Charming Fool of Name the Game

The time has once again arrived (after a brief hiatus) to start a new Name The Game thread.



I am IT, and I'm starting off by supplying the following clue:

The one I love has disappeared! The battle raging beyond these walls must have broken through somehow. Odd that more things aren't disarranged....


If you would like to take a look at the previous Plum Puzzling of Name the Game thread, click here.

Hi ya Becky and Whoopee

I'm guessing Cleopatra :valentines:

Hi

I don't know the answer but ....

Name The Game is back !!

Thank you, Becky

Cheers.

Mad

Humm, i also think that is cleopatra...

It is Cleopatra. Over to you, L4L!

Hmm, is the Valentine too Bashful to post a clue?

Sorry, I forgot to check back My bad!

This match was most definitely Not made in Heaven

What's the next clue LFL ?????

Broken Sword 4?

What do you mean I can't get home for a week?

Al Emmo & the Lost Dutchman's Mine??

Chrissie--most excellent!

Thanks looney4labs! - I'll be back a little later after I've worn my 'thinking' cap for a while

Does he ever stop talking!
But he means no harm
There goes his leg
After losing his arm.

I'm glad to see this thread is back! Thanks Becky.

First answer that comes to mind: Syberia.
Not the right one probably.


Bernard

Not the right one Bernard

Wire the fuse
To get some power
'All aboard'
Check each tower

Monty Python: The Meaning of Life?

Not that one either Becky

"No way out"
Well we will see
From around his neck
Hangs a key

Is it Syberia 2, Chrissie?

Is it limbo of the lost?

Just taking a wild guess here:

is it one of the King's Quest games ?

Not sure if it is since I haven't played them all yet...

Not Syberia 2 LadyKestrel nor any of the Kings Quest games Karsten

So over to you catsmom!Limbo of the Lost is the right answer! (or should it be Limbs of the Lost! )

How about The Longest Journey

How about, I spy with my little eye.

Hi catsmom, is that a guess or a clue because it's your turn, you're IT! (please read my earlier post!)

I spy with my little eye was the clue but I will give another clue. I can hardly move and its getting hotter in here.

Is it the latest Nancy Drew where you get locked in the sauna ?

nope. try again. Its my favorite game

I'm sort of thinking it could be another Nancy Drew (can't remember which one!) so I'll guess Blackstone Chronicles.

chrissie, Blackstone Chronicles is correct...I might have used that one a long long time ago..sooo your it!

:):):)

Thanks catsmom, excellent game!!

Hopefully easy!!:

Discoveries on the island
While the world is at war
Include a mysterious stone ring
Surrounding an oar

It's that game with all the spare saves!

Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun.

Yes it is Rushes! (Never got any more info about that but the game played flawlessly)

Take it away!

Thanks, chrissie!

It's maybe a bad idea to smoke a pipe in such a confined space.

Sherlock Holmes Rose Tattoo?

Goofy Hoodie Hoo? Whatever in the world does that mean? In a way it is a catchy title though, I must admit!

Goofy Hoodie Hoo????? (it's not a guess Rushes )

Today (February 20th) really is Hoodie Hoo day.

Ana

For people who wear hoodies?

Becky, good guess but Rose Tattoo ain't it.

This flute is certainly making some strange sounds.

Hoodie Hoo is February 20th and it's a day for folks that have cabin fever and are tired of winter. Becky must be tired of winter.

Ana

Thank you Ana for the explanation! I think we should have a Hoodie Hoo day over here in the UK as well (but the weather is so unpredictable you couldn't decide what day it should have been until the spring! ) It was certainly one today brrrr! (but I'm thankful that we don't get the lowest temperatures that you get in some of the places in the US)- as for cabin fever - if you can also get it from being out & about everyday - I've definitely got it!!

I'd better have a guess now - it's sounds like it should be a Sherlock Holmes? - Mystery of the Mummy?

Hoodie Hoo is new to me too. Sounds fun though

It isn't a Sherlock Holmes game, chrissie.

Another clue:

I never knew bopping a rat on the head with a brick could be so... messy.

Shouting Hoodie Hoo to try to get through the beastly month of February.

Ghost in the Sheet?

You got it, Becky. Over to you!

Thanks!

A disgusting way to help someone stop smoking.

Ankh II maybe?


Bernard

That's right Bernard! Over to you!

This one is for the adventure game veterans!

