Future so Bright He's Got to Wear Shades: Let's Play Quest for Glory 2: Trial by Fire

Short post today, I'm sorry but real life stuff has been taking up a lot of my time... I'll make it up to you all some day.

Now that Gar�on is in Rasier what is he supposed to do? What does the city even look like? Maybe his trusty map will work here as well?



Guess not. (If you had bought the game when it first came out you'd have an actual map of Shapier that you could just flip over and then use because Rasier is the little reverse of Shapier. But, you didn't so we can't...)

Seeing as Perseii doesn't want to go exploring the ratty depths of this unsafe town until he has his bearing he steps into the Dead Parrot Inn:




"What a fucking pi... I mean lovely place you have here! Thank you so much for welcoming me to your fine city!"

This guy looks shady. Not kinda shady, not maybe shady... This guy looks as they say in NorCal "hella" shady. Jackson makes his move:




"Yup, hella shady..."

Without much choice, Danar takes a seat next to the seedy Signor Ferrari.




Big surpise the local crime boss is okay with the current get-up... I'm sure he's making a mint smuggling people out of the city and contraband in to it.

That's sure to come back and bite us in the ass...



A real update as soon as I can get to it! Promise! This does set us up nicely for diving into Rasier and dealing with the big baddie.

Does anyone know if Ferrari can get more out of you if some of your stats are low? Say Intelligence and Vitality?

Garcon didn'tr really have time to get a good look at the Blue Parrot when he came in, besides the overall run-down look that the entire city seems to be sporting, he gives the inn a closer look:



Ugh... Hopefully he won't have to spend too much time in this dump within a dump, maybe the rooms are clean? He hopes?



Ferrari doesn't seem chatty and so Perseii heads back out into the "friendly" streets of Rasier. The city kind of stinks though so Jackson heads out the gates; hoping the fresh desert air will clear his head:



As much as he'd like to just keep riding that isn't what heroes do! It's also no way to get fat loots! Back to the city and into the maze of streets:



While in the streets Gar�on remembers something:



He's got a feeling these will coming in handy real soon... If you recall me saying, somewhere, that Rasier was a flipped version of Shapier. All the streets are the same as are the plazas, just reversed. So, instead of traveling north from the gate plaza to get to the fountain in Rasier you head south:



Khaveen has blocked off much of the city though. The only other plaza Garcon can get to is the palace plaza. He heads there now:



Lovely idea that. Naming the streets the laws in town... What a charming place Rasier is turning out to be...

Jackson continues wandering through the city's uniquely named streets until he comes upon the Palace Plaza:



"Maybe one of these helpful guards will let me in? Let me know what there is to do in town?"



"or not..."

Back to the maze of streets it is, and hopefully the Blue Parrot Inn, the least this dump can do is provide a good night's rest as Perseii tries to figure out how to save this city from the evil encircling it:




Gar�on makes it back to the inn right at sunset and heads in, seems Ferrari wants to speak with him, again:

On the way to his room, Jackson notices the inn's titular parrot:



As he heads down the hall he hears Ferrari's words following him:



He finally makes it to his room and disappointment, but heroes got to sleep...




With nothing to do at the inn and the city pretty much explored... Gar�on decideds to return to the founatin plaza; in the hopes of either discovering something new or inspiration striking.



"Why, that's Ugarte, the friendly smuggler, I met last night. And he's surrounded buy angry looking guards!"

"Poor Ugarte! And I a hero could no nothing to save him!"

With the Fountain Plaza empty Perseii heads back to the Gate Plaza, he needs to get out of this awful city if only for a few minutes:



"What a silly question! Of course I'm a hero! Haven't you seen my hair?"

Like an ignorant, naive, trusting dope Gar�on follows the stranger into the alley (and a trap, I reckon!)




"Ma'am, I would love to help you by taking my clothes off! Finally, someone who appreciates me! Now do you want me to start or wil..



"Wha?! You mean you don't want to have s.. *Cough* I mean, of course I can help you sneak out of the city!"




"Paying five dinars for these glasses was totally worth it."

