Loking for old adventure games...

[Schattenjäger]

...that I must have missed. After following the Clock Tower LP I'm convinced I must have missed a few hidden gems, even though that game is for the SNES and I've never owned one.

I've played and really enjoyed:

- All the Lucas Arts games
- The Gabriel Knight Series
- The Broken Sword Series
- Beneath a Steel Sky
- All of the Legend games
- Blade Runner


And now I want MOAR of that classic adventure goodness. I tried playing a lot of the new shit in the last couple of years, but it all failed to deliver. I'm looking for old gems from obscure developers I might have missed. And maybe new games that are worth playing. I'm sure you will help me.

 

[JarlFrank]

Try out all the Quest games by Sierra.

King's Quest, Space Quest etc.

I mostly enjoyed the KQ and SQ games. Also Leisure Suit Larry. The older games of those series have either official or fan remakes so be sure to grab those. Also Quest for Glory.

And what do you mean by "all" Lucas Arts classics? Does that include Full Throttle and Loom?

 

[Schattenjäger]

Yeah, I mentioned in the Gabriel Knight LP thread that I haven't played the other sierra games, but what I got back is that they were really not that good. I will check them out though.

I want the REALLY good stuff though. I'm aware there are a lot of old and obscure adventure games, and it's hard finding what's really good and bad yourself without playing because of the mixed and untrustworthy reviews one can find. I played a lot of new adventure games after reading swooning reviews... and was very disappointed. Judging by the LP's the locals here have a similar taste in adventures to my own( maybe because of the fact I also like rpg's).

And yes, I've played all the Lucar Arts games, even Monkey island 4.

 

[DriacKin]

The Longest Journey
The Last Express

Among the new shit, I thought 'So Blonde' had some pretty good humor and dialogue.

 

[DriacKin]

Judging by the LP's the locals here have a similar taste in adventures to my own( maybe because of the fact I also like rpg's).

It's mostly due to the fact that Codex primarily caters to PC RPGs; and since most of the old adventure games were on the PC, many of us grew up with these games.

 

[Schattenjäger]

The Longest Journey
The Last Express

Among the new shit, I thought 'So Blonde' had some pretty good humor and dialogue.

Ah played them both and loved them, but forgot to add them to the list. Played the sequel to the Longest Journey too... quite the disappointment.

I will check out So Blonde, but isn't it kind of childish? Like Vampyre Story?

 

[Kz3r0]

Sanitarium LP
Prisoner of Ice LP
KGB LP
The Void
Shadow Of The Comet LP
I have no mouth and I must scream, I don't find any LP for this.
Faust: The Seven Games of the Soul, a very codexian game.

 

[Satori (original)]

The Dark Eye
Bad Mojo
Discworld 1+2+Noir
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
Dark Seed
Post Mortem
Snatcher
Policenauts

I have no mouth and I must scream, I don't find any LP for this.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Necroscope8 ... FD9E176EAE

 

[Kz3r0]

Bad Mojo

Seconded the cockroach adventure.

 

[Schattenjäger]

Thanks, just what I was looking for.

Dark Seed

Is this good? I like Moebius, but I remember reading mixed reviews that put me off playing it.

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

:shock:

How come I never heard of this one? Tell me quick, does it RAEP Ellison's work or is it good?

Post Mortem

Played it. Fail. Played Still Life too. Fail.

 

[Satori (original)]

How come I never heard of this one? Tell me quick, does it RAEP Ellison's work or is it good?

5 characters and thus stories, two of which are duff but it's well worth checking out.

Interview with Ellison about the game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8yzK7bfVwI

 

[Kz3r0]

Give a try to the first Simon the Sorcerer.

 

[Tramboi]

Good suggestions so far, but let me add those:
Tex Murphy adventures, especially Pandora Directive, are awesome.
Beneath a steel sky, free and playable with ScummVM.
Discworld Noir is a must-play too.
Veil of Darkness is more of an adventure than a RPG and I love this game.
The Neverhood is a great experience.
Conquest of Longbow is probably my favourite Sierra game.
KGB is really hardcore but good.
You can try Dynamix games too, they have something special.

