King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human

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7.9

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Score Breakdown Based on 251 ratings

1. 10 (28)
2. 9 (56)
3. 8 (116)
4. 7 (32)
5. 6 (9)
6. 5 (5)
7. 4 (1)
8. 3 (1)
9. 2 (0)
10. 1 (3)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

• Rating:8.7

  Never too late

  By vodka100 | Review Date: Jan 05, 2006 | PC

  If you havent played any of the Kings Quest games and you are a fantasy/adventure fan you are missing out. Kings quest 3 in my opinion is the second best installment of the game behind kings quest 1. Companys dont make... Read Full Review

  3 of 3 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human

• Rating:8

  There's a ton of enjoyment to be had in this Sierra classic adventure, despite having to cope with a few drawbacks.

  By asian_pride69 | Review Date: Feb 28, 2011 | PC

  Good: + Great story full of twists and turns + Major gameplay improvement/transition from keyboard to point-and-click; fun magic spells to try out + Decidedly dark, sarcastic humor (via narrator) + Graphic overhaul i... Read Full Review

  3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8

  A solid remake of a classic adventure game.

  By Talonfire | Review Date: Aug 04, 2009 | PC

  In King's Quest III VGA you assume the role of a new character, Gwydion, who is seemingly unrelated to Graham and Daventry. Gwydion is a servant boy under the "employ" of an evil wizard called Manaanan who wants to escap... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:6.5

  Kings Quest 1 is a bit better but this is a funny game and a classic

  By picklessmulan | Review Date: May 07, 2008 | PC

  Kings Quest 3 is a follow up to kings quest 2 and 1. Its aabout a boy Alexander who has been kidnapped by a evil Wizard and his goal in the game is to break free before he gets killed when he aged 18. The story is very ... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:7

  You're not a real gamer if you haven't played this one.Too bad for you young ones out there...

  By rambolito | Review Date: Aug 18, 2006 | PC

  This was the first KQ episode I've played, the first two I did play later on but never finished them. Since I was playing also Police Quest, Start Quest and Larry at that time, finding the right commands wasn't really a... Read Full Review

  3 of 4 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:1.3

  The stone age of adventure games

  By stuckboy | Review Date: Aug 12, 2006 | AMI

  This game was something new and exiting when it came out. The adventure game genre was just starting to take off, and i suppose it was good then but now it is terrible. The game is very badly designed by todays standa... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8.1

  The King's Quest series is well worth your time. These games actually require thought! Continue the adventure with KQ3.

  By RainbowBrite | Review Date: Oct 13, 2005 | PC

  When King’s Quest 3: To Heir Is Human was first released, many fans of the series were very upset. No longer were they playing in the role of King Graham of Daventry; now, they simply took the role of Gwydion, a lowly s... Read Full Review

  3 of 3 users found the following review helpful