2003 the list more twisty
#94711
06/21/03 05:23 AM
06/21/03 05:23 AM
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Posts: 6,679 Long Beach, Australia
flotsam
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Hi there, Well, due to popular demand here we go again this year. For those new or asleep members, the aim of this thread is to compile a list of adventure game recommendations from the collected wisdom of us all. It is intended to be a resource to help people decide what game to play next. When I first came here, my best source of game recommendations was other boomers. This list is the repository of all that wisdom. The key is to list the 15 games that you would recommend to someone to play in this day and age. They are not necessarily your favourite 15 games (you might love a particular game but believe that there are better recommendations for others) but they might be. Following some debate, the scarcity or otherwise of the game is to be ignored. Many of us lend games that are hard to get, even the rare ones pop up here and there, and it would be too hard to determine what games to rule in and out. Also, judging from the previous lists, rare games are not much mentioned in any event. There are some rules though, and I reserve the right to make up more as we go 1. You can recommend a maximum of 15 games. You can choose to recommend less. 2. 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. 3. Myst and RealMyst will be counted as one game. 4. Adventure games only please. As to what is the definition of an adventure game, well you all know one when you see one. Your own parameters are fine (we are all friends after all) and its meant to be fun not rocket science. We keep the thread open for three weeks, and I will post intermittent updates. It is compulsory to get more posts than last year. So here are my 15. Riven The Longest Journey GK2: The Beast Within Myst III: Exile Morpheus Dark Fall Byzantine Zork Nemesis Faust Blackstone Chronicles Zork Grand Inquisitor Dracula: The Last Sanctuary The Dark Eye The Neverhood Syberia flotsam
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
#94712
06/21/03 06:46 AM
06/21/03 06:46 AM
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JohnBoy
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Here is my list: The Longest Journey Syberia Amerzone Dracula Ressurection Timelapse Stupid Invaders Dracula: The Last Sanctuary Clue: Fatal Illusion Atlantis Atlantis II Atlantis III Mummy: Tomb of the Pharoh Necronomicon The Cameron Files: Secret at Loch Ness Road To India
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: 2003 the list more twisty
#94714
06/21/03 08:10 AM
06/21/03 08:10 AM
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Posts: 7,224 Long Island, N.Y.
fildil
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Here's my list, again in no particular order:
1. Syberia 2. Tex Murphy Pandora Directive 3. Tex Murphy Overseer 4. Broken Sword I 5. Broken Sword II 6. Discworld Noir 7. Gabriel Knight II 8. The Longest Journey 9. The Journeyman Project - Legacy of Time 10. Zork Nemesis 11. Zork Grand Inquisitor 12. Tex Murphy Under a Killing Moon 13. Nancy Drew Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake 14. Gabriel Knight III 15. Dark Fall I had to edit, can't believe I left out the Gabriel Knight games.
Fil
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
#94716
06/21/03 10:12 AM
06/21/03 10:12 AM
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Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 602 Gillette, Wyoming
audrey522
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My list: Dark Fall Syberia Riddle of the Sphinx Blackstone Chronicles Amerzone Amber: Journeys Beyond Dracula Last Sanctuary Dracula Resurrection Gabriel Knight 1 Gabriel Knight 2 Gabriel Knight 3 Faust: Seven Games of the Soul The Longest Journey Cameron Files Secret of Loch Ness Myst Marion
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
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06/21/03 11:57 AM
06/21/03 11:57 AM
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Josie
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Well my list is the same as last year as it took me a while to play Pool of Radiance and unless "Nocturne" is a Adventure instead of a RPG I dont think I can put it on my list. 1) Amber Journey's Beyound 2) GK 1: Sin's Of The Father 3) GK 2: The Beast Within 4) Dracula The Last Sanctuary 5) Blackstone Chronicles 6) Sanitaium 7) Black Dahlia 8) The Forgotten 9) Phantasmagoria 10) Phantasmagoria 2 A Puzzle Of Flesh 11) Tex Murphy: Under A Killing Moon 12) Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive 13) Tex Murphy: Overseer 14) Faust 15) Realms of the Haunting Josie
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
#94720
06/21/03 12:25 PM
06/21/03 12:25 PM
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DoreenS
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Thanks flotsam, I know this is a lot of work. Broken Sword, Smoking Mirror Cameron Files, Pharaoh's Curse Cameron Files, Secret of Loch Ness Gabriel Knight III Grim Fandango Journeyman Project, Legacy of Time Longest Journey Secrets of the Alamut Syberia Tex Murphy, Overseer
Doreen
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
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06/21/03 12:51 PM
06/21/03 12:51 PM
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Albert
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Here are my votes, in no particular order:
Byzantine, The Betrayal Monkey Island, The Secret of Callahan's Crosstime Saloon Tex Murphy, Under a Killing Moon Tex Murphy, The Pandora Directive The Longest Journey Gabriel Knight, Sins of the Fathers Gabriel Knight, The Beast Within Gabriel Knight, Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned Broken Sword 1 Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis Diskworld Noir Syberia Zork Grand Inquisitor The Riddle of Master Lu
Lots of others I'd like to mention. Here are a few more: Amerzone KQ2VGA remake (Its FREE) Chronomaster The Sydney Mystery (Short, but good) The Journeyman Project 2 and 3 The Gene Machine Monkey Island 2 and 3 Cracking the Conspiracy Tex Murphy, Overseer
Albert
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
#94723
06/21/03 01:17 PM
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Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 16,907 Upper Arlington, Ohio
Space Quest Fan
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Gabriel Knight 2 The Beast Within The Longest Journey Syberia Secret of Monkey Island Monkey island 2 Lechucks Revenge Curse of Monkey island Discworld 1 Discworld 2 Simon the Sorcerer 1 Simon the Sorcerer 2 Day of the Tenacle Maniac Mansion 2 Broken Sword 1 Kings Quest 7 The Princeless Bride Legend of Kyrandia Book One Zac McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
#94724
06/21/03 01:30 PM
06/21/03 01:30 PM
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Lagavulin
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Here are my nominees(for the moment): Schizm Riven Dark Fall Riddle Of The Sphinx Tex M Pandoras Directive Black Dahlia Gabriel Knight 3 Myst Myst Excile Rhem Blackstone Chronicles Last Express Grim Fandango Monkey Island 3 Discworld Noir <img border="0" alt="[winky]" title="" src="graemlins/winky.gif" /> (On my shelf not yet played, for example: Obsidian,Timelapse,Zork Nemesis,Reah,Omega Stone and more.) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" /> P.S Hey Colpet, your list could actually be my list.
