[gjustinj]

Hi,

I'm new here, so first off hello Adventure Gamers!

Secondly, can anyone direct me to any upcoming or previously released games on the Xbox 360 that are strictly adventure. The closest thing I have found was Lost Via Domis, and I beat it in a period of 8 hours so it was very short, the story was not in depth enough and the puzzles were far too easy.

A game I purchased recently and I am really enjoying it is DreamFall, The Longest Journey. I picked it up for the Xbox, because it was compatible with my 360.

So if anyone knows any upcoming or previously released title on the 360 that are more adventure, puzzles, and great story please direct me there!

[blueskull]

only Lost: Via Domus and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Hard Evidence come to mind for the 360. The wii has a better line up when it comes to AGs, with the following lineup: Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None, Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, and a few upcoming others. The ds has more though and good ones too. But of course nothing beats the good ol' pc when it comes to this genre.

[Wolfrider]

That's about it though you might to check out other related genres. Try Psychonauts (a platformer though its by Tim Schafer of Lucasarts fame) and Fable for the original Xbox. You might also like Overlord, Fable 2 (once it comes out), Mass Effect and Two Worlds. All RPGs but similar enough to adventure games that it is a safe bet.

[D.C.]

The Xbox Originals section on the Marketplace has Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy. This game was originally released on the first Xbox. (But is compatible for the 360) It's an adventure, but there's most definately some actiony stuff, so you might want to check out some reviews to see if you'd like it.

[Tom_K]

Still Life from Microids is a good Adventure game for the Xbox (and 360), as well as Syberia and Syberia II. Also Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon - among others.

[gjustinj]

Dang...

Is Adventure Games coming to an end on the next gen consoles? There has go to be some being developed tho, right?

I remember a ton of them on Playstation, and even some on the original Xbox - but everything is shooters on the next gen systems - we need something new

[DustyShinigami]

I read in another thread somewhere that an adventure game was being done for the 360. Does anyone know what it is?

[threerings]

I just recently got an Xbox 360 and I'm trying to figure out how to play some of my old adventures from Xbox on it. Still Life and Syberia are the two I can't get working. Does anyone know how to get it to run?

Also, I would recommend Knights of the Old Republic from original Xbox. It's the whole reason I got a 360. Wonderful RPG with a lot of adventure elements.

[Melanie68]

Right now it doesn't look like they're on the backwards compatibility list. Syberia 2 is, but that doesn't mean the other two won't be in the future (just keep checking I guess).

I don't know what you need to do though if they do get on that list.

[DustyShinigami]

Here

All the instructions you need are there. Scroll down a bit and click on the green link where it says: 'Download the Original Xbox Game Support update here', unzip it with WinZip and copy/burn the file to a CD-R and insert it into your 360 as you would a game. The console will recognize it and just follow the on-screen prompts to install the update.

Make sure the file is called default.xex and that nothing else is on the CD.

[Intrepid Homoludens]

Theseis

Originally Posted by gjustinj

I'm new here, so first off hello Adventure Gamers!

...Secondly, can anyone direct me to any upcoming or previously released games on the Xbox 360 that are strictly adventure.

Welcome to the community, gjustinj.

The one adventure title I thought of as per your query is Theseis (link will take you to AG's preview), slated for release later this year unless it gets delayed. Hopefully it turns out reasonably well, the last gameplay video I watched of it wasn't very thrilling though it did show the visual strengths of the graphics engine. Here's a trailer showing a 3 minute part of the intro to the story and game (I personally found it boring and clinical, these guys seriously need to study film history and take notes on building character and drama and suspense).


Alone In The Dark: Near Death Investigation

There's also the upcoming Alone In The Dark: Near Death Investigation. This trailer will show you in part how the game works. It's pretty much an action/adventure but it looks to be true to the original game that gave birth to the survival horror genre.

Other than that I don't see much on the X360 in terms of bona fide adventure games (that is, the typically accepted notion of adventure games as non-action, non-violent, and puzzle-centric challenges). However, if you're rather adventurous yourself you'll find rich chunks of adventuring in other titles for this console (they've already been mentioned by others above). Some of the best of the lot:

Oblivion - pure exploration, main storyline, excellent expansion pack (Shivering Isles).
Bioshock - substantial storyline (trumps many typical adventure game stories), characterization, exploration.
Mass Effect - one of the very best and finest storylines (with an innovative dialog system), characters to make you shed a tear and fall in love with, some fairly easy puzzle work (optional), an ultimate action/RPG version of a classic epic sized adventure game.
The Orange Box - Half-Life 2, HL2: Ep. 1, HL2: Ep. 2, and Portal. You MUST, MUST, MUST experience Portal. It IS an adventure game that blows away the conservative notions of what an adventure game is supposed to be, thus it's quite refreshing.

[Rjupiter]

I love adventure games but I find that things like Assassins Creed, and the Tomb Raider games do well to met that adventure side as well as action side of me. But I have to say I find it pointless to get a 360 if all you want to play is adventure games, you are going to be disappointed there. I keep that to my computer. But it did open me up to new types of games like Bioshock.

[Avasi]

To play Original Xbox Games on the Xbox 360, the easiest and fastest way would definitely be through Xbox Live. Which of course can be done either through your Free Xbox Live Silver Account, or your Gold account.

Then it is easy: Just put in one of the Original Xbox Games, and if it is on the Backward Compatibility List, (as already posted by Melanie68) it will automatically recognize it and the necessary components get downloaded within a few seconds.

There are also two more options: By burning a DVD or CD or ordering the disc by mail. The link Alucard posted explains everything quite nicely.

Originally Posted by threerings

Also, I would recommend Knights of the Old Republic from original Xbox. It's the whole reason I got a 360. Wonderful RPG with a lot of adventure elements.

Yes, Knights of the Old Republic is awesome, you can skip KotOR 2 though. You should definitely experience Jade Empire as well, if you haven't already.
Personally, I got an Xbox 360 for Blue Dragon and particularly Lost Odyssey. xD

[threerings]

Thanks for all the links.

Unfortunately, Still Life is not on the backwards compatibility list. I guess there's not any way around that?

I'll have to replay it on PC, I guess.

[gjustinj]

Hi,

Thanks for the feedback - I will most certainly check out Theseis and Alone in the Dark when they are available, also I found yet another one coming out in September (Silent Hill V) that will be coming out for Xbox 360. I really hope they bring the next Dreamfall Chapters to the Xbox 360!

On another note, damn I just purchased Still Life & Indigo Prophecy on ebay - I guess it's not backwards compatible with the Xbox 360 judging by some posters, unless there is a work around?

[gjustinj]

Ohh found another one! http://www.alanwake.com/

[Nelza]

Pity you bought 'Indigo Prophecy' on eBay gjustinj, as I believe it is up for download off of the online store (well, it is in Australia anyway).

So it's possible that it might be backwards compatible if it's in their store but I could be wrong.

I also have 'Still Life' which isn't compatible for the time-being. Not sure whether I should buy a second-hand XBox or just wait.

[D.C.]

Indigo Prophecy is definitely 360 compatible. You can check the list of compatible games here.

[gjustinj]

I just picked up Syberia II and Jade Empire at the video store last night, both are backwards compatible - anyone play any of these?

[fajerkaos]

Wasn't Penny Arcade Adventures going to be some sort of xbox downloadable?
In that case, I think the first epsode of that, will be out quite soon.