[Boneho Chane]

I think I'm probably going to be overwhelmed with all the of the games I have to get, so I basically wrote out this list of I plan on purchasing.

Neverhood
Grim Fandago
Full Throttle
Broken Sword (So I can experience the game in all of it's glory)
Sam and Max Hit the Road
The Last Express
Blade Runner

Go ahead and give me your thoughts on the list so far, and inform my if I might have missed any. Other than that, I think I'm good.

Hm. I'm guessing you're going for the relatively recent games (besides Sam & Max). If that's the case, then I'd also go ahead and add The Longest Journey to that list if you haven't played yet. Also, try out the Syberia series and see how you like that. Assuming of course that you haven't already played that. Other than that, the list looks good.

[Boneho Chane]

Originally Posted by SamNMax

Hm. I'm guessing you're going for the relatively recent games (besides Sam & Max). If that's the case, then I'd also go ahead and add The Longest Journey to that list if you haven't played yet. Also, try out the Syberia series and see how you like that. Assuming of course that you haven't already played that. Other than that, the list looks good.

I might get the Longest Journey, but I might have to wear headphones when playing.

Syberia looks cool, but I've heard some many mixed thoughts about it I thought I would stray away from it until maybe later.

[Antoinetta]

I don't know how long you have been playing games, or what you've played, but I would say your list is WAAAY to short. Following is a list of my 50 favourites; you may want to check these out.

01. Myst II Riven
02. Gabriel Knight III
03. Myst I
04. The Syberias
05. Amerzone
06. Amber
07. Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time
08. Gabriel Knight II
09. Black Dahlia
10. The Longest Journey
11. The Draculas: Resurrection + The Last Sanctuary
12. Myst III Exile
13. Atlantis II
14. Faust – Seven Games of the Soul
15. Riddle of the Sphinx
16. Post Mortem
17. Journey to the Centre of the Earth
18. The Black Mirror
19. Dark Fall II
20. Alida
21. Dark Fall I: The Journal
21. Jack the Ripper (2003)
22. Atlantis III – 3 CD
23. Aura: Fate of the Ages
24. Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring
25. Cameron Files I – Secret of Loch Ness
26. Schism: The Mysterious Journey
27. Timelapse
28. Trespasser
29. Crystal Key I
30. The Legend of the Lotus Spring
31. Blackstone Chronicles
32. Gabriel Knight I
33. Byzantine: The Betrayal
34. Egypt III – The Egyptian Prophecy
35. Mystery of the Druids
36. Salammbo
37. A Quiet Weekend in Capri
38. Nancy Drew XI
39. Nancy Drew VII – Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
40. The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin / The Secrets of Alamut
41. The Watchmaker
42. The Messenger
43. The Omega Stone
44. Cameron Files II – Pharaoah’s Curse
45. Runaway I
46. Mummy: Tomb of the Pharaoh
47. The Last Express
48. Golden Gate
49. Rhem
50. Necronomicon

Antoinetta

[Fairygdmther]

Antoinetta, we agree on so many of our favorite games, but my all time favorite isn't on your list. Have you not played Obsidian? I loved this, and found it truly unique in puzzles and the entire game premise. It is very hard to find as no one wants to part with theirs. Faust is my 2nd favorite, but after that it gets hard to choose.

Lynsie

[Antoinetta]

Hi, Lynnsie:

No, I've never played Obsidian. As soon as I read your post above, I went and read a review on it. The idea of robots with TV heads sounds a bit corny, but otherwise it sounds like a good game.

Will it play on XP? and how available is it. If I can play it on my machine, and if I can get a copy, I'll give it a shot.

Antoinetta

[Fairygdmther]

I played it on my Win98se, but Inferno has a section on it here:

Inferno's site on Obsidian

The robots bit is a small part of this funny and difficult game. There are a couple of Monty Python-esque kind of situations. A really unique bureaucratic red tape sequence, a mini-maze of eight rooms that you have to do in the correct order. The world of Obsidian is the inside of a cube, and you must traverse all 6 inside walls - literally climbing the walls! There are so many unique puzzles and situations - describing it doesn't do it justice, it's one you have to experience. It is very hard to find. This game, when it came out had little or no advertising, made not much money, and the company that made this wonderful game went out of business. So the original numbers of games sold hasn't ever been increased - you have to get a used one. It took me months to find a copy I could afford on eBay.

