Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness review and retrospective | Cannot be Tamed 

Number 4 is definitely the best - I'm so happy there are folk still talking about this games!

My first QFG game was part 2, and I always loved them all. Sierra brought a lot of happiness to what was a dark and lonely childhood. All these years later it brings me comfort to watch videos of all the games I used to play. Reading all the comments makes me smile, and I wonder where the hell all of you were when I was growing up😂. Glad you guys are here now.

One of my favorite Sierra games growing up and my favorite QFG game. The John Rhys Davies narration is SOO great. I actually read he was quoted as saying it was the "cd rom from hell" because of the sheer amount of dialogue he had to record. But honestly that was my favorite part of the game haha. Great review!

11:30 my ONLY complaint about the narration is that nobody explained the "put the candle back" gag to jonathan rhys-davies

Fav game in the qfg series! I had so much fun with this one, gameplay is still very advanced, letting you go about things in different ways based on your class, like how the rogue climbs the town walk, wizard levitates. Combat is fairly unique, voice acting is top notch and hilarious, so classic ❤️

What really amazed me about Hero's Quest/QFG 4 was how it was a return to the signature zaniness of 1 and 2 (after 3 seemed to lose the plot a bit) but also got you so emotionally involved and caring about the characters you interacted with. The amount of world building that went into a relatively small area was also a welcome throwback to the first game. I was kind of surprised that everyone suddenly claimed to care so much about Igor as soon as he went missing. Was he really such an esteemed member of the community? Sure seemed to me like they were all just dogpiling onto an opportunity to go on a witch hunt for fun.

This is my favorite in the series as well, I got it when it came out on 3.5" floppy disks and eagerly imported my hero from QG1, 2, and 3 as a Paladin. Then fired it up on my 486 DX33 PC. The game left such a lasting impression on me and I liked the character of Katrina and the name so much that I named my first born daughter Katrina. All the backstory with Piotyr and Erana, the bravery and sacrifice, were truly inspiring when I was younger. I love the gothic setting and bringing back Ad Avis from QG2 was so cool.

I never thought I would feel nostalgic about a video game but this one really hits a soft spot. Great video!

Really liked this one back in the day. Playing as an imported Paladin was a nice bonus for fans of the series. Some of the bugs were painful though.

This series in one of my alltime favorites. I loved each one of these, but this fourth one might be my favorite. The amount of puns and references in this are hilarious. I mean, even "Dr. Cranium", who makes you do weird puzzles. Sierra, we know about Dr. Brain, you don't have to shout. :D Also, can I just say that the overarching story about Erana that encompasses all games from one to five is kinda awesome. I really hope you do a video like this from all of the games.

The mid to late 90s was one of the darkest times for video games. That first gen 3D where everything looked like ugly triangles, and even though 2D sprites still looked way better, every developer was obsessed with rushing into 3D regardless of whether it looked worse. Out of that entire trend, nothing hurt more than seeing what they did to Quest for Glory 5 :(

Hey Pam! Hope you are having a good new year. I’ve never heard of this one but I miss Sierra. I was a Space Quest fan. Those games were SO funny, like Douglas Adams’ books turned into video games. Looking forward to watching your review now :)

Wow. Quest for Glory 3: Wages of War was one of my favorite games. My personal favorite if the series. Nice to see you reviewing part 4 at least.

Oh wow, that's quite the impressive voice actor list. Never knew who they were, let alone that they were fairly big names in voice acting.

Toby's sacrifice always made me tear up. This game is a masterpiece in general. Very immersive and with a growing sense of urgency as the plot advances.

Such a good game, this was also my introduction to the series and i cant help but come back every couple of years to play the entire series just to re experience this game XD

I missed QFG series when I was on my classic PNC game binge. So much thought and care is put into this, it's fascinating.

I still think the first game (specifically the EGA version, not the VGA point-n-click update) was the best, but QFG4 is easily my second favorite! I always played a Thief that unlocks all skills so you can do EVERYTHING - actually managed to get 500/500 puzzle points in Hero's Quest!

This was the dark and gothic game of the series. I played it as a kid and loved it. It was so glitchy then. Now that I am a single parent with sole custody of a 12 year old, I get to raise him to love these games. I love them so much. They take me back to when my dad would sit and play these games with me. The QFG series (VGA) will always hold a place in my heart ❤️amazing job on the review. Love your videos friend. QFG4 is definitely the best of the QFG series. For sure. It feels like you’re playing a game set in the beauty and the beast time period. It’s gorgeous.

