The list for 2010
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06/11/10 07:04 PM
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flotsam
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And so it begins For those in the know, you can skip to the rules – there is a new and very important one this year. For everyone else, here is a reminder of what this thread is about. Imagine someone asked you "I want to play adventure games, can you recommend 20 games to play". The purpose of this thread is to provide the answer. It isn't meant to be a list of the 20 best games of all time. It isn't meant to be Adventure Game 101. It might end up being both those things, but first and foremost it is a list of games that you would recommend to someone else to play. For that reason, you might not include something that is notoriously difficult to get to run, or which has clunky graphics by today's standard, or has no sound apart from a tinny midi soundtrack. You might not recommend a game that you found awesomely wonderful on the basis that no one else has your particularly strange sense of appreciation (see eg Isabelle, the most awesomest game ever ). You might not recommend every Myst clone you have ever played because even though they are your passion, a whole list of them might be just a little dull. Or you might - many players have old game rigs and there are numerous programmes that help get old games to run on new machines, who said you need flashy graphics to tell a good story, and perhaps elaborate soundtracks simply cover up the flaws in a bad script. There might be someone out there just like you who doesn't know about your awesome game (see eg Isabelle), and perhaps too many Myst games is actually never enough. The point is its up to you - if you think a game you have played is worth recommending to someone else to play, you can put it on your list. So long of course as its an adventure game. And we all know what they are. Bioshock isn't one, however beautifully scripted you think it might be, but Myst is (so is Isabelle). Somewhere in between is a grey area which doesn't matter between friends, which we all are. There are some rules though: 1. Games in our Hall of Fame are ineligible and votes for them will not be counted. Those games are: Amerzone Black Mirror Dark Fall: The Journal Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within Grim Fandango Longest Journey Myst Riven Sanitarium Syberia Syberia 2 Timelapse Zork Nemesis Zork Grand Inqusitor (to explain, we recently “retired” a number of games to our Hall of Fame. This was on the basis that they always did well, and we no longer needed to list them to know they were worth playing. It was either that, or continue to expand the number of choices to allow for the ever growing pool of adventure games. This means you can spread your choices more widely, and we will list the Hall of Fame games alongside this years results when finished). 2. You can recommend a maximum of 20 games. You can choose to recommend less. 3. You cannot recommend a series. If you want to recommend all the Tex Murphy games, that will take 5 seperate recommendations, one for each game. 4. The following episodic adventures will be counted as one game - Sam & Max Season 1, Sam & Max Season 2, Wallace & Grommit, Strong Bad, Casebook, AGON, Tales of Monkey Island, Enter the Story. 5. Uru and its add ons will be counted as one game. 6. BadMojo and the Redux version are one game. 7. Directors cuts and Special Releases (eg Tales of Monkey Island) will be counted as the same game. 8. Adventure games only please (Dark Side games and Casual games get their own lists). If at all possible, please list in alphabetical order - it makes counting so much easier. In doing so, ignore "the" (so The Lost Crown would be under "L" for Lost) The thread stays open for about 3 weeks, and I will post updates as we go. Also, avoid editiing your lists after posting because Chief and I count as we go, and may miss a change. So, batter up!
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: MaG]
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06/11/10 07:29 PM
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Chief
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Here is my list in alphabetical order: 1-Broken Sword 3: Sleeping Dragon 2-Dark Fall-Lights Out 3-Dark Fall-Lost Souls 4-Dreamfall-Longest Journey 5-Journey to the Center of the Earth 6-Keepsake 7-Lost Crown 8-Machinarium 9-Myst 3 Exile 10-Nibiru 11-Rhiannon 12-Schizm-Mysterious Journey 13-Scratches 14-Sentinels Descendants in Time 15-Sherlock Holmes VS Arsene Lupin 16-Sherlock Holmes VS Jack the Ripper 17-Still Life 18-Still Life 2 19-Uru 20-Yoomurjak's Ring Thanks flotsam. Chief
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: Chief]
#628983
06/11/10 09:03 PM
06/11/10 09:03 PM
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venus
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It's list time! Here is mine. I still had to eliminate some "finalists." : 1. Culpa Innata 2. Dreamfall: The Longest Journey 3. Gabriel Knight 1: The Sins of the Fathers 4. Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned 5. Journey to the Center of the Earth 6. King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow 7. King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride 8. Lost Crown, The 9. Moment of Silence, The 10. Murder in the Abbey 11. Overclocked 12. Paradise 13. Rhodan: Myth of the Illochim 14. Runaway: A Road Adventure 15. Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle 16. Runaway 3: A Twist of Fate 17. Sinking Island 18. So Blonde 19. Still Life 20. Whispered World, The flotsam!
