My only criticism is I felt the end game was a little too easy. In the game you can enchant items buffing your stats considerably which does take away some of the challenge. Enemies don't scale to your level (which I like), and you get good satisfaction slaughtering enemies that gave you trouble in the early game. Be wise with your money…I ended up with just over 4000 gold at the end game after amassing over 20000 gold throughout the game.

So yeah this is a pretty special game, that will appeal to those who enjoy turn based combat, grid movement and games like the early Might And Magic series. I really look forward to the sequel and if possible an expansion to this game would be a great addition. The Quest is a first class game from beginning to end."

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Nerevarine said:

I've always wanted to play some of the "old-school" games that The Quest is clearly inspired by, but was never able to get past the archaic U.I.'s and poor visuals. So I am definitely intrigued by this!

A question for those who've played it: Does it have much in the way of narrative? Or is it primarily combat/exploration?

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rune_74 said:

It has a very lose narrative. I didn't find that aspect of the game that strong to be honest….it's dungeon exploring is good though as well as walking around the world.

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