Other Classic Adventure Games to play whilie waiting!?

[theflry]

I'm totally in the point and click zone! I'm going to try out Gabriel Knight 1 first, even Domenic Armato recommended it.

Besides the classic Lucasarts titles we have ALL surely played, what should I check out? Simon the Sorcerer? Broken Sword? Has anything more modern turned some heads?

[Secret Fawful]

I'm totally in the point and click zone! I'm going to try out Gabriel Knight 1 first, even Domenic Armato recommended it.

Besides the classic Lucasarts titles we have ALL surely played, what should I check out? Simon the Sorcerer? Broken Sword? Has anything more modern turned some heads?

Syberia 1 and 2, if your PC can handle it.

[adventureaddict]

I've noticed alot of people on this forum don't like it, but I personally enjoyed Runaway.

Of course there's all the famous oldies you can play too, they've been mentioned plenty of times in similar threads around the forum.

[corruptbiggins]

I'd recommend all 3 Gabriel Knight games. They're all created in different styles and each have their good and bad points (1 is point & click, 2 uses fmv & point n click and 3 is in 3D).

Definitely play the first 2 Simon the Sorcerer (Simon 3D is ok and there's a lot of mixed views on Simon 4) & Broken Sword games (Broken Sword 3 & 4 aren't bad, they've got good stories but the move to 3D isn't perfect). Some older games are now freeware which you should look into, namely Lure of the Temptress, Beneath A Steel Sky & Flight of the Amazon Queen (the first two were created by the same people who made the Broken Sword games - in fact they were their first 2 games).

Other games to look at are: The Longest Journey (and to a lesser extent it's sequel Dreamfall), Syberia 1 & 2, Toonstruck (I liked it!) and the Discworld series (1, 2 & Noir).

There are plenty of others but those are the better ones I can think of now.

[theflry]

thank you so much for those recommendations, exactly what i was looking for!

[corruptbiggins]

I've just realised that I tend to use way too many parentheses in my posts (is that a bad thing, I forget?)

:)

[britt12334]

use your free game code while u wait

[larys]

I currently play ceville. A point n click adventures that pay homage to monkey island and other classic adventures. Here http://www.ceville-game.com/en/index_en.html

the ign scored it 9/10 review:
http://pc.ign.com/articles/967/967223p1.html

http://www.adrianwerner.x.pl/2009/ceville.jpg

[quigon87]

Syberia 1 and 2, if your PC can handle it.

Syberias amazing, both of them, a third is now in the works...

"The Longest Journey" might very well be the highest rated adventure game of all time, let me tell you it is frigging amazing... try that, then its sequel "Dreamfall"...

[quigon87]

Try "Runaway: A Road Adventure", that was a lot of fun as well...

[Irishmile]

There are a lot of obvious fits if you want something similar to MI, but maybe one that got lost in the awesomeness of that early 90s adventure game boom was Freddy Pharkas...

[theflry]

Freddy Pharkas! I bought it off eBay so many years ago and never got around to playing it!

[pad]

Lure of the Temptress, Beneath A Steel Sky & Flight of the Amazon Queen (the first two were created by the same people who made the Broken Sword games - in fact they were their first 2 games). .

I whole heartedly agree with these games. A must-play for point and click.

[Bagge]

Try Broken Sword 1 and 2, Beneath a Steel Sky, Space Quest IV and V and The Longest Journey.

[smashing]

Hmm... since someone mentions about the freecode, I think this should be the right place to post.

I have a free coupon code with me and I'm at a dilemma. Should I use it on episode 1 of Wallace & Grommit or should I use it on episode 1 of Bone?

p.s. Not considering Strong Bad or Sam & Max, as I will be getting the entire pack come end of the year.

[Irishmile]

Personally W&G is funnier....... Bone was sort of ZZZZZzzzzzz for me.

[smashing]

Thankee for the suggestion. Getting W&G at the moment.

Yeah! More adventuring before episode 2.