 

[Micmu]

Alone in The Dark

 

[Marquess Cornwallis]

Pretty much all Legend Entertainment games, from what I remember. Companions of Xanth, Death Gate and the Superhero League of Hoboken were my favourites back in the day.

 

[ghostdog]

Let me combine cumulative codex knowledge for you :

Quest for Glory 1. and Police Quest IV [added by ghostdog]

Sanitarium
I have no mouth and I must scream

The Dark Eye
Snatcher

Tex Murphy adventures, especially Pandora Directive, are awesome.
Beneath a steel sky, free and playable with ScummVM.
Discworld Noir is a must-play too.
Veil of Darkness is more of an adventure than a RPG and I love this game.
KGB is really hardcore but good.

Let me just add :

Broken Sword : Shadow Of The Templars
Blade Runner
The Lost Files Of Sherlock Holmes 1&2
Dreamweb


And action adventures :

Bioforge
Realms of the haunting
Silent Hill 1&2

 

[Satori (original)]

Flashback and Another World are solid action adventures too.

 

[Lockkaliber]

I was gonna mention the Sherlock Holmes games, but then phantomhound beat me to it.

 

[phanboy_iv]

Pretty much all Legend Entertainment games, from what I remember. Companions of Xanth, Death Gate and the Superhero League of Hoboken were my favourites back in the day.

This. And Woodruff & The Schnibble from Coktel, as well as the Goblins games if you feel like it.

 

[Gonchi]

In addition to the Quest games, Sierra had a lot of goodies in their early years like Conquest of Camelot: The Search for the Grail, Gold Rush! and The Colonel's Bequest. Not sure just how far back you want to go though.

I second virtually all the games mentioned so far. Here's a few more, though I would say to consider the following after you're done with those already named.

Bureau 13
Cruise for a Corpse
Dragonsphere
Future Wars: Adventures in Time
Guilty (Innocent Until Caught 2)
In Cold Blood
Innocent Until Caught
Mission Critical
Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy
Noctropolis
Operation Stealth (aka. James Bond: The Stealth Affair)
Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender
Rise of the Dragon
Salammbo: Battle for Carthage
Shadow of Destiny
The Gene Machine
The Feeble Files
The Fifth Disciple
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time
Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths

Quality ranges from "Great!" to "Decent" to "It's good for what it is". I've been tempted to LP some of these for the Codex numerous times, but I know I lack the humor to pull it off.

There are also a few freeware games worth checking out (The White Chamber for example), not sure if you'd be interested in those.

 

[Longshanks]

The Dig (a Lucas Arts game, but often overlooked - sci fi, point and click. Much more serious than their other games)
Dark Earth (post-apoc)
Gateway 1+2 (sci fi)
Sam & Max
The Dark Eye (if you like Poe. Not much of a game, but a good retelling of his stories, with excellent art and atmosphere)

So good, they bear repeating:
Realms of the Haunting (excellent FPS/Adventure)
Sanitarium
Discworld Noir

Also, http://rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=21441

 

[JarlFrank]

Also some good new shit that I really enjoyed:
A Tale of Two Kingdoms: It's free and done in the style of Sierra's old King's Quest games. It's also non-linear. It also has multiple endings and multiple solutions for different quests. It also has really beautiful early 90's style art. And since it's free you have no excuse to not try it.

Book of Unwritten Tales: Rather new (released last year) German adventure game. Great humour, beautiful graphics, most puzzles are logical. I enjoyed it quite a lot. I have no idea if there's an English version yet, though.

Inherit the Earth: good old 90's adventure game. I didn't play it since a long time but enjoyed it a lot when I was a kid. You can probably find it at some abandonware site.

 

[FeelTheRads]

The Neverhood wasn't mentioned.
And also this: http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/experiment

 

[Hory]

Star Control 2. Not 100% adventure, but that's a good thing. It's been also ported to modern systems and released as free.

 

[Imbecile]

If its not already been recommended:

Time Gentlemen Please or its slightly less polished predecessor Ben There, Dan That.

They are recent, indie - and fairly amusing.