Buttonbasher
Member
Nope. The point of GOG is that it's all 100% DRM free.
Also Primordia will be added to the Groupees bundle soon.
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Point n Click Adventure GAF 2013 The pixel hunt continues.
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Nope. The point of GOG is that it's all 100% DRM free.
Also Primordia will be added to the Groupees bundle soon.
Family Fry
Member
Just in case people haven't seen the thread.
Kentucky Route Zero Act 2 is now live.
Kentucky Route Zero Act 2 is now live.
Joe Molotov
Member
How long is it? First episode was super short and kind of put me off buying this :/
Hmm. I bought the whole series when I bought Act 1 and I haven't had any notification of this - that's a bit rubbish!
CecilRousso
Member
A Vampyre Story: Year One, by a certain Bill Tiller.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/876324751/a-vampyre-story-year-one?ref=live
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/876324751/a-vampyre-story-year-one?ref=live
Family Fry
Member
Finally that kickstarter video goes up! Been teased for a while now.
Will happily back this, always had a soft spot for A Vampyre Story.
Will happily back this, always had a soft spot for A Vampyre Story.
Ok adventure game dudes, I don't really play adventure games that often cause i r dumb but for whatever reason I bought Yesterday during a Steam sale and played through (what I assume) is most of it yesterday in one sitting, I've really, really taken a liking to the game. Is there any other games that are similar to it? I really enjoy the cryptic story (some of it has been predictable, some of it totally surprised me) and the bizarrely dark atmosphere (torture, cults, serial killers, all that) mixed in with what feels like some weird Dan Brown treasure hunt. I thought the game somehow did a really good job at setting up tension despite the fact you are literally never in any sort of danger gameplay wise (no timers counting down and such).
But yeah, even though I'm not done yet it's clearly a very short game but I am craving for other stuff like it.
But yeah, even though I'm not done yet it's clearly a very short game but I am craving for other stuff like it.
Dog Problems
Banned
First game was decent so I'll definitely back it. Hopefully the first appears on Steam at some point to get them more attention.
Bundle in a Box has the excellent Blackwell series for $2. I would look into that.
Messofanego
Banned
Play Broken Sword games, they'll make you jizz if you're into Indiana Jones adventure and conspiracy history stuff like Knights Templar which the game did before Dan Brown ever did
Also Longest Journey and its sequel, Dreamfall are pretty mature and sound right up your alley.
spindoctor
Member
Gemini Rue is a science fiction, cyberpunk, detective thriller that is decent.
Resonance is a science fiction mystery which is also very good.
Joe Molotov
Member
Buy the Gabriel Knight games from the GOG sale, they're classics, especially the first two. First one is about Voodoo in New Orleans, second one is werewolves in Bavaria, third one is about Grail lore in France. They're well researched and written and should scratch your Dan Brown itch.
http://www.gog.com/promo/activision_weekend_promo_310513
Reading the da Vinci code after playing GK3 was so underwhelming given all the hype and controversy around the book.
indigo-cyclops
Member
Black Mirror 1,2, and 3 all the way. The first game is the longest if I recall. And a bit older. You could read up on the plot or watch an LP if you're short on time. I really love 2 and 3, fantastic atmosphere and artwork. But ideally playing them all in a row is the way to go.
Listen to this guy. Seriously.
While I wouldn't put it at the top of my all-time adventure game list, this is certainly among the best of the last 10 years. More of you guys should play it.
Dog Problems
Banned
I think the first two hold up very well, not so much the third one but there are people who would disagree with that. Some don't care for the FMV in the second game either but I love that stuff, personally.
The third game has early, ugly 3D and an awkward control/camera system. There is also this nonsensical puzzle towards the beginning of the game that (for me) breaks the immersion because of how silly it is. If the bad graphics don't take you out of the game then that puzzle might.
Tim Curry, who is in the first and third games, doesn't do the part quite as well in the third game. He just doesn't seem "into it" like he did in the first game.
faceless007
Member
GK3 has its flaws (including one of the most infamously bad puzzles in adventure game history), but its story is just as intricate and well-crafted as the others' with an interesting set of characters, and it also has the single best puzzle in adventure game history, a multi-chapter quest of investigative work, research and analytical skills. It's probably the game in the series that best makes you feel like a detective. I'd recommend it for that puzzle alone (though it isn't until late in the game).
Secret Fawful
Member
Gabriel Knight is easily my favorite videogame character, and that is only in part to Tim Curry's voice.
