desparate

Ahh, the craving for the old Adventure Game fix. I recommend a playthrough of... lemme see...

Take two of these and call us in the morning!

The Secret of Monkey Island
Monkey Island 2 - LeChuck's Revenge
The Curse of Monkey Island
Grim Fandango
Day of the Tentacle
Full Throttle
The Dig
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

That should usually avail you of the first shivers.

Also, speaking of desperate - Anybody played that new point'n click adventure game Jack Keane yet?

-Fred

haven't played any those, have heard of monkey island thou.

I know how you feel, Plumgas. I've been replaying Syberia I just to satisfy my craving. Will play Syberia II next.

yeah just played both of them, recently I borrowed gabriel knight - the beast within.
also full motion video. there is a xp patch file I downloaded which works great.

anyone want a quick tex fix, Ytube have a lot of scenes from uakm & pandora.

Fred Buer's list is great, I'd like to add Black Dahlia to it, its a fantastic game.
Also Toonstruck is pretty fun and quirky. Duckman is also kinda quirky.
And you probably already know of them but the Space Quest series is great and Sam and Max is a must. And I also loved the Goblins, Gobliins, Gobliins etc. series.

The Nancy Drew games are really good and quite challenging.
Don't let the kid's rating fool you.

Of the Nancy Drew's, I've played:
Stay Tuned for Danger
Secrets Can Kill
Treasure in the Royal Tower
The Final Scene
Secret of the Scarlet Hand
Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
Danger on Deception Island
Curse of Blackmoor Manor
Message in a Haunted Island

They all took quite a bit of work to get through.

One of them, I think it's "Secrets Can Kill", has cartoon drawn characters instead of CG and it's a bit distracting and probably my least favorite. But the games generally have good atmosphere, beautifully rendered scenes, smart puzzles, and there's always something educational in each game.

My desire for adventure games seems to have really plummeted over the past few years. I'm sure it's partially due to how extremely busy my life has become (college, an apprenticeship, and part time job, let alone trying to keep a social life will fill up anybody's schedule to the brim), but I think it also has to do with the less-frequent releases of quality adventure games. They just aren't the same anymore, and it takes a lot to keep my interest.

I just purchased the second Agatha Christie game (Murder on the Orient Express). I played And Then There Were None several years ago, and did enjoy that one. I just started MOTRE, so I guess I'll see how it compares.

If you´re looking for a newer adventure game, you might be interested in secret files: Tunguska from 2006.
It was one of the best adventures throughout the last years and won a lot of awards.
You can check it out here:
http://www.geheimakte-game.de/tunguska/ ... p?lang=eng
It has very good graphics, an entertaining story and a really fair and entertaining gameplay.

The second part is about to be released very soon by the way.

I recommend Deus Ex, one of my personal favourites and one of the greatest games. It is a science-fiction FPS-RPG hybrid which takes place in a cyberpunk future. You can choose your own playing style, go all out gunning or stealth/sneaking, take your own route to the destination. The game has a huge emphasis on plot, and deals with many conspiracies. It has an insane amount of dialogue and information in it.

As far as adventure games are concerned, Grim Fandango is a big favourite, as well as the others that Fred Buer recommended. Also;

Blade Runner
Broken Sword 1-3
Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet (for Lovecraft fans)
Day of The Tentacle
Discworld 1-2
Full Throttle
Gabriel Knight 1-3
Prisoner of Ice (another excellent Lovecraft adventure)
Sam and Max Hit The Road (the classic)
Sanitarium (excellent horror psychological thriller)
The Dig (a classic)
The Neverhood (hard to get a hold of, but very funny game made entirely in clay)

Some upcoming adventure games to look out for (check them out):

A Vampyre Story (coming this year)
Abbey (coming this year)
Still Life 2 (prequels are Post Mortem and Still Life)

Hey Fred since you're on the Lucas Arts train want to reccomend Escape from Monkey Island as well?

Be silent! We dare not speak it's name! It's an abomination!

However I will take the walk of shame and admit I forgot about a few other games, including Sam'n Max Hit the Road.

Also, Loom. Maniac Mansion. Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.

And though it is not a LucasArts game, I thoroughly enjoyed Sanitarium as well. Excellent story!

A few more favorites then:

Gabriel Knight 1-3
Phantasmagoria 1 & 2
Normality
Runaway (the first one was decent, avoid the sequel. It burnssss ussss!)
Lighthouse
Connections
Torin's Passage

And two good old games I have on my NES: Shadowgate and Déjà Vu.

Ahh, the glory days of old!

-Fred

jcarnby wrote:My desire for adventure games seems to have really plummeted over the past few years. I'm sure it's partially due to how extremely busy my life has become (college, an apprenticeship, and part time job, let alone trying to keep a social life will fill up anybody's schedule to the brim), but I think it also has to do with the less-frequent releases of quality adventure games. They just aren't the same anymore, and it takes a lot to keep my interest.

I just purchased the second Agatha Christie game (Murder on the Orient Express). I played And Then There Were None several years ago, and did enjoy that one. I just started MOTRE, so I guess I'll see how it compares.

I HAVE THE LAST 3 AGATHA CHRISTIE, i would have to say murder on the orient was my favourite out of the last three. dreamfall has been my favourite (besides tex of course)
black dahlia I like but I cannot it to run on my xp machine only 98 . Mouse trails all over the screen, have never been able to solve it.

what is motre all about.!!

You think Loom is better than Escape from Monkey Island? Loom was kind of a departure from the SCUMM interface. What did you find so bad about MI4? The only things I didnt like was Zombie Lechuck's look and the robot inside the monkey head not being plausible.

Monkey Island 4 just wasn't funny. It didn't have any of the humor of the first three games, and just felt like... I don't know, like the suits at LucasArts demanded one last final deathrattle from the series.

At least that's my view of it.

-Fred