King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder (PC, 1990)

King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! is a 1990 adventure game released by Sierra. Released in November 1990, it featured a significant improvement in graphics (achieved through the introduction of VGA into the series). It was also the first King's Quest installment to replace the typing user interface with a point-and-click user interface.

King's Quest V won Computer Gaming World's 1991 Adventure Game of the Year award.[1] It was later released as a "talkie" CD-ROM (meaning the characters have voices). The music was MIDI based and written by Mark Seibert and Ken Allen.

In King's Quest V for the PC, you will play as Sir Graham The King of Daventry and try find your lost family. On a random day, while Sir Graham was away, the entire castle and his beloved family were gone. His castle and his family had been swept away by a mysterious and powerful cold wind. When Sir Graham returns he finds nothing but empty land and a very wise owl. Fortunate for Sir Graham this owl had seen every part of the abduction and will accompany Sir Graham and help him with tips and advice in his quest to find his beloved wife and children. In the game you will control Sir Graham on his journey in finding his beloved family. You will have to interact with many of NPCs, searching for answers and finding clues in order to find the whereabouts of your beloved wife and children. You will also have to be brave because you will need to fight along the way. Luckily you have you sword just incase you should need it. Will you ever find your family in time, or will they be gone forever?

Originally, back in 1990, I bought the game and enjoyed it greatly. the puzzels are interting, the scenery is nice, and the story line is fair. The BOSS fight at end is challaging, as you must do several things quickly, but is DOABLE. UNfortunatly, it is written for DOS and XP, and will not run on W-7 Pro. You can tweak the OS to make it run, but is above my paaygrade. The seller was promt, and fair. This series of games is really great for kids and adults, promting thoughtful play, and in some cases, teaching.

I was looking for this game forever, finally found it and it works perfectly. What a classic! Thank you very much

This was for my son and he seems to like it because he's played King's Quest for a long time. It works and that's all I can say about it personally.