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| 31 JUL 2010 at 12:56pm |
New WolfboySpace Cadet
Posts : 133
Joined: 27 JUL 2010
Status : Online | Wasn't 'The Blackwell Legacy' made free? If not, then I loved 'The White Chamber'.
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| 31 JUL 2010 at 1:43pm |
ShanyGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 19 JUN 2003
Status : Online | Blackwell wasn't, but it is a remake/sequel of Bestowers of Eternity. Bestowers was a pretty good game, but had many faults, the worst of which was having no ending.
The Shivah was originally freeware. Now there is a $5 Deluxe edition with voice acting and better graphics.
I didn't like The Shivah much, it felt like it was trying too hard to be dark. Many people liked it, though.
Some other memorable games:
Five Magical Amulets - Lengthy, good music, nice graphics, and an interesting world.
Mental Repairs, Inc. - An interesting concept coupled with lovely graphics. Could've been a bit longer, but otherwise a great game.
Ben Jordan Series - A series that just keeps getting better.
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| 31 JUL 2010 at 3:01pm |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16540
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | Dear Colpet - you're a treasure. I haven't played any of these free games but without a doubt, the very best free game I have played is Uru online. :-*
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| 31 JUL 2010 at 4:20pm |
AndromusGuild Master
Posts : 5538
Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | I'll second The Fool's Errand, indeed, anything by Cliff Johnson at all.
I'm glad to be reminded about InCubation and Amertis, I've been meaning to play those but had forgotten about them.
A couple additions:
Other Worlds -- Classic style adventure. Quite long, interesting story and puzzles.
http://www.alkis.org/eworlds.html
System's Twilight -- Inspired by the Cliff Johnson games but much more challenging in spots. Great puzzles, many of them unique.
http://www.eblong.com/zarf/twilight.html
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| 31 JUL 2010 at 7:20pm |
New WolfboySpace Cadet
Posts : 133
Joined: 27 JUL 2010
Status : Online | I'll say this, http://www.reloaded.org/ has a great selection of free-distribution games. Just 'cause, I wanna be helpful and all.
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| 31 JUL 2010 at 10:19pm |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
Posts : 4038
Joined: 27 SEP 2004
Location: US, NJ
Status : Offline | I really enjoyed Frasse and the Peas of Kejick and the original Samorost game, and I'll put in another vote for Cliff Johnson's games.
Thanks for the heads up on System's Twilight, Andromus.
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 31 JUL 2010 at 10:27pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | The Nick Bounty games: The Goat in the Gray Fedora
http://www.otterarchives.com/bounty2/
and The Case of the Crabs.
http://www.otterarchives.com/bountygame.html
Brain Hotel
http://www.otterarchives.com/brainhotel/
Anika's Odyssey
http://www.anikasodyssey.com/
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| 1 AUG 2010 at 12:22am |
ThaumaturgeJourneyman
Posts : 999
Joined: 11 MAY 2006
Status : Offline | Ooh...
First of all, I to recommend The Fool's Errand - it is, I think, a favourite of mine - and the Ben Jordan series (in which case I recommend going for the "deluxe" editions of the first two games, which, as I recall, feature new graphics and extended gameplay).
As to Other Worlds, if I recall it correctly, then I think that I did enjoy it... up to the twist at the end, which is an instance of a particular trope that I happen to tend to dislike.
Thank you for mentioning System's Twilight, Andromus - it looks and reads as being rather interesting, both in your description and on the game's page, I believe. I've downloaded it (and Executor in order to run it) and rather look forward to giving it a try! ^_^
As for my own recommendations, as I recall them:
Eternally Us - Short, fairly simple, and perhaps a little anvilicious, but otherwise lovely and very well done.
The Museum of Broken Memories - A perhaps somewhat twisted, decidedly strange exploration of what seem to be fragments of memory, each different, although a number of common themes (war, a great machine, and a dark power - those last two perhaps the same, and named "Urizen". Overall, wonderfully strange, I think.
