Good, but less-known adventure games [Archive]

Vel

09-11-2003, 08:59 PM

Let this be a thread where every adventurer shall look when he/she is looking for an adventure game to buy/download. And since all of us know about MI and KQ, let it be a list of less-known, but still damn good games.

My entries:

Igor: Objective Uikokahonia
Shadow of the comet
Conquests of the longbow
Gold Rush
Big red adventure
Willy Beamish
Touche: the adventures of the fifth musketeer

Add more games to the list, for I am searching for one to play.

Tyler Durden

09-11-2003, 09:21 PM

I say, Out of Order not many have played it but it is really cool. If my memory doesn't fail me there was a thread in the old forum abouti and a review by MysterD. By the way, the ending was extremely cool.

You must play it despite the fact that it is 2D.

James

09-11-2003, 09:22 PM

Often not regarded as an adventure, due to the inclusion of combat, but a genre-mixing classic - Outcast.

Wajus

09-11-2003, 09:45 PM

Often not regarded as an adventure, due to the inclusion of combat, but a genre-mixing classic - Outcast.

-Omikron... ekhm!!!
:pan:
-Teenagent
-Galador a.k.a. The Prince and the Coward (polish Ksiaze&Tchorz):
http://galador.review.com (http://www.justadventure.com/reviews/GaladorPC/GaladorPrinceCoward.shtm)
-Eternam
-Shadow of the Comet

All fine adventure games, absolutely must-play.

Wormsie

09-11-2003, 09:59 PM

-Apprentice. It's the game of the month at AGSforums.com (http://www.agsforums.com/games.php). If you can't download it, visit the Apprentice web site and try again from there.

It's the story of a wizard apprentice who hasto find ingredients in order to make his first spell. Part one of a 3-4 part series. Excellent humour, interesting characters and nice music. Also impressive graphically.

-Cubert Badbone (http://cubert.deirdrakiai.com). A classic.

James

09-11-2003, 10:12 PM

Omnikron [The Nomad Soul for Europeans] - of course! A fantastic game, and anything with David Bowie, who I'll be seeing on 22nd November {YEAH BABY!}, is good in my book.

AGA

09-11-2003, 10:14 PM

A recent game that I enjoyed, that I don't think is very well-known or widely available (I had to download a copy myself as I couldn't find it for sale anywhere, even online...) is Tony Tough. It had nice graphics, a nice plot and some clever puzzles. Only the slightly iffy translation (I think it was made in Italy) let it down, at times.

pleto4_ryan

09-11-2003, 10:50 PM

let it be a list of less-known, but still damn good games.

too bad
that is what "The Last express" is...
(but i get hecka of happy seeing it, getting sold for 100+$ on e-bay) :P

DaveGilbert

09-11-2003, 11:27 PM

Feeble files!

I loved that game, even though it was let down horribly by unfair puzzles and a slooowww walking main character. The atmosphere, characters and dialog were fantastic. The "I Love the Omnibrain" show still kills me.

-Dave

Vel

09-11-2003, 11:50 PM

Guys, I meant good old less-known adventures, not freeware ones. Anyway, the suggestions till now are really good. AGA, I bought TT online.

SamandMax

09-12-2003, 12:52 AM

Gold Rush was really good, and I never actually heard of it until I saw it on the net a year or two ago.

A lot of people haven't played Normality, and I wish they did, because I still think it's a really good game.

Zanthia

09-12-2003, 02:07 AM

The flight of amazone Qeen? Don't know if its good, never played it. :)
I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream.
Crime city.
Ween Prophecy.

Interesting thing is that most of games mentioned in thise topic can b found on the underdogs.

Tamara

09-12-2003, 02:09 AM

James

09-12-2003, 03:09 AM

is it good? im sure i could track down a cheepo copy in game or something [loads of free time - college!]

Moosferatu

09-12-2003, 03:16 AM

Yeah, The Feeble Files is great. It is in my top 5 all time favorites.

