Good adventure games?

I haven't played an adventure game in about 6 or 7 years so I've missed out on a lot I suppose.

Which should I get? I like games with a darker atmosphere and some heavy puzzle solving. Feel free to suggest some "happier" ones if you wish like Machinarium.

Thanks in advance :D

Check out Adventuregamers.com for good adventure game coverage. Just go down the list of their reviews by date and see what looks and sounds interesting.

I think I'm going to try the Longest Journey.

Thanks for the site.

Sherlock Holmes VS Jack the Ripper seems interesting.

I think I'm going to try the Longest JourneyMongo-Boss

Any good mystery games other than Holmes and Drew (not even sure if these are good)?

EDIT: Penumbra looks good

Penumbra is definitely one of the better ones in terms of atmosphere. If you don't mind a bit dated graphics the first two Monkey Island games should run fine on DosBox (although Secret just got remade with all the voice actors from Curse, so I actually do recommend playing that, but no plans currently for a LeChuck's Revenge remake). The Indiana Jones games are also worth a look, most notably the Fate of Atlantis. I also couldn't recommend Grim Fandango enough. It's one of the all time classics of point and click adventure games and while the movement controls are just a bit awkward just like in Escape from Monkey Island it's still very fluent and is my personal favorite adventure game. Full Throttle is also definitely worth a look. If you're into hard rock and motorcycles you couldn't ask for a better game.

So far all but Penumbra are LucasArts games, so I'm just going to go out on a limb here and say: go play all of the classic LucasArts adventure games, pretty much all of them are near flawless. I second The Longest Journey and recommend you also play a criminally underrated game called Zork: Grand Inquisitor. Great imaginitive environment, challenging yet fun puzzles and hilarious dialogue definitely make this one of the highlights of point and click adventure games. It's also one of the only games I know where full motion video enhances the mood, rather than interrupting it. It's kinda hard to find nowadays and a bit older so you might not be able to play it if you have Windows 7, but if you do find it, get it and play it. If you enjoy these types of game you won't regret it.

Thanks I'll start looking for them now :D

Um..... Tomb Raider.

[QUOTE="Mongo-Boss"]I think I'm going to try the Longest JourneyCellAnimation

Me too, i really enjoyed that game.

Nibiru!

Nibiru!

robertlie

Damn, you stole my answer! :cry:

Nibiru: Age of Secrets is very cool. Believe me (or believe us)! 8)

Check it out: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/nibiru/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review.

Looks good. Glad to see people still play adventure games. Steam has the Longest Journey and Indigo Prophecy for $10 each should I purchase them? (Not sure if I could even find retail versions of these games, much less know if they'd cost less)

Looks good. Glad to see people still play adventure games. Steam has the Longest Journey and Indigo Prophecy for $10 each should I purchase them? (Not sure if I could even find retail versions of these games, much less know if they'd cost less)

Mongo-Boss

Still Lifethusaha

the best adventure game is UNDOUBTEBLY Grim Fandango

This is a very very good game

you have to play it

the best adventure game is UNDOUBTEBLY Grim Fandango

This is a very very good game

you have to play it

Lemonio

This man gets it. Oh and I can't believe I forgot Scratches. Another really great horror/mystery P&C game.

well is there any great adventure game that is recent (at least from 2006 until now)?lordlors

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2696/

Awakened, Nemesis and Jack the ripper are all great and made after 2006. Silver earing is also superb, but made in 2004.

About how long are the Holmes games?

Yeah I'm definitely getting Grim Fandango I've heard far too many good things about it and Monkey Island.

About how long are the Holmes games?

Yeah I'm definitely getting Grim Fandango I've heard far too many good things about it and Monkey Island.

Mongo-Boss

I´m currently playing Rhodan: the Imortals of terra.

It´s very nice and looks very good as well. I´ve also read Perry Rhodan´s books,wich made me even more interested in this game.

Imortals of terra has some sort of Babylon 5 feel,as well as Rhodan´s books.(although they are from the 60´s,so it predates babylon).

Oh,it´s also a hard game,and without a walkthrough,it will take you quite some time to finish it.

Adventure games get really harsh reviews on GS :?

That or most of them suck :P

Adventure games get really harsh reviews on GS :?

That or most of them suck :P

Mongo-Boss

it´s currently a very niche genre and you will only see the fans of the genre(like myself)praising them these days.

So,as far as Rhodan goes,although it scored a 5.5 here on GS,to me it´s a solid 8(at least).But that´s just me man,I trully love these games. :P

You can obviously try some classics,such as Grim fandango,Day of the tentacle,Full throtle,the Monkey Island series,the Broken sword series(or circle of blood in the US),Gabriel Knigth series,The longest journey and Dreamfall,Discworld series,Mistery of the druids,The midnight express and so on...

I know very little of the adventure genre so I'm going to trust in you guys on telling me which ones to get :P

yeah +1 for Grim Fandango. a true classic. might look a little dated, but the story and voice acting still make up for it.

• Death Gate
• Neverhood
• Monkey Island 1,2,3
• Zork Grand Inquisitor
• Indiana Jones: The Fate of Atlantis
• Sanitarium
• Blade Runner
• Faust
• Grim Fandango
• Runaway
• Gabrial Knight 1,2
• ...

• Death Gate
• Neverhood
• Monkey Island 1,2,3
• Zork Grand Inquisitor
• Indiana Jones: The Fate of Atlantis
• Sanitarium
• Blade Runner
• Faust
• Grim Fandango
• Runaway
• Gabrial Knight 1,2
• ...

retro82

• Death Gate
• Gabrial Knight 1
• ...

retro82

Death Gate is one of the best ever, hands down. I've played it through 3 times, and maybe it's time for the fourth, if I can make it run under Windows 7. Followed close by Gabriel Night: Sins of The Fathers.

Oh my, i'm feeling heavily nostalgic now. :roll:

EDIT: I just remembered one of the best ever: SHANNARA! Link to download it (no piracy, it's abandonware): http://www.hotud.org/component/content/article/38-adventure/20657-shannara.

Thanks everyone. I have a long list of titles to try out now :D