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Old 03-04-2009, 05:29 AM   #1
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Hi all,
just wondering what everone's opinion is on the better adventure games of recent years are? I really haven't played any modern adventure games and seem to keep replaying all my old favourites.

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Old 03-04-2009, 05:49 AM   #2
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Tale of a Hero beats all the others imo.

Insecticide was great, but the second half is not certain at the moment.

As far as developers go Kheops is my favorite deliverer of quality adventures over the last few years.

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Old 03-04-2009, 07:56 AM   #3
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Tale of a Hero beats all the others imo.
I'll defiantly have to check that out. Out of all the modern AG I've played probably the best was Overclocked. Most of the stuff I've played recently has been before 2004 so I"m not up to date on most of the modern, but Overclocked was defiantly best out of that group.
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Old 03-04-2009, 08:40 AM   #4
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I can't recommend the new Sam & Max games highly enough. And be sure to check out the Aggie awards, which give a nice impression of what was great in 2008 (and lo and behold, Sam & Max Season Two left a big mark).
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Old 03-04-2009, 12:41 PM   #5
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Definetely "The Lost Crown", for me. Same creator of the "Dark Fall"s. And I'm not sure if it came out after that, I think so, but also, "Dreamfall", the sequel to "The Longest Journey".
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Old 03-05-2009, 06:44 PM   #6
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best Adventures of 2006-2009
Hmmmm .............. let me try to mention some memorable titles in this period....
-Broken Sword 4
-Art Of Murder 1-2
-Diamonds In The Rough
-Overclocked
-Jack Keane
-Keepsake
-Sherlock Holmes:The Awakened
-Vampyre Story
-Perry Rhodan
-Sam And Max 1-2
-Runaway The Dream of the Turtle
-Ceville
-Dracula 3

They are in no Order of any!!
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Old 03-06-2009, 12:32 AM   #7
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Very much agreed with Sam & Max. The writing is spot on and the puzzles are clever without being frustratingly convoluted and asinine, although the difficulty has certainly increased in the later episodes the puzzles are all very solvable which I think is a plus not a detraction, unlike what some people seem to think.
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Old 03-06-2009, 01:31 AM   #8
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I have to add Emerald City Confidential
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Old 03-06-2009, 01:39 AM   #9
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I would definately have to go with the just recently released "Ceville". If you like adventures that are fun and comical then i think this is the best one that's out there. reminded me a lot of the good old days of kyrandia, lucasarts etc.

if you're more into serious adventures (darker tone, not trying to be comical/funny) i highly recommend "Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened"

vampyre story deserves a mention as well.

i agree that the Sam&Max series has the best/cleverest writing, but what really bothered me are the tough puzzles and the same environemnts that get used over and over.
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Of course Sam and Max. Very charming games, and one of the very few video games (or maybe the only) that where actually funny.
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Damn, 2006. I dunno. The last great ones I really liked were Moment of Silence and Still Life but both released in 2005. Overclocked was a big disappointment, unfortunately.
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Don't forget the Blackwell series. The third one should be out soon.
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Old 03-25-2009, 06:24 AM   #13
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Unluckely there's always something with modern AG's endings that always disappoint me so I can't pick a definite favorite. Dracula 3 was kind of original and quite good though...

But I liked Overclocked's concept and story a lot more, except the ending.
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