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- atomicpoet, on 10/10/2007, -1/+27Adventure gaming needs to make a comeback. Sure, it has found a welcome home on the DS, but consoles could do wonders for the genre -- especially the Wii. And seriously, how come Roberta Williams is not seen as the American answer to Shigeru Miyamoto (if only we can coax her out of retirement)?
- LowROI, on 10/10/2007, -1/+19dugg for monkey island
- Chewie67, on 10/11/2007, -0/+18Adventure games are awesome. Old School Adventures -- Zork, Planetfall -- and New School Adventures -- Sam & Max, Day of the Tentacle, The Dig, Curse of Money Island, Grim Fandango, Zork Grand Inquisitor.
Everything is so dumbed down these days with the overkill of FPS and RTS games. Someone needs to step up and crank out another top-notch Adventure Game. - kaelyiesta, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17Now I'm nostalgic. Time to bust out quest for glory.
- mrjit, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12I totally loved Sam & Max. And of course all of the LucasArts adventure games back then. Travelling back in time to and talking to Newton, etc. I also LOVED the Heroes Quest series, the VGA remake of 1 was fantastic, and 3.
A new Sam & Max episode was released recently, different rights, but still great humor http://www.telltalegames.com/samandmax -- they work with Purcell the original. - theshizzler, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10Man, I could play me some Sam & Max right now. After 10+ years, I've probably forgotten the solutions to all the puzzles too.
- FunkyMo, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12xyzzy?
- Jugalator, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9"With bony hands I hold my partner,
on soulless feet we cross the floor.
The music stops as if to answer,
an empty knocking at the door.
It seems his skin was sweet as mango,
when last I held him to my breast
But now we dance this grim fandango,
and will four years before we rest." ~ Grim Fandango, LucasArts
^-- What's missing from computer gaming today. :-( Stories, writing, and adventuring. The only game genre I have known to accurately portray a movie, or a book. To hell with cheap games based on movie licenses. Why not give the movie licenses the script they are based on for an interactive game instead? Indiana Jones worked great as an adventure, but that could never happen today. Why rip that part out and only leave the shell intact? - Neiby, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9The Longest Journey was the last good adventure game I played. Excellent game.
- HunterTV, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Indigo Prophecy (aka Fahrenheit) was pretty good. I particularly liked the whole "button mashing with a purpose" part of it -- ex. if you're dangling off a ledge by your fingernails you had to alternately hit the trigger buttons really fast to pull yourself up. Helped get you into the feeling of being in a dangerous situation by making you really work for it (as much as a game can do that anyway).
- Bamborzled, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Nothing happens.
- Randinn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Anyone remember Lucasarts Loom, very good game and an interesting view of magic....
- MrSteamTank, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Has anyone here tried dreamfall? It's an excellent adventure game and for under 10 bucks it's a great purchase for the computer. I really got sucked into the story and am still playing it. 8)
- chokeaduck, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4+1 Telltale is doing a bang up job with the episodic Sam and Max games, and they look great.
- spyrochaete, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4We might have days
We might have hours
But sooner or later
We all push up flowers
Check out Psychonauts if you haven't already! It's every bit as much as classic Tim Schafer game as Day of the Tentacle. - bagboyrebel, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3that's really more of a preference, I think a better way of putting it is that kids need to realize good games don't always need good graphics, or any graphics.
- atomicpoet, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3As far as I'm concerned, Sierra is long dead. They died when Ken and Roberta Williams retired from game design. Now Sierra is just a brand name -- just like Atari is.
- fogowar, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3If you're writing an adventure game - this link might be handy:
http://grumpygamer.com/2152210
It's an article by the designer of Monkey Island - it's a really interesting read about how to structure the puzzles and narrative in these types of games. Good luck with your game! - gthyb, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I am MURRRY!!!
- PickledJesus, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4It's sad how few people will understand that reference.
- WiCKeDWon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Space Quest was the reason I got into PCs. I loved that cheesy wit! Leisure Suit Larry and Q4G were awesome as well. Sierra you haft forsaken your roots. :(
Damned you Space Quest! Damned you all to hell!!! - sockpuppets, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4Subvexer's adventure to happy torrent land?
- KerrAvon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2How to write an Adventure game? Make the main character a square. Make the dragons look like chickens, have 3-4 castles (depending on difficulty) look exactly the same except for the color and place the first easter egg ever in a video game.