Dylan_Dog

09-12-2003, 03:19 AM

Here are some of my fav. oldie classics:
- Lure of the Temptress
- Amazon Queen (this game was awesome when it first came out, and funny too)
- Noctropolis (one game that is often missed by the adventure gamers; the concept of the game is brilliant and it has some mature content i.e. nudity in there too. The bloopers in the end of the game were funny)
- Ripper (this incredible 1st person adventure starring Cristopher Walken, Karen Allen, and heaps of others. very violent game with incredible amount of swearing. not really an oldie but its aged over 7 or so years, so in my rating its definitely an oldie, and probably a classic of the b-grade fmv adventures)
- 7th Gues/11th Hour (lets not forget these groundbreaking classics)
- Neuromancer (based on the cyberpunk nover by William Gobson)
- The Dame Was Loaded (at one time this fmv adventure was my favourite - a typical private eye noir film with hot dames and funny 40's accents; buggy as hell though, but still a classic in my mind)
- Ark of Time (in a true spirit of broken sword meets indiana jones)
- Dog Day
- The Dig (i remember playing this game for hours, such an incredible game, with emotional ending)
- Beneath A Steel Sky (one of my all time favourites. Probably has the best background storyline out of all adventure games ever made)
- Teenagent (i think someone mentioned this, still this is a great game that is now a freeware and is available from a fantastic Polish company Metropolis Software House that also made Prince & The Coward, and Archangel)

.....

There are heaps more, I'm sure they will come to me

Wimli

09-12-2003, 03:28 AM

A few (lesser known) games I really enjoyed:

-Sanitarium
-Chronomaster
-Freddy Pharkas
-Rama
-Kingdom 'O Magic
-Gold Rush (does anyone know where to get this game? I lost my copy of the game years ago. :\ Underdogs doesn't seem to have it)

fov

09-12-2003, 04:35 AM

Gold Rush (does anyone know where to get this game? I lost my copy of the game years ago. Underdogs doesn't seem to have it)

that's because sierra actually sends their lawyers out to abandonware sites...

try ebay.

-emily

SamandMax

09-12-2003, 04:41 AM

Esseb

09-12-2003, 05:03 AM

AGA, you couldn't find it for sale online?

Gee, let me see:
http://www.google.com/search?q=tony+tough&sourceid=opera&num=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Oh, the first result as well:
http://www.gotgameentertainment.com/tonytough/

Let's see, a big buy button which claims to include a list of online retailers...

Note, heavy use of sarcasm in this thread, but AGA knows I love him. Welsh boy!

fov

09-12-2003, 05:13 AM

I don't see why Sierra would stop Gold Rush from being released as abandonware. If they want to offer the game to be downloaded for a price, I can understand that. But they're stopping people from playing the game, and offering no other legal way to purchase it directly from them.

this is one of the things that has made fans of the "old sierra" so bitter toward their new management. they don't make the games available for purchase (prolly because they'd have to support them), but they're also not willing to let go of the copyrights. their lawyers do actively send out cease-and-desist letters to abandonware sites. but, many sierra games are easy to find on ebay.

at least sierra doesn't stop fangames (or hasn't so far) -- unlike lucasarts.

-emily

asdf44

09-12-2003, 07:47 AM

Here is my list of lesser-know but still enjoyable games:

* Black Dahlia - I think this the only game ever published that came on 8 fully packed CDs!! When people say they don't like FMV-adventures, most of them probably never heard of this littel gem. The game had professional acting, a movielike story and a good playing length. The riddles could get a bit too hard at times, but in this case we can always rely on our spoilers... Highly recommended

* Omikron: The Nomad Soul - This game did what the story promised: it really sucked me totally into the world. This game has David Bowie, action, adventure. When the game was released the graphics were marvelous and the whole game quite innovative. Some thought it was overloaded and not well balanced, I could never see that and enjoyed the whole game. I am still hoping we will live to see the day Quantic Dreams will finally be able to publish their longly announced game fahrenheit.

* Gene Machine - The strong British accent mixed with sarcasm made this game a pleasure for me

* all 3 Discworld adventures - The world on a disc... At least I think they are not broadly known

* Little Big Adventure I+II - very enjoyable games

* Mystery of Druids - nice atmosphere, story and length

* Riddle of Master Lu - good riddles, good length

* Sherlock Holmes I+II: good classic adventures

* Prisoner of Ice: good lovecraft story, good atmosphere

* Shadow of The Comet - never got to finish this one, but the atmophere was quite good

* Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist - funniest Sierra game of good length

* Igor: Objective Uikokahonia - nice classic game

* Jack Orlando - really catched themes, game is allright

* Ripper - I enjoyed the title theme and the overall game, too
----------------------
Second league, but still worth a shot:

