Greetings! Yesterday I finished Quest for Infamy as a Brigand, and wanted to share my thoughts and experiences with the game. One might consider this entire post a spoiler, so be warned.
The Characters Wow. You guys did a truly amazing job with Roehm, a lovable anti-hero. I liked how he isn't flagrantly evil, just self-centered, snarktastic, and willing to do whatever it takes to look out for number one. The way that he banters and interacts with people is just awesome and hilarious. Like with Kurdt...'Lucky for you, I have a pair of tweezers'
Roehm is a cool-as-hell badass main character who is easy to like and identify with.
And Rayford, you made a great villain out of him. At first he just seemed like a really tough, assholish small-town sherriff, but I liked how he ended up being the Big Bad behind all the troubles in Krasna.
Kit, Ina, Kayanna and Voleris all made very desirable romance interests, even if the first two were just mild flirtations. They both gave the feel of 'Hmm, maybe this town isn't so bad after all'
The Story Shady guy on the run just wants to pass through, but gets caught up in a plot to take over the valley and the kingdom of Lonaria using an ancient artifact. Roehm wants nothing more than a pouch full of coins, a jack of ale and a lovely woman to share it with, but ends up having to play the hero just to keep his head attached and avoid being the fall man. I loved this story! Congrats all around. While the gameplay itself closely resembled the beloved Quest for Glory series, the story itself was highly unique and much more detailed and exciting.
Gameplay Very intuitive and enjoyable, in the tradition of the Sierra games I have always loved.
Thoughts for Improvement I would have liked to see deeper exploration of the relationships with Kayanna and/or Voleris (ok, really Voleris, especially given the options to give her that dagger and rescue her from imprisonment).
And that line from the demo, with Kurdt's drinking challenge? 'First one to give up has a vagina, right?' That was comedy gold, too bad that didn't make it to the final version. LOL
More stuff to do with the brigand's would be cool. Maybe a boxing mini-game in the hideout, or more of a chance to flirt up the chick doing such a banging good job of restringing that bow, etc.
Sequel? Probably the last thing Steven and the team want to think about now, just after release, but if you do a kickstarter for a sequel, count me in all the way!!
Great job, again. This is the most I have enjoyed a game in decades!!
Now, time to play it through as a Thief. Because the world is a crazy place, and sometimes you just have to steal shit
~WildMan
