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I’m looking for good games.
I prefer the ones with voice acting.

Resonance - Deponia 1 + 2 - Machinarium (no voices) - The Last Express (first-person) - Edna and Harvey

If you’re into cartoony humorous adventures, the following games are some of the best the genre has to offer. All of them features beatiful handpainted artwork and some of the best voice-acting you’ll ever hear:

Curse of Monkey Island: The nr. 1 game from the Lucasarts catalogue, and a must play for any adventure gamer. Many feels that Grim Fandango belongs in that position, but its visuals and inventory system is heavily inferior to Curse (Curse the 3D era! ), and the controls may be the worst I’ve experienced in any adventure game. I find this really, REALLY sad, because aside from those 3 things (visuals, inventory-system, controls) Grim Fandango is pretty much the perfect adventure. Before anyone starts flaming me for pointing out flaws in Grim Fandango, keep in mind, that they’re my personal opinions, though I somehow tend to find these to be extremely valid

Discworld 2: Superb british humour! Beautifully painted and a lovely envisioning of Terry Pratchetts world. A little dialogue-heavy, but then again, the dialogues are hilarious. The main character is voiced by Eric Idle of Monthy Python fame, and features many other brilliant british comedians.

Duckman: Legend of the fall/Adventures of a Private Dick: An incredibly charming little adventure, true to the show it’s based on. One of my funniest experiences outside of Lucasarts. Features Tim Curry (Gabriel Knight, Toonstruck) as the voice of Duckmans arch nemesis, King Chicken, which reminds me, you should also check out:

Toonstruck: One of the best adventures from the mid-nineties, great humour, awesome puzzles and stellar voice acting. The main character is played by Christopher Lloyd (back to the future) and his sidekick, Flux Wildly, is done by none other than Dan Castellenata (voice of Homer Simpson). The evil genius of the game is once again voiced by the superb Tim Curry.

Beavis and Butthead in Virtual Stupidity: Another very well done adventure game-adaptation of an animated show. All voicework is done by the original cast (which basically consists of Mike Judge). If you are a Beavis and Butthead fan, AND an adventure gamer, and have yet to play this title, you have an awesome experience ahead of you.

Broken Sword 1&2: A little more on the serious side, dealing with murder, mystery and conspiracies, it maintains a humorous undertone. These two games are widely regarded to have some of the best writing in the genre and comes highly recommended in any adventure game forum.

Now, these were all games from the mid-nineties, which in my opinion was the best years of adventure game history (though I’m having high hopes for 2013). If you want to check out some more recent adventures, you should take a look at the catalogues of Autumn Moon Games, Daedalic Entertainment and Pendulo Studios. All these companies are largely responsible for keeping handpainted adventures alive through the first decade of the 21st. century. You may also want to check out The Book of Unwritten Tales by King Art Studio. That being said, in my opinion, all newer adventures struggle to maintain the charm of the nineties.

Well there are quiet a few these days. I try to mention a few that I like that have not been mentioned above. (most of the ones above are really good). You should try the Black Mirror trilogy, Lost Horizon, and maybe check out the Runaway trilogy. Those are all more “recent” adventure games. Also if you are into indie/retro looking adventure games, you could check out the Ben Jordan series (8 of them in total, and the last 3 or 4 are extremely good, the series starts out quiet slow though. FYI, It is only part 1,2, 7, 8 that have voice acting)

So many games listed!
Played Deponia and find it very fun (looking forward to buy Chaos on Deponia), Black Mirror series looks really enjoyable and the nineties were great years, with good games (give me time and I’ll play’em all).
About Wadjet Eye: Their games are awesome! (no more words are necessary here =D)

Thanks for your recommendations, guys!

For you, I’d highly recommend Broken Sword 2.5 - I liked it and highly recommend it to those who like 2D. Runaway would be a good choice too.

TerminusEst - 15 December 2012 08:13 PM

Let me throw my unsolicited two cents in here. Sure, go ahead, play Broken Sword 2.5 but only after you’ve played the first two BS games and only if you’ve fallen in love with George and Nico and can’t get enough of them. BS 2.5 is a fan project and it shows: uneven pacing, inconsistent art style, meh voice work, and some egregiously misplaced puzzles that do not advance the story one bit.

I was gonna say something similar, but I just got stuck in a rephrasing-loop, trying to find the least insensitive formulation. You did what I could not, TerminusEst!

Runaway is a good suggestion though.

inm8#2 - 16 December 2012 02:05 AM

No love for Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers?

If it’s any consolation, GK1 is my favourite GK game. I’ll admit though, it’s a biased opinion, as I never took a liking to neither FMV nor 3D.

Broken Sword 2.5 is an excellent game for the price (free). A better recommendation is Broken Sword DC and Gabriel Knight 1 - both well worth the purchase price.