Spooks - This is a wonderful little adventure in the Land of the Dead, following a little ghoul named "Mortia" and her quest to find a safe place for her strange new companion, a "living" creature (a fish, in fact), and to find out what this curious thing called "life" is... But it seems that those in power don't want the residents of the Land of the Dead to find out about "life"... All in all, a thoroughly good and delightfully twisted little tale.
The Marionette - A very well-crafted horror game, I feel. You play as Martin, a sculptor, who finds himself at a strange house in mysterious circumstances, and who is soon to find that his situation is stranger - and darker - than it appears at first. To say more might risk spoiling a story that I think is worth not spoiling...
Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! - And now for something completely different: a light-hearted and delightful adventure following the eponymous pirate girl Nelly Cootlaot as she attempts to find out what became of the spoonbeaks of the Barony of Meeth.
Quest for Glory 2 VGA - Simply put, an instance of a fan-remake that I have little to no hesitation of playing in place of the original game. The story and puzzles seem to all be intact (with two new mini-games, I think, and some nice little random sightings on the streets of Shapier), the graphics are very well-done, and the game seems to import and export characters correctly from the previous game and to the next, I believe.
I'm tempted to include The Chzo Mythos (a horror series by "Yahtzee" Croshaw. of Zero Punctuation fame, and not for those easily bothered by horror, I don't believe), but it has been a while since I played the earlier games, and I have read accounts indicating that they might be a little rougher than I remember.
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*ahem*
Sorry.
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| 1 AUG 2010 at 2:24am |
Pygmy_MarmosetIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 81
Joined: 18 JUL 2010
Status : Offline | I thought all games were free.
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| 1 AUG 2010 at 10:48am |
colpetSchattenjger
Posts : 1630
Joined: 12 APR 2003
Status : Offline | Thank you for mentioning System's Twilight, Andromus - it looks and reads as being rather interesting, both in your description and on the game's page, I believe. I've downloaded it (and Executor in order to run it) and rather look forward to giving it a try! ^_^
Let me know how you get on with that, Thaumaturge. I would really like to play it, but the pages of instructions scare me.
Occasionally visiting Uru Live (KI 0063722 .&&
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| 1 AUG 2010 at 2:08pm |
ThaumaturgeJourneyman
Posts : 999
Joined: 11 MAY 2006
Status : Offline | Fair enough - I'll hopefully remember to post again when I have further information to pass on. ^_^
I haven't yet begun to play (although I intend to do so presently!), but setting it up was pretty much painless, I think. The only caveat that I have is that if, like me, you don't have an appropriate unzipping utility to run in Executor, to remember during the installation of Executor to select (or not unselect) the unzipping utility demo that I think should come with it.
Otherwise I think that I found the instructions to be quite easy to follow and they seem to have worked as described. ^_^
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*ahem*
Sorry.
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| 1 AUG 2010 at 3:30pm |
BlountSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 271
Joined: 19 APR 2006
Status : Offline | My personal freeware adventure favourites are:
Cedric and the Revolution: (reminiscent of Sam n Max, Dott)
Duty and Beyond: (reminiscent of Future Wars)
Both are awesome adventures, Cedric is a bit short though.
Currently Playing: Dracula Origins&&&&Check out my Videogame Music Covers!! http://www.youtube.com/user/SixStringsGeek
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| 4 AUG 2010 at 11:00pm |
ukpetdSpace Cadet
Posts : 176
Joined: 27 JUL 2007
Status : Online | Atlantzone - earlier game from the makers of Amertis. Main character is the same i.e. Rodrigues Grandcoeur. Both well worth playing.
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| 5 AUG 2010 at 11:04am |
colpetSchattenjger
Posts : 1630
Joined: 12 APR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By ukpetd (4 AUG 2010 11:00pm)
Atlantzone - earlier game from the makers of Amertis. Main character is the same i.e. Rodrigues Grandcoeur. Both well worth playing.
Downloading it now. Thanks .
Occasionally visiting Uru Live (KI 0063722 .&&
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| 5 AUG 2010 at 12:02pm |
ukpetdSpace Cadet
Posts : 176
Joined: 27 JUL 2007
Status : Online | There are two games titled Soviet Unterzoegersdorf. Sectors 1 & 2. They are both worth playing. Save often! [smiley=wink.gif]
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