Great showcase and review! I missed out on a lot of games on PC growing up. The rotoscoped graphics remind me of Flashback and Out of this World. Thank you for taking us, the viewers, on this adventure with you Pam!

The voice cast is so good. Jennifer Hale is one of my favourites.

Hey there. Really fun to see all of us thoroughly appreciating this series (of which 4 is my fav) all these years later. I actually just did a playthrough a couple weeks ago; holds up superbly! I would say though, in regards to the gypsy talk -- I don't really find it awkward? Stereotypes and prejudice exist, and to completely act like they don't exist in any of the media we have? The townspeople were shown to be [mostly] wrong...aside from the 'werewolf' part (lol), and the point was emphasized even up into the ending of the game. Have you ever played the QG2 VGA remake? I'm playing that for the first time, and would be curious to hear your thoughts!

This game is so loved that a patch on GOG came out for it that fixes many issues never solved and new content hear and there. Sadly the infamous speech but you mentioned is not corrected do to the fille that is supposed to be there no longer existing.

Oooh wow! I totally missed Quest for Glory IV! It looks awesome!!. This thing you mention in 6:36 about being able to play as a class (pala) that isn't even selectable from the get-go if you've played the previous game and that you have ways to get by obstacles that are specific to that class is just mindblowingly awesome! Your class matters, the time of day matter, this is insane! (And that combat music bit you played had me playing air-guitar) I'm absolutely going to play this one this year! a Fantastic review! (By the way, you were curious about my take on Gamedec as I recall (I know you didn't love it). Well the video's out now, check it out if you've nothing better to do. :)

I like how spooky the game and characters look. Baba Yaga is straight up the Cryptkeeper from Tales From The Crypt!

I've been playing Shadows of Darkness to sense the it 90s and still find it enjoyable today.

I’m really enjoying going thru your back catalog of videos. I’ve found so many gems. Thanks for all the videos Pam!! 🎉

Your videos are always so great and so well thought out. I can tell you put a lot of effort in them. Always will be a fan 👍

I love your PC game reviews. I was strictly a console kid in the 80s/90s, so it’s really interesting to learn about these. And still makes me nostalgic for those times, even though I didn’t play them!

Thanks for the great review! It surelly brought me down the memory lane! Just a tiny correction: The rest times are not only used to pass time but to refill a bit of health, mana and stamina. I used it often while training in the forest. So, not totally useless...

This was the first video of yours that I have ever watched and you did a fantastic review. I very much enjoyed watching this.

Oooo, Sliders. And you weren't kidding about that voice cast.

That necklace is really cool and it was interesting to learn about this game. I never got to play the Sierra stuff growing up so I didn't even know they had a version like this with multiple classes and multiple ways to solve problems.

I'm like going through old adventure and dungeon crawler games because nothing new is sating my appetite but this caught my eye, nice vid!

Great video! This is one of my absolute favorite of the 90’s adventure games, and one of the very best in the Sierra library.

I've never really been into point and click. I just don't have the patience. But your videos are always entertaining so I will watch and like whatever vid you put out to help support the channel. Cheers!

I love this game. It is still one of my all time favorites to this day.

Really wished I'd played this more back in the day... My friend had it, but we never got very far together. Love the art direction and character design here! This was truly the pinnacle of the "PC adventure RPG" genre.

Loved this, and your cat peering around the corner 😂. This along with the 3rd game were my absolute favorites growing up. They are still the only ones I’ve played.

This is such an excellent review! The entire video is well edited and filled to the brim with fantastic information. It's a wonder to see the start of specific VOs as well as other involved top tier VAs. Also, your make up is absolutely amazing! Honestly curious how it was done.

This was my favorite Quest for Glory game as well. The forest setting reminded me of the first game, which I liked, but the characters and story were so much better. I also loved all the things you could do with the different classes. I never got around to playing as a magic user, so there are still some things in the game I haven't seen. This was a great review that showcased everything that made this game so wonderful.

I got a chuckle at 6:00 when you talk about "stealing from the townspeople at night" while the video shows you burgling the old man's house after he's gone.

Thief with some magic was my preference, too. This wasn't the first game I played, but it was the first one I played where I got completely lost in the Slavic, Lovecraftian world. Thanks for this retrospective.

