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| 28 JUN 2012 at 1:42am |
Len GreenJourneyman
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Location: IL
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By manowar (27 JUN 2012 10:19pm)
Hey!
I was wondering if you could help me by suggesting excellent story based adventure games.
culpa innata, the lost crown , the longest journey, gabriel knight, still life. are some of my favourites!
I enjoy the puzzles but games like safecracker are just boring puzzle work to me. I need a story that captures you from beginning to end!
any suggestions?
I too much prefer 'story based' Quest/Adventures.
I quite like puzzles mixed in but personally I prefer them subsidiary to a thumping good narrative.
Howevever there are hundreds of good story based games and it would be helpful to greatly limit the field !
Just a teeny weeny taster – a huge number just as good, if not better (excluding the ones you have already mentioned) !!! --------------
***REAL OLDIES***
**** "Indiana Jones an the Fate of Atlantis" (maybe the best story driven+ puzzle game EVER ???
**** Original "Monkey Island" games.
***OLDIES***
**** The last 3 "Tex Murphy" games.
**** The first "Broken Sword" game.
***NOT RECENT***
**** Two "Syberia(s)"
**** The "Secret Files" games
***FAIRLY RECENT***
**** "Lost Horizon"
**** "A New Beginning"
AND OF COURSE THER ARE DOZENS AND DOZENS & DOZENS MORE !!
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The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power,
And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave,
Awaits alike th' inevitable hour:-
The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
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| 28 JUN 2012 at 9:07am |
ThaumaturgeJourneyman
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Status : Offline | I might add Gray Matter and the Dark Fall series to the list.
On the more arguable side, and if you don't mind going into games that are rather old and rather weird, I have a great fondness for The Vortex: Quantum Gate II, or, slightly less so on both counts (I think), Sanitarium.
If you don't mind a slightly lonely story, then I might add Keepsake and the later Myst games.
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*ahem*
Sorry.
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| 28 JUN 2012 at 10:20am |
portiafimbriataIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | I would recommend Black Mirror (all three of them). The story just keeps pulling you in further and further. Admittedly it will have you going huh?!? a few times with it's unanswered questions, but keep going...it's worth the trip.
Cthulu loves me, this I know&&The Necronomicon tells me so
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| 3 JUL 2012 at 8:12am |
FienIntergalactic Janitor
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Location: NL
Status : Offline | Resonance. Very recent. Retro look. Great story. Great puzzles.
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| 5 JUL 2012 at 1:29pm |
RaySorcerer Apprentice
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Location: US, CA
Status : Offline | Syberia. Machinarium.
Remember, procrastinate now. Don't put it off!!
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| 5 JUL 2012 at 3:05pm |
StilerJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Apart from the ones mentioned (Syberia being my favorite) I would HIGHLY suggest you try Sanitarium if you have never played it.
You can find it digitally here: http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/sanitarium
It has a great atmosphere, storyline, and will leave a lasting impression with you. One of those kinds of adventure games you'll remember 10 years down the road like other greats.
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| 5 JUL 2012 at 5:13pm |
markornikovJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Let's not forget the Broken Sword series.
Or King's quest VII if you're into disney-like stories
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| 5 JUL 2012 at 11:22pm |
PilausIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | Yoomurjak's Ring. An award winner in interactive story-telling.
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| 6 JUL 2012 at 1:59am |
inm8num2Intergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | GK is the top dog for me. Mature, adult storytelling at its best.
Basically love all the games mentioned so far. I'll add The Black Dahlia, which has a large-scale, gripping story (until the very end when it goes off the rails a bit).
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| 6 JUL 2012 at 2:44am |
walshSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Pilaus (5 JUL 2012 11:22pm)
Yoomurjak's Ring. An award winner in interactive story-telling.
I'll second this. If I had to pick "best story ever" in a game, this would have to be in my final list to choose from.
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| 10 JUL 2012 at 3:12pm |
ElliotGlobal Moderator
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Joined: 29 JUN 2012
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Status : Offline | For sure corrosion and Book of unwritten tales. Great stories. Let us know what you ended up picking cause I am always looking for thw same type.
Originally Posted By manowar (27 JUN 2012 10:19pm)
Hey!
I was wondering if you could help me by suggesting excellent story based adventure games.
culpa innata, the lost crown , the longest journey, gabriel knight, still life. are some of my favourites!
I enjoy the puzzles but games like safecracker are just boring puzzle work to me. I need a story that captures you from beginning to end!
any suggestions?
-The only difference between try and triumph is a little "umph!"
Eat, Run, Sleep!
I'm a runner, pavement fears me
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| 18 JUL 2012 at 1:16pm |
manowarIntergalactic Janitor
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Location: CA
Status : Offline | Yes, I tried corrosion : cold winter.... something or another...
Not as scary as I would like but Just creepy.
Spoiler AlertWhat the chair does actually startled me!
Overall it was good but it was a lonely story.
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