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Synopsis

The small town of Spielburg is populated mainly by beer-drinking humans and a few centaurs who enjoy working in the field. Spielburg is surrounded by forests and mountains, where all kinds of strange creatures live: ogres, goblins, talking foxes, mindless magicians and many others. Lately Spielburg has been assailed by bandits; besides, the witch Baba Yaga cannot be trusted. The city has everything it needs, even a thieves guild, except for a strong and brave hero who would protect it. So when a wandering adventurer enters the city, he quickly realizes that his skills could come in handy.

Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero is a hybrid game that contains role-playing and adventure elements. It is visually very similar to other Quest titles from Sierra (e.g. Space Quest), but the gameplay - besides the usual exploration, conversations with characters and solving occasional puzzles using inventory items - also involves combat and character development. At the start of the game, the player chooses a character class for the protagonist: either a fighter, mage or thief. The choice of class will influence not only combat, but also many other events in the game. Puzzles can have different solutions depending on the class and the number of ability points in the different categories.

The main character's skills and abilities are improved directly by repeatedly performing appropriate actions, e.g. fighting enemies, training, climbing, throwing objects, etc. Many of these activities are necessary to successfully complete the game. Combat takes the player to a separate screen (represented by the enemy's image) and involves timed selection of commands such as attack, parry, etc. Interaction with the game world is done by typing verbal commands or conversation topics.

The game features a day/night cycle, which also includes character schedules. The main character can get hungry and tired, so feeding and resting is essential.

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