Cory and Lori Cole, the married pair of game designers responsible for classic adventure series, Quest for Glory, have announced their intention to begin work on a massive, five-part series of games, named Hero U. In an article over at Mashable, the Coles discuss how they came to realize the continued support for their earlier works and made the decision to move forward with a Kickstarter to acquire $400k in funding for the project, currently planned to begin on October 19.

The new game will feature five different protagonists, one for each game, with their stories intertwining through the course of the series. Featuring a 2D, tile-based appearance, players will explore a university for heroes and the monster-filled catacombs which lie beneath it. To assist in the development, the Cole's have teamed up with Australian indie developer Brawsome.

Sounds promising. As an adventure game fan, the Quest for Glory titles were an incredible breath of fresh air, combining elements of traditional adventure games with role-playing mechanics and multiple paths through puzzles. These guys know how to make a compelling experience and I'm looking forward to seeing how their Kickstarter pans out.

‘Quest for Glory’ Creators to Kickstart New Adventure Game [Mashable]

Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)

Quiotu

This might be the first kickstarter I actually put money in, that and if Chris Roberts puts one up for his future project.

ElektroDragon

This is needs to be a Wii U title or I'm not funding it.

Mayiplay

I FUCKING GASPED. GAAAAAAAAASPED

Sam casts Money!
It hit the screen. Well done.

Ragnar Dragonfyre

neswii

Does that U stand for university or for a wii u title?

dare

The character importing in this was the original Mass Effect! I loved these games.

ArrestedDeveloper

So Quest for Glory with a hint of Harry Potter.

*Boner asplode*

Christopher J Oatis

I'm worried about a few comments from the coles I've heard...
1) I listened to a POD cast they did and they said it would be more RPG than Adventure, which means that might be abandoning the hybrid that made the originals so special
2) The use of "tile based system" seemed another clue of the departure from the QFG format
3)The low goal they've set. I think QFG fans have been waiting a long time for this and will answer higher than what their own expectations for the game.
That said I understand this ISNT QFG but I think they need to have some threads of what made the original franchise special. Ex. If I hear Turn based combat out of there mouths they can both go drink dragons breath and die. J/k they'll have my $$$ but they better not forget WHY people are throwing down green

Captain of the Zanarkand Abes

Kickstarter! (drinks kool aid)