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Title: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: br305893 on May 13, 2013, 03:55:43 PM
For me it would be,

1. King's Quest 6
2. Gabriel Knight 2
3. Gabriel Knight 1
4. The Secret of Monkey Island
5. Tex Murphy: The Pandora Detective
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Numbers on May 13, 2013, 06:06:54 PM
Mine would be:

5. Darkseed 2
4. F*ck Quest
3. King's Quest: Mask of Eternity
2. Telltale's Jurassic Park
1. Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust



...stop frothing at the mouth. I wasn't being serious.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: stika on May 13, 2013, 06:15:15 PM
I was actually about to ask if you were trolling, but in my defense, it's 1AM over here, so my brain isn't at it's best lol
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: GrahamRocks! on May 13, 2013, 06:31:44 PM
 :rofl:

Wait, I thought you said you "tolerated" MoE?

Kinda surprised you didn't include Monkey Island 4, 'cause as far as I know, everyone and their grandma save for me absolutely hates that game.

Anyway, I have not been an adventure gamer (aside from the Nancy Drew games) for all that long, but I'll try my best (and these are all games I've played)-

5. Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island/The Secret of Shadow Ranch (Former: first one I beat, and the only one I've played more than once IIRC. Latter: First one I bought, all because it had a horse on the cover)

4. Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express (which follows the book quite well if I recall, unfortunately, I was never able to complete it due to me getting stuck on that stupid safe puzzle!)

3. Quest for Glory 1

2. King's Quest 2: Romancing the Stones/ King's Quest 3 Redux

1. The Silver Lining aka King's Quest 9: Every Cloak Has A Silver Lining

Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Numbers on May 13, 2013, 07:32:03 PM
I do tolerate MoE, I just included it on the list because I know how much it pisses everyone else off. Also, there's just something about controlling a dude wearing what looks like 40 lbs. of armor and carrying a heavy sword and a heavy bow, with lots of inventory items, who is STILL capable of hopping around the landscape like a homicidal low-gravity Richard Simmons, all the while spouting idiotic quips like "'tis beyond my reach!"

MI4, I didn't include because I actually know very little about the game, having never played it, and only having seen part of a longplay of it. I never finished the longplay because I kinda lost interest, and I was seeing what everyone didn't like about it. Everything else I know about the game is what I've read reviews on (I only heard the control scheme was bad, for instance; I have no experience trying to use it).
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: br305893 on May 13, 2013, 07:39:10 PM
Quote from: 929572 on May 13, 2013, 07:32:03 PM
I do tolerate MoE, I just included it on the list because I know how much it pisses everyone else off. Also, there's just something about controlling a dude wearing what looks like 40 lbs. of armor and carrying a heavy sword and a heavy bow, with lots of inventory items, who is STILL capable of hopping around the landscape like a homicidal low-gravity Richard Simmons, all the while spouting idiotic quips like "'tis beyond my reach!"

MI4, I didn't include because I actually know very little about the game, having never played it, and only having seen part of a longplay of it. I never finished the longplay because I kinda lost interest, and I was seeing what everyone didn't like about it. Everything else I know about the game is what I've read reviews on (I only heard the control scheme was bad, for instance; I have no experience trying to use it).

The only KQ game I didn't play was MOE. Apparently there's some compatibility issue between the game and Intel video cards.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Numbers on May 13, 2013, 08:12:52 PM
This is true. Even if you like MoE, it remains an incredibly broken and buggy application that you never have any hope of running properly. Gotta love those early 3D games with their weird system requirements and compatibility issues.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: GrahamRocks! on May 13, 2013, 08:14:08 PM
*tilts head* GOG didn't fix this?
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: br305893 on May 13, 2013, 09:56:30 PM
Quote from: GrahamRocks! on May 13, 2013, 08:14:08 PM
*tilts head* GOG didn't fix this?

If they did, I didn't hear about it.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: HitBattousai on May 13, 2013, 11:16:18 PM
1.  The Last Express
2.  The Curse of Monkey Island
3.  Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
4.  Grim Fandango
5.  Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

Some Honorable Mentions: Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within, Day of the Tentacle, Snatcher, Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive, Still Life, King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Syberia, Shenmue I and II(depends on whether you consider the series adventure gamey enough, I do)
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: stika on May 14, 2013, 05:15:00 AM
1. Grim Fandango
2. Monkey Island 2: Le Chuck's Revenge
3. Legend of Kyrandia 2: Hand of Fate
4. Sam & Max: Hit The Road
5. Flight of the Amazon Queen
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Bludshot on May 14, 2013, 08:46:14 AM
Quote from: br305893 on May 13, 2013, 09:56:30 PM
Quote from: GrahamRocks! on May 13, 2013, 08:14:08 PM
*tilts head* GOG didn't fix this?

