Quest for Glory 3, often times abbreviated as QFG3, is a Sierra On-Line publication that hit the markets in the early nineties during the height of the adventure gaming barrage, including such notable franchises as King’s Quest and the Legend of Kyrandia, and of course, Monkey Island. Quest for Glory 3: The Wages of War has many elements of role playing games in it, setting it somewhat apart from the mountain of other choices in point and click adventure games.
It is a single player game only and was played from the third person perspective, featuring some decent two-dimensional graphics. It has a fantasy theme and the basic, but user-friendly, icon driven point and click interface.
The story of Quest for Glory 3 picks up shortly after Quest for Glory 2: Trial By Fire left off. In that game, the protagonist culminated his adventure with the defeat of super bad guy Ad Avis. However, there have been rumors of his return, and in fact, Wages of War hints that he was not destroyed in its opening, alluding to what is to come for our hero. You will wait for Ad Avis to rear his ugly head again through
the majority of this adventure, but alas, he does not return until the next installment in the franchise. You have other fish to fry.
In this version of the series, the user will play the part of a peacemaker, working to stop an impending war between African-like tribes. These two tribes are ancient and ancestral enemies, who have long since forgotten the roots of why they despise one another. However, in more recent times, each faction has acquired a relic sacred to the opposition, and neither will be the first to bend and return the relics to their rightful homes. This is the current and tangible cause of the unrest among them. If the two peoples enter a full out war, their lands will be decimated in the process, and you are out to save the ecosystem. The ulterior motive, however, is to unite the two tribes and lead them against a greater evil.
The user is able to import characters from previous games or create a new one. There are several occupations from which to choose, ranging from Thief to Wizard. This affects the number of puzzles that the user will be able to solve and the avenues he will take since each of the character classes has different and independent skills. There is a lot of inventory to collect, a little bit of pixel hunting, and tons of non playing characters that can help or hinder you. Overall, this is a nice adventure game.
