I just completed To the Moon and I guess I'd say it was enjoyable. Overall, I liked the story that was told, but I felt that the writing itself was unbelievable most of the time. There wasn't much to say about the gameplay, as all you did was click on one thing to activate a cutscene and then click on another thing to activate a cutscene, which was fine. I guess I expected more out of it, but oh well. It was definitely worth what I paid for it and I'm glad I played it.
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Point n Click Adventure GAF 2013 The pixel hunt continues.
- Thread starter Family Fry
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Didn't see this one mentioned...
Stasis
Synopsis:
Here's a teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob6sBsxf2YE
Gameplay vid 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhGStY7iD9k
Gameplay vid 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ILFgiYaRU
No release date has been specified, so it'll be out whenever it's ready. After all, only one man is working on this.
Stasis
Synopsis:
Here's a teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob6sBsxf2YE
Gameplay vid 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhGStY7iD9k
Gameplay vid 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ILFgiYaRU
No release date has been specified, so it'll be out whenever it's ready. After all, only one man is working on this.
Family Fry
Member
Ach man, how could I forget Stasis? I had it on last years thread DOH!
Will add.
Will add.
Family Fry
Member
http://www.indiegala.com/
Indie Gala has new bundle which includes Deponia (Steam)
Beat the average to receive Deponia alongside Trine, You Are Empty, Cities in Motion, Magicka and Painkiller Black.
Indie Gala has new bundle which includes Deponia (Steam)
Beat the average to receive Deponia alongside Trine, You Are Empty, Cities in Motion, Magicka and Painkiller Black.
Family Fry
Member
The Journey Down Chapter 1 has launched on Steam, currently has 20% off.
http://steamcommunity.com/app/220090
Also worth noting that some indie bundle (indie royale summer bundle being one of them) owners may get updates to their bundles including Steam code, so worth taking a look or hanging fire for now.
http://steamcommunity.com/app/220090
Also worth noting that some indie bundle (indie royale summer bundle being one of them) owners may get updates to their bundles including Steam code, so worth taking a look or hanging fire for now.
SebastianAlexander
Member
will A Vampyre Story 2 EVER come out? I remember playing the first one and really liking it (except the ending ...)
Have you played The Longest Journey?
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
I finished The Walking Dead a few days ago, which was probably the first P&C game I've ever completed (I played the old Monkey Island games once upon a time but never got very far since the puzzles were way too involved to hold my attention). I'm looking forward to Fables since that seems right up my alley (Telltale + comics = awesome), but are there any other similar games I should play in the meantime? I'll say right up front that I kinda care more about the story than the puzzles; if the puzzles are fantastic but the story is dull I will probably be too bored to finish it.
I also bought the following off Steam:
I'm not sure whether I should play the Syberia games or Broken Sword games first. Which is better?
I also bought the following off Steam:
- Broken Sword
- Broken Sword 2
- Broken Sword 3
- Syberia
- Syberia 2
I'm not sure whether I should play the Syberia games or Broken Sword games first. Which is better?
I'd love to, but sadly I just can't get my hands on a copy of that one.
Edit: I live in asia and its kinda hard to get a physical copy of that one. But I just saw it on GoG. Thanks will try that out
malingenie
Member
I liked broken sword 1 better than Syberia, but it was close. Syberia has a more interesting mythos IMO, but Broken Sword has relatable characters and a fun ambiance.
Dog Problems
Banned
I don't know for sure. But I do know that in the past, codes bought elsewhere didn't give promo items for games. Not sure if it's like that for every game.
CecilRousso
Member
There is going to be a kickstarter for a new A Vampyre Story game soon. I Don't know if it's a prequel or sequel.
Messofanego
Banned
Broken Sword games are immediately very charming adventures, the chemistry between George and Nicole is great, cool locations like the sleepy villages of England, and great music. It did Templars mythos before Dan Brown ever did. It's basically point-and-click Indiana Jones/Uncharted but with the characters never getting too chatty.
Family Fry
Member
Devs are having a Q&A via Reddit right now, that question came up.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/169d9w/my_indie_game_the_journey_down_just_launched_on/
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Thanks, I'll give Broken Sword a shot then before I start Syberia. About time too, my buddy has been bugging me about playing it for the better part of the past 10 years.
