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| 15 OCT 2010 at 2:03pm |
DonaJourneyman
Posts : 801
Joined: 19 MAR 2005
Status : Offline | Hello and welcome
The White Chamber is a really good horror game, if you like horrors. Don't let the anime style fool you.
Another favourite of mine is The Endless Forest, although it is more of an artsy game without a goal. You run around a forest as a deer, you let other players change your pelt & antlers. No names, no chat, only body language. It's relaxing.
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| 15 OCT 2010 at 7:23pm |
AkhillesPrivate Detective
Posts : 581
Joined: 21 JUL 2003
Location: US
Status : Offline | Nothing against free adventure games, but make sure to check out the "cheap with NO DRM" adventure games:
http://www.gog.com/en/catalogue#adventure/
Most are $5 to $10 USD, so it's near as free as you can get.. some classics there too.
I forgot, they have free games too:
Lure of the Temptress:
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/lure_of_the_temptress
Beneath a Steel Sky (yay Revolution!):
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/beneath_a_steel_sky
Teen Agent (never heard of this one):
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/teenagent
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.
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| 15 OCT 2010 at 9:11pm |
ShanyGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 19 JUN 2003
Status : Online | I played Teenagent. It's not very memorable. Both the main character and the plot remain bland until very near the end of the game.
There are plenty of good freeware games (wasn't there a thread about them not long ago?) so it would be nice to know what kind you prefer -Comedy, horror, drama, sci-fi?
For a start I recommend "Mental Repairs, Inc" - it has very high quality for a freeware game, and an original concept.
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| 15 OCT 2010 at 10:13pm |
Igor HardyIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 67
Joined: 27 SEP 2010
Status : Online | The best newly released freeware is The Journey Down
Also, here's a list I keep which gathers outstanding freeware adventure games.
Covering independent adventure games in [URL=http://hardydev.com/][B]A Hardy Developer's Journal[/B][/URL]
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| 16 OCT 2010 at 12:07pm |
ukpetdSpace Cadet
Posts : 176
Joined: 27 JUL 2007
Status : Online | Add to the list these games
Atlantzone http://atlantzone.free.fr/english/home.htm
Amertis http://www.amertis.org/
Both work in the browser. Both from same developers. Walkthroughs available fom the developers site.
Nothing better around that has not already been mentioned.
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| 19 OCT 2010 at 6:17pm |
| Deleted User | Grateful thanks for your interest and advice and help,
Donna - Thanks. Yes I played White Chamber and was very impressed. I haven't played Endless Forest yet but I'll try it on your recommendation, thanks.
Akhilles - That is a good suggestion I haven't tried. Please let me know who do I conctact and how. thamx
Shany - Thank you. I have played a good few dozen freeware adventures but neither of the 2 you mentioned. I particularly like the sound of Mental Repairs Inc and will try it next. I particularly like a good story and particularly if it has some really good humor. If you have time and do not mind the hassle do know the link for that previous thread? TIA
Igor and UKpetd - Thanks. I haven't had time to examine fully, but will do ASAP
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| 19 OCT 2010 at 8:08pm |
ShanyGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 19 JUN 2003
Status : Online | Found it!
http://justadventure.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1280576448/0
A few more recommendations -
The Vacuum has a strong story and multiple endings.
Most games by Dierdra Kiai are funny (though the newest ones are more stories than games) http://www.deirdrakiai.com/my-games/
Some older games you may have played:
Nathan's Second Chance is what I can only call a 'feel-good' game.
The Uncertainty Machine is quite old (and buggy on some machines) but the game world and story are quite strong.
Da New Guys is quite funny and long.
Some other funny games are Aftershocked! which has very sick humor, and the Reality on the Norm series.
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| 20 OCT 2010 at 4:33pm |
CrisGerSchattenjger
Posts : 2539
Joined: 28 APR 2007
Location: US
Status : Offline | Welcome...and there are indeed some nice games that are available that were once charged for but are now free due to the generosity of the developers and rights holders..the two mentioned above are the fullest adventure games for free....
Beneath a Steel Sky
Flight of the Amazon Queen and you have been able to get them here, long before the advent of GOG....indeed this is where THEY got them:
http://www.scummvm.org/downloads/
ScummVM is a free emulator...ie an engine that runs older games on modern computers with no muss and no fuss..it runs all the classic Lucas Arts games like Monkey Island ...(the great pirate games), The Dig ( a sci fi title), Sand And Max hit the Road (the original), The Day of the Tentacle..a zanny early animated game.... LOOM very early and very beautiful game...., the great and beautiful Kyrandia Series, I, II and III, and many more...these are available many of them quite cheaply on Amazon and other purveyors....and the ScummVM engine runs them all beautifully.
