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I think that tablets are great devices for AG (very fast to move around, point and click)

I have an IPad and so far so good for AG. I have played MI and MI2 SE and started with Walking Dead and The Wolf among us.
I also tried with ScummVM and games like Curse of Monkey Island that runs superb but I miss some newer games.

It seems that the new Surface 3 (or even 2) could be the perfect tablet for AG since it runs a Windows so you can practically run almost all “big” AGs.

It would be great to be able to play adventures like Grim Fandango, the Longest Journey, Still Life and Sherlock Holmes (maybe LA Noire is too much).

Have you tried the Surface tablet? What are your experiences with AG in tablets?

aerojavo - 02 June 2014 07:49 PM

I think that tablets are great devices for AG (very fast to move around, point and click)

I have an IPad and so far so good for AG. I have played MI and MI2 SE and started with Walking Dead and The Wolf among us.
I also tried with ScummVM and games like Curse of Monkey Island that runs superb but I miss some newer games.

It seems that the new Surface 3 (or even 2) could be the perfect tablet for AG since it runs a Windows so you can practically run almost all “big” AGs.

It would be great to be able to play adventures like Grim Fandango, the Longest Journey, Still Life and Sherlock Holmes (maybe LA Noire is too much).

Have you tried the Surface tablet? What are your experiences with AG in tablets?

I have a Surface Pro, the first one. The only downside is battery life (though this is really only a problem with the first 1, not the 2 or 3), other than that I think it is by far THE best tablet for adventure gaming - you get access to basically EVERYTHING - including say old games on GOG.

I love the fact that I can do everything on it, and play whatever game I want on it. Android or iPad you are limited to what games get ported to them; but Surface Pro will have access to the best library of adventure games.

Yes, iPad is great. I just wish that it has all the same AGs than PC (impossible).

For me tablets are the perfect devices for AGs. You can run all your AGs right away, move it to another place to think more(?) and you don’t need a keyboard often.

I have a notebook and it is not the same. It generally bulky, noisy, big, etc. Maybe a netbook/ultrabook could do the trick.

@Toefur How do you play your windows AG in the Surface? Can you emulate the mouse with the touch interface or you need to use the keyboard/trackpad?

I’ve been looking for a tablet like that recently, and I’m gonna settle on Razer Edge Pro. Yeah, sure, it’s a little pricey, but I’m really looking forward to games like The Vanishing of Ethan Carter or the new Sherlock Holmes game, so the hardware does wonders to me.