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Lambonius - 02 September 2013 12:54 AM

I take issue with the thread title.  “Semi” implies “half,” or an incomplete or lesser game.  The hybrids that have been discussed would be better referred to with a label like “adventure game plus,” or something. 

Is there a difference? Both 0.5 + 0.5 and 1+1 give the same ratio of 50% for each component.

Alone in the Dark could be called a semi-adventure game. Take your typical adventure game, Syberia or Grim Fandango, and throw in zombies to fight off every 30 seconds and you’ve got it. In fact I’m not sure how it made it into the site’s index when all the others mentioned here didn’t.

Neuromancer was pretty good hybrid of… I don’t know what. It had bits of everything.

Well, there’s a whole genre dedicated to ‘semi-adventure games’ - action-adventures. I’m just going to mention some of the popular game series here - most games in each series have at least some focus on puzzles and story, but if you find some of the games interesting, you should probably check a few reviews etc, since some series have changed over time:

Zelda
Tomb Raider
Silent Hill
Uncharted
Prince of Persia
Alone in the Dark
Resident Evil
Metroid
Assassin’s Creed
System Shock

And a few non-serialized games:

ICO
Beyond Good & Evil
Remember Me

Doom - 02 September 2013 01:24 AM

I recommend Omikron: The Nomad Soul by Quantic Dream. It’s a 3D open world adventure with random RPG, FPS and fighting elements. The sci-fi/cyberpunk universe is absolutely fantastic.

Currently on sale, definitely worth the $4.

Caliburn - 02 September 2013 01:24 AM

Gonchi - 01 September 2013 10:39 PM

Also, check out the upcoming Heroine’s Quest

Oh, hey, somehow this had slipped under my radar in the batch of upcoming QfG-inspired games or I would have mentioned it in my comment here. Assuming I’m not the only one who didn’t know this existed, thanks for bringing it to my and others’ attention. This looks rather promising in its trailer and voice preview. It seems QfG fans will have a bounty of games to check out!

You’re welcome. Heroine’s Quest did pop up in discussion earlier last month when the voices trailer was released, but I agree, the game does have a somewhat lower profile compared to QfI and Mage’s, which I guess can be explained with both games having been on Kickstarter recently and also with AGDi and IA having drawn in Sierra fans with their remakes. On the other hand Crystal Shard’s A Tale of Two Kingdoms was well received and got a lot of attention, so I don’t really know.

New Shadowrun Returns is closest thing to PlanescapeTorment, verywell written
game, first few hours are just AG murder investigation and tutorial
fights. Infact some complained that its straight up AG game, since fights can
be really easy for veterans.

Thanks for the recommendations!

I just bought Fallout 1 and started it, since I’ve never played it before.