Best Adventure Games

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Music Head · #1 Post by **Music Head** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:24 am

Ok people i need ur help,

For a title on a soon to be released site i want to have a title consisting of screnshots of all the great adventure games, So only bout 5.

Therefore i need a list of your top 4 adventure games. SO mabey it might say...

1. Monkey Island 1
2. Kings Quest 6
3. Quest For Glory 2
4. or wateva

i only need 4 cos i already picked one of em, which is QFG2VGA to show off all adventure remakes.

THaNkIeS

Klytos · #2 Post by **Klytos** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:34 am

Trying to be my ever helpful self, here's two top-four lists. The first is games I like in order, the second is my opinion on 4 "landmark" games in the genre.

1 - Hero Quest
2 - Monkey Island 2
3 - Gabriel Knight 1
4 - Space Quest 4

Landmark Games
1 - Kings Quest 1 - For obvious reasons, it's the original.
2 - Loom - Proved that games don't all have to be the same sort of play.
3 - Kings Quest 5 - CD's and talking. A landmark in games.
4 - Leisure Suit Larry 1 - Said that games aren't just for kids.

hakujinmusume · #3 Post by **hakujinmusume** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:19 am

I'd have to go with:

1) Grim Fandango
2) Monkey Island 2
3) QFG2
4) Leisure Suit Larry 3

That's really hard to choose, though, because I feel strange about leaving Space Quest 3 and King's Quest 3&4 out of there... Those are amazing games too. Camelot was excellent as well.

Angelus3K · #4 Post by **Angelus3K** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:21 am

Who the hell is Frode with 377 posts?

Radiant · #5 Post by **Radiant** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:03 pm

Okay.

(I'm assuming you are not referring to adventure games with text, e.g. Enchanter, or static graphics, e.g. The Hobbit, or indie games, e.g. Larry Vales).

1.Monkey Island II
2.King's Quest VI
3.Loom
4.Hand of Fate (Kyrandia II)

Oh and speaking of landmark games,
1.Maniac Mansion - mouse interface, scrolling, controlling multiple characters, multiple endings
2.Future Wars - I'm reasonably sure this is the first VGA adventure game
3.King's Quest IV - female protagonist
4.Hugo's House of Horror - first indie adventure game
5.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - first succesful game interpretation of a movie

#6 Post by **navynuke04** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:35 pm

Angelus3K wrote:Who the hell is Frode with 377 posts?

I think it's Musichead.

Quest For Glory Fan · #7 Post by **Quest For Glory Fan** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:32 pm

navynuke04 wrote:
Angelus3K wrote:Who the hell is Frode with 377 posts?
I think it's Musichead.

But a very nice way to ask Angelus *applauds*

my opinion? well *points to name* I think you get it. but in all seriousness?

Quest For Glory 1 (VGA would look prettier on a site or banner)
The Curse of Monkey Island (love the animation and was the wittiest thing to a seven year old like me)
Kings Quest 5 (Speech and it's always had its place for me)
Grim Fandango (Not only comical but was 3d and had good story)

jpnuar1 · #8 Post by **jpnuar1** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 6:56 pm

1. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
2. Quest for Glory 2 VGA *poke poke*
3. Quest for Glory 1
4. Kings Quest 3

Wow, I only just now realized just how few Adventure games I actually have....

Oh, and by the way, jpnuar1 with 29 posts is.... someone. Beats me if I know who though....

Alias · #9 Post by **Alias** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:42 pm

1) Rex Nebular: Cosmic Gender Bender

2) Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

3) Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

4) Monkey Island 3

5) Atlantis III: The New World

6) Jewels of the Oracle

7) Amber: Journeys Beyond

Those are about most of my favs.

GuJiaXian · #10 Post by **GuJiaXian** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:07 pm

1) The Longest Journey
2) Syberia

Neither of the above games were blockbusters (and, sorry, neither were Sierra titles), but both were astounding games. Good puzzles, fun locales to explore, etc. The sequel to Syberia was just okay, and the sequel to The Longest Journey (Dreamfall) should come out later this year. I can't wait!

hakujinmusume · #11 Post by **hakujinmusume** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 1:46 am

I have to say I was disappointed with Siberia. It was a lot of talking and generic fantasy. This isn't to put down those who enjoyed it. My friend who lent it to me thought it was fantastic. But for me, it felt like it needed a lot more editing and less juvenile scriptwriting. I didn't finish it. It would probably appeal a lot more to younger gamers, though.

I think Full Throttle is another great adventure game, often overlooked. 7 days a stranger is probably the best indie-adventure game I played. I know I'm going outside the bounds of the original question, but I'm drunk and I'm typing this on the floor because I have to move across the country tomorrow and just wanted to get one last thing in before I go!

Music Head · #12 Post by **Music Head** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 6:41 am

Yeah, i'm Music Head

GuJiaXian · #13 Post by **GuJiaXian** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 1:28 pm

hakujinmusume wrote:I have to say I was disappointed with Siberia. It was a lot of talking and generic fantasy. This isn't to put down those who enjoyed it. My friend who lent it to me thought it was fantastic. But for me, it felt like it needed a lot more editing and less juvenile scriptwriting. I didn't finish it. It would probably appeal a lot more to younger gamers, though.

