King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!

Posted by Mervyn Graham.
First posted on 01 September 2010. Last updated on 05 June 2011.
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You play King Graham, the King of Daventry. Queen Valanice, Prince Alexander, and Princess Rosella of the Royal Family as well as Castle Daventry have been taken hostage by the evil sorcerer Mordack. In this game, you travel to the Land of Serenia and beyond to find your family and castle and to restore them back to the Kingdom of Daventry.

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Excellent

The Macintosh version is the best. I played the original in summer of '92 and still have the gorgeous box! The Mac version has nicer graphics than the VGA PC version, and it also has the "rich" sound. A Mac emulator will run it well, but Macs had all sorts of different sound chips and it's difficult to find an emulator with proper sound support.

United States By Seth Greenberg • On 17 November 2021 • From Manchester, NH

Excellent

Excellent post!

Canada By XivaX • On 28 June 2012 • From USA

Excellent

Yes I have a complete copy for the NES here, granted the graphics aren't amazing (what do you expect right) but the interface is the same, the game plays the same. Either get the ROM or find a copy for cheap.

United States By Sebastiaan • On 06 September 2010 • From Hutchinson, USA

Good

I have played all the King's Quest series, several times over. I have always played them on the PC and never on NES, Atari, or any other format. From looking at some of the graphics on YouTube, they do not look as good on NES as on the PC. Given the chance, I would love to play KQV on NES to compare the story, graphics, user interface etc. Thank you for making me aware that KQV was also played on NES.

Australia By Mervyn Graham • On 05 September 2010 • From Banora Point, Australia

Very Good

Everybody always forgets the NES version of this game which for the console version is really good, takes a lot of getting used too but still good none the less.

United States By Sebastiaan • On 03 September 2010 • From Hutchinson, USA