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Adventure games for christmas?
Hello people. We are getting closer and closer to christmas, and I was wondering. Are there any good adventures with a winter/christmas atmosphere? The only ones I can think of at the moment, are the Syberia 1 and 2 because of all the snow they have? Do you have any suggestions? 
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There’s the Christmas Quest games, made by the AG staff.
The Critter Chronicles has a nice winter atmostphere.
And look at these beautiful christmas trees in Duckman: Legend of the Fall
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Cornfed Pig: You parked in a handicapped zone.
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Sam & Max: Episode 201 - Ice Station Santa would be the most obvious choice I believe
Alpha Polaris is another possibility.
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Some more suggestions:
http://archive.adventuregamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30170
http://www.adventuregamers.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-850.html/viewthread/1320/
Recently finished: Four Last Things 4/5, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout 5/5, Chains of Satinav 3,95/5, A Vampyre Story 88, Sam Peters 3/5, Broken Sword 1 4,5/5, Broken Sword 2 4,3/5, Broken Sword 3 85, Broken Sword 5 81, Gray Matter 4/5\nCurrently playing: Broken Sword 4, Keepsake (Let\‘s Play), Callahan\‘s Crosstime Saloon (post-Community Playthrough)\nLooking forward to: A Playwright’s Tale
Does Shenmue count? It’s kind of a hybrid…
Either way, I’m sticking with Shenmue
Recently completed: Game of Thrones (decent), Tales from the borderlands (great!), Life is Strange (great!), Stasis (good), Annas Quest (great!); Broken Age (poor)
There is a surprising lack of winter adventures.
All I can think of are Still Life and Fahrenheit, but I’m not the one to recommend them From what I’ve played, Day of the Tentacle may be the closest game to Christmas atmosphere. Especially with the 3 wacky characters constantly climbing up and down the chimney…
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I love how we have one of these threads every year.
Since the previous two have already been mentioned I’ll just stick to the five best christmas games in my opinion.
1. Syberia 1&2: These games are practically made to play over Christmas. They’re magical and heartwarming and actually quite relaxing. There’s no huge threat. It’s really just about exploring these wonderful lands and meet some truly great characters and have a few adventures along the way. Also they have a gigantic amount of snowy landscapes.
2. Still Life: A very different kind of Christmas game. Far from relaxing and at times quite unsettling. Still Life is an edge of your seat thriller that will really keep you occupied all Christmas. The story takes place over Christmas and there is definitely quite a fair bit of snow in it. If you like movies such as Silence of the Lambs. You’ll love this one.
3. Lost Horizon: On the whole this actually doesn’t have that much snow in it although you do spend a substantial portion of the game trudging through snowy landscapes. However it really is a game in the Christmas spirit. Lighthearted and really good fun. It’s an Indiana Jones style game with quite a decent story.
4. Dreamfall: Dreamfall is a masterpiece in whichever season you play it but I guess Christmas probably is the best time to play it. It’ll pull at your heartstrings like any decent Christmas game should do though not always in a good way. And like Syberia it’s very magical. However unlike Syberia it’s not that lighthearted. In fact it’s actually downright epic. Storywise it’s a massive game with a hugely complicated plot and tons of depth and very well developed characters. It also has a lot of snow in it.
Edit: missed your mention of Syberia games. Still the other three are pretty good Christmassy games as well.
Ok wow, those all seem like really good proposals. Hadn’t realised games like still life and dreamfall give a wintery feeling, I’ll try them out.
I also realised that one game that gives me that cold winter feeling is Broken Sword 2, in the scene where George arrives at the harbor and there is a little shack with some (beans I think? don’t remember) boiling inside and smoke coming out of the chimney. It has nothing to do with christmas per se, but it gives you that feeling of cold and something warm cooking inside. I find scenes like that impressive because they still come to my mind so many years after I finished the game!
Currently Playing:
Sam And Max S1E1
What games do you play BEFORE Christmas?!
HA! You didn’t expect that?! You know, it’s still not snowing, but it looks like it could be any moment now, you’re fighting with the cold or flu in your sweet, warm room while the crackling sound of burning wood is… ok, you get the picture.
So, what games feel COLD, early-wintery… to you, but without the actual snow? Here’re my suggestions: Baron Wittard, and Art of Murder 3 (although, we do see a little bit of snow near the end)
Recently finished: Four Last Things 4/5, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout 5/5, Chains of Satinav 3,95/5, A Vampyre Story 88, Sam Peters 3/5, Broken Sword 1 4,5/5, Broken Sword 2 4,3/5, Broken Sword 3 85, Broken Sword 5 81, Gray Matter 4/5\nCurrently playing: Broken Sword 4, Keepsake (Let\‘s Play), Callahan\‘s Crosstime Saloon (post-Community Playthrough)\nLooking forward to: A Playwright’s Tale
BEFORE Christmas?
I usually try to play as many adventure games possible, as fast as I can, since this is one month when we usually expect many releases (as all genres do)....
The Walking Dead Season 2 is full of Christmas activities - tress, lights, songs, everything.
I’m playing it right now as my Xmas time of year game.
I enjoy playing adventure games on my Alienware M17 r4 and my Nintendo Switch OLED.
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