Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is an epic – and humorous – fantasy adventure and role-playing game in which you take on the role of Shawn O'Conner, a young man striving to become a hero as well as a rogue. Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is the work of Lori Ann Cole and Corey Cole, creators of Quest for Glory, Shannara, Castle of Dr. Brain, and Mixed-Up Fairy Tales. Although Hero-U is not a direct sequel to the Quest for Glory games, it features the same mix of adventure, role-playing, humor, and immersive storytelling that we introduced in that series. Shawn can become the Rogue of the Year while exploring a mysterious castle, making friends and enemies, fighting deadly foes, and uncovering the secrets of his own hidden past. Meanwhile players will enjoy the rich and humorous dialogue and descriptions as they guide Shawn through his adventures.
Steam User 1
Worthy successor to the Quest for Glory series.
It's a shame Point and Click RPGs died with QfG because this game proves it they can still be done well and be very entertaining. In terms of story, character interactions, puns and just sheer content this game towers over it's predecessors.
Still, I had couple of gripes. One of them is while Quest for Glory had a lot of replayability due to different solutions to problems depending on class and skill choice, in this game you are rogue and there is not that much you can do about it, you'll be raising pretty much every single stat you have and because of that there is little reason to replay the game, since you most likely gonna end up doing things mostly the same.
Tied to this fact are the puzzles. Like in Quest for Glory puzzle solutions are tied to be being trained in a specific skill rather than monkey wrench logic, but because you are supposed to be trained in every skill the alternative puzzle solutions are rather rare and usually insignificant.
Other minor gripe I had is that the game offers certain task to complete that don't really have any tangible rewards on their own. I get it - it's roleplaying game so often you'll help someone just because you felt like it or because that's a type of character you are playing but from gameplay perspective it just left me scratching my head wondering if I did something wrong or out of order because game didn't react at all to any information I gathered or situation I resolved by doing it.
Still, game is absolutely worth it's asking price, and as a fan of original Quest for Glory series I had a blast playing through it. Hopefully we can expect a sequel or another game of this genre soon.