| 14 APR 2006 at 12:30am |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | I'll start myself.
Currently playing:
I'm playing Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat at the moment. So far so good! Fun story, strong characters, nice puzzles, high production values and smooth gameplay. 8-)
After this I'll start on Zork Grand Inquisitor, or I might start it already and play both games next to each other. Right now, my computer still requires some tweaking to run ZGI perfectly, but that shouldn't take too long anymore.
Up next
Up next, I'll be in for a change and might try the first CSI. I heard it's a short, easy game which is good as I'll feel I'm making some quick progress to my huge yet-to-play pile of games. Another possibility is Runaway. Might be fun to actually play and finish that one before the sequel comes out.
Then again, I just got lucky on ebay and picked up a copy of The Dark Eye, in perfect condition. I've been hearing sooo much about this game, I really want to get into it as soon as possible.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 1:23am |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Currently playing Keepsake
Up next - Barrow Hill (which is in the mail)
Recently completed - Scratches
I guess technically I'm still playing 80 Days, since I still have it installed. But it's kind of on the back burner.
And Until Uru is also installed, though I'm not playing it regularly.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 1:25am |
AndromusGuild Master
Posts : 5538
Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Hey, making this a sticky thread is a great idea, I'll second that.
I'll be interested to hear what you think about The Dark Eye when you play it, I picked up a copy awhile back, but never got around to it myself. It sounds truly unique.
I'm in between adventure games at the moment, having recently finished up the entertaining Scratches. I'll probably continue on with the tour of puzzle oriented adventures I started with Timelapse and Shivers. Not quite sure what that will be -- probably between Dark Fall, Rhem, or Shivers 2.
Almost forgot about Barrow Hill! That changes everything. I'll definitely go with that when it arrives.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 2:00am |
ElfstoneGuild Master
Posts : 5892
Joined: 4 NOV 2002
Status : Online | I started Tony Tough, but I don't really play it right now.
After that I have Dracula: The Last Sanctuary waiting.
You can see what I played during the last six months or something in my signature.
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 14 APR 2006 at 2:26am |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
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Location: US, Texas
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Since completing Syberia 2 late last year, I have played no other recent PC adventures (unless you consider Beyond Good & Evil to be one). Instead, I have been on a marathon SP RPG replay binge that has included (so far):
Anachronox
Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura
Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 with both EPs
Deus Ex (GOTY Edition)
Divine Divinty
Fallout 1 & 2
Planescape: Torment
Star Wars: KOTOR
Right now, I am replaying Icewind Dale 1 (and the Heart of Winter EP) with Icewind Dale 2 to follow shortly.
Others I have on tap are Arx Fatalis, Beyond Divinity, Gothic 1 & 2, KOTOR 2, Morrowind with both EPs, System Shock 2 and Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption.
After all those plus numerous mods for Neverwinter Nights, I will play The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and a ton of mods for the first time before delving back into AGs and several other genres that have gone neglected this year.
Cheers, Terry
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| 14 APR 2006 at 2:51am |
SusanGuild Master
Posts : 5485
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: 0
Status : Offline | The Sims 2
No, seriously, the only game I've been playing is The Sims 2. I just got the Nightlife expansion a month ago and will soon get the Family Fun Stuff pack that was released this week (overpriced piece of **** that you know I gotta have anyway).
I'm kind of missing my adventures, though, but I'm starting to get hyped up for Dreamfall. I was thinking of replaying an 'old favorite,' but I don't know which one.
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 2:56am |
AndromusGuild Master
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Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Elfstone (14 APR 2006 2:00am)
I started Tony Tough, but I don't really play it right now.
