You think Still Life was bad? or Scratches? (In regards to Scratches I think you got more bored with the story.) I am with you 100%! I dare you to check out The Lost Crown. I realize that The Lost Crown was a one-man production and it is a very well-executed one in many respects but I really think the poorly done voice acting really takes away from what should have been a top-notch adventure release in '08.
When you think about a lot of these companies really don't have the budget to get great actors in to perform these voice overs. And with that, a great actor may not always do the best voice overs either. I really wish some of these publishers would throw down some REAL money on a title and really see how far they could push the adventure genre.
- (Heavy Rain is really the only hope we have to keep the adventure genre fresh ATM.)