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| 1 JUL 2011 at 5:20pm |
FnordSchattenjger
Posts : 2758
Joined: 15 SEP 2008
Location: SE, Stockholm
Status : Offline | Welcome back!
There have been a few notable AGs in the recent years, including:
Gray matter (not a very hard game, but I found the atmosphere to be great)
The whispered world (a really charming adventure game, with a great art style)
Machinarium (A rather light adventure game, but again very charming)
Frogware's Sherlock Holmes series (first game was released back in 2002 (and was frankly not very good), but there have been several games released in it more recently, latest being vs. Jack the ripper)
Telltale games have also been busy releasing smaller episodic games, following their success with Sam & Max Season 1, so those might be worth checking out as well.
The silver lining (King's quest) was also finally released in 2010, in an episodic format, and is free to download.
Culpa Innata is one of those games that seem to split the community, some people love it, some hate it. I'm in the later camp, but it might still be worth checking out.
Oh, and avoid the latest Leisure Suit Larry, it is not really an adventure game, it has a horrible artistic style and it is apparently incredibly bad (I have not played it though).
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| 1 JUL 2011 at 9:25pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Don't forget Lost Horizon and Ceville.
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| 1 JUL 2011 at 10:25pm |
TCPrivate Detective
Posts : 688
Joined: 14 NOV 2005
Status : Online | I'd recommend:
Edna and Harvey: The Breakout
Yoomurjak's Ring
Gemini Rue (fantastic retro style game)
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| 1 JUL 2011 at 11:24pm |
Pygmy_MarmosetIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 81
Joined: 18 JUL 2010
Status : Offline | If you like classic animated style graphics like I do then Runaway 3: A Twist of Fate and also The Next Big Thing by Pendulo Studios.
I also thought Jolly Rover was good.
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| 2 JUL 2011 at 12:50am |
HalcyonSchattenjger
Posts : 1653
Joined: 17 NOV 2006
Status : Offline | Play without even thinking about it.....
The Lost Crown
Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper
Memento Mori
The Black Circle (if you like Carol Reed mysteries)
Culpa Innata only if you are feeling patient and forgiving and, well, drunk
Black Mirror (any edition) is worth it, IMO
For fun, although there is violence involved, Mafia 2
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| 2 JUL 2011 at 1:37am |
AndromusGuild Master
Posts : 5540
Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | I can second Gray Matter, The Whispered World, and Machinarium. Also, the Drawn series, if you don't mind a somewhat more casual adventure. In that line, the two Ravenhearst games in the Mystery Case Files series are well worth checking out.
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| 2 JUL 2011 at 3:52am |
MikekellyPrivate Detective
Posts : 618
Joined: 25 JUN 2004
Status : Offline | I've gotten some REALLY good adventures these last three years:
Hotel Dusk, 999, Ghost Trick, Thersia Dear Emily and The Last Window are all well worth your time to play. I loved all of them.
The shock of the year was "Crime Lab". City Interactive does not exactly has a sterling reputation for grade A adventure games but this site gave the game an "A" grade so I tried it out. It was actually quite fun for the price. Not "Hotel Dusk" or anything but a very solid adventure game for the price.
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| 2 JUL 2011 at 5:21am |
CrisGerSchattenjger
Posts : 2548
Joined: 28 APR 2007
Location: US
Status : Offline | Welcome back, good to see you again
Most of things are covered already, actually the best games that have added the latest and greatest new graphics and other new things to games are in more action related games..such as the Mass Effect series, and the ongoing Elder Scrolls franchise and ditto re the Tomb Raider series..and what will be the next installment of the Longest Journey series...adventure game story quality has not kept up with the improvements of computing and graphics.... and there havent really been any real innovations to the basic Hunt, Defeat the Forces of darkness/climate change/horror and crime/mystery/Atlantean-Sci Fi-Alien/Dystopia threat...... but i keep hoping.
The revivals of Classic games such as the remake of Monkey Island have been a flop imho. But we can, as i said, keep hoping....and for now, just find adventure with a bit more action that we used to need to do.
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| 2 JUL 2011 at 8:29am |
MarkGuild Master
Posts : 3839
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Location: US, Georgia
Status : Offline |
Wow, Jen! I remember when you were studying voice as an adorable young student, writing some of the best reviews for the creme de la creme of Adventure Games in your (practically non-existent) spare time, and now look at you!
I'm somewhat in the same boat as you - the last few years being busy with the "life stuff" - and now starting to get back into playing the latest games.
Whereas you have blossomed into a lovely young woman seeking to commence Adventure gaming where she left off, I've been playing bit parts in movies such as Troll Hunter (as the Troll), The Walking Dead (as one of the Dead), and I'm currently into Alternative Funereal Music. Good - but dessicated - times!