The pheromones of these creatures of the dark are very dangerous.


Bernard

It would apply to a very recent game too. The Dig?

It's a year older than that one Becky.

A mask drenched with alcohol will help me!


Bernard

I think it's Return to Ringworld, Bernard.

My regards to you Milady!
It's up to you now.


Bernard

Thank you, kind sir!

This game contains 3 fishy things
To throw you off the scent -
The temple has one, and the hut,
And the dancing gent.

Think, think think. How often have I seen a dancing gent in a game? Not often! Maybe not ever. Does this mean that male game characters don't like to dance?

EDIT: 80 Days -- a dancer who is also male! And a temple. No hut though.

No, it's not 80 Days, Becky.

A lady with a flaming name
Teaches you her skill.
With something used in a parade
A monster you will kill.

Goofy Hoodie Hoo is so yesterday! It is now Trusty Dog Biscuit Appreciation. I notice these things!

As do I !!!!!!!!

Just wish I had a trusty dog to give a biscuit to!

Woof!

Lady with a flaming name -- I like that. It sounds as though there are mythic elements to the game.

Bikkie's on it's way.

Nope, I really can't think of any games where you kill a monster
with a big pom-pom but I'll have a guess at Discworld 2.

I was thinking they must have killed a monster with a bagpipe. It even seems vaguely familiar.

Those are great images of monster slaying techniques, ladies, but not what I had in mind.

The children are all hiding
From a parent dire.
You will help to free them
With an electric fire.

Sanitarium

Shany sounds definitive. So what was the lethal parade item?

Tuba? Baton? Drumstick? Slide Trombone? Chin Strap?

Shany's answer is correct!

Inferno gives Max a baton to use against the squid monster, Becky.

Aha! Thanks LadyK!

It was the last clue that made it all clear.
So, next clue:

I'd like to use this feature to find a person's face
But I can only input numbers into this database!

What? No one's trying?

Smoking is illegal? I knew this place was perfect!

Culpa Innata?

You got it, Becky!

Thanks Shany --

Why are most things here shut down? Hardly anyone left to talk to, and that person has only limited information. Has some sort of disaster happened here?

Delaware St. John II??


Bernard

ND Haunted Carousel ?

Ghost in the Sheet?

Hmmm. I guess this is a common theme in games.

Clue 2 -- who knew that operating an underwater vehicle would be this complicated?

Hmmm, Lighthouse was my first impression.


Bernard

That's the one. And I thought I could string that one along a bit longer, at least until the rock-sorting baby clue.

Over to you, Bernard.

Sorry to disappoint you, Becky!

Clue#1:
The title of a movie directed by Jerry Zucker released in 2001.


Bernard

Ghost in the Sheet?

Secrets of Atlantis?

Gotta be Rat Race.

Shany, you got it. Over to you.


Bernard

Yay!

My very existence makes you chew up pencils.
My very existence makes you cringe.
One would think that after so much hurt and pain,
An ordinary human would unhinge.

Jack Keane??


Bernard

Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None

Neither of these, sorry.

Sometimes I feel nobody gives me no warning
Find my head is always up in the clouds in a dreamworld
It’s not easy living on my own

Hmmm, Return to Mysterious Island?


Bernard

No, sorry. I'll post a new hint tomorrow, I don't have time to look for another fitting song...

Darkness Within?

EDIT: These are songs?

EDIT 2: Oh, now I get the Jack Keane guess.

Yes, these are songs. The first one is just very obscure (but it made me think of the game so I posted it as a hint).

Not Darkness Within, sorry.

New hint:
everyone could feel your madness
slip in till it takes control
everyone could see right through you,
i wish you would just
go away

Obsidian?

Nope, sorry.

Runaway 2?

I also had Runaway 2 in mind, but I'll try BS3 now.


Bernard

Neither of these, but I admit that last hint was pretty vague.
Ok, this one should narrow it down:

'Cause suicide is painless
it brings on many changes
and I can take or leave it if I please.
...and you can do the same thing if you please.

I'm getting a bit confused now but I want to give Black Mirror a try.


Bernard

Scratches?

Darkness within or Operation Winterson

I'm confusing everyone . I'll use more conventional clues next time.
None of these are correct I'm afraid.
Ok, if this doesn't give it away, then I don't know what will:

I'm Haunted
Haunted
Is that what you wanted

Well, the last song you did "Suicide is Painless" is the theme from M.A.S.H. hmmmmmm.

