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| 11 FEB 2003 at 7:33pm |
Freddie_PharkasSpace Cadet
Posts : 114
Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I still miss Leisure Suit Larry. He spoke to me in a way that no other ........ hey wait. :-[ :-[ Is it too late to change my answer?
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| 11 FEB 2003 at 10:25pm |
| Deleted User | Yes, RIP all of you wonderful adventure game characters out there.
As someone said about Larry. He finally got laid. To bad it was off. :'(
Well-written book characters can be hard to let go of. Gandalf, Frodo and Bilbo leaving Middle Earth behind at the Grey Havens in LOTR - Return of the King was a very emotional chapter to read. I daresay there will be more than one tear shed in cinemas next Christmas when it's pictured on film.
I recently watched Braveheart again on TV. The end of that movie is very emotional too.
I remember everyone crying in Titanic when Leo died. Personally I didn't find that particular part of the movie touched me the most. It was watching the captain go down with the ship and that old couple hugging each other in bed as the water poured in that I found to be the most beautiful and tragic part.
Back to adventure games, Manny's departure in Grim Fandango was quite emotional. In a bitter-sweet way. But not much compared to my other examples I guess...
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| 11 FEB 2003 at 10:39pm |
bistroSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 240
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Two come to mind:
Tex Murphy
April Ryan (from TLJ.......uh......."The Longest Journey"?.... Yes!... Good grief! Where have you been??)
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| 11 FEB 2003 at 10:44pm |
CarlaJourneyman
Posts : 836
Joined: 12 JAN 2003
Status : Online | I'd undergo a huge pain if GK4 isn't released....
It seems I can't accept the fact that GK saga has, sooner or later, to end... and that I won't see Gabriel in my monitor...)
And yes, Petter, Manny's departure... :'(
[b][center]Aut inveniam viam aut faciam[/b][/center]
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| 12 FEB 2003 at 8:06pm |
Friday the 14thSchattenjger
Posts : 2908
Joined: 5 NOV 2002
Status : Online | [size=48]GLOTTIS!!! :'(
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| 12 FEB 2003 at 11:23pm |
GayleSchattenjger
Posts : 2544
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | TLJ for sure and not an adventure game but just finished Unreal II and the ending made me want him to go on and be taken along with him for another fantastic adventure and was sad for him and what had happened in the closing events.
GK3 made me sad and a bit ticked because it ended (not the end game play) with so many things left up in the air and I want another one to see how things turn out or continue on in this great adventure.
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| 13 FEB 2003 at 12:22am |
Cindy_KIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 56
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | My best "virtual" friends while gaming were Tex Murphy, Gabriel Knight and Grace. These were characters that I thought about and missed long after the games were over.
I think I was most touched emotionally by the character in Sanitarium.
And, I always love strong female protagonist like April Ryan and Kate Walker.
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| 13 FEB 2003 at 1:47am |
adventuredogGuild Master
Posts : 3255
Joined: 14 JAN 2003
Status : Offline | psybafire - although Sokal said there wouldn't be a Syberia III, he didn't say that there wouldn't be another Kate Walker adventure!
I miss Manny and Glottis too. Also, what is going on with Gabriel and Grace? Has Gabriel come to his senses, searched for and found Grace? Mosely grew on me too.
By the end of the adventures I was fond of April Ryan and Kate Walker. Both matured and I would like to see them again (can't wait for Syberia II)
Still adventuring after all these years!
Patiently awaiting The Last Crown: Haunting of Hallowed Isle, and Bracken Tor...
... and Asylum if it's not tooooo scary...
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| 14 FEB 2003 at 7:41am |
jujigatameSchattenjger
Posts : 1976
Joined: 14 FEB 2003
Status : Online | Friday the 14th is so very, very correct. Glottis is probably the greatest character the adventure game has every produced. I was actually replaying Grim Fandango a few months back and my roommate got so into it just by watching that he demanded I not play it unless he was around. What a great, great game.
