Top 5 amateur games you have to play!

*chapter11studios* · 07-13-2005, 04:12 AM

My votes:

Space Quest: The Lost Chapter
5 Days a Stranger
Apprentice
Pleurghburg: Dark Ages
Night of the Hermit

Isak · 07-13-2005, 04:17 AM

In no order:

Valis (only demo yet)
Permanent Daylight
Broken Sword 2.5 (only technical demo, but try it out!)
Apprentice
5 Days a Stranger

Eddy · 07-13-2005, 06:05 AM

pleurghburg
5das
7das
All the Ben Jordan games

Larrin · 07-13-2005, 08:02 AM

There aren't very many I'd say you'd have to play, these are the best ones I've played.

Out of Order
Apprentice
No-Action Jackson
5 days
Cirque de Zale

BerserkerTails · 07-13-2005, 08:05 AM

Pleurghburgh: Dark Ages by Gaspop
King's Quest 2 VGA by AGDI (Tierra)
Ben Jordan 1-4 by Grundislav
Apprentice 1-2 by Herculean Effort
5 Days and 7 Days by Yahtzee

And as a sixth, because I love myself, Two of a Kind by Epileptic Fish

*chapter11studios* · 07-13-2005, 10:11 AM

Quote:

And as a sixth, because I love myself, Two of a Kind by Epileptic Fish

I'll definitely be downloading that.

Now, what's the story behind the name Epileptic Fish?

eriq · 07-13-2005, 10:26 AM

Two of a Kind! Brilliant!

After a brisk nap · 07-13-2005, 11:48 AM

There are many that are well worth playing, but I can only think of three that you have to play:

King's Quest II: Romancing the Stones (KQ2VGA+)
5 Days a Stranger (5DAS)
Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator Case 3 - The Sorceress of Smailholm (BJ3)

Do also check out Quest For Glory 4 1/2 (QFG 4.5), Two of a Kind, and Out of Order. Personally, I don't think Pleurghburgh or the Apprentice games are unmissable, although they're all quite decent.

BerserkerTails · 07-13-2005, 12:03 PM

Yes, Ben Jordan 3 was my favorite of the four as well.

As for the name Epileptic Fish, to tell you the truth, I can't remember where it came from. Two of a Kind was originally created for a contest on the AGS Forums, and 90% of the work on it was done within one month. Epileptic Fish was the name of our team when we were in the contest, though I can't for the life of me remember why, haha.

bush_monkey · 07-13-2005, 03:00 PM

Whoa, thanks Isak for the Valis vote! *blush*
My 5 faves are: (well, more than 5 if you want to be pedantic)

5 days and 7 days
Cirque de Zale
Odysseus Kent
Apprentice series
Ben Jordan series

<shameless plug> And I'll second that Valis demo vote </end of shameless plug>

Pharmboy · 07-13-2005, 05:25 PM

5 Days and 7 Days are two fantastic games.

To my mind they are the current pinnacle of good storytelling using the AGS system, given Yahtzee's excellent character work. Sure 7 Days has a few issues, but it's still head and shoulders above most games.

I'll second the Ben Jordan 3 mention. The whole series is extremely good and keeps getting better, but BJ3 was just something incredibly eerie and special. So far the de facto BJ game, in my opinion.

Pleurghburg (sp, oh the sp) is another excellent AGS game, though it does seem to go a bit pear-shaped by the time the ending's rolled around.

Two of a Kind has amazing production values and was a pretty good little game, though a couple of issues keep it from top o' the heap in my books.

Those are the five titles I'd immediately recommend to anybody interested in AGS games, and in appropriate order. If anybody asks, "Can I do something decent with this program?", I think 5 Days A Stranger gives all the answer that's needed, truth be told.

NemelChelovek · 07-13-2005, 05:34 PM

Out of Order and 5 Days tie as the best Amateur games currently out there, with KQ2VGA+ coming a close second.

UPtimist · 07-13-2005, 11:50 PM

Ben Jordan series
5 Days a Stranger
Two of a Kind
...

copycat · 07-16-2005, 10:18 AM

Since I'm a Mac user I'm pretty new to indie adventures and just started to explore the world of AGS games.

I guess I'm going to play:

Apprentice I and II
King's Quest II VGA
5 + 7 Days
Norman Cooks

as soon as I have finished Syberia II and Still Life on Xbox.

