Just curious as ill be off the net soon and my birthdays coming up on march 22nd so might try getting one of my friends or family to get me a nice adv game thats really a must have adv game like sybera and TLJ was. So anyone know any? Prefer 3rd person point and click and hopefully with a journey of some sorts.

I like detective games, and journey all over type of games the most.

I already have

Syberia collection
TLJ collection
Police Quest 1 and 2
Space Quest 4 i think the time rippers one.
Grim Fandango
Culpra Inerta i think its called
Indiana jones atlantis game
Al Emmo but wasnt as good as i thought.
Alone in the dark 4 (didnt like it)
American Mcgee alice (was good years ago)
All the broken sword games
Bladerunner (awsome adv game based on the film)
Monkey island games
Simon games
Discworld games (1 was boring tho i thought)
Gabreil Knight games
In cold blood (too actiony)
Lure of the tempress (awsome game)
Moment of silence
Secret Files tunguska
Mystery of the druids
Tex Murphy games

Have you tried the games based on Agatha Cristie novels e.g. games like And then there were none, Murder in the Orient Express or the Delaware St. John games?

The reason I'm asking you about the Agatha Christie games simply is bacause I was at a sort of mall we have near the city where I live in Denmark. And in EB Games (gamestop) they had a two for one pack which had both the And then there were none and Murder on the orient Express for about 20-25£ (pound sterling) for the price of one game. Very nice. I don't know if you can get this in UK, but it's worth a try.

I don't think there has been any defining or legandary games coming out as of yet here in the 2005-2008 or so. Culpa Innata seems like to could be good candidate, so could Sinking Island
(which I really think you should get) and so could the third Agatha Crhistie game *evil under the sun*.

Syberia and The Longest Journey added something completely new to the adventure game. A young women with a troubled past in search of something which took in very nice visual & artistic designed environment. Also, it added depth and character to the main protagonist in an adventure game.

Sinking Island is trying to add a moment of suspense to the game while Evil under the Sun tries to add a new way of telling a game, at least in the adventure game genre.

Maybe in 2 years time or so we will know what games have become known as legendary..

Haven't you played Black Mirror yet? What are you waiting for? Magnificently atmospheric, eerie & discomforting. Great graphics, too.

NiBiRu is also a cracking game, although the ending has disappointed many here. Still one of my favourites.

Hey Skeeter, you played Darkness Within?
Is a great adventure, great ambient sound, graphics and story line

B. Solka released a game called Paradise, supposed to be like Syberia, but I haven't played it yet, although I do own it.

I'm waiting for Sinking Island and the other new one they are making by him.

Another series I heard was great is The Longest Journey (on my shelf but not played yet) and of course it's sequel Dreamfall which has had good and bad reviews.

I didn't like the Agatha Christie games very much, the first one was pretty good, but the second was really lacking and was highly dissapointed.

I've played many other adventure games, but once done, if they don't really "grab" me I resell them and pretty much forget what they were about, lol.

Broken Sword Collection and then the Runaway Collection are my favorite, try them if you haven't...

Barrow Hill and the 2 Darkfall games are good. One of my favorites is Return to Mystery Island. It has lots of different ways to solve each problem so is great fun to play again.

If you liked Syberia why not try Amerzone, I think made by the same developers, with good long journey. It is quite old so check you PC's specs before you buy.

Legendary status and within the last two years?

Possibly the new Sam & Max games.

Or Fahrenheit (renamed as Indigo Prophecy in the US). It's not a straight adventure game but you have American McGee's Alice on your list.

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If you're OK with older games, Sanitarium, Morpheus, Timelapse, Journeyman Project 2 and 3, Obsidian, Zork Nemesis, and Zork Grand Inquisitor. I assume you're not interested in the Myst games.

Bad Mojo, where your characher is turned into a cockroach, is in a class by itself. It was updated in 2004 and renamed Bad Mojo Redux.

I'll say Still Life, Sinking Island and Keepsake...

I just loved Keepsake, Aura and Myst (V) End of Ages ... and have them on the keep shelf to replay again and again.

I agree with Rushes. Black Mirror is your game based on the other games you listed in my opinion. Try Sanitarium too.

Oh yeah i forgot to put down that i own Still Life.

Sanatarium and Paradise sound good and look good. Whats amerzone like, i heard its first person but what type of first person is it one screen at a time movement or is it like a fps movement?

I am probably a character driven story kinda guy fan myself. Hence i love playing as ppl in fantastic storys, meeting new ppl and going on a adventure.

I thought Fahrenheit was very nice but the timed actions ruined it for me which i just didnt like doing. If them button mashing timed sequences was out id probably have fell in love with the game as it had a nice story so far but i stoped when i played the cop and had breathing puzzle when i went to the basement.

You might want to research Paradise a little before you splash out the cash. Some folk love the game, while others think it's an absolute stinker. There are a few fairly recent threads about it here that you can read up on.

Amerzone is truly great. It's a one-screen-at-a-time game. The story is wonderful, the puzzles are not too difficult. It's not a long game to play, maybe 8 hours.

I've been trying to play Paradise too. I did download the patch but still have major problems with the cursor jumping all over the screen.
It took me several minutes to hit the "save" and the "yes" buttons.
I dont' think I have the patience for it.
I had huge hopes as I loved both of the Syberia games.

Hi hapy2bme, I had some minor technical problems with the game - have you posted over in Glitches?, they maybe able to help.

I really liked this game but it is not like Amerzone & the Syberia games. You still have the wonderful graphics of Mr Sokal but to really enjoy this game you have to treat it independantly & as a game on it's own in it's own right!

I thought Dead Reefs was wonderful after you get used to the keyboard navigation.

And both Ankh games are really funny.

Linda