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| 14 FEB 2003 at 8:25am |
gremlinIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 20
Joined: 11 JAN 2003
Status : Online | I've just spent a wonderful six weeks playing Grim Fandango - never had the chance before. So as far as I'm concerned, it's got to be Manny & Glottis.
Ta-ra,
The Gremlin
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| 14 FEB 2003 at 10:17am |
BunnyFuFuSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 270
Joined: 11 FEB 2003
Status : Online | Manny and Glottis, but above all Gabriel and Grace! :'(
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| 14 FEB 2003 at 12:05pm |
Friday the 14thSchattenjger
Posts : 2908
Joined: 5 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By jujigatame (14 FEB 2003 7:40am)
Friday the 14th is so very, very correct.
I know
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| 15 FEB 2003 at 6:58am |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Petter_Holmberg (11 FEB 2003 10:25pm)
As someone said about Larry. He finally got laid. Too bad it was off. :'(
[img]http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/lol.gif[/img] Class!
I miss Larry a lot as well..
And Guybrush..
And Murray..
And Indy..
And Arthur from Journeyman Project 2&3..
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| 15 FEB 2003 at 9:39pm |
JoGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 3 NOV 2002
Location: AU, Qld.
Status : Offline | Gabriel, Grace & Tex Murphy.
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| 15 FEB 2003 at 10:36pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
Posts : 5892
Joined: 4 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Guybrush, Gabriel & Grace, Tex Murphy, Indy.
[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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| 16 FEB 2003 at 7:01pm |
Mr_2_uIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 20
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Has to be Glottis off of Grim Fandango and Oscar off of Syberia
Adventure games Forever
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| 17 FEB 2003 at 4:34am |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By psybafire (11 FEB 2003 7:07pm)
i swear, out of all the media i have ever consumed im certan the adventure genre is the only one that a character in fiction feels like a friend. so much more then films or novels,
I feel just the opposite. I'm much more apt to get attached to a character in a novel - maybe because the novel allows you to see into the character's thoughts.
With games I'm much more apt to get attached to the gameworld - like the Amerzone or Arcadia or Riven.
There are characters I miss though - Manny and Tex, Guybrush and Mephisto...
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| 22 APR 2004 at 3:24am |
Goddess of All Things MagicalSchattenjger
Posts : 1565
Joined: 27 MAY 2003
Status : Online | THE GUYS: Tex Murphy, Gabriel Knight, Manny Calavera, Brian Basco, Larry Laffer, Ripley, Joe King
THE GIRLS: Grace, April Ryan, Kate Walker
&&&&Listening to XM Radio Starbucks Cafe Channel 45&&[IMG]http://img227.echo.cx/img227/8458/dancelikenooneiswatching6ld.png[/IMG]
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| 22 APR 2004 at 4:27am |
| Deleted User | Ross Geller
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| 22 APR 2004 at 6:35am |
tmaneliusIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 1
Joined: 12 APR 2004
Status : Online | Manny and Glottis, and George Stobbart..
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| 22 APR 2004 at 7:41am |
AnneGuild Master
Posts : 4800
Joined: 8 MAR 2003
Status : Online | It is like the last page of the last book.
Or when they say a film is coming out.
B.S.2 I guess.
And GK 3,having not played the other 2 because you are too mean to help me
???
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| 22 APR 2004 at 12:45pm |
judyannSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 319
Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | First and foremost is Baron Van Glower from GK2. Tied for second are Tex Murphy and Gabriel Knight.
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| 22 APR 2004 at 1:42pm |
DREAMWEBSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 226
Joined: 31 MAY 2003
Status : Online | Gabriel and Grace; Manny, Roger Wilco (he was really fun), Larry, Guybrush (the one in the first two games)... and many other i can't remember now.
[url]http://www.artisticsoft.com[/url]
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| 22 APR 2004 at 4:17pm |
grnchileIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 17
Joined: 18 MAR 2004
Status : Online | Floyd.
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