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Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire (1990)

Sierra On-Line

Amiga · DOS

3.95 from 55 ratings

185 members have it in their collection · 2 playing now · 72 backlogged · 13 wish listed

Trial by Fire is the sequel to Hero's Quest: So You Want To Be A Hero. It takes place in the town Shapeir and the desert surrounding it, in a Middle East-like environment. It seems that the powerful elemental spirits have been troubling the Shapeir folk recently. Something, or someone, is behind those troubles. It is the hero's task to … Read more
Trial by Fire is the sequel to Hero's Quest: So You Want To Be A Hero. It takes place in the town Shapeir and the desert surrounding it, in a Middle East-like environment. It seems that the powerful elemental spirits have been troubling the Shapeir folk recently. Something, or someone, is behind those troubles. It is the hero's task to find out what is going on, get acquainted with the many inhabitants of Shapeir, and prove once more that he is worthy of his heroic title. Like its predecessor, Trial by Fire is a hybrid game that incorporates elements from adventure and role-playing genres. It has a text-based interface, puzzles to solve, inventory items, characters to talk to, as well as pure RPG elements such as character growth system and battles. Player character can be either a fighter, a thief, or a wizard, and can also become a paladin during the course of the game if he follows a strict moral code. Real-time combat is presented on separate screens and offers more options than the previous title. There are several types of high, mid-level, and low attacks, as well as parrying and dodging. The hero raises his combat proficiency and other skills by fighting enemies, training, and performing various actions that influence the corresponding parameters. Read less
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Developers
Sierra On-Line
Publishers
Sierra On-Line
Genres
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Fantasy
Series
Quest for Glory

Release dates

  • 1990 (Worldwide) DOS
  • 1991 (Worldwide) Amiga

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Rating distribution

5 stars
17
4 stars
21
3 stars
13
2 stars
2
1 star
1
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Status scoopings Feb 22, 2025

Preliminary: Not as advanced as KQV and whatnot, but this was released in 1990, not late 1991 like I'm at in my chronology project, and it looks very nostalgia-inducing and neat. Plus, I liked the first one despite its sluggishness so maybe this one will be worth it, despite how long it looks like it will be (I'm never going …

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Preliminary: Not as advanced as KQV and whatnot, but this was released in 1990, not late 1991 like I'm at in my chronology project, and it looks very nostalgia-inducing and neat. Plus, I liked the first one despite its sluggishness so maybe this one will be worth it, despite how long it looks like it will be (I'm never going to finish 91)!

Oh shoot the video I was watching was for the VGA remake, the original is definitely clunkier playing, looking and sounding. But still worth trying.

Welp wound up burning out real quickly. What is this alley hallway setup of the town lol, and the obnoxiously racist way of talking. And the only music is so generic. I bet it gets better, but in an exciting era for action-adventure and traditional adventure games, this doesn't hold up. I did play longer than expected, I will say (I, uh, got my money exchanged lol)

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