Adventure Games

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I played Monkey Island 3 so many times it isn't fun to play it anymore.

Except for Monkey Island and the Seventh Guest, I never really played adventure games. I'm not really good at them, I never succeeded in figuring out the puzzles all of the puzzles and always needed to consult a friend or a walkthrough if I wanted to finish the game.

I also tried X-Files the Game btw, but didn't come for with that.

 

I don't think I've played any Adventure games as such. I've played things Like Simon the Sorcerer if that counts and Netstorm - which is mainly online. You control an island and have to sacrifice the enemies high priest to win. Quite fun, pretend the priest screaming on the altar is your worst enemy!!!

 

Tal, if you read my post properly - you even quoted it - you'll see that I mentioned these games as examples of games that were NOT adventure games. They were actually meant to be examples of non-adventure games that did well without internet, and that if they could do it, why not adventure games.

As for Sims coming on Internet - I had no idea. But I know there are many communities and groups for them.

Perhaps, if a new adventure game used internet to create a community with background stories about people, events and places in the game, things that were integrated in the storyline, create a world around it, an universe where the storyline in the game was only a small part of the history, meaning there could be later games with storylines from other parts of that universe. Sort of like the Ultima world, with Britannia and lord British, or the Kings Quest world, where you followed the story through generations, starting with the knight and his way to become king, then his search for a wife, and then continuining with the stories of his son, his quest for a wife, and then his sister continues etc.etc.

Such things might spark more interest - gives more a feeling of a whole, instead of the game and story being unknown and new... As an OT example; the books of the same fantasy realm - like Forgotten Realms or the Tolkien world - although each book was new, the world was already known, so it would feel familiar and attractive.

The internet could be perfect for creating such a world, and for those not familiar with adventure games, it might feel more attractive when there was a well defined community around it, complete with forums where to get hints, help and walkthroughs.

Combined with Big B's idea of multiple storylines and endings - if an adventure game was played on internet, this could be possible. Then it could also be possible to choose the events you wanted to play in the game. To continue using Tolkien's world as an example; you could chose to play the Fellowship quest, or Feanor's quest for the Silmarils, or Beren's quest for Luthien, or Bilbo's quest to the Lonely Mountain, or you could chose to play the quest in Valinor, in Doriath, or the one in Lorien or the Shire, etc.etc. Don't you think this could be a way to integrate internet with adventure gamers, and recruiting new ones?

 

The only adventure games I've ever played were the King's Quest series, and they're the whole reason I ever found D&D. They got a bit off track with Mask of Eternity, though still slightly adventure like (and the music and the monsters used to scare me when I was small) more than half of it was clicking on a monster and killing it. The puzzles were nice though...

It would be interesting to see what Sierra would do to a King's Quest IX (I've always heard MoE was the last), loads of loyal fans left it after it changed to 3D and made quite drastic changes. Then again, a whole new band of gamers found it because of that... Hmmm...

Any recommendations for games to go back to and play? I like adventure games

 

King's Quest VIII Mask of Eternity "a little off track"?

More than just a little. I got to the last level and I was like, why have I been bothering to play this rubbish? And I stopped there and haven't looked back since. The first mistake was having the main character not be a part of the family. It went downhill from there.

 

Hmm, this post inspired me to dig out "day of the tentacle"... I never played it before, it has just been collecting dust for, hmm, well, it must have been a few years since I bought it now.

Anyway, I found it incredibly frustrating to get it to work.. as it is now it works, but the music doesn't, and the sound is also kind of weird.. or well, you get a feeling there is supposed to be spoken dialogue, a character goes "hmm.." and then the sound stops, even though you can see the lips move... quite annoying. Same thing happened when I tried to get Ultima 7 to work the other day, thought that one wouldn't even start.. Stupid xp.

EDIT: Found this site, if you want to try some of the classic computer games, for free.

[URL removed.] -Tal

Oh, and this is not illegal.. it is abandonware, that is, software that the producers have let go off.. so they are free and available to anyone who wants them. Day of the Tentacle is here, for example..

[ August 23, 2002, 12:23: Message edited by: Taluntain ]

 

I've tried to play Myst, but I get nowhere... I guess it's time to try again...
Hand of Fate, I think it was called, was funny. The protagonist was female, and it had some great lines! The graphics are pretty crude, but I can live with crude graphics occasionally.

 

Idoru:

There is a utility called "NTVSM Sound", or something of the like. NT Virtual sound manager, I think.

It just emulates an IRQ7 soundblaster pro. I think the one time I check it out on my laptop XP load, I could get the voices or the music to work. Just not both at the same time. Which is difficult enough with win9x and dos drivers on a SB live value. Doesn't alleviate the need for Dosg4w, which is a sacreligous extender for a excommunicated operating system, IMHO...

Also, the CDrom version is much updated and the voice acting is superb. The chick in medical school is down right hilarious, and the final scene with the xray machine and the chicken sqwak still has me rolling to this day. I played the floppy version, and I think there are some subtle differences between it and the cdrom version. Much like Alone in the Dark's differences.

Also, I never could get Sam n' Max to run properly. Win9x or Nt. Which is strange, 'cause DotT came out before it. Other than that, Zork 1 and 2 were excellent; the dungeon maps are permanently ingraned into my memory. I've blanked Zork3 *out* of my memory, and Zork Zero has faded enough that I can talk about it again.

 

Haha this just in>

LucasArts issued this press release today:
SAM & MAX TO HIT THE ROAD (AND OTHERS) IN LONG AWAITED CLASSIC ADVENTURE SEQUEL FROM LUCASARTS
Popular Madcap Dog and Rabbity Thing to Return for More Hilariously Skewed Adventures First Quarter 2004 on Windows PC

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- August 27, 2002 -- Sam & Max, interactive entertainment's most beloved canine and rabbit combo, hit the road again first quarter 2004 in a long awaited adventure comedy sequel for Windows PC from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC. The follow up to the critically acclaimed 1993 adventure classic Sam & Max Hit the Road( will dispatch the Freelance Police into a wild world of screwy and vaguely quixotic missions. Each one will be jam packed with nerve-jangling action, brain-busting puzzles, and the kind of easygoing banter one might expect from a talking dog and a naked, hyperkinetic bunny. Sam & Max are based upon the "Sam & Max Freelance Police" comic book series created by Steve Purcell. LucasArts' Michael Stemmle, co-director of the award-winning original game, will direct the sequel. "Sam & Max Hit the Road is a classic and as close to being a signature game as any LucasArts has ever done," says Simon Jeffery, president of LucasArts.

"The Sam & Max sequel, much like the recently announced Full Throttle( II, perfectly complements LucasArts' renowned adventure game legacy and lends further support to the company's commitment to investing in and developing more of our original properties."

Wohoo!

 

Tal, why is this thread outside of Playground forum? If it wasn't started by you...

No, I wouldn't move it, I would DELETE it!

No, no close - you would have opened it again then

[Go read jesper's post.] -Tal

[ August 28, 2002, 20:37: Message edited by: Taluntain ]

 

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Played 'em all, loved 'em all.

DoTT, Samnmax and MI3 were the most outstanding games of this outstanding genre, however.

 

I enjoyed the original discworld.

 

I played all the King's Quest Games, and loved them. I wish Sierra would make more of them. I also liked the Quest for Glory seris for the mix of RPG and adventure(and humor!)