I started Tony Tough , but stopped playing as well awhile back. In my case it was because I was disappointed with the game, and also I'd been slowly getting fed up with third person adventuring and its various quirks, and this pushed me over the edge. I had been looking forward to the game, it had been billed by reviewers as the glory days of LucasArts come again, and an extremely funny game. And I'm a pushover for animated adventure games anyway. What a disappointment. I've never seen a game released internationally that had humor that worked well when translated into English, and this was unfortunately no exception. Not just mostly unfunny dialogues here, but long, mostly unfunny dialogues. And really unintitutive puzzles, even for a comic adventure. Reminded me a bit of Discworld, except instead Discworld was hilarious and I kept playing it because of that. Not so with Tony Tough. A pity, because it's environment and graphics were what I love to see in a third person game.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 3:39am |
kuddlesPrivate Detective
Posts : 702
Joined: 22 OCT 2004
Status : Online | As my sig lets you know, I'm currently playing AGON. It's pretty interesting, but nothing spectacular. Every time there's something that really impresses me about it, there's something frustrating or tedious to counter it. I've already have several games on the backburner afterwards. aemonica - because it just looked interesting, and Dark Fall - a recommendation after I couldn't stop praising Scratches.
As far as non-adventures go, I'm playing Silent Hill 2 right now as well. I just recently played the first one since several people convinced me that the series would really appeal to me, ahd they were incredibly right. Such interesting gameplay, and a storyline that rivals the films of David Lynch, David Cronenberg or early John Carpenter in disturbing atmosphere.
I usually have more games on the go at one time, at least one strategy or RPG title to go with these, but I've been pretty busy. I graduate in a few weeks, and I'm also trying to start up my own agency, so time is getting sparse. I do plan on getting a new computer over the summer, though. I'll be getting games like Oblivion, Rise of Legends, and HOMM V over the summer if I do.
Originally Posted By Wimli (14 APR 2006 12:29am)
After this I'll start on Zork Grand Inquisitor, or I might start it already and play both games next to each other. Right now, my computer still requires some tweaking to run ZGI perfectly, but that shouldn't take too long anymore.
Ah, such a fun game, and probably some of the most unique inventory based puzzles I've ever experienced, especially the use of spells.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 3:41am |
| Deleted User | Am playing Scratches and enjoying it.
Up next: The Space Bar
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| 14 APR 2006 at 6:51am |
RobDSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 382
Joined: 30 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Finished Scratches a few days ago. I was playing Dark Side of the Moon but I decided to
play Keepsake first. After those two I plan to finally muster up the courage to play Indigo Prophecy.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 7:52am |
MarkGuild Master
Posts : 3803
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Location: US, Georgia
Status : Offline | I am currently playing Syberia for the first time, I'm ashamed to admit. I was playing Silent Hill 3 until I became stuck in the subway and got impatient with it.
I have Scratches ready and waiting to play, so I'm kinda anxious to get Syberia over with (I do think Syberia is a beautiful and remarkable game, however).
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 9:53am |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | I'm currently playing Nibiru (progress is slow as I don't really like it) and an old Amiga adventure. But mostly I'm, uh, doing something else with my time so I don't have much time to PLAY games.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 12:05pm |
colpetSchattenjger
Posts : 1630
Joined: 12 APR 2003
Status : Offline | I'm playing AGON too. It's ok - not stupendous, but interesting enough. I'm not sure what I'll get to next. I really should play an oldie. Recommendations anyone? Here's my list of oldies:
Alice an Interactive Museum
Ark of Time
the Arrival
Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble
Blue Ice
China the Forbidden City
The Crystal Skull
Clandestiny
Daedalus Encounter
Day of the Tentacle
Deathgate
The Dig
Egypt2: the Heliopolis Prophecy
Egypt Tomb of the Pharoah
Eye of the Kraken
the Feeble Files
Gag
Ghosts
Journey to the Center of the Earth
L-Zone
Last Express
Liath
Loom CD
Lost in Time
Martian Chronicles
Nile: A Passage to Egypt
Noir, a Shadowy thriller
Quiet Weekend in Capri
the Quivering
Realms of the Haunting
Riddle of Master Lu
Robot City
Salammbo
Sacred Amulet
Symbiocom
Titanic Adventure Out of Time
Tony Tough and the Night of the Roasted Moths
Torin's passage
Vampire Diaries
Versailles 1865
Vikings
Occasionally visiting Uru Live (KI 0063722 .&&
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| 14 APR 2006 at 12:11pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | Good list, Day of the Tentacle is the best of them IMO.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 12:22pm |
jonathanboakesSpace Cadet
Posts : 140
Joined: 10 MAY 2003
Status : Online | I'm playing Barrow Hill, and Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, which are pleasant contrasts. I finished Tomb Raider -Legend (last weekend), and I'm looking forward to finally playing Scratches, and Call of Cthulhu. It looks like I'm on a gothic games binge at the moment.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 12:50pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
Posts : 5892
Joined: 4 NOV 2002
Status : Online | @colpet
I reduce your list to what I played and put recommendations in bold:
Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble (by all means, play this gem!!)
