#158716 - 06/13/07 02:10 PM
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations
[Re: Mary]
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Thanks flotsam for doing this, here's this years list (unfortunately I have a backlog of current games I just haven't had time to play!): In no particular order: Syberia I Discworld Noir The Longest Journey Broken Sword I Still Life Dracula Resurrection The Messenger (Louvre) Last Half of Darkness Tears of Betrayal Black Mirror Secrets of Da Vinci - The Forbidden Manuscript Agon - The Mysterious Codex Gabriel Knight - Sins of the Father Gabriel Knight - Blood of the Damned Jack the Ripper Al Emmo & the Lost Dutchman's Mine Time Stand Still Tunguska Lunar Deep The Moment of Silence Pretty much the same as last year with a few additions - had to let Nibiru go - I loved it but needed to be replaced with something with a better ending!! 20 was great but still oh so difficult to make the choices!
Edited by chrissie (06/13/07 02:13 PM)
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#158779 - 06/13/07 03:50 PM
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations
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Jenny I may be wrong but I believe that Exile (Myst 3) came out in 2001, not pre 2000.
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#158825 - 06/13/07 05:15 PM
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations
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Games with 10 or more at this stage are Black Mirror, GK2, Grim Fandango, Keepsake, TLJ, Myst, Riven, Scratches, Still Life, Syberia 1 & 2, and Tunguska. Surprisingly, Gothos, The Scroll and Nightmare Ned are yet to be mentioned 
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#158847 - 06/13/07 06:00 PM
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations
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Flotsam, Those go on your Games Suitable for Coasters List, right? 
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#159028 - 06/14/07 01:11 AM
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations
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 Er...Becky??? And Flotsam, don't forget Fork in the Tale for that special list!
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#159057 - 06/14/07 04:35 AM
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations
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#159133 - 06/14/07 07:55 AM
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations
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flotsam, hi,
Here is the vote of the quasi-Irish jury:
1. Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned 2. Pandora Directive 3. Dreamfall: The Longest Journey 4. The Longest Journey 5. Syberia 6. Syberia 2 7. The Moment of Silence 8. Obsidian 9. Monkey Island 2: Le Chuck's Revenge 10. Riven 11. Secret Files: Tunguska 12. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 13. Discworld Noir 14. Grim Fandango 15. Day of the Tentacle 16. TimeLapse 17. Simon the Sorceror 18. King's Quest VI 19. Under a Killing Moon 20. Still Life
Best of luck with the compilation duties, MetzO'Magic
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#159485 - 06/14/07 06:43 PM
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations
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1)Obsidian 2)Timelapse 3)GK series - GK2 (edited by MaG) 4)Tex Murphy series - Tex Murphy Overseer (edited by MaG) 5)Shivers 6)Azrael's tear 7)Darkfall 1 8)Amber 9)Myst 1 10)Temujin 11)Return to Zork 12)Qin 13)Jack the ripper 14)Byzantine 15)Nine the last resort 16)Buried in time 17)Cristal skull 18)Black dahlia 19)Of light and darkness 20)Bad Mojo Emptyhead spoke...
Edited by MaG (06/15/07 08:21 AM) Edit Reason: added the title of the game posted by emptyhead below
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#159490 - 06/14/07 06:54 PM
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations
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emptyhead, you can't name a series and count it as one. You need to redo your #3 and 4. Ana
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#159593 - 06/14/07 10:01 PM
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations
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There are many deserving games out there and with great difficulty I came up with my top ten list and I never thought it would look like this.
1-----The Longest Journey, due to rich detailed characters and a totally engrossing story, unlike anything that came before
2-----Gabriel Knight 1 Sins on the Fathers, The only game I recall that had me ducking worried what was lurking around the corner.
3-----Circle of Blood, BS1 Again story and character driven with great plot that kept you pushing forward.
4-----Lost In Time The Sierra oldie with unique inventory McGuyver type puzzles that I had not seen done before.
5-----Dreamfall, excellent follow up to the original with rich characters, detail and amazing story.
6-----Gabriel Knight 2 Jensen's blend of fact and fiction drove me to doing research just to see what was and wasn't. She almost had me convinced old king Ludwig was a werewolf.
7-----Syberia 1 It could have been higher on the list but the others had something that appealed more to me. Everything about it was outstanding.
8----Kings Quest 7 I know much maligned, however, it is unique for its time. Very funny moments, outstanding graphics comparable to a Disney movie. It was a departure from the previous games in the series.
9----Kings Quest 6 I think it was the best of the the series to that point
10----Nancy Drew Secrets of the Old clock. Before you laugh and scream heresy for placing this one ahead of a thousand others it had some interesting aspects I had not encountered before. (1) I still cannot cut a dress pattern with a mouse. I doubt many grizzled old timers could. I havn't tried it with a pair of shears. And this old guy climbed Mt. St. Helens. Challenges I say. (2) Every time I ran into a puzzle that slowed me a bit I could jump into that fancy blue convertible and drive around town. What game ever let you do that? Not April, Kate, Gabriel or even Sherlock got to drive a car. For my money it belongs on this list even if it is dismissed as a little girl's game by many.
We will leave it at ten no sense in trying to add more so that's my top ten for better or worse. You can tell I like story driven games with good characters.
Edited by oldmariner (06/14/07 10:03 PM) Edit Reason: typo
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#159620 - 06/15/07 12:42 AM
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations
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This was the first year I took KQ7 off of my list, and I almost feel like I snubbed an old friend. One of my favorites, but this year I didn't put all my personal favorites on the list. Glad you mentioned it, oldmariner!
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#159627 - 06/15/07 03:42 AM
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations
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Ok,ok...sorry 3)Gk2 4)Tex Murphy Overseer
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#159633 - 06/15/07 04:04 AM
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations
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Thanks emptyhead and no need to apologise. And oldmariner, I might well vote for The Messenger simply because of the latex suit, so don't let anyone besmirch the car. BS1, Dreamfall and Moment of Silence join the 10s and Buried in Time and Of Light and Darkness are new. Some top games not yet mentioned? Its a matter of opinion but maybe Traitors Gate, Full Throttle and Faust. Plus Isabelle of course. Ico, Fahrenheit and Outcast have all been mentioned on this list before but not yet, but are probably being saved for the Dark Side (which I think is where they belong).
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