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==Gameplay==
The first four games are hybrid adventure/role playing video games with real-time combat,<ref name=Int/> while the fifth game switches to the [[Action role-playing game|action RPG]] genre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sierragamers.com/uploads/24082/The_Games/quest_for_glory_5_e_spine.jpg |title=Quest for Glory |access-date=6 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054759/http://www.sierragamers.com/uploads/24082/The_Games/quest_for_glory_5_e_spine.jpg |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>

The gameplay standards established in earlier Sierra adventure games are enhanced by the player's ability to choose the character's career path from among the three traditional [[role-playing game]] backgrounds: [[fighter (RPG)|fighter]], [[magic (paranormal)|magic-user]]/[[Wizard (character class)|wizard]] and [[Thief (character class)|thief]].<ref name=Gama/><ref name=Mash>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2012/09/17/hero-u/ |title='Quest for Glory' Creators to Kickstart New Adventure Game |last=Silverman |first=Matt |website=[[Mashable]] |date=17 September 2012 |access-date=10 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816071053/http://mashable.com/2012/09/17/hero-u/ |archive-date=16 August 2015 }}</ref> Further variation is added by the ability to customize the Hero's abilities, including the option of selecting skills normally reserved for another [[character class]], leading to unique combinations often referred to as "hybrid characters".<ref name=HCG101/> During the second or third games, a character can be initiated as a [[Paladin (character class)|Paladin]] by performing honorable actions, changing his class and abilities, and receiving a unique sword.<ref name=Poly1/> This applies when the character is exported into later games. Any character that finishes any game in the series (except ''Dragon Fire'', the last in the series) can be exported to a more recent game (''Shadows of Darkness'' has a glitch which allows one to import characters from the same game), keeping the character's statistics and parts of its inventory. If the character received the paladin sword, he would keep the [[magic sword]] (Soulforge or Piotyr's sword) and special paladin magic abilities (with the exception of ''Shadows of Darkness'', where the character loses all of his belongings, including the weapons, before the game begins). A character imported into a later game in the series from any other game can be assigned any character class, including Paladin.

Each career path has its own strengths and weaknesses, and scenarios unique to the class because of the skills associated with it.<ref name=Gama/><ref name=Poly1/> Each class also has its own distinct way to solve various in-game puzzles, which encourage replay: some puzzles have up to four different solutions.<ref name=Eng/> For instance, if a door is closed, instead of lockpicking or casting an open spell, the fighter can simply knock down the door. The magic user and the thief are both non-confrontational characters, as they lack the close range ability of the fighter, but are better able to attack from a distance, using daggers or spells. An example of these separate paths can be seen early in the first game. A gold ring belonging to the healer rests in a nest on top of a tree; fighters might make it fall by hurling rocks, thieves may want to climb the tree, while a magic user can simply cast the fetch spell to retrieve the nest, and then, while the fighter and magic user return the ring for a reward, the thief can choose between returning or selling the same ring in the [[thieves' guild]] (which is not available for those not possessing the "thieving" skills). It is also possible to build, over the course of several games, a character that has points in every skill in the game, and can therefore perform nearly every task. However, certain tasks are presented only to characters of a specific class. 

Each character class features special abilities unique to that class, as well as a shared set of attributes which can be developed by performing tasks and completing quests. In general, for a particular game the maximum value which can be reached for an ability is 100*[the number of that game]. ''Quest for Glory V'' allows stat bonuses which can push an attribute over the maximum and lets certain classes raise certain attributes beyond the normal limits. ''Quest for Glory V'' also features special kinds of equipment which lower some stats while raising others. At the beginning of each game, the player may assign points to certain attributes, and certain classes only have specific attributes enabled, although skills can be added for an extra cost.

General attributes influence all characters' classes and how they interact with objects and other people in the game; high values in strength allows movement of heavier objects and communication helps with bargaining goods with sellers. These attributes are changed by performing actions related to the skill;<ref name=Gama/> climbing a tree eventually increases the skill value in climb, running increases vitality, and so on. There are also complementing skills which are tied to specific classes; parry (the ability to block a blow with the sword), for instance, is mainly used by fighters and paladins, lock picking and sneaking are defaults with the thief, and the ability to cast magic spells is usually associated with magic user.

Vital statistics are depleted by performing some actions. Health, (determined by strength and vitality), determines the hit points of the character, which decreases when the character is attacked or harms himself. Stamina (based on agility and vitality) limits the number of actions (exercise, fighting, running, etc.) the character is able to perform before needing rest or risking injury. Mana is only required by characters with skill in magic, and is calculated according to the character's intelligence and magic attributes.

Puzzle and Experience points only show the development of the player and his progress in the game, though in the first game also affects the kind of random encounters a player faces, as some monsters only appear after a certain level of experience is reached.