Succinct Verbosity
Member
I love point and click adventure games, but I'm looking for something in the style of Curse of Monkey Island. As much I enjoy other lucasart point and click games, I always loved that games style. Deponia looks like it may share some design traits with CoMI, so can anyone recommend it?
Eaten By A Grue
Member
Anything by Wadjet Eye pretty much has the same design traits: Link. I am currently in the middle of playing Resonance and am enjoying it so far.
Le Serpent Rouge!
Spectacular Dr Dawg
Member
That was such a great puzzle. I wish more developers made puzzles like that.
I really dislike how a lot of people seem to think that the writing is the only thing that matters in an adventure game. Puzzles and exploration are equally important yet most people seem to ignore those parts or treat them like annoying filler.
It doesn't help that borderline visual novels like Dreamfall, The Walking Dead and Heavy Rain are now seen as the poster child for adventure games.
Messofanego
Banned
Haha, I always thought it's Bruce Willis on Family Fry's avatar.
And you're creeping me out Mess;D
Thanks for the suggestions dudes. I already own Gemini Rue apparently (I guess it was in some bundle at some point haha) so I will check out that next. Still haven't actually finished Yesterday yet. One of those situations where when I finish it I won't have any more of it to play and I don't really want it to end yet so I just haven't went back.
Does it have a hint system or anything? Like I said, not really that great at adventure games (I frequently overlook super obvious things and then check out a walkthrough then kick myself for being stupid) but I also actually hate turning to a walkthrough in any video game, the hint system in Yesterday has been pretty clever without just outright telling me what to do.
Does it have a hint system or anything? Like I said, not really that great at adventure games (I frequently overlook super obvious things and then check out a walkthrough then kick myself for being stupid) but I also actually hate turning to a walkthrough in any video game, the hint system in Yesterday has been pretty clever without just outright telling me what to do.
Haha, I actually love when Remedy does it. They use it in key situations and put little hints and Easter eggs (like the Max Payne face from that top gif). I just meant that the games that only use FMV from the 90's haven't really aged all that well for me. Just don't enjoy how they look or move from scene to scene compared to something like Monkey Island or Gabriel Knight 1.Remedy keeping it alive.
Crap, it's from Alan Wake? I haven't played it yet, so I thought Messofanego made a video of himself, because the guy looks like his old avatar.
Sorry for calling you a weirdo
Dog Problems
Banned
Deponia is the first Daedalic game I've played through, despite owning The Whispered World since release, and when I first started it it didn't do too much for me. I thought it look beautiful but everything else was so dull. I stuck with it and I feel like it picked up. I'll definitely check out some of their other games as well. A New Beginning, in particular, is something I've had my eye on for quite awhile now (for its subject matter, mostly).
Extra Sauce
Member
I wish Daedalic provided a "german voice, english text" option in their games.
Seriously, why don't they?
Normally they do - by accident, and only on a few lines in the game here and there, but they do nonetheless
sometimes they even give us German text as well!Pendulo's Yesterday is free on Android in the Play store. Randomly noticed it on my front page just now.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5idWxreS5ZZXN0ZXJkYXkiXQ..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5idWxreS5ZZXN0ZXJkYXkiXQ..
statham
Member
THANK YOU!
Actually, false alarm. I guess it's a version of the game with ads that's always free. There is a paid version that doesn't have ads.
Still, I don't mind ads every 10 min to play a game like that for free.
A New Beginning is mediocre. The story falls apart quickly and is not interesting to begin with. Puzzles are very run of the mill. The Whispered World is much better.
Tizoc
Member
What's the verdict on this game-
http://www.gog.com/gamecard/inherit_the_earth
Wouldn't mind getting it for $6.
http://www.gog.com/gamecard/inherit_the_earth
Wouldn't mind getting it for $6.
Extra Sauce
Member
My first reaction to seeing those screenshots was "Wow this is one of the best-looking retro styled adventure games I've seen yet". Then of course came the realization that it's an actual old adventure game.
statham
Member
I just played for 20 minutes and didn't see an ad, my internet did die. So far I like the game.
Just noticed that Syberia is available for iOS (iPad and iPhone). Not sure how i feel about the visual side of things since it seems to be the original version just upscaled. I would have loved a proper hd remake of this fantastic game. Also, these on screen buttons (help and hot spot) look awful and can't be turned off.
Still, might give this a go since it might be the only way to replay this game at this point. I'm still a proud owner of both Syberia games in boxed version though.
Still, might give this a go since it might be the only way to replay this game at this point. I'm still a proud owner of both Syberia games in boxed version though.