[alectoplasma]

Look at this...
http://www.book-of-unwritten-tales.com/

awesome!!!

[smashing]

Here's a classical game that could be finished within an hour. No installation whatsoever: http://amanita-design.net/samorost-1/

Samorost 2 is also available, linkable from Samorost 1

[larys]

Look at this...
http://www.book-of-unwritten-tales.com/

awesome!!!

it look nice. http://www.book-of-unwritten-tales.de/bout_screen02.jpg

and has some nice reviews
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/bookofunwrittentales?q=the%20book%20of%20unwritten %20tales

Thanks for the link i may try that one.
I searched the web and unfortunately the game is only in German.(lame) I dont know when it will be translated.

[Ravensol]

I was going to suggest The Longest Journey, but some highly cultured and discerning gamer already brought up that particular masterpiece.

Beyond Good and Evil is an excellent game, too.

[ElaineMarleyThreepwood]

I'd recommend all 3 Gabriel Knight games. They're all created in different styles and each have their good and bad points (1 is point & click, 2 uses fmv & point n click and 3 is in 3D).


To add to this... 1 and 3 have Tim Curry... With a New Orleans accent.

1 has the voice talents of Michael Dorn (Worf from Star Trek:Next Gen)

3 has John de Lancie (Q of TNG fame).

:D

Need I say more?

[Rubarack]

Get yourself Ben There, Dan That and Time Gentlemen Please. These are point and click adventures very much in the old Lucasarts style.

[ElaineMarleyThreepwood]

Oh! Also! Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist! <3

[rubberchickenwithapulley]

Well there are many good old ones, and the revival of Monkey Island has really raised the interest for adventuregames.

I loved Toonstruck, which I havent played for years because I cannot find out how to run it on windows xp :(:(:( (anyone know how??)

But try to look at this link: http://www.scummvm.org/compatibility/

Most of those games are golden oldies point and click (of course not Larry which is more a type/text game but still great fun).

Have fun

[thanatos56]

Well, I already used up my free game on Strongbadia the Free, and I've recently began playing Broken Sword for the first time. It's not bad so far...

[hammy797]

I really enjoyed Still Life. I heard they have a sequel and a prequel (sort of), but I haven't played those so I can't recommend them. Regardless, Still Life is a visually amazing game, along the lines of Syberia and Syberia 2, but darker.

[tim333]

I highly recommend Leisure Suit Larry 3. The first two are amusing romps, but the third surprises by being a damn good adventure game.

I don't recommend LSL 5, though.

[werpu]

I'm totally in the point and click zone! I'm going to try out Gabriel Knight 1 first, even Domenic Armato recommended it.

Besides the classic Lucasarts titles we have ALL surely played, what should I check out? Simon the Sorcerer? Broken Sword? Has anything more modern turned some heads?

Broken swort 1+2
Discworld
The Longest Journey (I would call it a classic by now) + Dreamfall (not a classic but nevertheless good)
Gabriel knight 1+2+3 an absolute must one of the pinnacles of adventure gaming
The Leisure Suit Larry adventures
Space Quests Series
The entire Tex Murphy Series (now rereleased on GOG)


If you are in for really great stuff and dont mind playing text adventures, pretty much everything infocom has released is a classic and also the old Legend Entertainment adventures, especially the Meretzky Spellcasting games. (A mockery on Harry Potter 10 years before Harry Potter was written :D)

[Nimeni]

Syberia 1 and 2, if your PC can handle it.

I fulheartedly agree. I'm so happy to hear about a third one coming.

Agathe Christie's And Then There Were None was a very enjoyable play. Not too hard, though, but fun.

Also, if you like difficult puzzles with good plot Keepsake (a little older) is fun, though it feels like not a lot of people have heard of it.

I also like Mystery Island because there are multiple solutions to problems so you can keep replaying to try and figure out all the different ways to overcome obstancles.