I will definitely play Rise Of The Hidden Sun and Star Wars Shadows Of The Empire when they're out. Both look gorgeous.

SamandMax · 07-16-2005, 10:26 AM

Larry Vales 1&2
5 Days a Skeptic
Ben Jordan: Case 4
Enclosure
Tonight the Shrieking Corpses Bleed

Andy_lad · 07-18-2005, 01:48 PM

5 Days a stranger
Apprentice
Two ofa kind
7 days a sceptic
Cirque de Zale

Erwin_Br · 07-18-2005, 03:16 PM

The 5 best games I've played, in no particular order:

- Apprentice
- Out of Order
- Cubert Badbone
- Principles of Evil
- A Case of the Crabs

Highly recommended

--Erwin

Ariel Type · 07-18-2005, 03:32 PM

Kings Quest 2 VGA
Out of Order
5 Days a Stranger/ 7 Days a Sceptic
Apprentice 1-2
Larry Vales 1-2-3demo

Near adventures: Head Over Heels (Remake), Fiend

friarphil · 07-18-2005, 04:24 PM

Apprentice 1(havent played 2 yet, but Im sure it'll make it up there)
Out of Order
No Action Jackson
Principles of Evil
The further adventures of Zak McKracken 2 (The one thats actually complete!)

UPtimist · 07-19-2005, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Erwin_Br

- A Case of the Crabs

Oh yeah, I totally forgot non-AGS games. This is definately on the list.

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Larrin Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18	There aren't very many I'd say you'd have to play, these are the best ones I've played. Out of Order Apprentice No-Action Jackson 5 days Cirque de Zale Share Share this post on Twitter

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BerserkerTails Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 359	Pleurghburgh: Dark Ages by Gaspop King's Quest 2 VGA by AGDI (Tierra) Ben Jordan 1-4 by Grundislav Apprentice 1-2 by Herculean Effort 5 Days and 7 Days by Yahtzee And as a sixth, because I love myself, Two of a Kind by Epileptic Fish Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Play Two of a Kind.

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After a brisk nap Elegantly copy+pasted Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,773	There are many that are well worth playing, but I can only think of three that you have to play: King's Quest II: Romancing the Stones (KQ2VGA+) 5 Days a Stranger (5DAS) Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator Case 3 - The Sorceress of Smailholm (BJ3) Do also check out Quest For Glory 4 1/2 (QFG 4.5), Two of a Kind, and Out of Order. Personally, I don't think Pleurghburgh or the Apprentice games are unmissable, although they're all quite decent. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Please excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog.

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BerserkerTails Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 359	Yes, Ben Jordan 3 was my favorite of the four as well. As for the name Epileptic Fish, to tell you the truth, I can't remember where it came from. Two of a Kind was originally created for a contest on the AGS Forums, and 90% of the work on it was done within one month. Epileptic Fish was the name of our team when we were in the contest, though I can't for the life of me remember why, haha. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Play Two of a Kind.

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bush_monkey Up a tree Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 38	Whoa, thanks Isak for the Valis vote! blush My 5 faves are: (well, more than 5 if you want to be pedantic) 5 days and 7 days Cirque de Zale Odysseus Kent Apprentice series Ben Jordan series <shameless plug> And I'll second that Valis demo vote </end of shameless plug> Share Share this post on Twitter

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Pharmboy Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 47	5 Days and 7 Days are two fantastic games. To my mind they are the current pinnacle of good storytelling using the AGS system, given Yahtzee's excellent character work. Sure 7 Days has a few issues, but it's still head and shoulders above most games. I'll second the Ben Jordan 3 mention. The whole series is extremely good and keeps getting better, but BJ3 was just something incredibly eerie and special. So far the de facto BJ game, in my opinion. Pleurghburg (sp, oh the sp) is another excellent AGS game, though it does seem to go a bit pear-shaped by the time the ending's rolled around. Two of a Kind has amazing production values and was a pretty good little game, though a couple of issues keep it from top o' the heap in my books. Those are the five titles I'd immediately recommend to anybody interested in AGS games, and in appropriate order. If anybody asks, "Can I do something decent with this program?", I think 5 Days A Stranger gives all the answer that's needed, truth be told. Share Share this post on Twitter

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