King's Quest V

King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! is the fifth Adventure of the King's Quest series of 1990, which was published by Sierra.

King's Quest V is viewed as the most innovative part since King's Quest I. Published in 1990, there was a significant increase in graphics quality ( achieved by the introduction of the VGA standard ) and quickly became the best-selling computer game until then. It was also the first King's Quest part which replaced the tip user interface through a point- and-click user interface, but was criticized by some players because they made ​​the game supposed to be easy.

The game was later released as a CD -ROM version with voice output, in the Graham looks very young and well-built for his age. King's Quest V was also released for the NES by Konami.

Action

The evil wizard Mordack, brother of Manannan ( which opponents of the player in King's Quest III was) Castle Daventry reduced along with its inhabitants and imprisoned them in a bottle. Mordack threatens to feed the royal family of Manannan, has been transformed into King's Quest III into a cat, unless Prince Alexander would make him change back into human form. Since King Graham had gone out for a walk, as Mordack reduced the castle, he is the only one who was not caught by the spell.

Title

The title of this part is a parody of the English saying Absence makes the heart grow fonder ( in German sense: By the distance grows the love). He is a play on words and refers to the disappearance of Graham's family and his search.

Ratings

The ASM is awarded the title of " ASM - hit ," criticizes only the relative brevity of the game's plot, as a skilled player can play through the game in an afternoon.