Adventure game top-list

A little while ago, I got the game realMyst. I found it a little boring, but I liked the concept. So two days ago, I got The Longest Journey, and I love it!

I'm looking for good adventure games, released any time before 2003. Ideally, I want a game with no chance ofdying, but I guess a little "danger" wouldn't hurt the adventure. I was thinking of trying one of the later Monkey Island ones, because they're apparently great.

Any suggestions, friends?

syberia 1 and 2 are pretty great

My personal favorite is Fahrenheit(aka Indigo Prophecy).GhoX

I also recommend Indigo Prophecy. It's a fantastic and not so run of the mill adventure game that was really a breath of fresh air. I wish Heavy Rain (made by the same developers) was coming to the pc where adventure games are loved. Hoping for a pc port down the road!

Start with the first, The Secret of Monkey Island. It's the best... The remake is kind of lame; I prefer the original. Another great adventure game is Full Throttle. Play them both on ScummVM.

You could also take a look at these (referring to the free remakes, not the one on the bottom).

Since you played TLJ, try Grim Fandango.thusaha

Ya, all the lucasarts ones that people mentioned here are classics, especially Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, and the Monkey Island series. Oh, and the new MI episodes released this last year by Telltale are really good.

Syberia 1 and 2: both great.

If you are looking for really old (80s/90s), there are dozens that Sierra made back when adventure games were one of the most popular genres.

edit: didnt see the 'no dying" thing so you may want to disregard Sierra. Dying was very common back when those ones came out. Lucasarts games are your best bet.

[QUOTE="thusaha"]Since you played TLJ, try Grim Fandango.jedinat

Are you sure it's the GPU that's giving you the problems? Grim Fandango can be run off of software rendering thus bypassing your GPU entirely and the graphics don't look much worse than when you enable hardware rendering (IIRC the only major improvement with hardware rendering is that you get AA). When I played it on my old rig (which had an ATI x800 pro) I had some compatability issues, but those were related to the OS not the GPU (I forget what I had to do to fix the problems. I think I had to use a sound emulator or something, or maybe that was for Full Throttle).

Anyway, as others have said in this thread already, Indigo Prophecy is a great adeventure game to get although you do die a lot in it if you aren't good at the button pressing sequences (however, these are generally easy so it's rare whenever you find yourself dying). All of the Lucas Arts games are worth checking out too, especially Grim Fandango and Full Throttle. The Myst series is really popular as well, but like you I found realMyst to be pretty boring.

[QUOTE="jedinat"][QUOTE="thusaha"]Since you played TLJ, try Grim Fandango.gameguy6700

Are you sure it's the GPU that's giving you the problems? Grim Fandango can be run off of software rendering thus bypassing your GPU entirely and the graphics don't look much worse than when you enable hardware rendering (IIRC the only major improvement with hardware rendering is that you get AA). When I played it on my old rig (which had an ATI x800 pro) I had some compatability issues, but those were related to the OS not the GPU (I forget what I had to do to fix the problems. I think I had to use a sound emulator or something, or maybe that was for Full Throttle).

Still Life 1 and 2, Post Mortem, Black Mirror,The Return To Misterious Island, Sherlock Holmes The Awakened are my favorites.

Needs more Broken Sword shout outs. The first is my favourite game ever made, with the 2nd not too far behind. Grab them both. Important. Important. The Myst series is great, with the peak of the franchise in Riven, followed closely by Myst III: Exile.

[QUOTE="GhoX"]My personal favorite is Fahrenheit(aka Indigo Prophecy).dyproximy

I also recommend Indigo Prophecy. It's a fantastic and not so run of the mill adventure game that was really a breath of fresh air. I wish Heavy Rain (made by the same developers) was coming to the pc where adventure games are loved. Hoping for a pc port down the road!