If they did, I didn't hear about it.

How many people buy that KQ7+8 package anyway?
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: stika on May 14, 2013, 08:49:58 AM
don't know, but they are charging $10 for it, so it better work I think.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Lambonius on May 14, 2013, 09:00:19 AM
Quote from: stika on May 14, 2013, 05:15:00 AM
1. Grim Fandango
2. Monkey Island 2: Le Chuck's Revenge
3. Legend of Kyrandia 2: Hand of Fate
4. Sam & Max: Hit The Road
5. Flight of the Amazon Queen

Damn, stika.  That's VERY close to what my top list would be.

I'd make the following adjustments, however.

1.  Hero's Quest
2.  Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
3.  Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
4.  Sam & Max Hit the Road
5.  King's Quest VI (yes, VI--I know, Katie, I know.)

On any given day, this list would be different.  I think Kyrandia 2 would JUST make the 6th spot.  I had a blast with that game--such humor and atmosphere!
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: KatieHal on May 14, 2013, 09:39:15 AM
Quote from: Lambonius on May 14, 2013, 09:00:19 AM
King's Quest VI (yes, VI--I know, Katie, I know.)

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Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Bludshot on May 14, 2013, 10:48:52 AM
Grim Fandango is pretty fantastic, shame it isn't actually possible to legally purchase.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Lambonius on May 14, 2013, 11:24:31 AM
Quote from: Bludshot on May 14, 2013, 10:48:52 AM
Grim Fandango is pretty fantastic, shame it isn't actually possible to legally purchase.

Should have got while the gettin' was good, man.  ;)
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: snabbott on May 14, 2013, 12:04:16 PM
Quote from: Lambonius on May 14, 2013, 09:00:19 AM
King's Quest VI (yes, VI--I know, Katie, I know.)
How is this possible? KQV isn't even on the list!
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: br305893 on May 14, 2013, 08:11:57 PM
Quote from: Bludshot on May 14, 2013, 08:46:14 AM
Quote from: br305893 on May 13, 2013, 09:56:30 PM
Quote from: GrahamRocks! on May 13, 2013, 08:14:08 PM
*tilts head* GOG didn't fix this?

If they did, I didn't hear about it.

How many people buy that KQ7+8 package anyway?

I did because I hadn't played them before and wanted to try them out. Hated 7 and 8 didn't even work. Oh well.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: stika on May 15, 2013, 07:26:46 AM
Considering how Gog.com prides itself on fixing compatibility issues, I find it appalling that they're selling a double game pack, with one of them broken for $10
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: snabbott on May 15, 2013, 09:07:29 AM
Have you tried checking the Support area and the forums?
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: stika on May 15, 2013, 09:10:43 AM
Oh I haven't bought the games, on GOG.com but Graham and br did.

You'll have to ask them :P
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: GrahamRocks! on May 15, 2013, 09:32:35 AM
I didn't buy KQ, I bought QFG. And I wouldn't know if they fixed any bugs or not, since I just bought not 3 days ago!
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Oldbushie on May 15, 2013, 10:06:05 AM
I'm wondering if I should try on my machine too... I bought most of the Sierra games on GOG but haven't installed them all, it was more of a "support the genre" move.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: snabbott on May 15, 2013, 12:57:49 PM
Another place to try:
http://www.sierrahelp.com/Patches-Updates/Patches-Updates-Games/KingsQuestUpdates.html