As a Quest for Glory fan, I loved the first game the most, specifically the VGA remake. There was just something about the graphics that I liked in that game. It felt very magical to play it, and I still go back to it every now and then just to relive those childhood memories.

I still remember the day... WAY way way back in the day, my dad came home with Quest For Glory: So You Want To Be A Hero. I chose Fighter, my dad chose Magic User. I still have the box, and disks! It came in two flavors. 3 1/2 inch floppies, and 5 1/4 inch floppies. I still get warm feelings when I look at it...

This series was such a huge part of my middleschool years.

This brings back so many memories. I loved this game in...I guess it would have been junior high. This and Doom were my jams back then. I don't remember the voice acting, though. I must have turned it off; my computer back then was not great. I also needed to sacrifice a lot of resolution for a decent frame rate in Doom.

Hi Pam. I wish I had known about this game series back in the day. Thanks for the review. It seems ahead of it's time.

Me, seeing the artstyle in town and townspeople(also hearing the "burgmeistr") "this has some heavy Slavic influences" few moments later "the game is based on slav mythology". Nice.

4:50 making a map is a great suggestion, but the weird thing is that i know EXACTLY where you are in every forest screen you show...guess i played that game a lot more than i realized

My favorite Quest for Glory. I love the Slavic mythology and creepy atmosphere.

Blows my mind to see this with voice acting. We had the floppy discs version.

This is such a remarkably well done video. Just added the collection of QFG games to my Steam wishlist!

Love your outfit. The hair, makeup, shirt and necklace/choker all matches perfectly. It rocks ⭐🌟🌠✨

Quest for Glory has been one of my favorite series for decades too. I know exactly what I love about it, but I have never heard it expressed so eloquently or thoroughly. There are moments in the review, like that one instance of mismatched voice acting, that made me go, "Yeah! I remember that!" This feels like a labor of love, of a game that I loved. Thank you for making it. If Quest for Glory 4 had more reviews like this, and less bugs on release, who knows what might have been. I was a Magic User for all five games. The many different occasions magic helped me out in the adventure game parts conditioned me to favor magic characters in games for some 30 years now. Wow. It occasionally felt a little cheap. Need a light? Use a fire or light spell. Need to pick a flower on a cliff? Use the fetch spell. What stuck more clearly in my memory, though, is how Levitate could not move laterally. I had to make use of a rope and someone (?) pulling to get me across a chasm. Or was it a sail? The Coles really tried to create situations where magic had to be used with some thought and not just a hand wavy substitute for lockpicks. Great, great design.

I spy a kitty cat! Thanks for making these videos, they're really enjoyable, and definitely make me want to dive into these games I didn't play as a kid. Have a great weekend!

Awesome choker! Even more awesome video! Every time I see Astalon on sale I think about you! Haven’t bought it yet because I’m too busy spending money on other things these days. But rest assured, I will play it, and it will be because of your recommendation. Have a great Sunday!!

I've never played the Quest for Glory games, but this game looks promising and I'll have to check it out. The idea of combining adventure and rpg elements is especially appealing to me. For those interested, right now a collection of Quest for Glory 1-5 is on sale on GOG for $6.49 USD.

My friend had this on his PC back when I was young and I remember getting stuck in certain areas not knowing what to do next and having to travel to the pc store to read the guide. Did this multiple times lol. Such a quality game that was way ahead of its time and no hand holding. They should bring these types of games back I bet they could even port it to be able to play on our Cellphones

+10 For the Monty Python reference! Pam: "Come on! She's cold. You know you want to!" Me: "Cannonball!" I mean, there's worse ways to go.

I played the frick-lickin' heck out of this game when I was a kid. So many memories! Thanks for covering this Pam

Cool! I never played this Sierra game or series, but it looks as good as any of the others i enjoyed (Space Quest, Police Quest, etc), back in the day. Greetings from Vancouver, Pam!

Oh I missed this, glad YT recommended it though. QFG is the most memorable game series from my youth and this one in particular, despite it's many game breaking bugs, is my favorite.

Quest for Glory something I missed, but can enjoy vicariously thanks to this delightful review.

"...and of course, Sliders" Immediately in my head: "Sliiiiiiiiiiiiders!"

That voice cast is insane, I’m normally not a huge adventure game player but I want to give this a shot, sounds like it has personality for days

Hi Pam, this reminds me of Dark Castle That game was hard and I remember the controls being stiff! Love your necklace! Have a good day

Awesome video! These game series introduced me to RPG's with classes, puzzles, and storytelling. Every game was fresh with a new location and mythology. Miss playing these games with friends trying to figure out puzzles and getting a perfect score (pre-internet).