What about Blackstone Chronicles?

Not that one, I'm afraid.
This game is kind of obscure, but fairly recent.

Carte Blanche?

Hi

Well, I haven't the slightest idea - but just for the sake of joining in ....

Next Life ??

Cheers.

Mad

Blackwell Legacy

Or maybe Blackwell Unbound?


Bernard

Beyond the Spirit's Eye?

Becky got it! It was Blackwell Legacy - one of my favourite games.

Writing on the wall. Third word: ENOLA. Nothing to do with a bomb, though.

Alone in the Dark?

It's a game, but it's not the game I'm thinking of. Very good guess, though.

No more guesses?

New clue -- it's time to goggle at the bedspread. Interesting symbols and colors.

Wow, I remember having to look at the bedspread in a game-now if only I could remember which game

Darkfall?

Which one?

The first one, The Journal

That's it! Over to you.

Thanks Becky

I smell a rat

Limbo of the Lost?

Touché??


Bernard

Good guesses, but not quite

Thin is in--in the closet, that is.

Sam & Max?

That would be close--which episode??? <bwahahahaha>

I like the idea of Hoddie Hoo. No idea what the game is though

Flotsam -- Northern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day is an official "holiday" in which people go outside at 12:00 noon and shout "Hoodie Hoo!" to celebrate the fact that the awful month of February is partway over.

Where you are, the weather is probably warm and sultry, so you don't need to Hoodie Hoo.

I changed it to "Lucky Leap" for Leap Day, but that isn't reflected in the title of each individual post for a technical reason I haven't taken time to figure out yet.

L4L -- something thin in the closet. Cheese, hair, the head of the President of the United States, a captured card shark, a malfunctioning teddy bear, a jar of gloop. Nothing seems thin, particularly not that hair. Maybe another closet?

I'm guessing an episode whose closet contribution I can't recall -- Reality 2.0?

And you would be right!

Remember

Over to you

Thanks!

So many unusual things! Will my character ever make enough money to buy one?

Not another Sam & Max game I hope?


Bernard

What a wonderful idea! I wish I'd thought of it!

Is that another clue Becky?


Bernard

It's a very strong hint that it's not a Sam & Max game. Would that be considered a clue?

What's the nightlife like around this place?

Mea culpa Becky!


Bernard

You're admitting guilt? How refreshing!

The World Vegetarian Society seems well organized and funded.

This is really a tough one but I'll give Culpa Innata a try.


Bernard

Over to you, oh guilty one.

Thanks(?) Becky!

Clue #1:



Bernard

Is the absense of a clue the clue? Is so then...

And Then There Were None?

I Have no Mouth and I Must Scream?

Maybe you two are on the right track but I won't tell for a while.


Bernard

Moment of Silence

Night of the Raving Dead?

Space Quest?

Well, the answer is your secret so far Bernard! - So could it be the Darkness Within?

Isn't it wonderful that people are so creative when you give them no hints (well almost). The labradorian lady guessed the right title. Over to you L4L!


Bernard

looney4labs ! oh yoo hoo - where are you?

Sorry guys! I was distracted!

Clue: Balance is key

The Longest Journey?

I see another personality has come out

Nope not TLJ, though I can see how you'd think that.

Clue: Is that a sheep's head above the door? Yuk!

Dreamfall? but I don't think I remember a sheep's head

Mad Hatter, Multiple Personalities........ I know that has got nothing to to with me. I had a word with myself & we all agreed that we only have one personality between us.

Hi ya Chrissie, great guess, but not quite.

Clue: Yuk--what is that in the freezer?

Could be Last Half of Darkness: Beyond the Spirit's Eye.


Bernard

Not only could it be, but it is! Over to you, Bernard!

Thanks L4L.

The rain is pouring and a voluptuous woman is entering my office.



Bernard

Discworld Noir?

Spot on chrissie! It's up to you now.


Bernard

Thank you Bernard - wonderful game!

No 'detective tools'
for me to pick
My make-up kit
does the trick

I think this one is too easy! Culpa Innata?


Bernard

Hi Bernard - I'll try harder next time! I realised after I posted that I should have picked a different game as this
is the 3rd time Culpa Innata has been used in this thread!

Over to you!

It's quite understandable chrissie, the most recent games come to mind first!
Now let's see......

Hey that's cool, I get a lot of useful items at once! Too bad I have to give them back later.


