A Note From Roberta Williams On The Colonel's Bequest
'I was on a roll with Rosella as the female lead in King's Quest IV; my next game had to try this again, but with a different theme. The night scenes in King's Quest IV pointed the way. Colonel's Bequest had to be one of those wonderful murder mystery classics: getting invited to a creepy mansion at night and meeting suspicious characters like the rich, eccentric old Colonel, Celie the voodoo cook, and Gloria Swansong the Hollywood actress. Who is killing the relatives and associates to collect on the will? Is it the sneaky lawyer, the drunken doctor, the slick gambler, or did the butler do it? Characters would disapear after a while. Where did everyone go? You wouldn't know what's going on half the time, until you piece things together. There are puzzles, but the game is more story-oriented. You can carry on conversations. And those fun, fun puzzles: the bell tower, the fountain statue, the parrot...just talking about it make me want to go play it right now!'
This quote was taken from the Roberta Williams Anthology manuel.
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'I was on a roll with Rosella as the female lead in King's Quest IV; my next game had to try this again, but with a different theme. The night scenes in King's Quest IV pointed the way. Colonel's Bequest had to be one of those wonderful murder mystery classics: getting invited to a creepy mansion at night and meeting suspicious characters like the rich, eccentric old Colonel, Celie the voodoo cook, and Gloria Swansong the Hollywood actress. Who is killing the relatives and associates to collect on the will? Is it the sneaky lawyer, the drunken doctor, the slick gambler, or did the butler do it? Characters would disapear after a while. Where did everyone go? You wouldn't know what's going on half the time, until you piece things together. There are puzzles, but the game is more story-oriented. You can carry on conversations. And those fun, fun puzzles: the bell tower, the fountain statue, the parrot...just talking about it make me want to go play it right now!'
This quote was taken from the Roberta Williams Anthology manuel.