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Sam & Max: Hit the Road ( -> ): First time I played it, I was put off by its paper thin storyline and the mundane, tourist-attraction-based locations. Also, the interface was quite tedious and ugly compared to the traditional SCUMM. But when I grew older I was able to appreciate the humor and the American culture satirical surrealism of it all much better. It changed my perception of the game.

I can’t remember another time I changed my mind this much. I liked Toonstruck quite a bit better when I finally played the English version (first time was German), but I don’t think that’s fair to mention.

Tne Myst Series
I didn’t get to try Myst until a couple of years after it was released. Not until Win 98 and I could afford a new fangled CD-ROM. The game was great looking but I had no idea of what was going on or what I was supposed to do. I gave up after little progress never to revisit it or the series. It wasn’t until a few years ago when my skills as an adventure game player, and at a time when there wasn’t any games I wanted to play that I decide to give it another try, I gave in and purchased the DVD release of Myst III: Exile. I loved it and played the whole series including the URU’s back to back. It was a fantastic ride that I wished I could experience again. So with that in mind I ventured in the world of…...

The Rhem Series
Just like with Myst when Rhem was released I tried it and was getting nowhere fast and gave up. After finishing the Myst Series above I dove into the Rhem world and didn’t stop until I played them all. Just loved it and can’t wait for the next one to release.

Sure would like to see another Myst game…hmm…I wonder how much a Kickstarter for a new Myst game would reach…1, 2, 3 million? What do you think? Are you listening Rand?...Please!

Great thread, although, as Oscar stated, one simple reason for changing opinion is playing the same game as a kid and as an adult. That’s why often our favorite games are those that stand that “test”.

Anyhow - The Last Express  >  It was an utter confusion first time I played it, and I didn’t particularly like it. It was “Game of the month” in my fav game magazine but I just didn’t seem to catch on it. However, years later I gave it a second chance and it was all smooth from there - it became one of my fav games.

Runaway 2 -  >    Now, this is a special case where I changed my opinion DURING the only one time I’ve played it. I though the first act in the jungle was great, but soon after that the game lost me. I’m not claiming it’s a bad game, and I’m not saying I won’t play it again.

Ringworld 1: Revenge of the Patriarch    >    It was one of the first adventure games I’ve played and even though I haven’t finished it back then, I had good memories of it. I’ve played it recently again but “too much” story and little puzzles with timed sequences wasn’t something I had recollection of. Again, not a bad game per se (it could be that I was already “sensitive” to the new interactive movie trend ), and I’ll definitely finish it someday.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened    >    I thought it was awful few years ago, but now I’ve quite enjoyed it. A similar case like with Arsene Lupin.

I’m playing “Ace Attorney 1” for a second time - and I just love this game. I played it 6 years ago and just thought it was only OK.

Great thread concept!

The only game that comes to mind right now is Sam & Max Hit the Road. I thought it was kind of average when I first played it (especially compared to other LucasArts games), but I enjoyed it a lot more in my replay last year.
I think it’s because I *got* more of the humour than I did when I was 14 or 15…

Leisure Suit Larry 2
This game is merciless and has a game breaking bug. However, as I’ve grown older and slightly more sharper with these games I’ve come to appreciate its dead ends and timed segments in an age of watered down mechanics. Although I wouldn’t have given the game a second chance if I didn’t find the the whole game funny and Al Lowe really upped the ante with the quality of comedy. It’s not so much reliant on smut this time around and instead there’s more focus on absurd situations and running gags. I still think it’s merciless but the game shouldn’t be forgotten.

Yes, nice topic!

All the Sierra Quests and the Larry games. From good to bad. I don’t really know what happened. I loved them in the ‘80s and now they bore me to death. I didn’t know any better then, Sierra and text adventures were all I had. But we’ve come such a long way since then, they now pale in comparison.

The Lost Crown. I loved that game! From great to mediocre. I was fascinated by the many little details, like the photographs of Lucy and Nigel in places where they’d never been together.  I thought the details would add up to something meaningful, would explain the mysterious story that nobody was able to unravel. But Jonathan Boakes himself finally said he’d added them just for the fun of it. Disjointed stuff. That was such a disappointment that I’ve never felt the same about the game. From 4.5 stars to 2.5. It doesn’t stop me from looking forward to his new games, but at the same time I’m wary. Boakes is great at creating a great atmosphere and wonderful graphics, and not so great at creating a coherent story.

I’ve often been changing my mind inside a same series of games :

Runaway 1   ->   Very interested when the game went out because it was in 3D with a 2D style, I stayed very enthusiastic during the first hours of gameplay. But the more I played, the more I started to hate the graphic style with the characters in cell-shading and I couldn’t get into the story…
Runaway 2   ->   Deceived by Runaway 1, I never thought I’d play the second one, but I won the game on the Nintendo DS. That was a great surprise, and I enjoyed it until the end !

Myst 2   ->   First game of the Myst series I tried, I was not very interested in the beginning by Riven. I was at school years ago when a friend lend me the game, but the slideshow thing dind’t encourage me. I finally tried it and it’s now one of my favourite games !
Myst 1   ->   Because I played Riven, I wanted to try Myst 1 and I wanted it very very much. That’s probably the reason why I disliked it very very much ! I was disapointed by the graphic style and I just couldn’t find the ambiance I loved in Riven.
Myst 3   ->   Myst 3 was released when I finished Myst 1, and I just didn’t want to try again, deceived by the first episode. I waited several years before playing it, and I just thought I was silly not to try it before. What I loved in Riven was there !

Broken Sword 1   ->   I was quite young when it was released, so I was not interested. Time passed, and when I started playing adventure games, I thought this one was too old (stupid, uh ?). I got the Nintendo DS version and .. wow ! This game is awesome !!!

Zack and Wiki   ->   This game released on wii was strange, it looked like a game made for children and I was not interested AT ALL ! But because it got good reviews, I finaly gave it a try and that was a very good surprise ! The game is fun and very well thought, and my only regret is that it was released on wii only !

Myst ( -> -> -> -> -> ) : It just keeps getting worse every year.

i had changed my mind for the better/best about tMoS (which i tried 5 years ago and couldn’t keep running for more than 30 mins) now its one of the best Sci-Fi adventures that ever played after Blade runner and Perry Rhodan.

also about Riven, i always thought that this game is that best thing that was ever made,The Mother of All Games (not just adventures) i wished/prayed for more like it for years ,but now i ask myself do i really could afford to play a game that eventually will take all my time for more than 2-3 months…

nah i guess i am old for that or at least i can not afford neither the Time nor the Concentration for it.

I loved the Blade Runner game. Both the movie and the game were fabulous - played the game several times and enjoyed it more each time.

Mikekelly - 21 October 2012 05:47 PM

I loved the Blade Runner game. Both the movie and the game were fabulous - played the game several times and enjoyed it more each time.

and what about the novel “Do androids Dream of Electric Sheep” ?

Agustín Cordes - 21 October 2012 08:40 AM

Myst ( -> -> -> -> -> ) : It just keeps getting worse every year.

Really ? So you don’t really like the Myst series ? I thought you did when I see Asylum.

For a lot of people, I think Myst is more like that :

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