"Most games have some errand boy kinda quests but hardly ever it is as apparent as it is here."
Surely you jest. Or haven't you played The Longest Journey?
Lost Horizon was a wonderful game, flowing, a visual delight. The last part with the interaction between Fenton and Richard, present and past, was especially good but I had a ball with the whole thing.
As for a boxed version, Dave has one used copy at
Interact for $25. That's about ten bucks off the price of the game new.