Bernard

Curse of Monkey Island

That's not the one Becky.


Bernard

Maybe Escape From Monkey Island?

"Let's do the time warp again".

Yes Shany, Escape from Monkey Island it is! Your turn now.


Bernard

Thanks.

Knock Knock

ND: Legend of the Crystal Skull????

Scratches?

Darkness Within.


Bernard

None of these, sorry.

Where should I use this flower?

Myst III: Exile

Touche?

Destination: Treasure Island.


Bernard

Nope, sorry.

More flowers. Use them for asking forgiveness.

The Awakened ?

Pink elephant panic .....!!! Have you been drinking again Becky?

It's all the fault of the cherry brandy.

I am pursuing a theme of sorts, in addition to the Noted Holidays/Celebrations theme.

Barrow Hill.

Neither of these.

Turn Holy Water into not-so-holy water

Lifestream? - mmm - I don't remember a lady in it let alone flowers.

Now Becky, it couldn't be St Patricks Day dere now by chance, could it?

Not yet, but preparation is always welcome before the event.

Cheers!

Al Emmo?

I noticed!

None of these I'm afraid.

Shooting in an adventure game? This will not go unpunished!

Just wantet to join in the "name the game" but, alas, it's too difficult for me. Going back to Mixed Bag now

Gimli

We don't celebrate St. Patrick's Day in our country but maybe I'll go to the liquor store and buy a bottle of Paddy. Once I've emptied that one I'm sure I'll see pink elephants!


Could it be GK2?


Bernard

You got it, Bernard!

I love to read books, so this time book titles are the clues!

#1:
A 1976 Peter Benchley novel.


Bernard

Hi

I think he wrote The Deep in 1976 but I've never heard of a game with that title ....

However, I'll guess it, just in case

Cheers.

Mad

Hi Mad

The Deep is indeed the title I had in mind but it's only a clue!


Bernard

I'm thinking Peter Benchley wrote "Jaws" about that time, but can't think of any game that clue would fit. Now, a whale maybe ...

Hi

Well, I know there is a game called The Abyss but I thought it was an action game.

However, keeping up my tradition, I will guess it anyway, just in case, again !!

Cheers.

Mad

Hi sierramindy and Mad

sierramindy, it's not Jaws, Mad was right with The Deep!
Mad, I admire your persistence but that's not the game I have in mind.


Bernard

The Experiment

Sorry Becky.

a 1947 semi-autobiographical novel by English writer Malcolm Lowry.


Bernard

The clue refers to Under the Volcano?

Hmmm.

That's the title of the book, now the title of the game.

The title of the game is also the title of a book, perhaps that will help.


Bernard

Sounds like it might be a game to do with Jules Verne - just had a very harassing day & my my brain has gone!

Inspiration a while later... Journey to the Centre of the Earth??

Glad to see you your brain did come home chrissie.
That's the game I meant. You're in control now.


Bernard

Thanks Bernard.

Use the gem
On the crystal ball
Answer nine questions
Eighteen in all

Good morning chrissie. How's the weather now in the UK? We're getting that storm today over here.

One of the Ultimate games? I can't remember which one.


Bernard

Good evening Bernard. The weather is showery with sunny spells but it is very cold. The storm hit earlier in the week but we got off lightly in my area. Hope it doesn't cause too much devastation on it's travel to you!

No, not one of the Ultimate games (I don't think I've heard of those ) so another clue:

Arrange the soap.
A slider to do.
Match the toys.
Play harps too.

Intrigue at Oakhaven Plantation.

That's the one Becky - over to you!

Still trying to work out your 'theme' inbetween the obvious ones!

Clue refers to an individual word in this game's title:

Over there! Over there!

Cleopatra: A Queen's Destiny?


Bernard

No, sorry.

Clue 2 -- refers to a different individual word in this game's title:

Where is home? Where this is.

King’s Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!


Bernard

Yes and over to you!

Thanks Becky.

Well that's a fancy bottle opener!


Bernard

Ankh

I was so sure that would be the first guess that I made a little bet with a friend. She'll have to pay the wine tonight!
Thank you for that, but sadly it's not the right game.


Bernard

I thought that was a little obvious for you

Like throwing a curve ball after several fast pitches?

Broken Sword 3 had a bottle opener but don't remember it being fancy.
Can't think of any others

Not BS3 either flotsam.

A falling star, my wish will come true!


Bernard

Beyond Atlantis.

