The Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire VGA Remake by AGD Interactive comes out on August 24th!!! CHECK IT OUT!!!

IT's OUT!! Downloading now =D But I still have to finish the first one... or dig through my old computer to find my old save files....

Got it on release, but I've only played a quick ten-minute test so far. Still need to get a good mage or thief char through 1 first...

i just got to the day the fire elemental appears, and so far im saying im enjoying it. its worth the several years ive waited for it. the part that impresses me is the option to turn on a parser for dialog. didnt expect that i must say, quite a good addition

Yeah I love that you can have both the parser and the dialog tree! I can't quite get the hang of battle, though; i need to remap my keys and really read the guide...

yea same here about the combat, as your block and dodge skills go up do you get better at doing those things? or do i just really suck at it? cause i cant block anything

I think this combat system has a lot more to do with timing than the others.  Try reading the QFGII section of the AGDI forums (http://www.agdiforums.com/forum/ I think) threads about combat, I'm sure Erpy (the guy who programmed the combat) and others have been posting some tips here and there.