Day of the Tentacle
Deathgate
The Dig
the Feeble Files
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Last Express
Loom CD
Riddle of Master Lu (one of my absolute favorites, how many times am I going to repeat that?)
Tony Tough and the Night of the Roasted Moths
Torin's passage
Oh, I forgot Jack Orlando in my waiting-to-be-played pile.
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 14 APR 2006 at 1:30pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7277
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | pathologic... after i wrote the preview though i slowed down a lot, so i'm not making too much progress... :
will probably be replaying silent hill 1 on the weekend, to get in the mood for the movie! i saw the trailer and was (pleasantly) surprised by how many elements from the first game i saw! (well, except of course that harry is not the main character......)
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 1:42pm |
| Deleted User | @Colpet.
I recommend playing Alice for two reasons. It's an exploration fest: discovering 53 playing cards and enjoying the animations. But although some cards are tricky and cleverly hidden, you don't need to collect them. You can leave the museum anytime without saving, just like a real museum. So it's a good game to play when you don't know what to play.
PS: Noir and Capri should be right up your alley. And everybody should play Loom. A great classic and one of those easy oldies you just pop into your XP diskdrive and off you go.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 4:13pm |
jujigatameSchattenjger
Posts : 1976
Joined: 14 FEB 2003
Status : Online | I'm currently playing Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich. It is a lot of fun, I heartily recommend it to anyone who likes the idea of a squad-based strategy/RPG game with super campy 50s comic book style.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 7:29pm |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Andromus (14 APR 2006 1:25am)
I'll be interested to hear what you think about The Dark Eye when you play it, I picked up a copy awhile back, but never got around to it myself. It sounds truly unique.
I'm in between adventure games at the moment, having recently finished up the entertaining Scratches. I'll probably continue on with the tour of puzzle oriented adventures I started with Timelapse and Shivers. Not quite sure what that will be -- probably between Dark Fall, Rhem, or Shivers 2.
Yeah, The Dark Eye has always intrigued me as well! So glad I've finally been able to get my hands on a copy of the game! I've already played it a little bit. It doesn't seem to run really well under Win XP, so it'll require some tweaking. Still, what I saw looked very original and unusual. 8-)
I'd definitely wouldn't miss out on Shivers 2! The puzzles are about the same level as the first Shivers, likewise the original artwork. Very good game! Wouldn't know which of the two is my favourite.
And do let us know your thoughts on Barrow Hill when you've played that one for a bit! From what I've heard and read, it looks like a very fun game.
@Terry Penrod:
What did you think of Arcanum? I've had that game at the top of my playlist regularly, but still haven't gotten round to it. It looks like an awesome RPG, in the vein of the Fallout games, but still retaining a style of its own.
@Kuddles:
Jep, finally ready to play Zork Grand Inquisitor! It seems to have a serious fanbase around here. 8-)
Hm, Colpet's post gave me idea for another topic...
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| 14 APR 2006 at 8:38pm |
colpetSchattenjger
Posts : 1630
Joined: 12 APR 2003
Status : Offline | It's really nice to have suggestions; sometimes the list is too overwhelming. Alice sounds like it might be it.
@Elfstone: I really want to play Riddle of Master Lu, but I can't get it to run. I've got 3 Computers (win95, win98 and XP). I've tried the Dosbox set up on XP (from Inferno's site and Steve Metzler), but my computer techy skills are sub par. I think the problem stems from having my CDroms designated F and G. All the instructions say to use D.