I think you're referring to The Longest Journey. Siberia wasn't fantasy at all: it was modern-day, with a very interesting twist on machinema and such.

Brainiac · #14 Post by **Brainiac** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:04 pm

You might want to check out the Top 20 Adventure Games of All Time list over at Adventure Gamers; it's pretty good, in my opinion (though certainly more than you need).

Personally, my favorites (no particular order) are Day of the Tentacle, The Secret of Monkey Island, King's Quest VI, Gabriel Knight 3, and The Longest Journey.

Kurdt · #15 Post by **Kurdt** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:35 pm

My top 4 are:

Gabriel Knight 1
King's Quest VI
Space Quest IV
Conquests of Camelot

Then again, I'm a Sierra freak, so you might wanna diversify more than me.

GuJiaXian wrote:1) The Longest Journey
2) Syberia

Neither of the above games were blockbusters (and, sorry, neither were Sierra titles), but both were astounding games. Good puzzles, fun locales to explore, etc. The sequel to Syberia was just okay, and the sequel to The Longest Journey (Dreamfall) should come out later this year. I can't wait!

I don't know what you're talking about, man, but both Syberia and The Longest Journey did very well as far as adventure games are concerned. That's why they're making sequels. Those two are some of the most successful games of the current adventure genre.

GuJiaXian · #16 Post by **GuJiaXian** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 10:49 pm

Kurdt wrote:
GuJiaXian wrote:1) The Longest Journey
2) Syberia

Neither of the above games were blockbusters (and, sorry, neither were Sierra titles), but both were astounding games. Good puzzles, fun locales to explore, etc. The sequel to Syberia was just okay, and the sequel to The Longest Journey (Dreamfall) should come out later this year. I can't wait!
I don't know what you're talking about, man, but both Syberia and The Longest Journey did very well as far as adventure games are concerned. That's why they're making sequels. Those two are some of the most successful games of the current adventure genre.

Yes, I guess I wasn't very clear. They did do very well for adventure games, but compared to first-person shooters, real-time strategies, and MMORPGs...well, yeah.

Regardless, go play them! Both are excellent games.

Charlemagne · #17 Post by **Charlemagne** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:21 pm

Unlike Radiant, my list includes text adventure games. In terms of impact on the medium one can't ignore the early adventure games.

1. The Last Express (Jordan Mechner, Brøderbund Software, 1997) -- the richest plot, dialogue and characterisations of any adventure game I've ever played; a landmark of the genre
2. Adventure (Crowther and Woods, 1976) -- originated the adventure game genre; without this game Sierra On-Line and Infocom wouldn't have existed and I wouldn't be making this post
3. King's Quest (Roberta Williams, Sierra On-Line, 1984) -- originated the graphical adventure game genre; many of our favourite and most beloved games wouldn't have existed without King's Quest and the new paradigm it created
4. SoftPorn Adventure! (Chuck Benton, On-Line Systems, 1981) -- like Klytos meant to say (:)) this title showed that computer games weren't just for kids; On-Line Systems (later Sierra On-Line) turned SoftPorn into the Leisure Suit Larry series

Kurdt · #18 Post by **Kurdt** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:50 pm

I don't think Adventure Game sales should really be compared to MMORPG's and FPS's anymore. The heyday of the FPS genre has already passed and MMORPG's have already had their landmarks as well. While these two are still the best sellers and are still some of the most prevalant genres on the PC Gaming rack, they're not the stars of PC Games anymore. They're just another genre with their own niche market like the other genres. The only reason they sell better is because they are the most cross-marketable, but that doesn't mean they don't get at least 60% of their revenues from their niche. Because of this they can't really be compared, I don't think. They do well on their side of the field, we do well in ours, and never the twain shall be compared.

Ghost_Rider · #19 Post by **Ghost_Rider** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 2:34 am

Alias wrote:6) Jewels of the Oracle

Wow, it's not very often I see mention of that game. Ever played the second one, Gems of Darkness?

Alias · #20 Post by **Alias** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 7:36 am

You mean Jewels of Darkness?

Angelus3K · #21 Post by **Angelus3K** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:00 am

Mine would have to be (in no particular order):

Kings Quest
Larry
Space Quest
Grim Fandango
Maniac Mansion
Broken Sword
Sam n Max

etc etc ;)

FatherGhostface · #22 Post by **FatherGhostface** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:51 pm

Let's see, now wears my list....?

Ah here it is!

1) King's Quest 1
2) King's Quest 3
3) King's Quest 4
4) King's Quest 5
5) King's Quest 6
6) King's Quest 7

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! :evil

Angelus3K · #23 Post by **Angelus3K** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:10 pm

FatherGhostface wrote:Let's see, now wears my list....?

Ah here it is!

1) King's Quest 1
2) King's Quest 3
3) King's Quest 4
4) King's Quest 5
5) King's Quest 6
6) King's Quest 7

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! :evil

So you dont like KQ2 FG??

FatherGhostface · #24 Post by **FatherGhostface** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 6:38 pm

I do to, but it seems that I put too may up on there so I figured I narrow it down to my biggest favorites! :)

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