Interrogator: [True or false?] All mangoes are golden. Nothing golden is cheap. Conclusion - all mangoes are cheap.
Helena: Where are these mangoes?
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: venus]
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06/11/10 09:39 PM
06/11/10 09:39 PM
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Mad
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Agatha Christie : Evil Under The Sun Art of Murder II : Hunt for the Puppeteer Black Circle [Carol Reed] ** Black Mirror IIChronicles of Mystery : Scorpio Ritual Drawn : The Painted Tower Lost Crown Ghost Hunting Adventure Post Mortem Return to Mysterious Island Scratches Secret Files 2 : Puritas Cordis Secrets of Da Vinci Sherlock Holmes : The Awakened Thank you for taking this on again, flotsam ** EDIT : I forgot to include the Black Mirror games. So I've emailed you , flotsam, to see if you will accept them as late entries ** EDIT 2 : Thanks for replying, flotsam. I've added the Black Mirror game that's allowed
Last edited by Mad; 06/13/10 01:08 PM.
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: Mad]
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06/11/10 11:56 PM
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- 3 Skulls of the Toltecs - Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble, The (aka Woodruff and the Schnibble of Azimuth) - Black Mirror 2 - Broken Sword 1: The Shadow of the Templars - Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror - Feeble Files, The - Gabriel Knight 1 - Paradise - Rhodan: Myth of the Illochim - Runaway: A Road Adventure - Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (Remastered) - So Blonde - Whispered World, The
"You can not escape your past, but you can make your future" - Diana Melkumova - @wowdane
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: misslilo]
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06/12/10 05:43 AM
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colpet
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Alida Amber Journey Beyond Beyond Atlantis Black Dahlia Faust Seven Games of the Soul Gabriel Knight Blood of the Sacred Machinarium Morpheus Myst Exile Neverhood Obsidian Outcry Riddle of the Sphinx Reah Rhem Shivers Shivers 2 Harvest of the Souls Schizm Tex Murphy Pandora Directive Uru Live
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: colpet]
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06/12/10 07:06 AM
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Rushes
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80 Days Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None Black Circle: A Carol Reed Mystery Black Mirror II Culpa Innata Dracula: Origin Dracula: Resurrection Dreamfall Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir Moment of Silence Return to Mysterious Island Safecracker 2006 Scratches Secret Files: Tunguska Secrets of Da Vinci Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Silver Earring Sherlock Holmes vs Arsene Lupin (aka Nemesis) Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper Still Life
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: Rushes]
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06/12/10 09:15 AM
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JohnBoy
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Atlantis: The Lost tales Broken Sword 1: The Shadow of the Templars Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon Broken Sword 4: The Angel of Death Crystal Key 2, The Egyptian Prophesy, The Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Fungoria Jack Keane Keepsake Moment of Silence, The Nightlong Overclocked Paradise Phastasmagoria Runaway: A Road Adventure Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Still Life The Ugly Prince Duckling
I Baag, Therefore I Am. Update: I Don't Baag Anymore, Therefore I Ain't! Update: I'm baaging again but just a little. JohnBoy ----------------
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: JohnBoy]
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06/12/10 10:42 AM
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Ankh 1 Reverse the Curse Broken Sword 1 Circle of Blood Broken Sword 2 Smoking Mirror Discworld 1 Discworld 2 Mortality Bytes Dreamfall The Longest Journey Fable Gilbert Goodmate Legend of Kyrandia 1 Fables and Fiends Maniac Mansion Day of the Tentacle Monkey Island 1 The Secret of Monkey Island Monkey Island 2 LeChuck's Revenge Monkey Island 3 The Curse of Monkey Island Runaway 1 A Road Adventure Secret Files 1 Tunguska Simon the Sorcerer 1 Simon the Sorcerer 2 The lion, the wizard, and the wardrobe. The Dig Tony Tough 1 Night of the Roasted Moths Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: Space Quest Fan]
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06/12/10 10:51 AM
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Alida Aura: Fate of Ages Blackstone Chronicles (John Saul's) Byzantine The Betrayal Myst III Exile Mysterious Journey II A Quiet Weekend in Capri Rhem Schizm: Mysterious Journey Sentinel: Descendants in Time
Obviously, I need to play more games.