Oh, I can't get Deathgate to run, either.
Occasionally visiting Uru Live (KI 0063722 .&&
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| 14 APR 2006 at 10:18pm |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
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Location: US, Texas
Status : Offline | .
Originally Posted By Wimli (14 APR 2006 7:29pm)
@Terry Penrod:
What did you think of Arcanum? I've had that game at the top of my playlist regularly, but still haven't gotten round to it. It looks like an awesome RPG, in the vein of the Fallout games, but still retaining a style of its own.
I really liked Arcanum and yes one aspect of it - the very flexible character creation system - is similar to Fallout 1 & 2. It also has a large, mostly non-linear game world. However, the whole atmosphere is far less gritty and the story is more in the typical RPG fantasy vein with lots of dwarves and elves. The technological angle is cool too but it plays a much smaller role in the actual gameplay than magick, thieving abilities and just plain old brute melee force, which are all a lot easier to use throughout.
Part of the problem is that the best tech items and their components weigh so darn much and take up so much valuable inventory space - plus they really aren't any more effective than say a good sword, a bow and/or a little spellcasting or stealth. You can also find some nifty grenades for throwing at enemies that require no partricular tech skill to use. So the benefits just aren't worth the extra hassle of specializing in that path IMO.
Remember though that once you develop high enough magick skills, there are some tech merchants and at least one potential party member that won't even speak with you as your mere presence disrupts some of their delicate machinery. There is also a penalty for mage types when using the trains to travel long distances between certain key cities as opposed to sailing ships. But since there aren't any time limits for any of the quests, you can always walk by simply clicking on the world map - which also yields some good XP and loot from random encounters and reveals several optional new points of interest along the way.
Oh, and don't worry about limited party members. There are loads of them and only one I believe is mandatory. He (a healer type) joins you automatically from the start and even he is changeable along the way. The others offer a range of basic skills but are mostly just extra combat companions much like in Fallout.
In any event, I urge any first-time Arcanum players to make that key decision about specializing in magick early on and just live with it. Otherwise, the game is wide open, very non-linear, full of optional side quests and rather fun to play. Plus the flexible character development system allows you to attain some really useful thief skills no matter which direction you go.
Cheers, Terry
P.S.
For anyone else who may be interested in playing some of the great RPGs I listed on page one of this thread - Arcanum and every one of the others listed as replayed to date installed and ran without a hitch on WinXP with no special tweaks at all.
You might note however, that I have the final, fully patched, full retail versions of them all. So if you have an early release, you would still need to apply any official patches that may have come out later from the various publishers / developers.
Also, the only older PC titles from the next-up list that I have yet to test on WinXP are Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption and System Shock 2.
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| 14 APR 2006 at 10:29pm |
AvatarPrivate Detective
Posts : 661
Joined: 3 JAN 2004
Status : Online | I'm in the middle of Myst - End of Ages but haven't played any games for a few months, so I will probably start that over and play it from the beginning next week.
On the shelf to play after that: Obsidian, Runaway, and DF2:Lights Out
My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dog already thinks I am.&&&&The measure of civility in a society is not how it treats those that are loved, but how it treats those that are hated.
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| 15 APR 2006 at 3:52am |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
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Joined: 27 SEP 2004
Location: US, NJ
Status : Offline | Avatar,
I played the Myst 5 demo in the fall and liked it but haven't yet loaded the complete game. I've been replaying some games for reviews and walkthroughs, but I am determined to play something new asap.
Colpet,
I played the first 3 Agon games as downloads with no problems, but when I went to load The Mysterious Codex, it wouldn't play because it needs Quick Time 7 to run. Why they changed the requirements, I don't know, but I don't have time to install the upgrade right now.
Wimli and Andromus,
The Dark Eye is one I want to look at soon, too. From what I've seen of those characters, they seem to suit Poe's eerie stories. I have a feeling that it will be extra creepy playing from the victim's point of view in each one, especially since I have a touch of claustrophobia.
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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