* Teen Agent - funny, graphics dated but good humor

* Duckman: The Legend of The Fall - dirty humor, never really been published broadly, so it's hard to get

* Pleurghburg: Dark Ages - really good amateur adventure, graphics is bad but the story is good and long

* Hopkins FBI - good title theme, ok game

* Eye of the Kraken - funny, not quite professional but good game

* ...and of course all magnetic scroll games - thats where my adventure career began (the pawn)

Tyler Durden

09-12-2003, 07:54 AM

* Mystery of Druids - nice atmosphere, story and length
Good game? It is. Less-known? I don't think so! Almost everybody knows it :shifty:

AGA

09-12-2003, 08:47 AM

Esseb you silly poo, I live in the UK, remember, all those purchase links are American. Not even I, most devoted of adventure fans, is gonna pay fifty bazillion dollars for overseas shipping. Most American companies refuse to ship overseas anyway...

jannar85

09-12-2003, 11:00 AM

Orion Burger. It's great!
...and those out of stock.. I have no mouth and I must scream and Sanitarium :)

Igor

09-12-2003, 07:42 PM

The Gene Machine and Duckman. Classics.

Wajus

09-12-2003, 08:21 PM

at least sierra doesn't stop fangames (or hasn't so far) -- unlike lucasarts.
-emily

At least LucaArts regularly re-releases and updates their classics. And as for the fan games I don't think they are over-protective - they have full right to stop people from using their characters and worlds.

Vel

09-12-2003, 08:41 PM

I know that the game I will refer to is highly controversial, but I enjoyed it.

The orion conspiracy

ChaosFish

09-12-2003, 10:13 PM

"Bud Tucker In Double Trouble" is a very nice adventure game, and I bet no one here has even heard of it...

*link (http://www.justadventure.com/thejave/html/Games/GamesB/BudTucker/JAVE_BudTucker.shtml)*

Wajus

09-12-2003, 10:46 PM

"Bud Tucker In Double Trouble" is a very nice adventure game, and I bet no one here has even heard of it...

You assume wrongly. I own excellent polish version, I played it twice and what's more I enjoyed it very much.

:spam: I join to your recommendation ChaosFish. This is really excellent, hilarious,old-school (classic) adventure game. :spam:

jannar85

09-13-2003, 01:17 AM

"Bud Tucker In Double Trouble" is a very nice adventure game, and I bet no one here has even heard of it...

*cough* I own it, so I've heard of it.
Have faith! ;)

Garyos

09-13-2003, 03:08 AM

Bud Tucker was fun. Hooorribly illogical, tough.

nordic_guy

09-13-2003, 03:14 AM

Don't know if this has been mentioned, but The Neverhood is a really good(it even rhymes) lesser-known adventure.
It has an excellent atmosphere and great characters. Gotta love Clayman!
It's very difficult to find, but well worth the trouble.

Edit: Doesn't rhyme after all, sorry. Still a good game, though :)

SamandMax

09-13-2003, 03:17 AM

I know that the game I will refer to is highly controversial, but I enjoyed it.

The orion conspiracy

Wow. I don't think I've ever heard anyone like that game before. Maybe I should try and and play it.

ChaosFish

09-13-2003, 03:27 AM

nordic_guy

09-13-2003, 03:36 AM

oooh yes, I'm in currently playing The Neverhood! His name is Klayman. ;)
Oops, sorry, my mistake. I knew there was something wrong when I typed that name.

Vel

09-13-2003, 04:59 AM

In my opinion, you should give it a shot.

twifkak

09-13-2003, 05:22 AM

oooh yes, I'm in currently playing The Neverhood! His name is Klayman. ;)
Close: it's Klaymen. Good game. Good to give to nerdy friends who aren't into games, too.

pleto4_ryan

09-13-2003, 05:34 AM

The Neverhood was funny actually. Haven't plaied it to the end, as i borrowed from a friend...

I still remember those walls full of words that you had to pass all of them to find that little item :(
and that spit to make the flute do the same music :rolleyes: dodi

LauraMac

09-13-2003, 06:22 AM

Good list...