Nope.

Attack of the flying monkeys.


Bernard

Return to Mysterious Island?

one of the Monkey Island games?

None of those ones, Im afraid.

It's amazing what that British agent accomplished with just his briefs!


Bernard

Leisure Suit Larry: The Case of the Missing Floppies?

Never played a game where the agent was just in panties

But does the title of Name the Game refer to Disney films Becky?

Ta da!

I've been combining classic Disney characters with the names of oddball holidays.

Why? Because I could and no one stopped me.

I think you're all keen to get a new hint.

How to bring down the British Empire? Make sure to cut off the tea supply!


Bernard

Jack Keen?

Very keen indeed Shany!
Your turn.


Bernard

Now I really want to play that game - it sounds like fun!

This game starts with a simple goal - get out of the room!

Destination Treasure Island?

Hi

Broken Sword II ??

Cheers.

Mad

Speaking of Broken Sword, how about BS4?


Bernard

There are quite a few games that begin like this, aren't there? None of these I'm afraid.

Another common thing: One of the earlier puzzles is repeated near the end, only slightly different.

Is this an old detective game I recollect a detective game starting like that but I can t remember the name

Penumbra: Black Plague

Nope, sorry.

A maze, a slider and some keys to collect. This game seems quite bland...

Black Plague is anything but bland. Bland wouldn't be some sort of pun -- would it???

No, but that smiley is a hint...

Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor.


Bernard

Ghost in the Sheet?

I may have misled you. That smiley is whisling ever so innocently at my 'bland game' hint...
Anyway, this hint will probably help.

This game can't decide - is it 1st or 3rd person?

Let's give Limbo of the Lost a try.


Bernard

Not that one, sorry.

The Experiment?

No, but I like your guess.

More confusion - do you have an inventory or not?

Fahrenheit?

No, sorry.

You can recieve mail in this game - if you know where to find it.

ARGHGHGHGH! The Neverhood?

You got it, Becky!
I promise I'll use less obscure clues next time. I was trying to make it more challenging.

Where does bland fit in?

EDIT: That's not the clue, that's a question for Shany.

Here's the clue:

Two games come to my mind: Jack Keane, but we had that one very recent.
So I try Galves Adventure.


Bernard

No, sorry.

:bunny: plus

I have decided to retroactively clarify the first clue.

Becky - Bland was a joke, or a misleading clue - Neverhood is such a unique game, so I was trying to make it look like any old adventure. This is why I used the 'whistling' smiley - it was hinting the the game was not bland at all. Maybe a different word would've worked better...

Sam & Max: Moai Better Blues?


Bernard

Maybe I shouldn't have retroactively clarified the first clue.

Yes, Moai Better Blues is correct. Over to you, Bernard.

Shany inspired the smilie clues with his whistling smilie idea.

Shany -- The Neverhood is anything but bland! But, as you point out, many of the puzzles weren't that original. It was the story and the graphics and the characters that were unique.

Thanks Becky, the second clue gave it away.

You would expect eggs to be found here, but no.



Bernard

Wild guess: Nancy Drew: Secret of Shadow Ranch

Too wild a guess I'm afraid LadyKestrel. I was inspired by Becky this time.


Bernard

In the shadow of the raven?

Hi

Kyrandia ??

Cheers.

Mad

Amerzone?

None of the above, I'm sad to say.

Those are idols but not 'American Idols'.


Bernard

Sorry, it took a while to give you another clue, my mistake.

Not a lot to do around here, I will move on. Where will I end up now?


Bernard

Errr-- Sam & Max: Moai Better Blues (Easter Island, and all that)

Not Sam & Max, but Easter Island is a good start.


Bernard

Timelapse?

Timelapse it is orchgamer, I'm curious about the Easter Egg you will present to us.


Bernard

Thanks Bernard,

Perhaps I will, humbly, try and make some Spring/Easter related clues:

[i][/i]Many inhabitants of this game will celebrate Easter, although some may celebrate the pagan spring holiday instead.

Hi

An absolutely unsubstantially wild guess ....

Mystery of the Druids ??

Cheers.

Mad

Not that one.

April Showers bring...

Just guessing, Arthur's Knights 2?


Bernard

Mayflowers? The only game I can think of from that era -- Dead Reefs?

The Lost Crown? All that stuff about Mayday.

Very good guesses. I think both Becky and old lady are waaay more clever than I am...