Essentially, there are really only two companies I consistantly buy games from at this point. Telltale and the Adventure Company. Let me know if you find any other good point and click adventure game companies. (I'm considering LucasArts, but I think I need to see something good/new/not-Starwars or Indiana Jones come from them, first.)

[werpu]

Essentially, there are really only two companies I consistantly buy games from at this point. Telltale and the Adventure Company. Let me know if you find any other good point and click adventure game companies. (I'm considering LucasArts, but I think I need to see something good/new/not-Starwars or Indiana Jones come from them, first.)

Deck 13, Ank 1+2 and the 1.5 (3) were really good games, I am not sure however how the english translations worked out (usually a game is somewhat crippled by translations).
Jack Keane however is a love or hate thing, I have not played it yet but i heard mixed opinions about it.

[Irishmile]

to play whilie waiting???


http://www.indianajones5trailer.com/indiana_jones_and_the_temple_of_doom/willie_scott.jpg

[larys]

Well there are many good old ones, and the revival of Monkey Island has really raised the interest for adventuregames.

I loved Toonstruck, which I havent played for years because I cannot find out how to run it on windows xp :(:(:( (anyone know how??)

But try to look at this link: http://www.scummvm.org/compatibility/

Most of those games are golden oldies point and click (of course not Larry which is more a type/text game but still great fun).

Have fun

Hey i loved Toonstruck actually recently at my pc. Beleive me it aint easy to run it on windows xp. I used DOSbox freeware. I can help you if you want.

[Stoy]

Well there's a bunch of oldies but goodies on steam right now. www.steampowered.com
The Dig is a special favorite of mine, one I haven't played in 12 years. I've been waiting for a WinXP(and up) compatible version somewhere and now it's finally out. That alongside the Indiana Jones games and Loom is good for hours and hours of Lucas Arts adventure goodness.

One that isn't really a classic is A Vampyre Story (http://www.vampyrestory-game.com/) made also by/with some Lucas Arts/Monkey Island/The Dig devs. I haven't played it myself, but other Monkey Island lovers seem to like it and what I've seen myself was pretty decent.

[Yarrmeister]

I tried installing MI2 after i finished e1, but my Windows 7 RC wont run it :( Help!

[Azure]

Not old school but I recommend " So Blonde" it's by the writer of Broken Sword 1 & 2 Steve Ince, and has a good dose of MI references.
I'll secound the Simon the sorcerer and revolution recommendations too. =D

[djmarcel]

I tried installing MI2 after i finished e1, but my Windows 7 RC wont run it :( Help!

Maybe try with scummvm?

[guitarsareboring]

Discworld

Seconded... Discworld II was probably slightly better if my memory serves me.

Does anyone remember Kingdom O' Magic?

[steve-roderick]

Anyone ever play Snatcher? It's a Japanese adventure game from Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid).

[corruptbiggins]

Does anyone remember Kingdom O' Magic?

Yeah, but only ever played the demo. I've been intermittently looking for the full game somewhere but no luck which is a shame as I loved the demo.

[guitarsareboring]

Yeah, but only ever played the demo. I've been intermittently looking for the full game somewhere but no luck which is a shame as I loved the demo.

I picked it up randomly at the time in the sale, it was pretty good but I think I got stuck somewhere and I didn't know where to get an walkthrough so I ended up giving up. Apparently it doesn't work on modern machines but someone is trying to remake it here...
http://www.bigbluecup.com/yabb/index.php?topic=35563.0

[corruptbiggins]

I picked it up randomly at the time in the sale, it was pretty good but I think I got stuck somewhere and I didn't know where to get an walkthrough so I ended up giving up. Apparently it doesn't work on modern machines but someone is trying to remake it here...
http://www.bigbluecup.com/yabb/index.php?topic=35563.0

cheers for that link, will give it a try.