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: Jenny100]
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06/12/10 01:36 PM
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GreyFuss
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Thanks for doing this Flotsam
My list hasn't changed much from last year
Black Dahlia Blackstone Chronicles Dark Side of the Moon Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within Lighthouse: The Dark Being Lost Crown, The Myst IV: Revelation Myst III: Exile Myst V: End of Ages Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh Phantasmagoria: Prey its only a Nightmare Rhem Rhem 2 Rhem 3 Riddle of the Sphinx Riven Sherlock Holmes vs Arsene Lupin Shivers Syberia 1 + 2 Zork: Nemesis
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: Susie07]
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06/12/10 02:35 PM
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3 Skulls of the Toltecs Bad Mojo The Dark Eye The Dig Discworld Noir Duckman Lighthouse:The Dark Being Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Myst: Exile Neverhood Nikopol Obsidian Overclocked Salammbo Simon The Sorcerer Touche: Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer
"Halfway through life's journey I came to myself in a dark wood, where the straight way was lost."--Dante's Divine Comedy
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: presto]
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06/12/10 03:58 PM
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Hi Flotsam and everyone Here's my list: CSI: Hard Evidence CSI: New York Memento Mori Overclocked Sherlock Holmes vs Arsene Lupin (Nemesis)
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: presto]
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06/12/10 04:07 PM
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Karsten
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Thank you, flotsam, for doing this Here's my list: Overclocked Sherlock Holmes: Awakened Sherlock Holmes: Arsene Lupin Sherlock Holmes: Jack the Ripper Art of Murder: FBI Confidential Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches Post Mortem Still Life Dracula: Origin Nostradamus The secrets of Da Vinci Sinking Island Nikopol Agon 4: The Mysterius Codex Broken Sword 1 Broken Sword 2 King's Quest 4 King's Quest 5 King's Quest 6 And thank you again,. flotsam, for your hard work
Last edited by Karsten; 06/12/10 04:07 PM. Reason: spelling
Adventure gaming is fun
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: Becky]
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06/12/10 07:04 PM
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Here goes!
A Tale of Two Kingdoms And Then There Were None Black Mirror II Ceville Dracula: Origin Echo: Secret of the Lost Cavern Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir Paradise Post Mortem Samarost 2 Valhalla Classics 5: The Servant's Hall Valhalla Classics 6: The Dungeons
"Best not to think about it. I don't want to fall to bits 'cos of excess existential thought."
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Re: The list for 2010
[Re: flotsam]
#629296
06/13/10 06:30 AM
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Jema
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Thanks for doing this, Flotsom. Here's my list. 01. Ankh 1: Reverse the Curse 02. Atlantis 2 (Beyond Atlantis): Your Journey Awaits 03. Atlantis 3 (Beyond Atlantis 2): New Worlds Await You 04. Aura 1: The Fate of Ages 05. Broken Sword 1: Circle of Blood (Shadow of the Templars) 06. Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror 07. Gabriel Knight 1: Sins of the Fathers 08. Journey to the Center of the Earth 09. Legend of Kyrandia 1: Fables and Fiends 10. Lighthouse: The Dark Being 11. Loom 12. Monkey Island 1, Secret of 13. Myst III: Exile 14. Myst IV: Revelation 15. Myst V: End of Ages 16. Mysterious Journey 1: Schizm 17. Omega Stone, The 18. Rhiannon 19. Riddle of the Sphinx: An Egyptian Adventure 20. Still Life 1
Wouldn't that jar your mustard!
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