On second thought maybe it's still April here... It's raining all the time.

ND Legend of the Crystal Skull?

Black Mirror?

Not yet.

The April Showers and May flowers are all over the place. The flowers look tasty too. Perhaps they are herbs?

Daemonica?

Getting desperate here guess, is it The longest Journey with April Ryan as the main lady?

Chrisse is correct!!!

On to you!

Thanks orchgamer!

A word in each answer to the following clues are a feature in this game:

1 1997 Australian comedy directed by Rob Sitch
2 US actress born in 1919
3 Song title: I can't help about the shape I'm in I can't sing,
I ain't pretty and my legs are thin......

Wanted: A Wild Western Adventure.


Bernard

Seems like the same names keep coming up so I think I will chime in for a change and ask a question, like what are the clues telling Bernard that they aren't telling me? All I get is zilch, nada, nothing!

Nostradamus.

Not that one Bernard, - another 2 clues leading to 2 clues! :

4 Well known Hans Christian Andersen story about a 'winter royal'
5 1946 film thriller based on the novel Some Must Watch by Ethel Lina White. (2 words together in this one! )

sierramindy, the answers to the clues contain one word (2 in clue 5) which is something that is in the game e.g the answer to clue 2 is Veronica Lake so the game features a lake!

Not Nostradamus Becky.

Syberia II.


Bernard

Not that one either Bernard.

More googlers, hopefully these will help to get on the right track! :

6 1983 novel by Steven King
7 Horror comic published by EC Comics in the 1950s.

These are the clues I think I got right so far:

The Castle
Veronica Lake (a lake) (Original thought was Doris Day)
Snow Queen
Spiral Staircase

Trying to think of a castle in the snow with a lake...

You're right so far Becky, but they are not necessarily all in the same location.

EDIT I didn't think I could fit Doris Day into this but here goes:

1958 film comedy starring Doris Day & directed by Gene Kelly!
(as before one word in the title is a feature of the game)

Tunnel or Love? I think I'd go with tunnel.

Tunnel is the right answer, but mmm... love could be a motivating force in the game.

It's very interesting to see how many elements are repeated in many games.

The 3rd clue must be Oh Well I think.
Clue #6: 3 Novels by King that year(Man, he writes really fast!):
Christine, Pet Sematary, The Cycle of the Werewolf.

I try GK2


Bernard

Not GK2 Bernard, I know what you mean about the same elements being repeated in many games but I've now realised the extent of the diversity - the guesses so far are a world apart from this game.
'Oh Well' is right - I knew Stephen King wrote a lot of books but 3 in 1 year! sorry Bernard, should have checked that first - but it is one of the one's you mentioned!

Another clue: 1857 poem (or as I now realise maybe 1 of many from that year !) by Charles Baudelaire.

Mmmm, Les Fleurs du Mal.

The more clues you give the more confused I get.
Is it of the KQ games?


Bernard

Haven't heard of that one Bernard & not one of the KQ games. This is a well known game, it's quite old now - but relevant in topic to a new one on the horizon.

Delaware St. John: Seacliff Tragedy?

Hmmm. Just saw your clue that it's an older game.

Retracting Seacliff -- Pilgrim?

2nd retraction -- 1857 poem by Baudelaire -- Les Metamorphoses du Vampire? Are we looking for Metamorphoses or for Vampire, I wonder?

Thinking of Dracula now, Dracula The Last Sanctuary?

BTW, Les Metamorphoses du Vampire is in the book Les Fleurs du Mal.


Bernard

KQ 4?

Isn't that the one with the spiral staircase?

There was a spiral staircase in KQ7 too, though I seem to remember some sort of large rabbit on it, rather than a vampire.

chrissie said earlier that it's not one of the KQ series.



Bernard

It's actually Dracula Resurrection Bernard but you couldn't be any closer! - so, over to you!

"BTW, Les Metamorphoses du Vampire is in the book Les Fleurs du Mal." - not a deliberate conincidence!

chrissie, you did really made it tough this time!
To keep the diversity in this game thread I'll make it easy this time.

That could be a scene from Narnia!


Bernard

It was interesting to try posting clues like that, but I did realise from the comments, that they needed to be less 'universal' & more specific to the game I meant.

Also I did notice that there were not many contributers - I don't know what you think Becky about people posting here about the sort of clues they like & don't like or should it be a separate thread?

On your clue Bernard - I haven't got a.....

