#94531 - 06/08/00 06:01 PM
Re: 2000 A list with a twist
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The Medieval Lady
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Okay, here goes:
1. Myst/Riven 2. Zork Grand Inquisitor 3. Morpheus 4. The Curse of Monkey Island 5. The Last Express 6. Timelapse 7. The Legend of Lotus Spring 8. Amerzone 9. Ring 10. Reah
I'm currently playing Atlantis II, and unless the game suddenly loses all its remarkable heart and depth, it will end up high on my list.
Re: mostly older games making the lists: to some extent this is natural, because we've had more time to play older games. And I think there can be a nostalgic haze surrounding a person's first few immersive interactive experiences. (For instance, I find that the music from Myst affects me in the same way Golden Oldie songs from my teenage years do -- I don't just remember the song, but I remember what I was looking at and what I was feeling at the time.)
It's also easier to recognize a classic when you've had time to think about the game/book/painting, and put it in perspective, perhaps even to play/read/look at it more than once. This may explain in part why we seem to be favoring older games, but I don't think it explains the whole.
[This message has been edited by Becky (edited 06-11-2000).]
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#94532 - 06/09/00 08:22 AM
Re: 2000 A list with a twist
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Hi, Thanks for the encouragement MacDee. Sad though I am not so sure about. Becky is right in that more of us will have played them, and I assume we will have played them because we have heard good things about them. The circle continues. I suspect that newer games (like TLJ perhaps) will get more recommendations as time goes by. I haven't played it yet so it can't make my list. That is why I think doing this periodically (every 6 months say) will be both informative and useful. If you do it 4 or 5 times and the older games still come up, then maybe it is sad - or maybe it just says something about what people want to play. idarcy had a good suggestion re Mac ported games and can the Mac-ers amongst you indicate at the end of the day what games are playable by the Microsoft challenged  . flotsam [This message has been edited by flotsam (edited 06-09-2000).]
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#94533 - 06/09/00 09:15 AM
Re: 2000 A list with a twist
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Registered: 12/06/00
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Loc: New Hampshire
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Here's my list, since you asked so nicely...  1. TLJ 2. Feeble Files 3. GK2 4. Broken Sword 1 5. Grim Fandango 6. GK3 7. Simon the Sorcerer 8. Broken Sword 2 9. King's Quest VII (my first graphic adventure, can't help it!) 10. Curse of Monkey Island [This message has been edited by foofoobunny (edited 06-09-2000).]
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#94534 - 06/09/00 09:38 AM
Re: 2000 A list with a twist
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Settled Boomer
Registered: 06/08/00
Posts: 239
Loc: Huntingdon Valley, PA
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Ok...the newbie's turn....
Actually...picking just 10 may be difficult:> )
1. Myst (of course:> ) 2. Riven 3. JP2 - Buried in Time 4. JP3- Legacy of Time 5. Rama 6. Obsidian 7. Jewels of the Oracle 8. 7th Guest 9. TLJ 10. Lighthouse
The list could go on and on :> )
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#94536 - 06/09/00 07:17 PM
Re: 2000 A list with a twist
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My favorites are not necessarily the games I would reccomend to someone else.
I try to tailor my reccomendations the taste of the person who asks.
The games I would most often tell someone about are:
Riven Broken Sword / Circle of Blood: Shadow of the Templars
Amerzone Timelapse Journeyman Project 2 Zork Grand Inquisitor Full Throttle
for kids:
King's Quest 7: The Princeless Bride Nile: An Ancient Egyptian Quest
Wow! I used up my ten slots faster than I thought I would.
Les
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#94537 - 06/10/00 09:56 AM
Re: 2000 A list with a twist
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Shy Boomer
Registered: 06/03/00
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No particular order
1.Atlantis II 2.Amber 3.King,s Quest 5,6,and 7 4.Sanitarium 5.Lighthouse 6.Amerzone 7.Curse of Monkey Island 8.GK2:Beast Within 9.Blackstone Chronicles 10.Broken Sword 2
And the list goes on...
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#94539 - 06/10/00 08:01 PM
Re: 2000 A list with a twist
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Grande Olde Dame
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It's interesting to me how many of us put Amber on our lists. Of course I wasn't gaming when it first came out, but did it really make that much of a hit, or is it just one of those games that people came to slowly appreciate? I just finished it recently, and found it very enjoyable, yet I had never heard of it until someone offered it to me in a trade.
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#94540 - 06/10/00 08:19 PM
Re: 2000 A list with a twist
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HI, Jenny! I don't know the stats on how Amber sold when it was first released in 1996. But, I think is popularity has steadily grown since. It probably could be considered a "cult classic" by this time...  There are still lots of reviews of Amber on the Web. One such is at http://pc.hotgames.com//games/amberj/review.htm Although, it sounds like the author of this particular review was an action gamer and entirely unfamiliar with adventure games....or already had a firm mindset...LOL  Love, Witchen =O) [This message has been edited by Witchen (edited 06-10-2000).]
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#94541 - 06/10/00 08:47 PM
Re: 2000 A list with a twist
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Settled Boomer
Registered: 03/19/00
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Loc: Texas
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Hi all, I've only played 6 games one of which (Crystal Key) I wouldn't recommend unless you're desperate. From the quick look I took, it doesn't rate high with many. Here is my list of 5. Zork Nemesis Riven Myst Amerzone JP3 Looks like I gotta try Obsidian and Timelapse. Rayy 
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#94542 - 06/11/00 12:41 AM
Re: 2000 A list with a twist
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Settled Boomer
Registered: 05/29/00
Posts: 199
Loc: Portland, OR USA
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You know, it is hard to get just 10 games, guess I play too much. I can easily put a list of 20.
Here is my list:
Loom (Anyone remember this one?) Day of the Tentacle Myst Callahan's Crosstime Saloon Neverhood Circle of Blood Journeyman Project 2 Zork Grand Inquisitor Full Throttle Toonstruck
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#94543 - 06/11/00 03:14 AM
Re: 2000 A list with a twist
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Registered: 04/24/00
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Hi, Just an update on where we are at. The top 10 in order (some ties and allowing for errors) are:
Myst Riven Amber Grim Fandango Timelapse Legacy of Time Zork Grand Inquisitor Zork Nemesis Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within Obsidian
Games mentioned by at least 5 different people are:
The Longest Journey Lighthouse Shivers Morpheus Gabriel Knight 3 Atlantis 2 Black Dahlia Sanitarium Monkey Island 2 Full Throttle Day of the Tentacle Circle of Blood Amerzone Buried in Time Curse of Monkey Island
Almost 90 games have been mentioned in all.
flotsam
[This message has been edited by flotsam (edited 06-13-2000).]
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#94544 - 06/11/00 09:42 AM
Re: 2000 A list with a twist
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Registered: 06/14/99
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Better late than never.... right? Count my fav's in  (no particuliar order - oh, yes, they are......... in alphabetical order hahaha) Black Dahlia Beyond Time GKI< II< III (does that count as 3?) Lighthouse Morpheus Phantasmagoria's Temunjin Zork's (et al) Th-th-that's all folks 
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