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Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: flotsam] #159634
06/15/07 04:21 AM
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Latex? Now that's about as bad as the loincloths Flotsam! But I guess there are worse reasons for putting a game on the list. lol think


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Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: nickie] #159758
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You are welcome for my comments, flotsam, glad they can stay. Another oldie but goodie and different than any other is a game that has NOT been mentioned here at all, yet = Neverhood! I still have it and have not pulled it out recently to replay but do so love it for its difference from all the other games I have played and its 'comicness', if that is even a word. And there were several other games that I could not include because all of a sudden "20" is not enough - funny how we used to think that 10 was not enough and longed for you to let us list 15 or 20....I guess we will never be satisfied with having to 'cut' some of our favorites from this list grin
AND, I see nothing wrong with including the Nancy Drew games here, most of them are among my favorites, and I occassionally pull one out and replay it - plus they have given my granddaughter PJ a looksee at what "gramma does with most of her time" every day....got her interested in trying them herself when she is here. Love this list and this thread....thanks Flotsam for doing it again.
Love, Betty Lou

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Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: nickie] #159807
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Here is my vote, all the way from the low lands (That's Holland! whistle)
from highest to lowest.

1.Blackstone Chronicles (what a voice-acting, what an atmosphere)
2.Sanitarium (what a voice-acting, what an atmosphere)
3.Dark Fall (what an atmosphere, mind-stimulating)
4.I have no mouth and I must scream
5.Post Mortem (very original, like old french movies)
6.Broken Sword 1 (great game, very funny)
7.Black Mirror (wonderfull to play in a darkened room)
8.Runaway (great characters, very funny)
9.Dark Fall 2 (mabye not as surprising as part 1, but
some great additions for enhancing the mood of the game.
10.Jack the ripper (fine game,ending a bit disappointing)
11.Syberia 1, (very original)
12.Scratches (I love this kind of game,almost as scary
as my nightmares evil cool)
13.Barrow Hill
14.Nibiru
15.Dark seed (underestimated game)
16.Silver Earring (and other Sherlock games)
17.Zork, grand Inquisitor (very funny)
18.Lighthouse
19.Amerzone
20.Full Throttle

My list always seems to be the same ...
But the games are in a different order! lol)

Re: The return of the List - 2008 game recommendations [Re: Space Quest Fan] #159909
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1. Journeyman Project 3
2. Blackstone Chronicles
3. Myst
4. Riven
5. Myst Exile 3
6. Riddle of the Sphinx
7. Timelapse
8. Gabriel Knight 2
9. Syberia
10 Syberia 2
11 Sanitarium
12.The longest Journey
13.Amerzone
14.Black Dahlia
15.Beyond Atlantas
16.Under a Killing Moon
17.Overseer
18.Ring
19.Curse of Monkey Island
20.The Pandora Directive

Re: The return of the List - 2008 game recommendations [Re: Duststorm] #159938
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My favorite games.
1. The Blackstone Chronicles,(the first game I bought)
2. Nancy Drew Ghost Dogs
3. Nancy Drew Deception Island
4. Dark Fall 1
5. The Arrangement
6. Shadybrook
7. The Black Mirror
8. Delaware St John 1
9. Delaware St John 2
10.Remedy
11 Hope Spring Eternal
12.Temujin
13.Runaway 1
14 Runaway 2
15 Broken Sword 4
16.Sanitarium
17 Aura
18.Alfred Hitchcocks The Final Cut
19.Murder on the Orient Express
20.Paradise


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Re: The return of the List - 2008 game recommendations [Re: Betty Lou] #159971
06/15/07 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted By: Betty Lou Brewer Jones
Another oldie but goodie and different than any other is a game that has NOT been mentioned here at all, yet = Neverhood!


It has been - it's on my list, Betty Lou. But I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned more.


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Re: The return of the List - 2008 game recommendations [Re: catsmom] #160048
06/15/07 05:56 PM
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Well you can take Full Throttle off my little list. Faust will follow I reckon.
Neverhood has a few mentions Betty Lou and rest assured it will be on my list. A shame there weren't a few more clay games. I have 2 Russian ones but needless to say they are a tad confusing crazy
Loincloths are way to cold nickie!
172 games have been mentioned already, and 2 are leading the way - no prizes for guessing which ones.