For what it's worth, my opinion is: So many people so many tastes.
As long as we keep diversifying the type of clues given, the more people will enjoy this thread.


Bernard

Anyone who wishes to post what they do or don't like in terms of clues is welcome! I also agree that keeping variety in the types and difficulty of the clues is always a good idea.

Response to Bernard's clue: The Manhole?

Not The Manhole Becky.
The Manhole, what is it, why don't I know it and the most important question: Why don't I have it ?!?!

The Good, the Bad and the Ducky.


Bernard

The Manhole. An older adventure by Cyan, a children's game. I'm pretty sure it has a lamppost in it. Here are screenshots, though I couldn't find the one with the lamppost.

Could be a scene from Narnia?

The Good, bad and the Ducky?

How about PARADISE? I really haven't a clue!

Thanks for the info Becky, I'll put it on my list.
Sorry Mystic Falls, it's not Paradise.

The Lost Crow.


Bernard

Could it be The Longest Journey?

It could be and even better, it is! Just as simple as that.
chrissie you're up.


Bernard

Thanks Bernard

Lafayette, Napoleon
Men of fame
Name the canines
In this game.

Bernard

Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake?

Only game I can remember with dogs who were actually named...

Ooopss, you guys are slipping off the page--Up, up, and away

Not ND Ghost Dogs... Shany

Next clue: - please see Bernard's post above!
(Bernard, I see you found a more descriptive 'picture' than was there earlier! - it took me ages to fathom out what it was! )

I thought the first smilie was a feather duster.

Hmmm. Dogs named for French generals and a bottle of champagne. There really is a game with this stuff in it?

Checking out the French adventure game developers.

Yep!

They were characters in The Aristocats, which seems to fit the smilie, but I have no idea whether there was a game.

Thank you chrissie for adding a new word (fathom) to my vocabulary!
Waiting for a change to use it.
I know the first smiley was a bit lame but it took some time to find a better one.
Going to bed now, see you tomorrow morning.


Bernard

Fathom (from my dictionary): - to penetrate (a mystery, problem etc.); discover the meaning of.


Another clue:

The poor horse is dying
It desperately needs to drink
Think, where could there be a receptacle
Where could there be a sink.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened?

The Awakened it is - over to you Shany!

Could you explain the connection with the dogs please?

Anyway, new clue:

A towel is a very useful thing.

Hi Shany

Lafayette & Napoleon were the names of the dogs guarding the character Champagne in New Orleans (hence Bernard's smilie I think? )

Towels seem to be useful in a few games but I'll try Broken Sword 1.

Ankh: Heart of Osiris?

I'm back in the race now.

Curse of Monkey Island.


Bernard

Ah, I completely forgot about those dogs!

Bernard, you're too good at this game. Curse of Monkey Island it is!

Just pure luck this time Shany!

Where is everybody?


Bernard

A Quiet Weekend in Capri?

You'll have to try again Becky.


Bernard

Keepsake?

Shany
Over to you.


Bernard

I didn't expect this, LOL.

You'll want to see your character take a punch - and not just because it's hillarious.

Jack Keane perhaps?


Bernard

Nope, sorry.

Your character is insane! And you can prove it, too.

Sam & Max: Culture Shock?


Bernard

Syberia? (No, just kidding. What Kate did was perfectly logical.) Rayman? (Kidding, kidding.) Trying to picture in my mind an insane character being punched and having it be funny. Boxing glove in a box? Really insane, or just comically crazy?

Um, Mr. Smoozles Goes Nutso?

Bernard got it. Sam and Max season 1 episode 1 it is.

Thanks Shany.

‘O father: where art thou?’


Bernard

Shany -- I think calling Artificial Personality Disorder a form of insanity is a bit harsh. Do former child stars go around shooting people? No! Mr. Smoozles, now...

Morpheus

Saying that the someone has a mental disorder just doesn't sound as good as 'insane'.

As for the clue:
Tunguska?

Both not the game I have in mind.


Bernard

Shany -- I was joking. I don't think there even is such a thing as artificial personality disorder. I think Brady Culture and Sybil invented it.

The Longest Journey?

I think artificial personality disorder only happens to those with artificial intelligence.
Not TLJ Becky.

You'll go your way and I'll go mine.


Bernard

I am beginning to think this is the Bernard, Becky, and Shany Name of the Game thread!

Could it be Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers?

