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jackshaftoe · 06-08-2006, 05:41 PM

Exactly!

Although I can understand why. I think part of the pleasure of adventure games is that they let you relax. You don't see a game over screen if you take your hands off the controls for a few seconds.

Add to that the fact that often the action sequences can be quite badly implemented (I'm looking at YOU BS3) amd that many folk came to the genre through games like the Monkey Island series or others where there weren't any skills challenges and you can understand the aversion.

And, now you mention it, I seem to remember one of the Quest For Glory titles having a combat sequence where my hardy adventurer kept getting killed by a tiny bat.

Now let's add Silent Hill 2 to the list!

06-08-2006, 05:41 PM	#3
jackshaftoe Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 10	Exactly! Although I can understand why. I think part of the pleasure of adventure games is that they let you relax. You don't see a game over screen if you take your hands off the controls for a few seconds. Add to that the fact that often the action sequences can be quite badly implemented (I'm looking at YOU BS3) amd that many folk came to the genre through games like the Monkey Island series or others where there weren't any skills challenges and you can understand the aversion. And, now you mention it, I seem to remember one of the Quest For Glory titles having a combat sequence where my hardy adventurer kept getting killed by a tiny bat. Now let's add Silent Hill 2 to the list!