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Re: The return of the List - 2008 game recommendations [Re: flotsam] #160083
06/15/07 06:54 PM
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In no particular order:-

1. Tunguska
2. Still Life
3. Broken Sword 2
4. The Awakened
5. Black Mirror
6. Black Dahlia
7. Runaway2
8. Schizm
9. Nibiru
10. Syberia 1
11. Syberia 2
12. Return to Mysterious Island
13. Paradise
14. Gabriel Knight - Beast Within
15. Omega Stone
16. Darkfall - The Journal
17. Murder on the Orient Express
18. Moment of Silence
19. The Longest Journey
20. Eqyptian Prophecy

Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: Mystic Falls] #160097
06/15/07 07:28 PM
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Came to me that its a shame I havent been able to finish more games this year. I am pretty sure a few of those I have 'coming up' would be on this list if I had played them through.

Gong to keep to games that I already do recommend to new adventure game fans. I don't usually expect new gamers to get into the old parser games for example. But a few are too good not to list, like Starship Titanic.

In no particular order...

Myst/realMyst
Riven
Zork: Grand Inquisitor
Uru
Myst V
Curse of Monkey Island
Darkfall
Starship Titanic
Discworld Noir
Broken Sword
Grim Fandango
Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time
Sam & Max 1st season
And Then There Were None
Secrets of Atlantis: The Sacred Legacy
Riddle of the Sphinx
Syberia
Mysterious Journey 2/Schizm 2
Al Emmo & the Lost Dutchman's Mine

Even with the expanded space, these lists always feel too short, and I still want to pick some series lol

Thank you so much for doing these lists, Flotsam. It is so fun to reminisce about each favorite and how much fun they were to play,... Happy memories! laugh

Susan wave

Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: Salar of Myst] #160135
06/15/07 08:51 PM
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[syd was just about to post her list when she read what other people listed and said "self - you forgot that game!!!!!"] so she went back to edit her list - again - sigh


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Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: syd] #160208
06/16/07 12:34 AM
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Thats why I now go last syd - I need all the reminders.


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Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: flotsam] #160233
06/16/07 05:00 AM
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Thanks flotsam, Here's mine

1. Uru
2. Myst 3 Exile
3. Myst 4 Revelation
4. The Longest Journey
5. Dreamfall
6. Syberia
7. Syberia 2
8. Black Mirror
9. Tunguska
10. Still Life
11. Return to Mysterious Island
12. Echo
13. Beyond Atlantis
14. Journeyman Project 3 -Legacy of Time
15. Curse of Monkey Island
16. Shivers
17. Sanitarium
18. Lighthouse
19. Blackstone Chronicles
20. Broken Sword -The Sleeping Dragon

Kay smile

Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: Kayc] #160360
06/16/07 09:57 AM
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Here's my list, in no particular order:

1. Ceremony of Innocence
2. Grim Fandango
3. The Longest Journey
4. Blackstone Chronicles
5. Curse of Monkey Island
6. Ripper
7. Morpheus
8. Amber Journey Beyond
9. Broken Sword I
10. The Neverhood
11. King's Quest VI
12. Post Mortem
13. Sanitarium
14. Phantasmagoria I
15. Discworld I
16. Nancy Drew: Curse Of Blackmoor Manor
17. Faust
18. King’s Quest VII
19. 7th Guest
20. Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love For Sail!

Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: SnowMoon] #160399
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I stand corrected - but I'm glad I mentioned it anyway because now I see it popping up in several new lists......
Love, Betty Lou


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Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: Betty Lou] #160497
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There are a lot of games that I haven't played yet, (even though many are on my shelf waiting to be played) so I expect my list will change after I play them.
The final list will sure help me make choices as to which ones to try next. That is, if I can pull myself away from playing the Huntsville games! rotfl

Thanx for putting this together for us!

1) Myst 1
2) 7th Guest
3) 11th Guest
4) Nancy Drew Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
5) Valhalla Classic 1 from Vulcan
6) Riven
7) Grail Quest (old Mac black and white game. I'm keeping my OLD Mac so I can keep replaying this game)
8) Kings Quest IV
9) Beyond Atlantis
10) Agatha Christie-Murder On the Orient Express
11) Monkey Island 1
12) Timelapse
13) Remedy
14) Syberia 1
15) Riddle of the Sphinx
16) Safecracker
17) Secret of DaVinci
18) The Longest Journey
19) King's Quest 6
20) Myst III




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Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: BeaSong] #160646
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Faust has now been mentioned, and a few more new entrants as well - Grail Quest, KQ4 and possibly the best voiced game in Ceremony of Innocence.
Grail Quest becomes the oldest game and like so many others it still remains unplayed on my shelf - too many games, so little time.
8 Nancys have been mentioned, all 7 versions of Myst, and the 4 Broken Swords.


