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*Heatherlee* · 03/24/2005, 03:21 am

I know that everyone here is a tru-blue fan of the classic LucasArts adventure games. But out of my own curiosity, what are your favorite adventure games of the last few years?

I've dabbled with many but not gotten very far. Which are the ones worth playing?

Heather

03/24/2005, 03:55 am

Syberia 1&2 (not that recent)
Amerzone(nice adventure)

Steve2000 · 03/24/2005, 04:05 am

It would have to be The Longest Journey and Syberia 1 (I was disappointed with Syberia 2).

The Longest Journey is a great combination of interesting story, puzzles that (mostly) make sense, and excellent voice acting. It really was a long game too, which I know can turn some off, but for me is great. I am really looking forward to Dreamfall (Longest Journey 2).

Most other recent "adventure" games that I have played are more of the Myst variety with the 1st person perspective - and in my book that is not a "real" adventure game. It needs to be 3rd person - point and click.

Alucard · 03/24/2005, 04:05 am

aside from the lucas games I don't play adventure games. none of them seem funny enough to play. I guess the closest one to adventure might be neverwinter nights. That was a fun game. Or vampire the masquerade bloodlines it had a couple puzzle elements to it......

apignarb · 03/24/2005, 05:37 am

i think it's ironic that people are saying adventure games are dead, as some of the best adventure games i have played came out the last couple of years.

off the top of my head, i recently enjoyed playing

syberia 1&2, the longest journey, runaway, tony tough, the moment of silence, broken sword 3.

haven't gotten around to playing many independent/free games, but the apprentice games were cool, and also that noir game which title escapes my mind.

03/24/2005, 05:47 am

I've actually been going out of my way to purchase a lot of oldschool stuff recently. However I have played some fan made games mostly because of this thread (not sure if they count). My favorite would have to be Out of Order. The apprentice series was good although the sequel cut a few corners. 5 Days a Stranger and 7 Days a were both very suspenseful although the endings were very disapointing.

03/24/2005, 04:38 pm

i havent played an adventure game since those lucasarts 1's .. a game ive enjoyed the most over the last few years was prince of persia: sands of time had a good story good graphics andsome good puzzles!

03/25/2005, 02:55 am

Apart from Syberia and The longuest journey I like the adventures from DTP (German - I dunno if they have been translated in other languages)
one of the best is "The moment of silence" - wonderful graphics and cool story
"Runaway" was nice as well.

Im currently playing "Nibiru", very interesting plot. Puzzles a bit too easy though.

03/25/2005, 03:01 am

I haven't played anything else recently besides the Syberia games, which were decent.

03/28/2005, 12:24 am

I don't know how much they qualify as "adventure" games in the sense that you mean, but the two most recent would be "Diablo II", which I still play regularly, and "NeverWinter Nights".

I guess that the "Splinter Cell" series doesn't qualify as an adventure series.

artwking · 03/28/2005, 01:48 am

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I guess that the "Splinter Cell" series doesn't qualify as an adventure series.

If I had my way, it would. I love those games. They could probably be made into adventure games, too (and still keep all the shootin' and stealth and stuff).

03/28/2005, 11:46 am

The Splinter Cell games are a lot like graphic adventures. They rely on puzzle solving (usually with only one solution) to figure out how to get past the "bad guys." They sort of reminded me of the old Sierra adventure titles, what with their heavy reliance on (somewhat) logical trial-and-error gameplay.

Pvt._Public · 03/29/2005, 03:17 pm

Hmm... adventure you say... well, i spend most of my time playing old games and freeware styled games (Larry Vales, 5 Days a stranger, etc.) But i really liked Syberia I & II (although i thought the ending for Syberia II kind of sucked) and most recently, Broken Sword III. I'm trying to find a copy of Discworld Noir or either of the first 2 games.

Alucard · 03/29/2005, 03:44 pm

I played splinter cell at a store once. I found the view pretty awkward most of the time

03/30/2005, 09:39 am

i have't played through many games at all lately. the last game i played was metal gear solid 3 and anyone else who's played any of the recent games in that series will likely also testify that they're almost too much. however thats not really a bad thing, its just that towards the end of each game the puzzles increasingly require split second thinking. before that i've dabbled in the tactical RPGs from nippon ichi which are certainly original but still boil down to several days worth of battling monsters. other than that i've played the warcraft series and the first couple fallout games. warcraft was fun when it came out but when number 3 rolled around i couldn't justify it anymore. as for fallout i have high hopes and cloudy expectations for its future. so to answer the question i'd have to say the metal gear series is currently my absolute favorite with fallout making for some good nostalgia

03/30/2005, 09:01 pm

Yes. The Fallout series is great, but I've heard some things about Tactics. Never played, so I can't say.