Two more early and wonderful titles The Broken Sword I and II, mystical historic games.....are a bit more expensive but ScummVM runs them perfectly and they have the videos for them converted on their site too
welcome and enjoy adventuring...we all do
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| 22 OCT 2010 at 6:20pm |
| Deleted User | Nice to see that I'm not the only one who plays freeware games and enjoys them, or at least the good ones. I have played many of the games you have mentioned and recommended but certainly not all. Thanks and also for the link to the back thread. As far as I remember here is the list of freewares you have posted and that I have already played . I have played other very good freeware games not mentioned, they are all games I have enjoyed but not necessarily all the very best.
The White Chamber – very good
Beneath a Steel Sky
Lure of the Temptress
The Uncertainty Machine
Flight of the Amazon Queen
Ben Jordan Series – I like these short games very much
Blackwell Legacy - horrifying
Other Worlds – A long and good game made by Alkis
Five Magical Amulets
Deirdra Kiai – A very talented young lady. The Alast one I played however was the very good "Game that takes place on a cruise ship", a proper adventure
Frasse and the Peas
The Nick Bounty Games – also very enjoyable
The Shivah
Brain Hotel
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| 22 OCT 2010 at 6:41pm |
ShanyGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 19 JUN 2003
Status : Online | Blackwell Legacy - horrifying
:-/... but why?
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| 22 OCT 2010 at 11:35pm |
Igor HardyIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 67
Joined: 27 SEP 2010
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Shany (22 OCT 2010 6:41pm)
Blackwell Legacy - horrifying
:-/... but why?
I think ohdannyboy meant it has a tense atmosphere.
Anyway, it's worth noting neither Blackwell Legacy, nor The Shivah are freeware.
Covering independent adventure games in [URL=http://hardydev.com/][B]A Hardy Developer's Journal[/B][/URL]
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| 23 OCT 2010 at 12:58pm |
| Deleted User | Terribly sorry Shany and Igor. I mixed it up with "The Blackstone Chronicles," John Saul's. I don't go a bundle on horror games. In any case the few that I've played and which I have read about are spine chilling etc. are not horrific at all. To me. I don't want to mention examples. But Blackstone was really a horrorshow. Mainly for what it described rather than what it actually showed. The horrors of the asylum and sadistic goings on there were largely left to your imagination. I played it several years ago but still remember some of the cruel details. Just my 2c of course.
Apologies Igor. If I remember correctly Blackstone is over 10 years old although I picked it up very cheaply not too long ago. It wasn't freeware and I'm pretty sure that it is not now.
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| 23 OCT 2010 at 9:16pm |
| Deleted User | Hi Igor,
Thank you for telling about the games which are not freeware. I have not played Blackwell Legacy which I mixed up with Blackstone Chronicles which as far as I know is also not freeware. I played Shivah when it was freeware. It had no speech only subtitles. I think that later speech was added and it was expanded and is sold cheaply. But I have not played that version.
I have downloaded a lot of freeware games from AGS which is a good freeware game engine although I have been told that Wintermute is better, but I would not know. AGS has a lot of very good games which are short and some which are long. I wonder who prefers what.
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| 23 OCT 2010 at 10:24pm |
ShanyGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 19 JUN 2003
Status : Online | Have you played Bestowers of Eternity? The story there was expended into the Blackwell series.
Also, here's the list of Wintermute games in case you haven't seen it:
http://dead-code.org/home/index.php/games/
Out of those I recommend Dead City, Dirty Split and Rosemary.
The list is not up to date since Trader of Stories is now out (haven't played it yet).
Oh, and did you see the new feature over at Adventure Gamers? They now review the freeware games released each month:
http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,1224
(there was one for August as well)
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| 24 OCT 2010 at 2:50am |
Igor HardyIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 67
Joined: 27 SEP 2010
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Shany (23 OCT 2010 10:24pm)
The list is not up to date since Trader of Stories is now out (haven't played it yet).
Nope, the Wintermute Trader of Stories is still months away, the game that got released is a much shorter spin-off done in Flash and presented in first person perspective - a prequel/teaser to the original Trader of Stories project.
Covering independent adventure games in [URL=http://hardydev.com/][B]A Hardy Developer's Journal[/B][/URL]
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| 27 OCT 2010 at 4:35am |
CactusIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 6
Joined: 23 SEP 2010
Status : Online | I dont want to push another site ;o but at adventuregamers.com they started doing a monthly Freeware spotlight. Realllly good to check it out.
