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| 20 FEB 2007 at 3:19am |
GhostSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | This will be an interesting topic, Andromus!
I guess for me, I would have to pick The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time - this is what adventure should be! Meeting people, and learning about ancient cultures, solving puzzles...that particular game really hooked me - I've played older games, but I still like to load that one on my PC every now and then and play - I was really in awe of it at the time (and still am to this day).
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| 20 FEB 2007 at 5:52am |
shadow9d9Sorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Offline | Zork Nemesis.
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| 20 FEB 2007 at 6:28am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | Riven. Exploration, thrills, discovery, puzzles. Makes me happy just thinking about it.
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| 20 FEB 2007 at 7:04am |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
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The Journeyman Project 3 and Riven are amongst my all-time favorites too. I loved them both.
But two other AGs come to mind as being almost in a class of their own. Gabriel Knight 2 and Grim Fandango with the latter being the single most original game and most complete creative expression I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing in any style or genre of interactive entertainment to date.
Jensen and Schafer are two of the true talents in the PC game industry and at the time, they worked with the very best teams around. IMO they rank near or at the very top of all those who made their mark in the AG category.
Grim Fandango may have had a few minor problems and I realize some people hated the controls. But I found it to be a delightful, fresh, funny, endearing game from beginning to end with near flawless artistic execution and enough challenge to keep things interesting. GK2 was a different style of AG. It too had a few flaws but the game was every bit as good in it's own way.
To be honest, I would have to ask a person about their personal preferences in terms of mood, format, style and relative degree of difficulty before recommending either of those two titles or something equally great like Riven or TJP3 as the best demonstration of why I like AGs so much. They were all terrific but all very different.
Cheers, Terry
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| 20 FEB 2007 at 11:05am |
| Deleted User | I couldn't pick one game... it would have to be two at the very least: one for 1st-person Mystian games and one for humorous 3rd-person games. I play them for different reasons. Probably Obsidian and either Discworld 1 (too many out-of-the-box puzzles?) or Day of the Tentacle.
And of course The Last Express hors concours.
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| 20 FEB 2007 at 12:19pm |
mclaugbIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Broken Sword I.
Look up 'adventure game' in a dictionary and you'll see it there...
For me it represents the purest realisation of the genre.
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| 20 FEB 2007 at 12:31pm |
colpetSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Riven. It is the epitomy of the gaming experience for me. It is true escapism to a fantasy world where you are immersed in a strange culture and have to sort things out using your wits. There is no worry about true danger, but enough tension to keep you sharp and observant. You explore on your own and are not bothered by having to converse or find items to use. Everything you need to know is in the environment around you.
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| 20 FEB 2007 at 3:26pm |
MrLipidPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | I think I would go with Titanic: Adventure Out of Time. For those with no background in adventure conventions, I think the conversations and well-integrated puzzles would make the appeal of the genre clear.
NOIR: A Shadowy Thriller would be my second choice.
And though I love it, I don't think I'd pick Bad Mojo.
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| 20 FEB 2007 at 6:40pm |
KamisoriXSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Any Monkey Island game should do or maybe The Last Express for those who need some fancy visualy :-*
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| 20 FEB 2007 at 10:44pm |
Goddess of All Things MagicalSchattenjger
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Status : Online | GK2 for me as well. Gosh, that game was so engrossing. Every moment way from my computer was calling me back.
It's a game that I love to replay every year-such memorable characters-beyond wonderful and amazing.
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| 21 FEB 2007 at 12:04am |
InieJourneyman
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Status : Online | Fate of Atlantis and GK2! Both top stories with great gameplay and atmosphere.
Originally Posted By Goddess of All Things Magical (20 FEB 2007 10:43pm)
Every moment way from my computer was calling me back. This is so true! A really good adventuregame has this defining quality. Both above mentioned games worked for me that way. I wanted to play on and on because I couldn't wait to find out where the story would lead me next.
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| 21 FEB 2007 at 5:42pm |
AndromusGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Interesting variety of choices, folks! It was a tough choice for me from the standpoint of what I would want to highlight. Do I go with a brilliant comic adventure like Day of the Tentacle? Or maybe rich storytelling balanced with good puzzles and go with something from the Gabriel Knight series?
But I must go with the incredibly designed world and puzzles of Riven. Though I could very easily replace that with Obsidian depending on mood. Both are almost interchangeable in terms of what I loved about them.
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| 21 FEB 2007 at 6:57pm |
MarkGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Is it okay if I just drop this one off in here?
Sanitarium
One of the very few Third-Person games I've ever *really* enjoyed, frankly, just happens to be one of my very favorites. I played it first by myself, then I turned my little cousin on to it, then his father and then his mother - and a great time was had by all. As bizarre as it may sound, Sanitarium was a very happy gaming experience for me.
First-Person? Probably Zork Nemesis, because I had never seen anything quite like it before.