That's not the one LadyK. I have to admit that the second clue is a bit trivial but if you don't take it literally it makes sense.

No chance to reflect on yourself.


Bernard

Sierramindy -- hazard a guess! Every guess helps with the process!

Delaware St. John: The Town with No Name

Not a DSJ game either Becky.


Bernard

Hmm, no reflection? A Dracula game maybe?... Resurrection?

It's not a Dracula game but you're going in the right direction.


Bernard

Black Mirror?

Hazard a guess, Becky? How can I when I'm totally at a loss. Example: Not Dracula, but in the right direction so a vampire and the only game I know would be The Vampyre Story and that isn't even out yet, duh.

Black Mirror it is zookeeper! You're IT.

sierramindy, when I wrote "in the right direction" I meant the absence of reflections, in the case of Black Mirror all the broken mirrors.


Bernard

Ah yes, Black Mirror! That game and my old, second-hand computer crashed at the same time. I have never been sure whether one caused the other to fail, or if it was just a coincidence. There was an extra computer left from one of my husband's upgrades so I switched to it and threw away the game, as I didn't trust it any more since it may have caused the 2 crashes. Probably not, but trust is a fragile thing!

I'm quite sure that Black Mirror didn't cause the crash! Just re-install the game and play it. It's a very good game.


Bernard

Ok, first clue...

Sure are an unfriendly bunch of superstitious people.

Dead Reefs?

Bernard -- how does the "O Father, where art thou?" clue fit in with Black Mirror?

It was a hint at Father Frederick at Warmhill Vicarage who is away the first time you visit the church and who seems to be unaware when Samuel is locked in below the church and has to escape through the mine. Hope that will do for you Becky.

zookeeper, might it be Ben Jordan: The Sorceress of Smailholm?


Bernard

When I first saw that clue, I was looking for a game with a biological father who was an escaped convict -- thinking of the "O Brother Where Art Thou?" movie.

Very creative clue. Thanks for explaining it.

I figured that clue was going to be too easy

Becky's correct with Dead Reefs

Bernard

Road to India?

Not Road to India.

I don't know about the monkey but if you keep banging your head like that it's not a surprise you have an eye infliction.

Are you on holiday Bernard?

I haven't got a clue!

Not eye infliction. Not on holiday. Well, not exactly.

I'm on holiday all year round chrissie!


Bernard

Seems too obvious, but one of the Monkey Island games?
Perhaps the third?

Very, very close, orchgamer. Add one.

Escape from Monkey Island!!!!

That's it! Over to you, orchgamer.

YAY!!! Give me a moment to think of some clues. Back soon...

Ok, here we go:

Clue 1: A musical which had its premiere on March 13, 1947.

Delaware St. John 2: The Town with No Name?


Bernard

Time Stand Still

I'll guess The Cameron Files: Secret at Loch Ness, although I do believe Becky has the best answer.

No to all of those. I will have to check out "Time Stand Still." LadyKestrel's guess was a good one.

Clue #2: The name of the indie band who albums include: "Let the Wind Blow High," "Aerials," and "Rootstomp: Volume 1"

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened?

Nope.
The last album on Clue #2 could be misleading, instead of "Rootstomp" try their DVD "Live at Lanigan's Ball."

Also Clue #3:

Many of the main characters in the musical "Spamalot" are (supposed to be) these.

Hmmm, Scotland, knights on a quest for the Holy Grail?

GK3? (Gabriel looking for the son Prince James of Scotland)


Bernard

Knights are correct, Bernard, but Holy Grail, not so much...

Also, an older game is on the right track.
A review:
1. Scotland (Brigadoon)
2. Haggis
3. Knights

Clue 4: A Steve McCurry book released June 17, 1999.

Adding Portraits to the clues. This is quite a puzzle! Hmmm, puzzles, could it be Clandestiny?


Bernard

I misread the name of this thread as "Charming Foot..."
Something to do with Cinderella I suppose.

Clandestiny is correct!!!

On to you Bernard

Well, I'm sure Cinderella did have charming feet.

I'm pretty sure that the feet of Cinderella are way more charming than mine.

Thanks orchgamer, nice clues!

Clue #1:



Bernard

And mine - way too large for my height & width! Loved the clues orchgamer BTW!

The Awakened?


A while later....... (Cameron files) Secret at Lochness?

This thread has once again exceeded the page limit! I'm going to start a new Name the Game thread here.

Thanks!