Fantastic review! I've never played any of the QFG games, but now I'm more than willing to try...

That choker is amazing! You and I have similar fashion sense.

Thank you for mentioning Sliders! Also, hi, floofy kitty!

Oh man, this just unlocked childhood memories. My aunt had this on her computer when I was a kid. I managed to play it for about 20 minutes before she yelled at me because her "sound doesn't work, and playing that will make it worse". I couldn't never remember what it was called after that. Crazy

That was my first foray into QFG. Loved that series!

God damn, this hits that nostalgia button:)

Is gypsy a slur? Here in the UK, my girlfriend Is a "gypsy support officer" and they're quite proud to be called gypsies.

Delightful review of an excellent game Pam, thank you for sharing! 🙆‍♀️

Hoooooh!! Good choice and great video. I loved this game as a kid.

Your content is very entertaining, thank you!

Why this channel doesn't get more views is beyond me. Entertaining videos, fun topics, great technical knowledge, and a stunningly beautiful woman.

Great review The Quest games are on my bucket list of games I need to beat.

I played this game when it came out, my favorite Quest game from sierra, but the bugs where almost game breaker. The game crashed so often that I was saving my game every 5 minutes. I had a bug that each time I was visiting the gypsie camp, I had to change the sound setting to ad-lib because the howling of the wolf was crashing the game. So before visiting the camp, I saved, exited the game, changed the sound driver, started the game, restored my save game, visited the camp in full ad-lib glory, saved again, exited the game, put back SoundBlaster and restored again.

QFG4 is absolutely fantastic and one of my faves. I always thought the fighter class was the most versatile, though. By the time QFG4 came around, my character was a Paladin Thief who could do magic :) The big sword is something no other class could get so I always started there.

I was not even tracking this series, and I see the whole package I-5 on sale for $6.49 or something like that.

I have no experience with the Quest For Glory series, and this video is making me want to get into it. I love a good point-and-click adventure, and I love a good RPG, so looks like a pretty solid deal. Thanks for your in depth review, as always. It's very much appreciated.

Quest for glory 4 was my favorite of the series. I never got to play 5 or 3 and never finished the VGA remakes of 1 or 2. Wish the series would get a remaster or remake

I think the uncomfortable parts of games, specially older games, is a good thing. There's somethings we should be uncomfortable with, but most companies want to paper over them or just cut them, pretending that they never happened.

One of my favorite games of all time. Loved your video!

Thanks for the video you inspired me to pick up the series again im excited about it

Reminds me of Hugo's House of Horrors? Or Maniac Mansion; sick music in that game.

I think this game triggers emotions more than any other adventure game

I never played Quest for Glory series. But I played its sister titles Kings Quest and Space Quest. Would love to see these series revived.

Thumbs up for last minute kitty!

Jim Cummings voices Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Pete, Darkwing Duck, and hundreds of other characters... and he's done dozens (if not hundreds) of _movie trailers._ One that sticks with me is "City of Angels." Look up his demo reels; they're worth the experience. Russi Taylor is often brought up as the longtime voice of Minnie Mouse, but (as heard in this character's voice) she used her Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Webbigail voice(s) for more characters -- including the clam from _King's Quest VI._

Good review, thanks.

Loved this game. I remember buying it new at the local computer show, held at our nearby community college. I originally got into QFG when it was still "Hero's Quest," and followed the whole series. Great memories and great times. Amusingly, I now work with a guy about 10 years older than me who was one of the beta testers for Ken/Roberta/Sierra on a lot of their earlier games (I think Gabriel Knight was one of the last ones he did). :)

I played the majority of the old school Sierra adventure games but somehow never tried QFG. Your video has me thinking that it's finally time to give it a try.

Really dig that there is a big fanbase for these adventure games. I met people who enjoy them immensly. Personally i like the whole setup, but never played them as a kid. Wish i could find the same magic feel...

OMG I'm running through the whole series on GOG right now. I've always wanted to do the Paladin since I was a kid and my dad bought this game but couldn't because you needed to transfer a save to play Paladin

5:28 - Wait, how does Pam know me so well?!? I'm a rather complex person but somehow she knew exactly what I would have done.

Lovin that necklace Pam