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Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: flotsam] #160851
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Shockingly, I realize I have only played 4 new games since last year's list, and I'm still on hold with one of them blush.
Anyhow, I'm still going to add my list, though it is likely quite similar to last year's.

Riven
Obsidian
Myst Exile
RealMyst
Rhem
Zork Nemesis
Schizm
Riddle of the Sphinx
Black Dahlia
Gabriel Knight 2 Beast Within
Gabriel Knight 3 Blood of the Sacred
Dark Fall Lights Out
Alida
Neverhood
Morpheus
Tex Murphy Pandora Directive
Tex Murphy Under a Killing Moon
Beyond Atlantis 1
Zork Grand Inquisitor
Amber



Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: colpet] #161116
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Quite similar is perfectly fine Colpet smile


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Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: flotsam] #161824
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My list in no particular order:

1. Black Mirror
2. Blackstone Chronicles
3. Amber--Journeys Beyond
4. Inherent Evil
5. Morpheus
6. Syberia
7. DarkFall
8. Last Half Of Darkness Shadows Of The Servants
9. Dreamfall
10. Nancy Drew--Message In A Haunted Mansion
11. Nancy Drew--Treasure In The Royal Tower
12. Shivers
13. The Messenger
14. Discworld Noir
15. Phantasmagoria
16. REAH
17. Clue Chronicles--Fatal Illusion
18. Still Life
19. The Watchmaker
20. Scratches

I know some of these probably aren't very popluar, but they stand out in my mind of all the games that I've played.

Dawn

Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: dmtomchick] #162099
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I am going to give this a try for my first time. I think I was partly influenced by the excellent choices of dmtomchick, but I also tried to make choices based on how I would represent the whole genre of Adventure games. Here goes.

Grim Famdango
Monkey Island 3
The Watchmaker
ND- Scarlet Hand
Voyage
Blackstone Chronicles
Missing
11th Hour
Riddle of Master Lu
Sherlock Holmes The Case of the Silver Earring
Sanitarium
Myst III
Amber
Still Life
Inherent Evil
Torin's Passage

Last edited by orchgamer; 06/19/07 12:24 PM.
Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: orchgamer] #162148
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It is funny how some people go 3rd person games while others pick mostly 1st person games. I like them both.

Re: The return of the List - 2007 game recommendations [Re: Gandalf] #162445
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Here's my list (in no particular order):
1. Syberia I
2. Syberia II
3. Black Mirror
4. Dreamfall
5. Post Mortem
6. Beyond Atlantis
7. Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within
8. Gabriel Knight: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
9. Black Dahlia
10. Faust: Seven Games of the Soul
11. Destination: Treasure Island
12. Indigo Prophecy
13. Realms of the Haunting
14. Secrets of DaVinci
15. 7th Guest
16. Barrow Hill
17. The Longest Journey
18. Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express
19. The Secrets of Atlantis: The Secret Legacy
20. Scratches


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Re: The return of the List - 2008 game recommendations [Re: Space Quest Fan] #162873
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In no special order:

Keepsake
Gabriel Knight 2
Gabriel Knight 1
Gabriel Knight 3
Myst III
Tex Murphy -Pandora Directive
Sherlock Holmes -The Rose Tattoo
Sherlock Holmes -Serrated Scalpel
Syberia 1
Syberia 2
Monkey Island 1
Monkey Island 2
Simon the Sorcerer I
Indiana Jones-Fate of Atlantis
Kyrandia I
Kyrandia II - Hand of Fate
Realms of the Haunting
American McGee's Alice
Twinsen's Odyssey
Relentless
Black Mirror
Aura I

Re: The return of the List - 2008 game recommendations [Re: MaryL] #163085
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Hi Oldmariner, you only listed your top 10 and you know you can add 10 more - flotsam made it your top 20 this time.....what else do you want on your list?
Love, Betty Lou


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Re: The return of the List - 2008 game recommendations [Re: Betty Lou] #163086
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You can have "up to" 20, but if you only want 10 Oldmariner that is perfectly fine.

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