Here's a copy of my review at MM -

Obsidian Review

Lynsie

[Boneho Chane]

Originally Posted by Antoinetta

I don't know how long you have been playing games, or what you've played, but I would say your list is WAAAY to short. Following is a list of my 50 favourites; you may want to check these out.

01. Myst II Riven
02. Gabriel Knight III
03. Myst I
04. The Syberias
05. Amerzone
06. Amber
07. Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time
08. Gabriel Knight II
09. Black Dahlia
10. The Longest Journey
11. The Draculas: Resurrection + The Last Sanctuary
12. Myst III Exile
13. Atlantis II
14. Faust – Seven Games of the Soul
15. Riddle of the Sphinx
16. Post Mortem
17. Journey to the Centre of the Earth
18. The Black Mirror
19. Dark Fall II
20. Alida
21. Dark Fall I: The Journal
21. Jack the Ripper (2003)
22. Atlantis III – 3 CD
23. Aura: Fate of the Ages
24. Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring
25. Cameron Files I – Secret of Loch Ness
26. Schism: The Mysterious Journey
27. Timelapse
28. Trespasser
29. Crystal Key I
30. The Legend of the Lotus Spring
31. Blackstone Chronicles
32. Gabriel Knight I
33. Byzantine: The Betrayal
34. Egypt III – The Egyptian Prophecy
35. Mystery of the Druids
36. Salammbo
37. A Quiet Weekend in Capri
38. Nancy Drew XI
39. Nancy Drew VII – Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
40. The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin / The Secrets of Alamut
41. The Watchmaker
42. The Messenger
43. The Omega Stone
44. Cameron Files II – Pharaoah’s Curse
45. Runaway I
46. Mummy: Tomb of the Pharaoh
47. The Last Express
48. Golden Gate
49. Rhem
50. Necronomicon

Antoinetta

I'm not a big fan of Myst, or really any first person adventure games for that matter, for it was games like Broken Sword and Monkey Island that turned me onto the genre. Other than that, you're list is rather large for now and I was hoping to start off a little easier. I will however look into some of the games you've chosen. Are there any in peciular I should look at?

[Fien]

Obsidian is creativity at its best. It's a "phenomenal game", just like fairygdmother said in her review. The vidbots are funny but not corny, they will make you laugh and they are of course symbolic of bureaucrats: half robot, half man. The Bureau is the most humorous Realm in the game. There are other non-human bots, like the nanobots and beautiful, elegant Bismuth.

Obisidian does have a story. But a lot of it is implied and you have to put some effort in unravelling it. Above all, it's a concept. It all hangs together. It's about awareness and consciousness, human consciousness, dreams, thinking machines, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, rules, rebels.

I can't sing its praises enough.

A few days ago, I noticed an unsold Obsidian on ebay. No bidders. Imagine that! It has been relisted.

[Fien]

Originally Posted by Boneho Chane

I'm not a big fan of Myst, or really any first person adventure games for that matter, for it was games like Broken Sword and Monkey Island that turned me onto the genre. Other than that, you're list is rather large for now and I was hoping to start off a little easier. I will however look into some of the games you've chosen. Are there any in peciular I should look at?

There are only few 3rd-person adventures on Antoinetta's list. You might like Black Mirror, Runaway, the Syberias, Sherlock Holmes, Gabriel Knight, Longest Journey.

[Lumpy]

Good luck getting Blade Runner, I would LOVE a copy to play but can't find it ANYWHERE...and I've so looked. Supposedly one of the best original adventure games

[Fien]

Originally Posted by Lumpy

Good luck getting Blade Runner, I would LOVE a copy to play but can't find it ANYWHERE...and I've so looked. (

Anywhere? You can find many inexpensive copies on ebay. Amazon.com and amazon.co.uk sell Blade Runner too.

[Ninth]

Originally Posted by Antoinetta

Will it play on XP? and how available is it. If I can play it on my machine, and if I can get a copy, I'll give it a shot.

Antoinetta

I played it on XP, and I don't remember it being hard to run.
Also, it's a very special game, and a great one.

As for the original question, well, all the games in the (too short) list are great, but Grim Fandango excepted, they're not on the first ten of my list of favorite.
What games have you played already, Boneho Chane?

[Lumpy]

Originally Posted by Fienepien

Anywhere? You can find many inexpensive copies on ebay. Amazon.com and amazon.co.uk sell Blade Runner too.

[Thilodius]

I highly recommend Journeyman Project 3. Everyone who I have played it with loved it as well, so I would be suprised if you didn't. Its also my favorite computer game of all time, which some people find a bit odd, but its just that special game for me.