I remember renting this game a few times when I was around 8 or 9 and having no clue what I was doing but still enjoying it. I cannot remember the gameplay at all though, I’ll have to check YouTube to see if it’ll bring back any memories.
One game that has for whatever reason stuck around with me even though it was never really popular is Illusion of Gaia for SNES. The story and music alone really blew my mind when I was young and I continued to replay it every 5 or so years throughout my life.
Never played Quest 64, but I can appreciate someone taking the time and effort to try and meme a game they love back into relevance.
I remember this game being sold as a successor to Mystic Quest, and so I wondered why people complained about it not being as involved as a main series Final Fantasy. Mystic Quest was like an RPG made for people who weren’t familiar with RPGs as sort of an easy introduction to the concept. Quest 64 felt very much in line with that idea, and it did it extremely well. IMO, it was actually more fun than Mystic Quest because it also still has an engaging story while Mystic Quest definitely feels and reads like an extra long tutorial.
While I did like Quest 64 as a kid, it has massive issues, even compared to the unfinished and buggy state of modern gaming releases.
Here’s an idea for a remake. Quest 64 2, 20% more finished than the original release.
This game had a lot of potential to be really good. I think its still got the framework for it, but could stand to use a mod to rebalance the magic and item drops to make the game a bit easier and less unbalanced.
Quest 64 French Vanilla more or less is that mod. Not totally sure what I think of it though. It’s a huge improvement over the game’s mechanics, but this is also one of those games where all the weird balancing quirks are part of the game’s charm.
I had this, but I remember not really getting it at the time and not giving it a fair shot. Maybe it’s time to go back.
Great article! I have vivid memories of renting this from Hollywood Video (a southern california blockbuster equivalent), getting so confused, and giving up on it very quickly.
Topic-adjacent but Hollywood Video was national. I visited one in northern Virginia and in Florida as a kid.
A lot of the Blockbusters in my area became Hollywood Video at one point, although that didn’t last long either
Nice! I wasn’t sure so I just mentioned it. Never seen memes about it the way I have with blockbuster haha
