{"title":"Sierra","description":"\u003cp\u003eSierra is the company that gave the adventure game pictures. It turned the text-only puzzles of the late 1970s into illustrated worlds and built one of the most celebrated libraries in PC gaming. Ken and Roberta Williams founded it in 1979 as On-Line Systems in Simi Valley, California. Ken was an IBM programmer planning business software for the TRS-80 and Apple II when he introduced Roberta to Colossal Cave Adventure. She wanted more than text. Drawing on And Then There Were None and the board game Clue, she designed Mystery House, and with Ken's programming it shipped by mail order in May 1980. It was the first computer adventure game with graphics and sold about 15,000 copies. In 1982 the company became Sierra On-Line and moved to Oakhurst, near the Sierra Nevada, taking a logo modeled on Half Dome. IBM then asked Sierra to build a showcase game for the PCjr. The result was Roberta's King's Quest: Quest for the Crown (1984), with animated color graphics, a hero you could walk around the screen and the new Adventure Game Interpreter engine. A run of classic series followed: Mark Crowe and Scott Murphy's Space Quest in 1986, Al Lowe's Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards in 1987, Police Quest the same year from retired highway patrol officer Jim Walls, Corey and Lori Ann Cole's adventure and role-playing hybrid Quest for Glory in 1989, and Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers in 1993. Sierra went public on NASDAQ in 1989. In 1990 King's Quest V became its first game to sell more than 500,000 copies, and in 1991 it launched The Sierra Network, the first game-only online environment. By 1995 Sierra had moved its headquarters to Bellevue, Washington, and led the PC games market in market share.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSierra's later years follow the consolidation that swept the industry. In 1996 CUC International bought the company for roughly $1.06 billion in stock and placed it in CUC Software alongside Davidson \u0026amp; Associates and Blizzard Entertainment. Before leaving in 1997, Ken Williams secured the rights to publish Valve's Half-Life, which Sierra released on November 19, 1998. It became a huge success, with multiplayer running on Sierra's own World Opponent Network. In 1998 massive accounting fraud was uncovered at CUC, and Sierra was sold to Havas. Roberta Williams left after King's Quest: Mask of Eternity that December. Then on \"Chainsaw Monday,\" February 22, 1999, a reorganization closed several studios, including the original Oakhurst home, and about 250 people lost their jobs. From that point Sierra worked mainly as a publisher of independent developers. It released Relic's Homeworld in 1999, took the name Sierra Entertainment in 2002 under Vivendi Universal, and on August 24, 2004 was dissolved as a company and continued as a division of Vivendi Games, releasing games like World in Conflict. Vivendi Games merged with Activision to form Activision Blizzard on July 10, 2008, and Sierra was shut down later that year, with much of its catalog sold off. Activision revived the label in 2014 to re-release classics, reimagine old franchises and work with indie studios, and The Game Awards named it an Industry Icon that December. The revival's flagship was The Odd Gentlemen's reimagined King's Quest, released in five chapters between July 2015 and October 2016. In it an aging King Graham tells his granddaughter Gwendolyn about his adventures, the same Daventry storybook quests Roberta Williams started. After Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Sierra now belongs to Microsoft's gaming division, and King's Quest: The Complete Collection gathers all five chapters plus an exclusive Epilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kings-quest-the-complete-collection-pc-download","title":"King's Quest: The Complete Collection","description":"\u003cp class=\"lead\"\u003eKing's Quest: The Complete Collection is The Odd Gentlemen's re-imagining of the series that helped define the graphic adventure. Bedridden and reflective, an aging King Graham shares the untold tales of his life with his granddaughter Gwendolyn, from his first bid for knighthood to the challenges of ruling Daventry. This collection brings together all five chapters and the playable Epilogue, so the full story is yours from the first page to the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Story Told Across a Lifetime\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis King's Quest does not remake the classic Sierra games. It weaves new adventures into the gaps between them and treats the originals as canon. Each chapter opens at Graham's bedside, and his storytelling frames everything that unfolds on screen: a hand-crafted storybook world full of whimsical characters, sharp humor and genuine warmth. Christopher Lloyd voices the elderly Graham, and the cast also includes Wallace Shawn, Tom Kenny, Josh Keaton, Maggie Elizabeth Jones and Zelda Williams. The collection was nominated for Adventure Game of the Year at the 20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFive Chapters and an Epilogue\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eChapter 1: A Knight to Remember\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eA young, wide-eyed Graham sets out to join the Knights of Daventry and competes in a tournament against seasoned rivals. The chapter also revisits one of his earliest legends, as he braves a dragon's lair in pursuit of the Magic Mirror.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eChapter 2: Rubble Without A Cause\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eGraham faces his first real test as king when a horde of goblins takes Daventry hostage. Held captive with his own subjects, he has to look after his people while hunting for a way out, and the choices he makes weigh on the rest of his reign.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eChapter 3: Once Upon a Climb\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eA young king in search of a queen finds his quest leading him up a mysterious tower. Romance, riddles and some very personal decisions shape the family Graham will one day build.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eChapter 4: Snow Place Like Home\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eYears later, Graham is a husband and father, and a new adventure puts everything he has built to the test. It is a more reflective chapter, as the weight of time begins to settle on the king of Daventry.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eChapter 5: The Good Knight\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eIn his twilight years, Graham sets out on one last adventure. This chapter pulls the threads of the collection together and brings to a close the story he has been telling Gwendolyn all along.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eWith Graham's tales told, Gwendolyn steps into the spotlight and sets out on an adventure of her own. This playable coda is exclusive to The Complete Collection, and it carries the family's legacy forward to a new generation.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eChoices That Shape a King\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt key moments you choose between the noble pillars of Bravery, Wisdom and Compassion. Those decisions ripple through Graham's journey and into later chapters, shaping the king and the man he becomes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany puzzles have more than one solution, so experimenting with your inventory and the world around you pays off. Curiosity is rewarded far more often than brute trial and error.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlong the way Graham befriends some of the most unexpected and peculiar companions in Daventry. Each one adds humor and heart to a kingdom that feels lived in and full of personality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlenty of Ways to Die\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue to its Sierra roots, King's Quest is happy to let Graham meet an untimely end. Here, though, a misstep is part of the fun rather than a punishment. The old king's narration lets you know that is not quite how it happened, and you are straight back into the adventure. The mix of wit, clever puzzles and heartfelt storytelling is what made the original games beloved, and it carries this collection too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you grew up guiding Graham through Daventry or you only know the stories, this is the collection to settle in with. Pull up a chair beside the old king and let him tell you how it all really happened.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sierra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41797718412,"sku":"PC_11085957708_DL_GL","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0875\/3268\/files\/card-kings-quest-the-complete-collection-pc-steam-game.jpg?v=1790477273"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.pjsgames.com\/en-de\/collections\/sierra.oembed","provider":"PJ's Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}