King's Quest V: Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder! - Connections To Other King's Quest Games

Connections To Other King's Quest Games

Whereas most of the other games in the series tend to be stand alone, only building on where the previous games left off, with most characters appearing in the single game alone;

Though still largely stand alone, King's Quest V is one of the few where the elements of the plot itself are directly connected to events or individuals in both previous and future games. The location the game is set, Serenia, was first visited in the earlier game, Wizard and the Princess. The transformation of Manannan into a cat is a necessary task to completing King's Quest III. And this act has profound consequences for Alexander (and his family), as it is the impetus for the KQV storyline. Also, KQV's ending ties into its sequel, King's Quest VI. Cassima was introduced as a slave to the wizard Mordack. Before she is sent home at the end, Alexander mentions wanting to visit her in the Land of the Green Isles, which happens at the beginning of KQVI. And Cassima mentions her Vizier, who first introduced Mordack to her. In KQVI, we find out that Mordack and the Vizier (who is the primary antagonist of KQVI) are both part of an organization known as the Society of the Black Cloak. Even the music for Cassima in Mordack's castle is enhanced and used for the love theme for Alexander and Cassima. In the end of that game the Vizier is defeated by Alexander and Cassima and the two marry.