The game is incredibly ambitious for an amateur project. And so, King Graham comes out of retirement to not only save his childrens’ lives, but save the entire world.

The very fabric of the world also seems to be falling apart, with maps and scrolls simply losing information. The entire family has joined them for Rosella and Edgar’s wedding, before the twins are struck with a mysterious illness. Alexander has now wed Cassima, and together they rule the Land of the Green Isles. The Silver Lining takes place some years after Mask of Eternity. Only the first four were released, with the final chapter never making it out. The gap between chapter releases have varied, but all are free to download from the Phoenix Online website. And You Yourself Shall Hold the Key Of It and A Thousand Times Goodnight. Taking a note from Telltale’s episodic distribution model, The Silver Lining is divided into five episodes: What is Decreed Must Be Two Households My Only Love Sprung from My Only Hate Tis In My Memory Locked. It wasn’t until 2010 that a deal was worked out again, and The Silver Lining was finally able to be released. Despite Phoenix’s previous agreement with Vivendi, Activision demanded that development be stopped once again, putting a total halt to the project.

By this point Sierra’s properties had been transferred to Activision which, in light of their exploitation of the Guitar Hero and Call of Duty franchises, had earned them a reputation of being something of a huge corporate bully. Development then proceeded on and off up until 2010. And so, King’s Quest IX: Every Cloak Has a Silver Lining simply became The Silver Lining. They had no plans to, but eventually they hashed out an agreement with Phoenix that the game could be released if it removed the King’s Quest name.

While they seemingly had no problems with the fan remakes, they didn’t like the concept of a brand new game, as it could potentially be seen as competing with one of their own, if they chose to make one. The first came with Vivendi Universal, the company that had purchased Sierra’s intellectual properties. Over the course of development though, they hit numerous legal speed bumps. A group of fans called Phoenix Online Studios, unhappy with the way the series ended with Mask of Eternity, decided to create a whole new game more in line with the series tradition. The AGD-developed King’s Quest games were fantastic and all, but ultimately, they were just remakes. King’s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow.King’s Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!.

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