- crilen007, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4Kings Quest FTW! (5-6 were the best ones I think).
- dagooh, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2The true MI are 1 and 2, 3 and 4 are mere pastimes while we wait for Ron to buy the rights from Lucas Arts and make the real 3.
- tunapez, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3I totally blocked out that annoying game Mystery House on our Apple IIe and the lost hours of King's Quest.
Wow talk about a blast from the past! - throwingks, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Fahrenheit is the same thing as Indigo Prophecy.
You shouldn't count it twice. - chokeaduck, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Yeah, Williams had some outright bombs, Phantasmagoria was a mess. Ahead of its time, but still a mess. While we are on the subject of Sierra games, I really wish that they would re-release Quest for Glory I-V so that I can play it on XP.
- spyrochaete, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The first PC game I ever played was Police Quest 1 on my 4.77MHz 8086 Compaq Deskpro and I've been playing them ever since as it's my favourite genre. Of all the adventure games I've played TLJ is my favourite. I can't wait until Dreamfall Episodes comes out!
The lead designer, Ragnar Tornquist, has a blog. http://ragnartornquist.com/ - spyrochaete, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It was an interactive movie, you might say, with a branching storyline. They tried to design it so that infrequent game players wouldn't have too tough a time finishing it. A movie rip wouldn't do it justice.
For those who haven't tried it, check this game out. The story isn't outstanding but it's told very well. It's a very entertaining game. Get the European version (Fahrenheit) if you can. It's uncensored and you can play with multiple audio languages with English subtitles - the game is French and so are the best voice actors. - Courthold, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1If you fancy a look at some homemade adventure games take a look at www.adventuredevelopers.com, there's a lot of great little fun games people have done available there.
- beee, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Reading this article made me think I should start playing some adventure games. Heavy Rain's graphics look awesome too!
- spyrochaete, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Subvexer, does your game have a website?
- kowalzki, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I used to jerk off to Leisure Suit Rally in EGA. Oh sweet memories!
- zachshmack, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1You could always just read a book. I hear those are heavy on story.
All joking aside though, I'm probably going to check out several of these games. :-) - steve693, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1blank
- Subvexer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Handy and quite eery, as I was just busy writing an adventure game...
- mrjit, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1They've tried, they're not blockbuster sales though so publishers don't go after them.. I think Dreamfall/LJ were the most recent big ones
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Anyone ever try Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood?
What an excellent mix of graphics, sound, music, and adventure.
I wish they would bring back the adventure genre on the PC, think of what they could do with the technology of today( and the formula of yesterday? ;) ) - iceschade, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Open-Source it! Or at least give me a demo... And make it Linux Compatible!
- JettaMan, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Roberta Williams might have been among the first, but I don't think she was the best. Lots of instant death and walking dead scenarios in her games.
- jynweythek, on 09/17/2008, -0/+1anybody remember ZZT?
- qwertydvorak, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1at 0 diggs as i type, but i will digg you back to 1. i loved zzt, at the time i was stuck on a monochrome text only monitor and ibm xt. i loved it, you could make your own maps and puzzles. that is what made it so great.
- geartype2, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Hotel Dusk, was the first game I bought for my DS when I got one. I kept hearing all this great stuff about it, and being a fan of adventure games I just had to play it. The fanhype behind this game is so overplayed though, the story is horrible, and the puzzles(if you want to call them that) are easy and usually ridiculous. Although I'll hand it to them for creating a game with fleshed out characters in a story, the game itself, as an adventure game, falls very flat story wise when compared to just about any other game.
I'm sure the DS is great for adventure games, but all hotel dusk did for me is prove that reading a book is a highly more efficient way of being entertained. - johnnysaucepn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Six new episodes to date, with a new season due to start next month. Short games, with some repetitive elements, but the one-liners, obscure puzzles and perfect voice acting is the business!
- SteveMax, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Just use M-x psychoanalyze-pinhead for player-NPC interactions.
- estvir, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Remember it? I still have my original floppy + CD (Which I bought in later years.. I think) and the "Book of Patterns" thing you got to write down the drafts.. it's amusing to see my writing as a small child. :o
- geartype2, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Since you brought it up:
Read Italo Calvino's "If on a winter's night a traveler". -
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