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Started by Louisiana Night, September 26, 2004, 01:50:41 PM

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Louisiana Night

This thread is to discuss, the strangest Adventure game/s we've ever played. ;D

I'll start.

The two strangest Adventure game's I've played, are Shadow of Destiny, and Project Eden(which arguably isn't an Adventure game).

In Shadow of Destiny, you're murdered. You're supposed to go back in time, and stop it from happening. The strange part about it, is that you spend more time watching movies, than playing the game, and it's still fun. It also, makes it where you can erase yourself from existence, if you make a bad decision. Your also forced to die, not once, but multiple times in the game, to finish it.

That's just the more normal stuff about the game, it would be pointless trying to explain it's storyline. In fact, if you completely understand the plot, PLEASE tell me. XD

As for Project Eden, Action-Adventure is the best category to put it in(2/3 puzzle and adventure, 1/3 action). It requires you to control four different characters. You control one at a time, the AI takes control of the other three, until you decide to switch characters(think 3D Gobliiins, with AI). The puzzles, require only simple logic. To go thru fire, choose the robot. To fix the broken camera, use the mechanic. It  also had one of the strangest levels I've ever seen, it was basicly a house of mirrors(and glass). You can also play multiplay, and only control one of them, while the rest are controlled by other people. It also has a racing, Capture the Flag, and Deathmatch mode for multiplay, but the traps, means they don't live up to their names(push the wrong button, fall thru a trap door, etc).

Well, I didn't plan on making such a long post. :P

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The strangest adventure I ever played was "Of Light And Darkness". You can read my "review" of it Here. Actually, the strangest thing about it is that it was name 'adventure' to begin with - I guess they just couldn't find a genre to fit that piece of crap :P

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racx_00

Project Eden is great :D, i bought that not long ago :), but i lost the savefiles for it :(
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Louisiana Night

You ever finish it?

I tell you, whoever made that mirror/glass level, had a twisted sense of humor. :P

racx_00

Yes the mirror level was really weird :-\, they were really mean to come up with an idea like that :(
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Shadowfax

Just read storms passionate dismissal of a certain "non-adventure game," I do love reviews that are full of passionate hate, they bring the best deadpan descriptions that money can't buy!
When cities burn and armies turn,
and flee in disarray,
Cowards will cry 'tis best to fly
and fight another day.
But warriors know it in their marrow when they die and fall,
It is better to have fought and lost than not have fought at all.

Storm

Thanks!
Bad reviews are so much easier to write than good ones :P

BTW what do you mean by 'deadpan'? ???
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KatieHal

http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/deadpan

It's a description for humor--mostly meaning saying something with little or no change in expression a 'deadpan' tone. A comedian who tells jokes without actually cracking a smile would have a deadpan kind of humor (which sometimes adds to the humor itself).

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racx_00

deadpan and dry humour, they two different types, or the same ???
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Storm

Quote from: KatieHal on October 07, 2004, 11:17:20 AM
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/deadpan

It's a description for humor--mostly meaning saying something with little or no change in expression a 'deadpan' tone. A comedian who tells jokes without actually cracking a smile would have a deadpan kind of humor (which sometimes adds to the humor itself).

Thanks!
I am familiar with the expression itself, just not with particular meaning for it :-\
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Oldbushie

I bought Shadow of Destiny... very interesting game! :)
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