Actually HQ is a lot better than I thought- playing as a Warrior who's noble, it's a lot more fun than as a Rogue where you kind of feel like dirt all the time for how you act.
I STILL wish it was more challenging though! At higher-end levels, fights get too easy. The fight system is nice but I still believe QFG 2 VGA has the best combat system of all time for any of the "HQ games and games inspired by it" games. Still, it's the adventure that drives me in the most, there's always Skyrim for insane battles with endless possibilities.