[Thogreg]

4 letters : DOTT

[fco.]

http://www.adventuregamers.com/recommendations.php

[WinterSnowblind]

Beneath a Steel Sky is definitely worth playing, it runs on ScummVM and it's freeware now :)

[David]

Another recommendation for Gabriel Knight 1, too. GK3 has one of the most ludicrous opening puzzles ever made, but get passed it because the rest of the game is really satisfying to play.

Magnetic Scrolls' 'Wonderland' is a simply fabulous piece of text adventuring, if you're up for that.

[hplikelike]

If you've got a DS, Phoenix Wright is one of the best adventure games I've played till Tales of Monkey Island (plus, it's really funny)

[Thogreg]

If you have a DS you should already have played :
Professor Layton and the Curious Village

In fact you should buy or borrow a DS for that game ^^

[Marzhin]

If you've got a DS, Phoenix Wright is one of the best adventure games I've played till Tales of Monkey Island (plus, it's really funny)

Yes, the three Phoenix Wright games are brilliant :D

I'll probably replay So Blonde in the near future. Never had the time to finish it, but it was a funny adventure game.

[hplikelike]

If you have a DS you should already have played :
Professor Layton and the Curious Village

In fact you should buy or borrow a DS for that game ^^

I've heard that's a good game, but that's more puzzles then Point and click.

[Thogreg]

I've heard that's a good game, but that's more puzzles then Point and click.

Yep but I find it hard to believe that someone who likes point & click don't like puzzles & enigmas ;)

In any case, if you have a DS I strongly recommend it to you

[Spookyy]

I recommend The Black Mirror http://www.adventurecompanygames.com/black_mirror/index.php

[parabolee]

No one has mentioned Simon the Sorcerer? Great game very much inspired by Monkey Island, I strongly recommend the the first one starring Chris Barrie!

And I'm sure it's available for free as abandonware too.

[steve-roderick]

How about Star Trek: 25th anniversary for the Nintendo (not the one that came out for the PC a year later with the exact same title). I thought that game was underrated.

[WDeranged]

How about Star Trek: 25th anniversary for the Nintendo (not the one that came out for the PC a year later with the exact same title). I thought that game was underrated.

http://screwattack.com/AVGN/2008/StarTrek

That one? :cool:

[corruptbiggins]

How about Star Trek: 25th anniversary for the Nintendo (not the one that came out for the PC a year later with the exact same title). I thought that game was underrated.

I can't believe I forgot about the Star Trek games: 25th Anniversary (pc version in this case), Judgement Rites & A Final Unity - the 1st two are based on the original series and the last one on the next generation.

[WDeranged]

I can't believe I forgot about the Star Trek games: 25th Anniversary (pc version in this case), Judgement Rites & A Final Unity - the 1st two are based on the original series and the last one on the next generation.

Yeah those are the ones I remember, I had 25th Anniversary for my Amiga 1200, it was painfully slow even when HD installed :mad:

[Teppic]

No one has mentioned Simon the Sorcerer? Great game very much inspired by Monkey Island, I strongly recommend the the first one starring Chris Barrie!

And I'm sure it's available for free as abandonware too.
It's not free, but you can buy it cheap at gog.

www.gog.com/

[Xandon]

A Vampyre Story (http://www.vampyrestory-game.com/)
is suppossed to be pretty great. (I just ordered it from Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Vampyre-Story-Pc/dp/B001F0J70I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1247255171&sr=1-1)) so I can't give you an actual review but the Amazon reviews looks great and it seems to have won several awards.

It's an adventure game from Bill Tiller, who's responsible for the artwork and such from COMI.

His company is Autumn Moon Entertainment (http://www.amegames.com/)

On a side note: it looks like he has his own piratey adventure (http://www.ghostpiratesofvoojuisland.com/)coming soon, inspired by his wish to work on another Monkey Island game, per his blog (http://billisboard.blogspot.com/).

Also, like others, i recommend Simon the Sorcerer 1 (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/simon_the_sorcerer) & 2 (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/simon_the_sorcerer_2) that can be played on ScummVM (http://www.scummvm.org/).
(GoG sells them reasonably cheap. While you may be able to find an abandonware version somewhere, GoG sells the full "talkie" version of the game.)

