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| 23 MAR 2011 at 11:12am |
TravellerGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By sylvaedawn (23 MAR 2011 10:27am)
Neil Gaiman is one of my most favourite writers of sci-fi and fantasy genre (Tolkien, Holdstock, Asimov, Herbert are the other few... ). And I love adventure games, apparently...
So, I was wondering - is there a PC adventure game, preferably point-n-click one, based on any (mature ) story from Neil Gaiman? Anybody knows/heard of/played one?
Coraline. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraline_(video_game)
It's not really a story so much for adults, (but would probably fit the bill for 'young adults' = teens) but that's the one I know about.
Not sure if there are any based on his more mature fiction.
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| 23 MAR 2011 at 7:29pm |
Simo Sakari AaltonenSpace Cadet
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Status : Offline | Sorry if this is not helpful, since it is not about games actually based on stories by Neil Gaiman, but The Longest Journey and Dreamfall were greatly influenced by his work. And Jane Jensen has mentioned The Sandman as one of the influences on the creation of Gabriel Knight.
(Although with GK, I think the influence was more on the graphic-novel cut-scene style than the characters and story.)
P.S. I see you like Frank Herbert. You probably know about the classic game from Cryo? It has strategy elements along with the adventure gameplay, though. Just thought I would mention it.
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| 25 MAR 2011 at 11:49am |
sylvaedawnIntergalactic Janitor
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Location: CA
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By placeholder (23 MAR 2011 11:12am)
Coraline. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraline_(video_game)
It's not really a story so much for adults, (but would probably fit the bill for 'young adults' = teens) but that's the one I know about.
Not sure if there are any based on his more mature fiction.
Hey, Trav Yes, I know about Coraline but it's only for PS...
Thank you very much, anyway...
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| 25 MAR 2011 at 11:52am |
sylvaedawnIntergalactic Janitor
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Joined: 5 JAN 2011
Location: CA
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Simo_Sakari (23 MAR 2011 7:29pm)
Sorry if this is not helpful, since it is not about games actually based on stories by Neil Gaiman, but The Longest Journey and Dreamfall were greatly influenced by his work. And Jane Jensen has mentioned The Sandman as one of the influences on the creation of Gabriel Knight.
(Although with GK, I think the influence was more on the graphic-novel cut-scene style than the characters and story.)
P.S. I see you like Frank Herbert. You probably know about the classic game from Cryo? It has strategy elements along with the adventure gameplay, though. Just thought I would mention it.
Hi Simo I played both TLJ and Dreamfall games a long time ago and loved them. Played GK1, also... And yes, I've heard about Cryo's Dune, as well, never played it, though. Thank you for mentioning them...
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| 25 MAR 2011 at 4:14pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | If you decide to buy Cryo's dune, make sure that you get the old game, not the more recent one (called Frank Herbert's Dune). While the old game is a classic that has stood the test of time incredibly well, the recent Dune is, well, a travesty.
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