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| 27 OCT 2010 at 8:56am |
| Deleted User | Hi and thanks for the interest and help.
Some while ago when it was first released I downloaded episode 1 of The Silver Lining with no difficulty. I played just a little and was not too thrilled. Now that episode 2 has been released I've tried several times to download both 1 and 2 but for some reason had troubles even from Phoenix Online I do not know why, but I am sure I'll get them.
However is it worth the hassle? The reviews, including the latest on JA+ are not too encouraging. I prefer long games and a read that these are short. Although to be fair they are only 2 of several episodes making in all a reasonable length game
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| 27 OCT 2010 at 11:50pm |
| Deleted User | I still haven't managed to download Silver Lining --- now there is some mess up with the registration.
I've just now downloaded Snakes of Avelon and will give it a try. I believe that it is your game Igor Congratulations..
By the way do many freewares come with full speech or is it only games that have been moved from commercial to freeware? I mean what percentage have speech would you think?
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| 28 OCT 2010 at 1:45pm |
Igor HardyIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 67
Joined: 27 SEP 2010
Status : Online | I've just now downloaded Snakes of Avelon and will give it a try. I believe that it is your game Igor Smiley Smiley Congratulations..
Yep, Snakes of Avalon is mine. I've made it together with Alex van der Wijst who is a veteran amateur adventure games designer. I hope you'll enjoy playing our creation.
By the way do many freewares come with full speech or is it only games that have been moved from commercial to freeware? I mean what percentage have speech would you think?
Not many freewares have full speech (it takes a lot of additional work), but at this point in time there are already a few.
2 years ago it was so uncommon that when someone made a free game with speech everyone was like "Wow! A free game with speech! I must play it!" But right now there's quite a choice of freewares with speech, as well as some commercial adventures games without it. People no longer obsess so much about voice-overs.
Speech is of course still appreciated by players, but it doesn't make the games stand-out so much anymore.
Covering independent adventure games in [URL=http://hardydev.com/][B]A Hardy Developer's Journal[/B][/URL]
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| 28 OCT 2010 at 4:48pm |
Intense DegreeIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 15
Joined: 26 OCT 2010
Status : Online | If you like comedy games then you can't do a lot better for free than the Barn Runner games
http://www.barnrunner.com/games.html
Very funny indeed, if a little bit light on puzzles here and there.
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| 29 OCT 2010 at 12:56am |
| Deleted User | IGOR Hi
Speech in a computer game, freeware or commercial, can be a two edged sword.
On the one hand, if done extremely well it can add a very great deal to the atmosphere of the game.
But for this it is advisable to use experienced professional voice actors and actresses. And this together with an excellent sound studio can be expensive. Using friends or relatives etc. unless extraordinarily talented is often disastrous and rather than that it is better to do without voice overs imo. Care must frequently be taken with synchronization of speech and mouth and also facial expressions. Also good technical recordings etc. are essential.
Many folk are terribly fussy, and often unjustifiably so. I have seen so very many times players and more importantly reviewers on Forums etc. viciously criticizing a game because they don't like the main characters voice. Often it is merely a matter of individual taste but it can sometimes absolutely ruin the reputation and success of a game and often quite unfairly.
INTENSE DEGREE
For a very funny game have you tried the rather old but zany Jessica Plunkenstein and the Dusseldorf Conspiracy??
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| 29 OCT 2010 at 11:14am |
Intense DegreeIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 15
Joined: 26 OCT 2010
Status : Online | I have indeed, another very funny game!
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| 30 OCT 2010 at 12:23am |
| Deleted User | Hi IGOR
I am trying to play your :"Snakes of Avalon". I need to use an inventory but I cannot find it anywhere so I can't proceed very far.
I looked all over the game-screen, clicked mouse, pressed function keys, etc. etc. No success.
I looked at the very few game instructions that I could find and although some references to using the inventory, I couldn't find any reference to accessing the inventory.
Maybe I'm particularly dumb
Please help me asap, TIA.
Wasn't Quinky's, (forgotten her correct name --- Kiai or similar) Game to play on a cruise ship rather humorous?
What is the longest freeware game anybody's played??
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| 30 OCT 2010 at 1:01am |
AndromusGuild Master
Posts : 5538
Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By ohdannyboy11 (30 OCT 2010 12:23am)
What is the longest freeware game anybody's played??
The Fool's Errand, definitely. Other Worlds and (from what I've heard, as I haven't played it) A Tale of Two Kingdoms are quite long as well.
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