Tizoc
Member
Hmm how many eps. in total are planned? 3 or 5?
Family Fry
Member
Theyhave planned 4 chapters of The Journey Down.
Speaking of which, it was interesting to read on the Reddit AMA about the reason they were not allowed on GoG.com.
Because they don't sell episodic games stand alone, have to be complete seasons.
Speaking of which, it was interesting to read on the Reddit AMA about the reason they were not allowed on GoG.com.
Because they don't sell episodic games stand alone, have to be complete seasons.
Messofanego
Banned
GOG needs to lay their hair down on that. Or have they given some proper technical reason?
Family Fry
Member
The exact quote from Journey Down developer was..
Messofanego
Banned
The crappiest. Yes.
Maybe they want to ensure that they don't end up selling incomplete seasons, if a game gets canceled or something like that.
beat the journey down chapter 1 and loved it. can't wait for more.
tried the last express and am having a little trouble getting into it. it's visually and audially stunning, but the looseness and nonlinearity of the whole thing is really throwing me off. i like more structure in my games :/
love these pixely horror looking adventure games.
i love that i can play these on my garbage pc, too.
tried the last express and am having a little trouble getting into it. it's visually and audially stunning, but the looseness and nonlinearity of the whole thing is really throwing me off. i like more structure in my games :/
love these pixely horror looking adventure games.
i love that i can play these on my garbage pc, too.
Family Fry
Member
Haven't heard anything just yet but in theory they have got instant admission to Steam via IGF. Think we just have to wait until they are ready to launch, on steam.
May be announced with the next greenlit titles though.
Really want to try it now though! alas I ain't got the cash. Payday is calling!
May be announced with the next greenlit titles though.
Really want to try it now though! alas I ain't got the cash. Payday is calling!
I like to think of it as "Indiana Jones if Marcus Brody was the lead character"
I sent an email to the developer of Kentucky Route Zaro and he said that he'd like to give Steam keys to anyone that buys from the official site. So I bought it.
It's really visual novelly so don't buy if you're looking for traditional adventure game stuff It's also surprisinly text adventurey, what with the occasional scene described entirely through text. Also: Very surreal, very interesting, very short. Worth playing.
It's really visual novelly so don't buy if you're looking for traditional adventure game stuff It's also surprisinly text adventurey, what with the occasional scene described entirely through text. Also: Very surreal, very interesting, very short. Worth playing.
GenericBadGuy
Member
I've been checking back on Stasis every now and then. I'm worried like I worry with most games like his that the updates are one day just going to stop coming. Best of luck to him.
I hope I'm not too late, but please DO NOT touch that piece of shit!
whatevermort
Member
How short? That's been what's stopped me biting, so far: worrying its going to to be twenty minutes long.
Ingueferroque
Banned
Primordia (and all other Wadjet eye games that I have) is really buggy/glitchy, but otherwise has great atmosphere and takes me back.
With wadjet eye games, or perhaps it is an engine issue, I'm always bothered by the fact that the resolution is inconsistent. Background art often has different pixel density than foreground characters and objects, and it isn't a charming look.
With wadjet eye games, or perhaps it is an engine issue, I'm always bothered by the fact that the resolution is inconsistent. Background art often has different pixel density than foreground characters and objects, and it isn't a charming look.
I'd say that it's an Adventure Game Studio thing but the latest Blackwell game has all sorts of UI elements at 640x480 while the backgrounds are much lower. They didn't even try to disguise it. So maybe it's also an aesthetic choice?
Whatever the reason, I'd love to see Wadjet Eye move beyond AGS. I think they have a lot of potential.
Extra Sauce
Member
In this we are brothers.
Hopefully WE will eventually blossom into a bigger company with the means for better technology to back up their talented artists and writers.
Messofanego
Banned
This Edge feature on Gone Home (house exploration game set in 1995) has put it on my radar. Mid-2013 release?
And the Gamespot video preview with Steve Gaynor (former Irrational dev who worked on Bioshock Infinite, Bioshock 2 Minerva's Den).
Website
Winnie the Pimp
Member
I somehow missed this but... is "the Cave" Double Fine's new adventure kickstarter project? Or is this game something else alltogether?
