11-08-2010, 06:02 AM | #1 |
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Adventure games that you have
Hello,my name is Dimitris and I'm from Greece.I'm a new member here and well I have to say that I started playing adventure games relatively recently(2 years ago)although I've always respected the genre since I was a kid.
So...the only experience I had was many many years ago while watching and helping a friend play Phantasmagoria II A Puzzle Of Flesh(it was his game so I just watched him play and I had a walkthrough guide from a magazine so I helped him sometimes). Anyway,about 2 years ago I bought my first adventure game,Lost Crown A Ghost Hunting Adventure and I really enjoyed it although I was kind of angry with the difficulty of some puzzles.Haven't finished it yet. But lately I've bought a lot of other games most of them second hand or from magazines and my collection is getting bigger.So here's what I have so far: Lost Crown a ghost hunting adventure Jack Keane Black Mirror Scratches Ghost in the sheet Broken Sword 1 Broken Sword 2 Broken Sword 3 Experience 112 Darkness Within 1 Tunguska So...what do you guys say,are these games good enough for a start?And which adventure games do you have? |
11-08-2010, 08:11 AM | #2 |
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Out of those, i've played Broken Sword games, Jack Keane and Tunguska. Broken Sword 1 and 2 are classics, great games, third is not bad too. Jack Keane is similar to Ankh series, and is one of the better comic adventures in past couple of years (look for Ceville too). Tunguska is a classic mystery adventure with decent story. The company behind it is responsible for Lost Horizon too, as well as Secret Files 2, but i think the original Tunguska is still somewhat more challenging in terms of the puzzles.
By the way, you've got me there for a moment - there was a countryman of yours with the same name - Dimitris Manos, who ran adventure online magazine, so i thought you're him for a second |
11-08-2010, 09:16 AM | #3 |
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Lost Crown
Black Mirror Black Mirror 2 Scratches Broken Sword 1 Broken Sword 2 Darkness Within 1 Alter Ego Lost Horizon |
11-08-2010, 09:22 AM | #4 |
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The Longest Journey,
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, The free Gog.com titles, Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - Director's Cut, Sam & Max: Night of the Raving Dead I think that's it :p
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11-08-2010, 02:13 PM | #5 | |
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Definetely interested in Dreamfall:The Longest Journey,I wasn't sure that was an adventure game. |
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11-08-2010, 02:15 PM | #6 |
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It's slightly more actiony than TLJ, but for the most part it's adventure.
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11-08-2010, 02:24 PM | #7 |
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Dreamfall is a good game in it's own terms - and i would call it more of a interactive movie, like i would Fahreinheit for example, too. The story is the most important element in them.
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My first recommendation from your list (and I'm not a quite experienced adventurer) would be Black Mirror and then Scratches (Director's Cut, preferably). BTW, welcome to the WWoA (Wonderful World of Adventures), neighbo(u)r.
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11-09-2010, 02:30 AM | #9 | |
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I love those horror games. By the way I have Dreamfall,although I can't find the DVD right now,it was in a magazine that I bought. |
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11-09-2010, 02:35 AM | #10 |
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Take your time, play as many adventures as you can, frequent adventure game forums, read reviews (avoid GameSpot and such places) and you'll eventually see what kinds of adventure games (they differ a lot in themes, views, graphics, interface and stuff) agree with you.
Here are some of the places you must visit: http://www.justadventure.com/ http://www.justadventure.com/thejave...x_castle.shtml http://mysterymanor.net/index.htm http://www.metzomagic.com/home.php http://www.adventurepoint.co.uk/ http://tap-repeatedly.com/review_index.shtml http://www.adventure-archiv.com/ http://www.adventure-treff.de/ http://www.mrbillsadventureland.com/ http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/
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11-10-2010, 03:16 AM | #11 |
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Thanx!
By the way I found the DVD of Dreamfall. Yeah I guess this is the best place for adventure games that I found on the net so far.It's awesome.And I'm glad I found it although sometimes I disagree with some reviews but hey,we can't always agree on everything,in the end it's a matter of taste. |
11-10-2010, 10:23 AM | #12 |
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I've played all those games except Jack Keane and Black Mirror, and I never finished Broken Sword 3 or The Experience (I think that's the same game as Experience 112 if I'm not mistaken)
I think out of that bunch, the Broken Sword games are the best. I also recommend tracking down the old LucasArts titles if you can find them. They're the best of the best.
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11-10-2010, 12:27 PM | #13 |
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Actually I hope that the new version of Monkey Island 2 comes out on DVD soon.
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11-10-2010, 04:29 PM | #14 |
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physically "have"?
King's Quest 6 and 7 Leisure suit Larry 7 Space Quest 6 (x2, I bought it as a standalone, and again had it when I bought "Sierra's Quest Series - Volume One", which i only bought to get KQ7) Full Throttle Monkey Island 1,2,3 Fable (1996) Gabriel Knight 3 The Neverhood (apparently it's rare, which makes me all the more proud that i bought it when it came out ) The Dig Little Big Adventure 1, 2 Myst Return to Zork Simon The Sorcerer 1 Lighthouse TDB Phantasmagoria 2 Quest For Glory 4 (tho i never actually played it) and that's all, I think. edit: oh, and Grim Fandango ^^' Last edited by mataku; 11-11-2010 at 11:36 AM. |
11-10-2010, 07:16 PM | #15 |
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The majority of my adventure games are in digital format these days, but I do have a closet full (literally) of physical games for PC and most US console systems in boxes, storage crates, cd binders...etc. Here's what I was able to get my hands on from ~2 mins of digging:
PC: Sega CD & NES: If I spent more time going through stuff who knows what I could find! |
11-10-2010, 07:30 PM | #16 |
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Would love to see pics of your games too, btw!
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11-11-2010, 01:08 AM | #17 |
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Blackstone Chronicles!
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11-11-2010, 02:18 AM | #18 |
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Our games? Man that's no problem but you seem like a museum of Adventure Games Collection!
Seriously well done,just by seeing all those retro packages and console games was very nice.It brought back memories. But if you're interested in seeing my humble collection as well then it's ok. |
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Show me yours and I'll show you mine? I thought this was about giving Foinikas advice what adventure game to play from his collection, not just another "Who's got a bigger penis?" topic you can see at almost every forum. I want to believe people who frequent Adventure Gamers are immune to childish bragging. BTW, I have a larger collection than any of you! Nyah-nyah!
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