Need some recommendations

pogoyen · 10-03-2008, 09:18 AM

Hey everybody,
I'm Dan, from the UK, this is my first post, and I desperately need some new adventure games to play....

My main criteria are
1. No first person perspectives
2. In English
3. Can't die / Get stuck
4. As few timed / action sequences as possible
5. I prefer light hearted ones, with a few jokes here and there

Here's a long list of the ones I've played, I'll probably forget a few, but there we go

GAMES I LOVED

1. Grim Fandango
2. Monkey Island 1-4
3. Broken Sword 1-3
4. Day Of The Tentacle
5. Full Throttle
6. Sam & Max Hit The Road
7. Sam & Max Seasons 1 + 2
8. Flight Of The Amazon Queen
9. Indiana Jones & The Fate Of Atlantis
10. Beneath A Steel Sky
11. Leisure Suit Larry 1, 3, 5, 6
12. Discworld 1+2
13. Gabriel Knight 1
14. Toonstruck
15. Blade Runner

OK

1. The Dig (A bit dull)
2. Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade (too much fighting / ability to die)
3. 5 Days A Stranger (all 4 games) (die very easily)
4. Maniac Mansion (die very easily)
5. Runaway 1 + 2 (a bit dull)
6. Leisure Suit Larry 2 + 7 (2: die very easily/ 7: just a bit crap)
7. Loom (dull)
8. Zak McKracken & The Alien Mindbenders (very easy to get stuck)
9. Simon The Sorceror 1+2 (just wasn't that keen)
10. Discworld Noir (not enough proper adventuring)
11. Gabriel Knight 2 (poor acting, and ability to die)
12. Starship Titanic (interesting, but first person, and buggy as hell)

CRAP

1. Secret Files: Tunguska (awful voice acting, crap story)
2. Keepsake (don't get me started on this.... worst game I've ever played)
3. X-Files (bad bad bad)

Anyway, your help would be greatly appreciated

misslilo · 10-03-2008, 09:25 AM

Here's a few to start with

*The Westerner (Wanted: A Wild Western Adventure)
*Perry Rhodan
*Nancy Drew (even if 1st person, they are good - start with The Phantom of Venice)
*So Blonde

AndreaDraco83 · 10-03-2008, 09:39 AM

Gabriel Knight 3

and

Syberia I & II
Paradise
The Longest Journey
Dreamfall

Keregioz · 10-03-2008, 11:39 AM

The Longest Journey
Dreamfall

ASAP

DustyShinigami · 10-03-2008, 02:07 PM

Still Life maybe?

silent_m · 10-04-2008, 07:48 PM

Why no first person perspective? There are some great ones out there that don't induce vomiting

, if that's what you're worried about.

pogoyen · 10-08-2008, 03:40 AM

I dunno, I've just never clicked with a 1st person one, I guess I'm just an old fashioned point and click type guy the only FPPs I've ever slightly enjoyed were normality and starship titanic.... I guess I just like to see my character

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I've just finished longest journey, really enjoyed that, so I'm going to have a crack at dreamfall

dazsin · 10-08-2008, 04:53 AM

I'll give my usual reccomendation

Gilbert Goodmate.

Anybody would think I have shares in the company that made that game with the amount of times I go on about it..!

10-03-2008, 09:18 AM	#1
pogoyen Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5	Need some recommendations Hey everybody, I'm Dan, from the UK, this is my first post, and I desperately need some new adventure games to play.... My main criteria are 1. No first person perspectives 2. In English 3. Can't die / Get stuck 4. As few timed / action sequences as possible 5. I prefer light hearted ones, with a few jokes here and there Here's a long list of the ones I've played, I'll probably forget a few, but there we go GAMES I LOVED 1. Grim Fandango 2. Monkey Island 1-4 3. Broken Sword 1-3 4. Day Of The Tentacle 5. Full Throttle 6. Sam & Max Hit The Road 7. Sam & Max Seasons 1 + 2 8. Flight Of The Amazon Queen 9. Indiana Jones & The Fate Of Atlantis 10. Beneath A Steel Sky 11. Leisure Suit Larry 1, 3, 5, 6 12. Discworld 1+2 13. Gabriel Knight 1 14. Toonstruck 15. Blade Runner OK 1. The Dig (A bit dull) 2. Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade (too much fighting / ability to die) 3. 5 Days A Stranger (all 4 games) (die very easily) 4. Maniac Mansion (die very easily) 5. Runaway 1 + 2 (a bit dull) 6. Leisure Suit Larry 2 + 7 (2: die very easily/ 7: just a bit crap) 7. Loom (dull) 8. Zak McKracken & The Alien Mindbenders (very easy to get stuck) 9. Simon The Sorceror 1+2 (just wasn't that keen) 10. Discworld Noir (not enough proper adventuring) 11. Gabriel Knight 2 (poor acting, and ability to die) 12. Starship Titanic (interesting, but first person, and buggy as hell) CRAP 1. Secret Files: Tunguska (awful voice acting, crap story) 2. Keepsake (don't get me started on this.... worst game I've ever played) 3. X-Files (bad bad bad) Anyway, your help would be greatly appreciated Share Share this post on Twitter

10-03-2008, 09:25 AM	#2
misslilo Caffein Queen Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Land of Hamlet Posts: 712	Here's a few to start with *The Westerner (Wanted: A Wild Western Adventure) *Perry Rhodan *Nancy Drew (even if 1st person, they are good - start with The Phantom of Venice) *So Blonde Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "You cannot escape your past, but you can make your future" - Diana Melkumova Now Playing: World Of Warcraft (US) Recently Finished: Too many Casual games Waiting for: Lost Horizon + Gray Matter

10-03-2008, 09:39 AM	#3
AndreaDraco83 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 2,684	Gabriel Knight 3 and Syberia I & II Paradise The Longest Journey Dreamfall Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Top Ten Adventures: Gabriel Knight Series, King's Quest VI, Conquests of the Longbow, Quest for Glory II, Police Quest III, Gold Rush!, Leisure Suit Larry III, Under a Killing Moon, Conquests of Camelot, Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist. Now Playing: Neverwinter Nights, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

10-03-2008, 11:39 AM	#4
Keregioz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Greece Posts: 638	The Longest Journey Dreamfall ASAP Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Sometimes when you do things right, people are not sure you've done anything at all." -- God (Futurama)

10-03-2008, 02:07 PM	#5
DustyShinigami The Quiet One Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Staffordshire, UK Posts: 1,986	Still Life maybe? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Now Playing: Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut (DS and iPhone), DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All, Silent Hill - HD Collection Recently Completed: Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Next: Bayonetta, Devil May Cry - HD Collection, Max Payne 3, Metal Gear Solid - HD Collection, Silent Hill: Downpour

10-04-2008, 07:48 PM	#6
silent_m Restless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kemah, TX Posts: 75	Why no first person perspective? There are some great ones out there that don't induce vomiting , if that's what you're worried about. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-08-2008, 03:40 AM	#7
pogoyen Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5	I dunno, I've just never clicked with a 1st person one, I guess I'm just an old fashioned point and click type guy the only FPPs I've ever slightly enjoyed were normality and starship titanic.... I guess I just like to see my character Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I've just finished longest journey, really enjoyed that, so I'm going to have a crack at dreamfall Share Share this post on Twitter

10-08-2008, 04:53 AM	#8
dazsin Knights Templar Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Derbys, England Posts: 279	I'll give my usual reccomendation Gilbert Goodmate. Anybody would think I have shares in the company that made that game with the amount of times I go on about it..! Share Share this post on Twitter

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