If Perseii wasn't wearing him the view from behind the curtain would have stayed obscured... nothing like tiny 16-bit boobies, huh?
If

Even though he knows giving this stranger his visa means he himself can't leave the city Jackson hands it over to her:




While he waits for the young lady to make her escape he chats with her lady in waiting:











As he leaves Mayzen offers him her aid, if he ever needs it:



What will Gar�on discover next in Rasier? Will he be able to save the city? Just what does Signor Ferrari want? How will Perseii defeat Ad Avis? Tune in next weekend to find out!

Woo, that sexy EGA

Finally, 8-bit tits!

Hm, and guess who has a green saurus! BTW, maybe I missed it, but does the game require you to care for the saurus?







Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that not only will our hero see the dungeons, he will have to escape from them in some outrageously counterintuitive manner?






A short, blonde wig....I'l have to remember that next time I pack an overnight bag.

You do not have to take care of your saurus.

After talking to the maidservant and given the Emir's daughter enough time to make her escape and not arouse suspician about there being Two dashing heroes in this curesed city Gar�on hits the mean streets again.
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Where there is nothing to do. Without his passport Perseii can't even kill time by slaughtering any of the local fauna. With nothing else to do he returns to the Blue Parrot:



"That can't be good..."



"Oh, I do!"




"I'm guessing I don't really have a choice in the matter, do I?"



Remember that? The think I told you to remember from the first game? Back in the Bandit Leader's office? You don't? Well, go read that LP again!

"Oh, yeah. The guards and the curfew... I'm off"



Gar�on had no trouble sneaking out to the Fountain Plaza and locating the Mark's house. The magic rope makes getting in a cake walk:



"And there's the bird, right where that filthy rat Ferrari said it'd be!"

As Perseii makes his way over the floor get's chatty:



Not only do you have to "sneak" in this section you have to move slowly and stop every time the floor creaks as the guy in bed will toss and turn every time there is a sound and if he tosses and turns twice in a row you're busted. You also can't leave the room through the door, as there is a guard standing watch in the shadows...

Jackson oils the hinges and then starts to pick the lock:



"All too easy."

With the statue in his possession Gar�on makes his exit and hastes back to the Blue Parrot:

"An unsubtle reference to the most iconic pulp noir story in literature and film?"

I always thought that it was Ferrari who sells you out to Khaveen but that doesn't really seem to be the case as he is offering you a job right here...
After the burglary Perseii goes to bed, maybe tomorrow will reveal how he's supposed to save this city?



But, clearly he knew something was up:



"Dammit yesterday was Wednesday, wasn't it! Why didn't I water my Saurus?!"



I hope it's cozy!




Nope.

Jackson's in quite the fix now! He doesn't even have a lockpick... How will he ever escape? Find out next time I update!

THIS IS TAKING ME FAR TOO LONG!

I'm pretty pinterested to see how Garcon will get out of this pickle!

Gads, Upup. You had a perfectly good opportunity for a "You'll never pin this on me" pun all locked up. Guess you gotta pick your battles.

*clap clap(ped in irons)*

So, what does Gar�on have on him?



Just a pin, huh? That's not much help... Wait, the Katta gave it to me maybe it means something? Perseii shows it to the grumpy imprisoned katta:



Jackson goes to check out the lock:



"maybe this pin will work?"

Before Gar�on makes his exit he picks up all his stuff:




"Okay, I think I just turn down "Ignorance..." road and if I follow it I'll be at the Dead Parrot Inn in no time!"



"Crap, spotted!"



That's not good...





"This can't be good... And why is that name familiar?

Finally, it's Gar�on's time to shine!






We're finally back in control of ourselves, but exhausted. Find out what lies within the Hidden City next week!

Yaaay!

Remember, you can use the genie of the ring to wish yourself a boost in your stats.

This series is now available on GOG.

All five games for ten bucks! That is VALUE.

Also, can I just say that I love the look of the moonlit desert in this game? Glorious things can happen with only 16 colors if you work at it.

But is QfG4 the voice version?

I was going to post the great, wonderful news!