I got MoE working on Vista with help from this site.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: snabbott on May 15, 2013, 01:07:26 PM
Quote from: GrahamRocks! on May 15, 2013, 09:32:35 AM
I didn't buy KQ, I bought QFG. And I wouldn't know if they fixed any bugs or not, since I just bought not 3 days ago!
Did you ever manage to get it downloaded?
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: GrahamRocks! on May 15, 2013, 02:01:46 PM
Not on my desktop, but it works fine on my laptop.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: snabbott on May 15, 2013, 05:51:47 PM
That's so weird... :-\ Well, I'm glad you got it to work. The QFG games are a lot of fun (and a lot of pun :P). I hope you enjoy them!
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Bludshot on May 15, 2013, 06:40:26 PM
Yeah they work for me, no game breaking glitches for QFG4  ;D
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: GrahamRocks! on May 15, 2013, 07:22:17 PM
'Kay, good to know! Thanks!
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: stika on May 16, 2013, 10:04:39 AM
oh, good then. Next time they're on sale I might get them :)
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: br305893 on May 16, 2013, 02:46:19 PM
QFG is on my playlist, but it's definitely pretty far down. I have to finish the Tex Murphy series, then the Space Quest series, then the Broken Sword series, then the Leisure Suit Larry series, the the Longest Journey series and then QFG. Of course, I'll be playing the Cognition episodes between that and whatever else Phoenix comes out with.   ::)
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Bludshot on May 16, 2013, 02:52:23 PM
QFG is far better than Space Quest and Leisure Suit Larry.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: stika on May 16, 2013, 05:06:37 PM
you all should go play Legend of Kyrandia 2 :P
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Bludshot on May 16, 2013, 06:37:05 PM
I adore Hand of Fate, it always puts me in a good mood.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Lambonius on May 16, 2013, 10:13:51 PM
Quote from: Bludshot on May 16, 2013, 06:37:05 PM
I adore Hand of Fate, it always puts me in a good mood.

It's gotta be the music.  That game has the best "upbeat" music of any classic adventure game I can think of.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: stika on May 17, 2013, 07:00:18 AM
you might have a point
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Blackthorne on May 17, 2013, 03:04:26 PM
1. Hero's Quest I (The EGA version)
2. Sam and Max Hit The Road
3. The Secret of Monkey Island
4. QFG IV
5. Space Quest III


Bt
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Lambonius on May 17, 2013, 03:19:09 PM
Quote from: Blackthorne on May 17, 2013, 03:04:26 PM
1. Hero's Quest I (The EGA version)

Shame on you, Steve.  There IS no VGA version of Hero's Quest.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: GrahamRocks! on May 17, 2013, 03:31:28 PM
Technically, Lamb is right.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Lambonius on May 17, 2013, 10:38:35 PM
Blackthorne won't be coming back.  I've shamed him beyond the point of no return.  Best say your goodbyes now, people.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: Cez on May 18, 2013, 06:16:02 AM
1 - Gabriel Knight 2
2 - Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
f*** this. I can't make up my mind.

Ok.. let's try...

3 - The Dig
4 - King's Quest 6
5 - Either Indiana Jones and Fate of Atlantis or Monkey Island 3

And of course, on any given day I'd add Gabriel Knight 1, Monkey Island 2, Day of the Tentacle, Space Quest V, Hand of Fate is a good choice, I played it again recently. Really that or the 1st one are awesome. Darkseed, Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Serrated Scapel, Quest for Glory 1 or 4, Phantasmagoria 1, ah, screw it. I can't make such a short list.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: stika on May 18, 2013, 08:12:26 AM
Wait, really? The Dig? You like The Dig? :P
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: GrahamRocks! on May 18, 2013, 08:36:44 AM
The Dig is an Adventure Game?
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: br305893 on May 18, 2013, 10:47:24 AM
Quote from: Cez on May 18, 2013, 06:16:02 AM
1 - Gabriel Knight 2
2 - Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
f*** this. I can't make up my mind.

Ok.. let's try...

3 - The Dig
4 - King's Quest 6
5 - Either Indiana Jones and Fate of Atlantis or Monkey Island 3

And of course, on any given day I'd add Gabriel Knight 1, Monkey Island 2, Day of the Tentacle, Space Quest V, Hand of Fate is a good choice, I played it again recently. Really that or the 1st one are awesome. Darkseed, Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Serrated Scapel, Quest for Glory 1 or 4, Phantasmagoria 1, ah, screw it. I can't make such a short list.

Have yet to play a lot of the LucasArts Catalog, so I haven't played a lot of these. I have played the first Monkey Island though.
Title: Re: Your top 5 adventure games?
Post by: stika on May 18, 2013, 11:11:15 AM
You really should, Lucas Arts' repertoire is awesome, I actually like it better than Sierra's