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Okay, so way back in the days of my youth, I was a huge fan of King’s Quest. (Still am, though somewhat closeted<\/a>. Heh.) Sometime around the early part of this century, though, Sierra was sold to Big Corporate America and it looked like we’d seen the last of King Graham. AGD Interactive<\/a> did a couple of great fan projects that rekindled the spark, but a NEW King’s Quest game seemed, well, bloody unlikely. That’s what happens when you grow up—the stuff you loved as a kid fades away.<\/p>\n So imagine my excitement today when Phoenix Online Studios announced that The Silver Lining<\/a>, a King’s Quest fan project they’ve been working on since 2004, is finally going to see the light of day. They’ve reached an agreement with Activision, the latest in a series of companies to acquire the King’s Quest license, to release their project as a free episodic series, with the first episode coming July 10.<\/p>\n In The Silver Lining, players will assume the role of King Graham as he sets out on a quest to save his children, Rosella and Alexander, from a mysterious curse. The episodes will be released as free downloads from www.tsl-game.com<\/a>. “We played about 20 minutes of the first chapter, and now I’m dying to know how the story unfolds (…) this game nails it by feeling like a true heir to the throne,” said Joystiq in a recent preview of the game. Sam & Max fans had their “OMG, it’s really coming back?!” moment in 2005<\/a>. Monkey Island fans, last June<\/a>. I was happy for them, but in a sort of on-the-outside-looking-in way. Because, yes, I’m an adventure gamer—but I’m also a Sierra fan. I honestly thought that moment would never come for me.<\/p>\n Today it came. And I’m giddy like a kid on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n
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