King's Quest charms and delights in its episodic revival

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Editor's note: In accordance with our review policy, this is an early impressions piece based on our time with the first episode of King's Quest. Our final review will be live once the series has reached its conclusion.
It's funny to think that it wasn't so long ago that the idea of "episodic games" was a weird novelty, and pretty much unique to Telltale Games. So strong is that studio's imprint on the concept that it's only recently we've seen games - such as Life is Strange - start to strike out and find their own direction.
At first, it seems this long-awaited reboot of beloved 1980s adventure series King's Quest, which was once going to be produced by Telltale, might struggle to distinguish itself. Thankfully, developer The Odd Gentlemen has something more ambitious in mind, and the end result is a delightful and worthy reinvention of a neglected classic.
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