*Heatherlee* · 03/31/2005, 01:13 am

I'll tell you some of the ones I have played an hour or two (in some cases more)of. Maybe if you have played these as well, you would let me know what you liked or did not like about them:

The Westerner (known in the US as Wanted)
Legacy: Dark Shadows (unrelated to the vampire soap opera)
The Longest Journey
Still Life
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
Dark Fall: the Journal
Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
Nancy Drew: Secret of Shadow Ranch
Those CSI games

Steve2000 · 04/05/2005, 11:48 pm

I have played Darkfall: The Journal - and I can't stand it. But I will reveal my bias - I hate "1st person adventure games." I put that in quotes because I just do not consider 1st person perspective games (a la Myst) to be adventure games at all. I want to see dynamic interaction between my character and the world, not static images (yes they are gorgeous, but that is not enought). Once again - Longest Journey rocks.

04/07/2005, 07:55 pm

If you haven't played "God of War" yet, I highly recommend it. It's not an adventure game per se, but it's got some great puzzles in it for an action game. Not to mention the action is excellent.

Pvt._Public · 04/13/2005, 07:32 pm

Doesn't really count as favourite but i was surprised with a game called Thorgal: The Curse of Odin (Known in America and quite probably the rest of the world as Curse of Atlantis: Thorgals Quest) made by the Adventure Company. Also known as DreamCatcher for some reason. I thought it was a crap game until I played it and although not a classic was surprisingly good for a 15 dollar (7.50 American?) game.

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03/24/2005, 03:21 am	#1
Heatherlee Heather "TTG" Logas Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Telltale Posts: 139	I know that everyone here is a tru-blue fan of the classic LucasArts adventure games. But out of my own curiosity, what are your favorite adventure games of the last few years? I've dabbled with many but not gotten very far. Which are the ones worth playing? Heather

03/24/2005, 03:55 am	#2
Captain_Le_Chimp Guest Posts: n/a	Syberia 1&2 (not that recent) Amerzone(nice adventure)

03/24/2005, 04:05 am	#3
Steve2000 Mighty Pirate Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 224	It would have to be The Longest Journey and Syberia 1 (I was disappointed with Syberia 2). The Longest Journey is a great combination of interesting story, puzzles that (mostly) make sense, and excellent voice acting. It really was a long game too, which I know can turn some off, but for me is great. I am really looking forward to Dreamfall (Longest Journey 2). Most other recent "adventure" games that I have played are more of the Myst variety with the 1st person perspective - and in my book that is not a "real" adventure game. It needs to be 3rd person - point and click.

03/24/2005, 04:05 am	#4
Alucard Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 482	aside from the lucas games I don't play adventure games. none of them seem funny enough to play. I guess the closest one to adventure might be neverwinter nights. That was a fun game. Or vampire the masquerade bloodlines it had a couple puzzle elements to it......

03/24/2005, 05:37 am	#5
apignarb Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Trondheim, Norway. Posts: 157	i think it's ironic that people are saying adventure games are dead, as some of the best adventure games i have played came out the last couple of years. off the top of my head, i recently enjoyed playing syberia 1&2, the longest journey, runaway, tony tough, the moment of silence, broken sword 3. haven't gotten around to playing many independent/free games, but the apprentice games were cool, and also that noir game which title escapes my mind.

03/24/2005, 05:47 am	#6
ThreeHeadedMonkey Guest Posts: n/a	I've actually been going out of my way to purchase a lot of oldschool stuff recently. However I have played some fan made games mostly because of this thread (not sure if they count). My favorite would have to be Out of Order. The apprentice series was good although the sequel cut a few corners. 5 Days a Stranger and 7 Days a were both very suspenseful although the endings were very disapointing.

03/24/2005, 04:38 pm	#7
HieroHero Guest Posts: n/a	i havent played an adventure game since those lucasarts 1's .. a game ive enjoyed the most over the last few years was prince of persia: sands of time had a good story good graphics andsome good puzzles!