I've struggled with Call of Cthulu and the Frictional Games (Penumbra, etc.) but your asking about the newer games will help others, too. Here's one from 2005: have you played Barrow Hill?
I'm just happy to see you back, and look forward to see which of the more current Adventure games you are enjoying. :-*
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 4 JUL 2011 at 3:46am |
SirDaveGuild Master
Posts : 4953
Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Mark (2 JUL 2011 8:29am)
Whereas you have blossomed into a lovely young woman seeking to commence Adventure gaming where she left off...
How can you be sure of that, you ole sweet-talker you?
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 4 JUL 2011 at 8:56am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16552
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | Really SirDave, how can you be so obtuse? Mark is obviously working the percentages here. If he butters up everyone who looks/sounds even remotely female, sooner or later, he's bound to get it right!
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| 4 JUL 2011 at 10:16am |
DonaJourneyman
Posts : 801
Joined: 19 MAR 2005
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Mikekelly (2 JUL 2011 3:51am)
Hotel Dusk, 999, Ghost Trick, Thersia Dear Emily and The Last Window are all well worth your time to play. I loved all of them.
I enjoyed those games so much! Except Theresia, I thought the beginning was super stupid and couldn't go on
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| 5 JUL 2011 at 6:29am |
MarkGuild Master
Posts : 3839
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Location: US, Georgia
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By SirDave (4 JUL 2011 3:46am)
Originally Posted By Mark (2 JUL 2011 8:29am)
Whereas you have blossomed into a lovely young woman seeking to commence Adventure gaming where she left off...
How can you be sure of that...?
Which part?
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 5 JUL 2011 at 6:15pm |
SirDaveGuild Master
Posts : 4953
Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Mark (5 JUL 2011 6:28am)
Originally Posted By SirDave (4 JUL 2011 3:46am)
Originally Posted By Mark (2 JUL 2011 8:29am)
Whereas you have blossomed into a lovely young woman seeking to commence Adventure gaming where she left off...
How can you be sure of that...?
Which part?
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 6 JUL 2011 at 12:14am |
tincup2Journeyman
Posts : 833
Joined: 8 MAR 2011
Location: US, NYC
Status : Offline | I second Barrow Hill, and can add a few more point-n-clicks:
Outcry
Scratches
Dark Fall 3 - Lost Souls [assume you've played 2 earlier ones]
Slip Space [a trippyie indie]
Darkness Within - Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Baron Wittard
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| 13 JUL 2011 at 10:03pm |
skybluerobIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 10
Joined: 25 SEP 2006
Status : Offline | May I recommend Gray Matter, Gemini Rue, Heavy Rain (if you have a PS3)
Gray Matter was very well written and atmospheric. It's a must play if you enjoy point and click adventures.
I really enjoyed Gemini Rue and thought it was brilliant. A little easy, but excellent story and well realised world.
Heavy Rain is a fantastic 'experience'. Not much of a 'game' really, but still very enjoyable to play, excellent production values and very exciting in parts.
I played The Whispered Word and found the production values were very good, and overall it was a good game, but the puzzles annoyed me a little.
It just felt like when you solved a puzzle, another one related to the one you just solved appeared just for the sake of it. If you enjoy puzzle heavy adventures you'll love it.
Hotel Dusk on the ds is very good, but more of a vaguely interactive novel.
I played Pheonix Wright on the ds and wouldn't really recommend it. It was ok, but I felt a bit over-rated and it went on a bit.
I've started playing the Blackwell Chronicles and am enjoying them so far.
Rob.
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| 20 JUL 2011 at 3:43am |
MikekellyPrivate Detective
Posts : 618
Joined: 25 JUN 2004
Status : Offline | "Hotel Dusk on the ds is very good, but more of a vaguely interactive novel."
"I played Pheonix Wright on the ds and wouldn't really recommend it. It was ok, but I felt a bit over-rated and it went on a bit."
1) Yes, Hotel Dusk is an interactive Novel with Puzzles, its sequel "The Last Window" is even better - with more puzzles to solve and they are more difficult too.
2) I though the first Phoenix Wright games were only OK. BUT - the THIRD one - "Trials and Tribulations" is simply amazing - the characters in it are quite vivid and really well animated.
3) The people behind the Phoenix Wright games also did the amazing "Ghost Trick" game as well.
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| 20 JUL 2011 at 11:46am |
FnordSchattenjger
Posts : 2758
Joined: 15 SEP 2008
Location: SE, Stockholm
Status : Offline | The first Phoenix Wright can by the way be found on several platforms. DS, Wii (downloadable and really cheap), cellphones and there is even a windows version (though I don't know if that one is in English). I thought the game was entertaining, though it is not a particularly deep.
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