ON:Ether One Redux Recent:Stasis,Gabriel Knight3(RP),Gabriel Knight2(RP),Barrow Hill D P,Syberia2(RP),Secret Files P C,Inner World,Eyes Of Ara
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
#94726
06/21/03 02:11 PM
06/21/03 02:11 PM
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Posts: 22,381 Seattle Washington USA
Witchen
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Hi there flotsam and thanks so very much for taking on this awesome task one more time!!! 1. Riven 2. Pandora Directive 3. Timelapse 4. Zork Nemesis 5. Atlantis II 6. Broken Sword/Circle of Blood 7. Grim Fandango 8. Neverhood 9. Traitors Gate 10. GKII The Beast Within 11. The Longest Journey 12. The Arrival 13. Bad Mojo 14. Amber 15. Byzantine
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
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06/21/03 02:16 PM
06/21/03 02:16 PM
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Lagavulin
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Sorry its me again Colpet. I don't belive it, I just read that you are interested in fishing. If you tell me its fly fishing, I
ON:Ether One Redux Recent:Stasis,Gabriel Knight3(RP),Gabriel Knight2(RP),Barrow Hill D P,Syberia2(RP),Secret Files P C,Inner World,Eyes Of Ara
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
#94728
06/21/03 02:44 PM
06/21/03 02:44 PM
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Gelert
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This list is in approximate order of favouriteness as voted on by me and my two nippers, on separate and independent ballot forms I may add ! So then, in the grand tradition of the Eurovision Song Contest (yes, I know u probably haven't heard of it ! ), I'll say . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . thankyou Flotsam, and here are the results of the Wild Woods of West Wales jury . . " Un point . . . . ummm ! No, I'll leave out that bit . . . . 1. The Longest Journey 2. Gabriel Knight 3 3. Discworld Noir 4. Grim Fandango 5. The Feeble Files 6. Broken Sword (1) 7 equal. Monkey Island 3 Syberia 9 equal. Broken Sword 2 Monkey Island 1 11. Sherlock Holmes : Case of the Rose Tattoo 12. Monkey Island 4 13 equal. Atlantis 2 Riven 15. Discworld 2 . . . . and finally, a rebellious entry which I can't omit . . . . . . . . Easily making the top 15 ................. Outcast. Thankyou. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" />
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
#94729
06/21/03 02:47 PM
06/21/03 02:47 PM
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gatorlaw
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Well here's my list...
Syberia Dark Fall Discworld Noir GK2: The Beast Within Atlantis 3/Beyond Atlantis 2 Grim Fandango Zork Grand Inquisitor Black Dahlia Myst: Exile Myst Riven Zork Nemesis Curse of Monkey Island Circle of Blood/ Broken Sword: Shadows of the Templers Journeyman 3 Outcast (If Outcast is too much of a hybrid to count - I would list Riddle of Master Lu. Though I personally rank Outcast in my top ten and one of the greatest games ever constructed)
Really tough time coming up with the top 15 this year. Had to make some very hard choices.
Laura
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
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06/21/03 04:24 PM
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Salar of Myst
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Okay here's mine 1. MYST/Myst ME/ realMyst 2. Riven 3. Syberia 4. Riddle of the Sphinx 5. Journey Project Trilogy (muahahaha! Its ONE title) 6. Myst 3:Exile 7. Omega Stone 8. Zork Nemesis 9. Starship Titanic 10. Eric the Unready (has anybody seen this lately?) 11. Simon the Sorcerer 12. Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist 13. Return to Zork (annoying to play in spots, but so very, very funny) 14. King's Quest Collection (yerp, there is such a thing) 15. Infocom classic games (15 on one disk!Yahoo!) Note: Zork: Grand Inquisitor, Amerzon, the rest of Schizm (finally got the dvd), Monkey Island, Mystery of the Mummy & much more are still awaiting the end of FFX & Zelda:Windwaker. Salar
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
#94733
06/21/03 07:19 PM
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esube
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Here's my list. It gets harder every year, but I reckon that it looks much the same as last time 1. Curse of Monkey Island 2. Day of the Tentacle 3. Escape from Monkey Island 4. Broken Sword 1 5. Grim Fandango 6. Broken Sword 2 7. Traitors Gate 8. Riven 9. The Longest Journey 10. Beyond Atlantis II 11. Safecracker 12. Egypt II 13. Myst 14. Callahan's Crosstime Saloon 15. Pandora's Box
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Re: 2003 the list more twisty
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06/21/03 08:06 PM
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AngieB
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I've managed to find two terrific games to add to my list since last year Gabriel Knight II: The beast within Gabriel Knight III: Blood of the sacred, blood of the dammed Overseer Gabriel Knight I: Sins of the Father Pandora Directive Grim Fandango Zork Grand Inquisitor Shivers Phantasmagoria Broken Sword I: Shadow of the Templars Syberia The Longest Journey Dark Fall Byzantine Amber
Angie
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