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Merricat · 11-30-2007, 06:14 AM

I do like a variety of environments to explore, especially if they're places that I'd personally like to visit--like Machu Picchu, Easter Island, and so forth. My five year old daughter often comes into the study when I am playing a new game, and her question is always "Where are you?", rather than who am I, or what am I doing. I generally play AGs as a reward for making a deadline, or a carrot for working toward a deadline--the good ones test my intelligence and my creativity in a way that makes me feel refreshed when I return to my work. For that reason (and others that I won't go into, as they aren't especially germane to the topic) I like puzzles that are organic--which is to say, obstacles that are reasonable to the situation, rather than artificial, which is an opinion that I think has been stated several times in this thread, as well as others. I think there is a lot to love about the adventure game, not the least of which is its many permutations--a dish for every palate.

11-30-2007, 06:14 AM	#39
Merricat Backsliding Pagan Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New York state of mind Posts: 528	I do like a variety of environments to explore, especially if they're places that I'd personally like to visit--like Machu Picchu, Easter Island, and so forth. My five year old daughter often comes into the study when I am playing a new game, and her question is always "Where are you?", rather than who am I, or what am I doing. I generally play AGs as a reward for making a deadline, or a carrot for working toward a deadline--the good ones test my intelligence and my creativity in a way that makes me feel refreshed when I return to my work. For that reason (and others that I won't go into, as they aren't especially germane to the topic) I like puzzles that are organic--which is to say, obstacles that are reasonable to the situation, rather than artificial, which is an opinion that I think has been stated several times in this thread, as well as others. I think there is a lot to love about the adventure game, not the least of which is its many permutations--a dish for every palate.