Also: It says "adventure" but judging from the trailer it looks more like a 2d Platformer in the vein of Trine or something.
Also: It says "adventure" but judging from the trailer it looks more like a 2d Platformer in the vein of Trine or something.
The Cave is the game Ron Gilbert has been working on at Double Fine. It's been in production longer than DFA, which comes out later this year. I'm not sure how much of a platformer the game is; from interviews Gilbert has been giving, he's describing it as a adventure game with jumping. Guess we'll find out in a couple weeks.
Tizoc
Member
It's not the kickstarter project as far as I know...
I want it so badly- one of my most anticipated this year~!
I've just been replaying Still Life. I love the atmosphere, but that Lockpicking puzzle made me remember why I only played it once. My goodness! Had to return to some FAQ to just get by it, and even then it felt like an arduous task.
Still, I've been getting nostalgic about life back when I played it years ago!
Maxwood
Oh rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still. Oh lady moon shine down, a little people magic if you will.
It's Metroidvania meets DoTT, according to the press atleast
In no way whatsoever related to the DoubleFine Adventure Kickstarter project, this is something completely different.
Maxwood
Oh rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still. Oh lady moon shine down, a little people magic if you will.
Random order:
- Monkey Island (Secret/Curse>LeChuck's Revenge. Forget about Escape and Tales)
- Day Of The Tentacle
- Broken Sword: Shadow Of The Templars (NOT the director's cut! It's kinda slow, but I like that. If it click, it's a delicious adventure)
- Full Throttle (See avatar. Short with some mini-games which shouldn't be there, but it's so awesome
)- Sam & Max (Hit The Road is great. Season 1 brought me to Adventure games. Didn't really like Season 2, did like 3. Episode 5 of s01 is fantastic, Reality 2.0)
I'm a LucasArts guy, as you can see. I'd recommend all the classics! (although I haven't played them all yet. I just know Zack and The Dig are great, too
)Currently playing Myst, truly fantastic game although I don't think i'd reccomend it to someone new in the genre.
Random order:
- Monkey Island (Secret/Curse>LeChuck's Revenge. Forget about Escape and Tales)
- Day Of The Tentacle
- Broken Sword: Shadow Of The Templars (NOT the director's cut! It's kinda slow, but I like that. If it click, it's a delicious adventure)
- Full Throttle (See avatar. Short with some mini-games which shouldn't be there, but it's so awesome
- Sam & Max (Hit The Road is great. Season 1 brought me to Adventure games. Didn't really like Season 2, did like 3. Episode 5 of s01 is fantastic, Reality 2.0)
I'm a LucasArts guy, as you can see. I'd recommend all the classics! (although I haven't played them all yet. I just know Zack and The Dig are great, too
Currently playing Myst, truly fantastic game although I don't think i'd reccomend it to someone new in the genre.
Awesome, I'll see which ones are on Steam and start with those. Thanks!
I'll keep up with this thread to see others impressions of some of the newer games.
Good lord, that's a tough question.
This list is very biased, because I don't really like first person games like Myst etc. These aren't necessarily my favourite games, but I think they're all pretty great and more importantly are easily available for digital download - many 90s point and click games are difficult to come by legitimately nowadays. I hope this gives you a good balance of games from different developers and with slightly different styles of puzzle and atmosphere.
i) The Secret of Monkey Island (available on Steam in a remastered Special Edition) - an absolute classic and one no-one should do without.
ii) Gabriel Knight : Sins Of The Fathers (available at GOG.com) - Sierra's best game out of all their titles, a satisfyingly complex occult detective story.
iii) The Longest Journey (available on Steam and GOG.com) - a bit wordy, and occasionally clunky puzzling, but the atmosphere and characterisation are what people remember about TLR and why it's regarded as one of the classics from the tail end of the original graphic adventure era.
iv) Gemini Rue (available in all sorts of formats, but particularly on Steam) - I'd say this is the most polished of the wave of indie adventure games in recent years and gives you a taste of where the indie community has been going.
v) Machinarium - absolutely charming and beautifully presented, the gameplay here is much closer to the atmosphere-and-logic puzzles that characterise the first person adventures I'm not so fond of, but I love this game to bits.