If you feel like going on your own pirate buried treasure hunt, try and pick up copies of the Original Adventures (http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org/), if you missed any of them, or would like to play them again.
I highly recommend Grim Fandango (http://www.amazon.com/Grim-Fandango-Pc/dp/B00000DMAD). (make sure you patch (http://www.grim-fandango.com/downloads.php) it before ou play it on a modern PC)
All of these LucasArts games are wonderful and memorable.

ScummVM (http://www.scummvm.org/downloads/#extras) hosts freeware versions of 'Beneath a Steel Sky', 'Flight of the Amazon Queen' and 'Lure of the Temptress', knowing that the first one is often highly recommended.

I'm going to reasonably assume you've already devoured the Telltale library of games.

Other than that, head over to Adventure Gamers (http://www.adventuregamers.com/)and see if anything strikes you. Many of the games recommended in this excellent thread are available there for digital download.

[Mad Mary]

I recommend The Black Mirror http://www.adventurecompanygames.com/black_mirror/index.php
Great game, yes! With logical puzzles, a fascinating dark story and a really surprising ending.

Kyrandia 3 was fun, I hope it will run with the DOS box.

[Teppic]

Also, like others, i recommend Simon the Sorcerer 1 (http://http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/simon_the_sorcerer) & 2 (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/simon_the_sorcerer_2) that can be played on ScummVM (http://www.scummvm.org/).
(GoG sells them reasonably cheap. While you may be able to find an abandonware version somewhere, GoG sells the full "talkie" version of the game.)
The subtitled version is also included. (just bought it)

[jamiehavok]

id deffinitly recommend gabriel knight games - ive always been a fan of fmv games and gk2 did it really well without sacrificing puzzle quality and game play, other games that did fmv well are tex murphy games go to gog.com to get them all. especially the pandora directive and under a killing moon, pandora is generally considered the best in the series.

[Mad Mary]

Phantasmagoria, anyone?

[jamiehavok]

Phantasmagoria, anyone?

haha i was just about to edit my post and recommend that - if you like lots of horror and gore the original is a great game. a bit quick and easy but scared me to death when i was younger lol. phantasmagoria 2 wasnt quite as scary as the original but still has its fair share of extreme gore and controversial stuff and is an enjoyable romp while it lasts. 2 of the best bad games ive played! i say best bad games as technchically there not very good, short, easy and really bad acting!

[Frogacuda]

Under a Killing Moon and Pandora Directive are two of the best adventures ever made, and both are on GOG now.

[Irishmile]

Blade Runner is probably one of my favorite adventure games ever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner_%281997_video_game%29

[cptbenito]

Lara Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra.

[Exore]

A good short flash game which is a couple of years old is Chasm. It short but free.

You can find it at: http://www.abc.net.au/gameon/chasm/default.htm

[onlyamonkey]

Ok, oldschooler here. You might wanna try out but Tucker in Double Trouble (cartoonish) or a modern one: http://www.johnnyrocketfingers.net/johnny-rocketfingers2.php

[trapplerton]

another cool p&c adventure game in the style of monkey island and simon the sorcerer would be the late "chewy: esc from f5" (1997) ... and "the feeble files" is good too

[doomsoth]

I'm not sure if any one noticed, but Lucas Arts released The Dig, Loom, and others on Steam: link (http://store.steampowered.com/publisher/LucasArts/).

[RMJ1984]

An often missed point and click game is "Stupid Invaders"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XblyOMOoHKM

its really funny :)

[Thogreg]

Damn I just remembered two of my favorites.

Discworld, which is excellent and hard as hell (I haven't played it in a long time, but I remember having to pull my hair)
Discworld II, is pretty good too, and looks really good.

They're both funny as hell. Well I'm biased I love Terry Pratchett...

I think these are really underrated.