And Grim Fandango inspired me to buy a gamepad and learn how to program it to get around easily. Echoing Terry, I would have to agree that Grim was probably the most original concept and follow-through of practically any Adventure game I've ever played. Although not my "feel-good" favorite, Grim's sheer quality as an interactive gaming experience is undeniable.
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| 21 FEB 2007 at 7:29pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
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Status : Offline | I'd have to choose at least two games because I like disparate types.
I like the puzzlers like RHEM (challenging, but logical puzzles)
I also like the story-type games, especially those that have an epic feel (The Longest Journey).
If I had to choose between the two, I'd go with the puzzlers because I don't always have patience for conversations.
Of course the above completely neglects the LucasArts comedy games (e. g. - Monkey Island, DOTT, Grim Fandango) which are among my favorites, as well as games like Morpheus, Faust, and Sanitarium that use dream worlds and symbolic elements and have me thinking about them after I've finished playing them.
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| 21 FEB 2007 at 10:52pm |
| Deleted User | I'd choose Discworld Noir. Whether you like films (the noir kind), or books (the Pratchett kind) or music (the easy jazzy kind), there is something for everyone. And you can enjoy it all while playing a very good adventure game.
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| 22 FEB 2007 at 12:23am |
WimliGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I would choose Gabriel Knight 3. To me, that game had it all: brilliant, complex and satisfying story (and beating the crap out of any other grail related story, yes that's you Dan Brown), excellent narrative, some of the best puzzles ever to grace a computer game (ok, some less succesful ones as well, but that's true for every game), the perfect interface (loved the freedom of exploration, the icons, inventory), good voice acting, first-rate soundtrack and decent graphics with tons of gameplay benefits coming from the use of a 3D engine.
Sure, the execution wasn't perfect here and there, but I think they were on the right track for the future of adventure games, the last of its kind that dared to push then envelope, both technically and gameplaywise. It was the closest any game has ever come to being the perfect adventure, and therefore the best illustration to explain why I play adventure games. I've actually recommended this game to some friends and they all liked it. On the other hand, they've found few games since then that they liked as much as this one, and therefore have in general stopped playing adventure games again. :-/
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| 22 FEB 2007 at 12:31am |
chronotigger65Journeyman
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Status : Offline | There's too many to choose so I'll decid on some of my all time favorites.
For 2d, I would choose King's Quest 6 and Sanitarium. KQ6 was my first fora into Adventure game on the computer. Shadowgate on the NES was my first Adventure game I've ever played, although at the time I didn't know it called that.) Sanitarium really kepted my playing and really creeped me out.
For 3d, any of the Myst games and Dark Fall games. Myst aways had my interest even to today and DarkFall settings were very interesting although the second one was a bit disappointing.
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| 22 FEB 2007 at 12:37am |
AndromusGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Mark (21 FEB 2007 6:57pm)
Is it okay if I just drop this one off in here?
Sanitarium
It's a testament to how compelling Sanitarium was that I kept playing it even though I was one of the unfortunates who ran into the infamous lockup bug. However, I don't think the developer did anything else like it. A shame, really.
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| 22 FEB 2007 at 2:56am |
kateSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | syberia for me.
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| 22 FEB 2007 at 5:16am |
| Deleted User | There are MANY games that I would play twice, or play more than once. But if someone were to ask what desert island games I would pick, I would chose the Myst series.
Sorry, don't mean to be so predictable, but that's my view.
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| 23 FEB 2007 at 3:04pm |
jamarchandSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Three in mind:
Zork Nemesis
Riven
Traitor's Gate
To me, adventure is NOT talk nor interact to other characters...but interact to the story, explore the places and understand the puzzles.
I love the premiss of to be alone, absolutelly immerse into beautiful and realistic graphics and the solitude. Those elements are extremelly captivating in Riven.
ZN fascinated me due the very well told story, dense, with top notch acting and excellent graphics. Lots of nice puzzles and marvelous gameplay.
Traitor's Gate, IMO, is the best story in adventure genre. A huge collection of absollutely logical puzzles, lots of tasks and requinted detailed gfx.
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| 23 FEB 2007 at 8:29pm |
pSyCHoSpiLLeRIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Syberia I for me. I find the most adventure in a compelling story which is set in a convincing environment and features a story arc punctuated by puzzels and other tensions. Though some here might be aghast, I would consider Max Payne II and Half Life II great adventure stories also.
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| 23 FEB 2007 at 11:49pm |
Tally HoSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Offline | I suppose in the spirit of the actual question, I am compelled to mention Riven, but there are three that remain my all-time favorites, and if any of you have not played them, you MUST find them and do it!
In no particular order,
Lighthouse
Obsidian
TimeLapse
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| 16 MAR 2007 at 5:02am |
KewalakaSpace Cadet
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Status : Online | Discworld Noir would be a good choice.
I'd only show Riven to someone I wanted to hate adventure games and never play them.
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