03/25/2005, 02:55 am	#8
gryphius Guest Posts: n/a	Apart from Syberia and The longuest journey I like the adventures from DTP (German - I dunno if they have been translated in other languages) one of the best is "The moment of silence" - wonderful graphics and cool story "Runaway" was nice as well. Im currently playing "Nibiru", very interesting plot. Puzzles a bit too easy though.

03/25/2005, 03:01 am	#9
misanthrope Guest Posts: n/a	I haven't played anything else recently besides the Syberia games, which were decent.

03/28/2005, 12:24 am	#10
pennstat Guest Posts: n/a	I don't know how much they qualify as "adventure" games in the sense that you mean, but the two most recent would be "Diablo II", which I still play regularly, and "NeverWinter Nights". I guess that the "Splinter Cell" series doesn't qualify as an adventure series.

03/28/2005, 11:46 am	#12
littleguybrush Guest Posts: n/a	The Splinter Cell games are a lot like graphic adventures. They rely on puzzle solving (usually with only one solution) to figure out how to get past the "bad guys." They sort of reminded me of the old Sierra adventure titles, what with their heavy reliance on (somewhat) logical trial-and-error gameplay.

03/29/2005, 03:17 pm	#13
Pvt._Public Evil Talking Skull Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 402	Hmm... adventure you say... well, i spend most of my time playing old games and freeware styled games (Larry Vales, 5 Days a stranger, etc.) But i really liked Syberia I & II (although i thought the ending for Syberia II kind of sucked) and most recently, Broken Sword III. I'm trying to find a copy of Discworld Noir or either of the first 2 games.

03/29/2005, 03:44 pm	#14
Alucard Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 482	I played splinter cell at a store once. I found the view pretty awkward most of the time

03/30/2005, 09:39 am	#15
dirk Guest Posts: n/a	i have't played through many games at all lately. the last game i played was metal gear solid 3 and anyone else who's played any of the recent games in that series will likely also testify that they're almost too much. however thats not really a bad thing, its just that towards the end of each game the puzzles increasingly require split second thinking. before that i've dabbled in the tactical RPGs from nippon ichi which are certainly original but still boil down to several days worth of battling monsters. other than that i've played the warcraft series and the first couple fallout games. warcraft was fun when it came out but when number 3 rolled around i couldn't justify it anymore. as for fallout i have high hopes and cloudy expectations for its future. so to answer the question i'd have to say the metal gear series is currently my absolute favorite with fallout making for some good nostalgia

03/30/2005, 09:01 pm	#16
misanthrope Guest Posts: n/a	Yes. The Fallout series is great, but I've heard some things about Tactics. Never played, so I can't say.

03/31/2005, 01:13 am	#17
Heatherlee Heather "TTG" Logas Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Telltale Posts: 139	I'll tell you some of the ones I have played an hour or two (in some cases more)of. Maybe if you have played these as well, you would let me know what you liked or did not like about them: The Westerner (known in the US as Wanted) Legacy: Dark Shadows (unrelated to the vampire soap opera) The Longest Journey Still Life Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring Dark Fall: the Journal Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor Nancy Drew: Secret of Shadow Ranch Those CSI games

04/05/2005, 11:48 pm	#18
Steve2000 Mighty Pirate Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 224	I have played Darkfall: The Journal - and I can't stand it. But I will reveal my bias - I hate "1st person adventure games." I put that in quotes because I just do not consider 1st person perspective games (a la Myst) to be adventure games at all. I want to see dynamic interaction between my character and the world, not static images (yes they are gorgeous, but that is not enought). Once again - Longest Journey rocks.

04/07/2005, 07:55 pm	#19
Jub Guest Posts: n/a	If you haven't played "God of War" yet, I highly recommend it. It's not an adventure game per se, but it's got some great puzzles in it for an action game. Not to mention the action is excellent.

04/13/2005, 07:32 pm	#20
Pvt._Public Evil Talking Skull Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 402	Doesn't really count as favourite but i was surprised with a game called Thorgal: The Curse of Odin (Known in America and quite probably the rest of the world as Curse of Atlantis: Thorgals Quest) made by the Adventure Company. Also known as DreamCatcher for some reason. I thought it was a crap game until I played it and although not a classic was surprisingly good for a 15 dollar (7.50 American?) game.