[Ben Varrey]

Hi, I'm newish to gaming and wondered if you could offer any suggestions of games to try.

I have played VV (all of them), Kingdom for a Princess (both of them), Paradise (struggled a bit with that one), currently playing The Lost Crown (and stuck at the moment!). Also played Drawn, Cradle of Rome,Gemini Lost, Island Realms, Luxor (all of them)

I really enjoy games such as TLC and Paradise (also enjoyed Castaway) but sometimes, I like a game to just play on - no brainpower, so I can just spend between 20 and 30 mins of playing and leave the game. I found KFaP and VV really good for this.

Not keen on games of killing sprees and fighting.

I would be really grateful if you have any suggestions - I hate, loathe and detest hidden object games. I liked them to begin with but after a while, it felt too much like hunting for my car keys!

I love 'kingdom building' and puzzle games with different types of puzzles involved.

Hope you can help

[Jelena]

Check out the game recommendation-thread: one of the sticky threads in this part of the forum. Hopefully it'll give you some suggestions to start with.

[Stonez]

Easy! A must buy for any gamer worth their salt is of course 'Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (Director's Cut)'.

It's a classic game of history, intrigue, death and mystery that will enthrall and entice. At $5.99 from GOG you'd have to have a screw loose not to jump on it!

[Luther10]

No brainpower adventure games....hmmmmmm....
let me think....

Ok, I suggest one of my favorite games, The Last Express. Its fairly easy to play and to get into, walking around the train, listening to conversations, talking to other characters... Game doesn't have puzzles in the traditional sense... There are moments further into game requiring you to do certain things at certain places but other than that, its a pretty easy going game with great graphics, great soundtrack, great voice acting and an awesome story...

[Ben Varrey]

Originally Posted by Jelena

Check out the game recommendation-thread: one of the sticky threads in this part of the forum. Hopefully it'll give you some suggestions to start with.

Will do - many thanks for the guide

[Ben Varrey]

Originally Posted by Stonez

Easy! A must buy for any gamer worth their salt is of course 'Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (Director's Cut)'.

It's a classic game of history, intrigue, death and mystery that will enthrall and entice. At $5.99 from GOG you'd have to have a screw loose not to jump on it!

It must be an instinct - I had ordered that and it arrived yesterday! I'm interested in the whole Templar story anyway so that's what grabbed my attention. Old games are like new games to me, thank you for taking the time to reply

[Ben Varrey]

Originally Posted by Luther10

No brainpower adventure games....hmmmmmm....
let me think....

Ok, I suggest one of my favorite games, The Last Express. Its fairly easy to play and to get into, walking around the train, listening to conversations, talking to other characters... Game doesn't have puzzles in the traditional sense... There are moments further into game requiring you to do certain things at certain places but other than that, its a pretty easy going game with great graphics, great soundtrack, great voice acting and an awesome story...

I didn't even know that was there! I shall have a look. I do have brain testing games (which I fail miserably at ) but sometimes, I like to just have a quick play rather than sit for a while puzzling stuff out. I shall look up The Last Express as well.

Many thanks to you also for taking the time to reply

[Pilaus]

You might like Machinarium. It's very amusing and also good for a quick play.