Adding,

Blue Force
Jack The Ripper (gametek version)
Backpacker
Residents Bad Day on the Midway
Hopkins FBI
Redjack

twifkak

09-13-2003, 06:33 AM

I still remember those walls full of words that you had to pass all of them to find that little item :(
Heh, I thought that was hilarious. :) And, at the time, it looked like something that wasn't even required (though I found out later that wasn't true), so it pissed the player off, at the end. Good stuff.

nordic_guy

09-13-2003, 08:35 AM

I still remember those walls full of words that you had to pass all of them to find that little item :(
and that spit to make the flute do the same music :rolleyes: dodi
Oh, yes. I remember I started reading those walls. Needless to say, I never finished it.

pleto4_ryan

09-13-2003, 08:39 AM

Oh, yes. I remember I started reading those walls. Needless to say, I never finished it.

lol

same here. I started reading the first, the second and the third at the fourth i thought going first to the last to see what is there. Imagine my surpise seeing the "Walk" was many screens :eek:

twifkak

09-13-2003, 11:50 AM

The Neverhood Chronicles (http://www.g-b.dk/jan/neverhood_chronicles.htm) ripped from the walls into HTML form.

Erwin_Br

09-13-2003, 10:57 PM

I thought Duckman: the adventures of a private dick was pretty hilarious. I even watched some TV episodes (I never saw it before) after finishing the game.

Bud Tucker was fun too.

--Erwin

ChaosFish

09-14-2003, 01:08 AM

The Neverhood Chronicles (http://www.g-b.dk/jan/neverhood_chronicles.htm) ripped from the walls into HTML form.(!!!!!!) Oh dear god! I love you man! Thanx, and thanx again!

pleto4_ryan

09-14-2003, 01:17 AM

The Neverhood Chronicles (http://www.g-b.dk/jan/neverhood_chronicles.htm) ripped from the walls into HTML form.

:eek: it's far more huge than i remembered it...who had the patience to do that? :P

nordic_guy

09-14-2003, 01:51 AM

It'll probably take twice as long to read that thing than to complete the actual game. :eek:

ragnar

09-14-2003, 01:56 AM

I don't think anyone has mentioned The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes yet, so I do that now. Be sure to play both The Case of the serrated scalpel and The Rose Tattoo.

SamandMax

09-14-2003, 02:01 AM

The Larry Vales games are excellent. They're not full games, but they're just as good.

Zanthia

09-14-2003, 04:28 AM

Tanukitsune

09-14-2003, 08:38 AM

I don't consider most of these less-known adventure less-known at all...
Neverhood? Unknown?? :confused:
Well here are some VERY unknown adventures...
The Fish Files: The best adventure on the Game Boy Color, reminds me of The Day Of The Tentacle...
Genesys: A adventure/edutainment hybrid, kinda like an interactive documentary...
Hamtaro: You may know Hamtaro, you may know the game, but did you know its an adventure?
BTW: Neverhood had two sequels, Skullmonkey a plataform game and....
AN AIR HOCKEY GAME!!! :eek:

twifkak

09-14-2003, 04:42 PM

Heard of Fish Files.
Boombots wasn't considered a sequel, in the same was Skullmonkeys was. I haven't played either, though, so this is second-hand info.

BacardiJim

09-14-2003, 04:47 PM

Ragnar: Look for my "Flashback Friday" review of Case of the Rose Tattoo this Friday.

nordic_guy

09-14-2003, 05:22 PM

I don't consider most of these less-known adventure less-known at all...
Neverhood? Unknown?? :confused:
BTW: Neverhood had two sequels, Skullmonkey a plataform game and....
AN AIR HOCKEY GAME!!! :eek:
I would definitely consider Neverhood as a less-known adventure, as the title of this thread says. Eat least for newbies to the genre.
And I wouldn't really consider those games sequels to the Neverhood as they doesn't continue the story or feature any of the games characters.

BacardiJim

09-14-2003, 05:50 PM

Wow! A thread I didn't manage to completely kill by innocently posting in it!

*does the Happy Dance*

fov

09-14-2003, 06:06 PM

I would definitely consider Neverhood as a less-known adventure, as the title of this thread says. Eat least for newbies to the genre.

i'd never heard of it until a few weeks ago (when i just happened to get my hands on a copy)... and i'm no newbie!

glad to hear it's a good one. i can't wait to load it up.

-emily

Tanukitsune

09-14-2003, 07:04 PM

I would definitely consider Neverhood as a less-known adventure, as the title of this thread says. Eat least for newbies to the genre.
And I wouldn't really consider those games sequels to the Neverhood as they doesn't continue the story or feature any of the games characters.
Skullmonkey happend right after Neverhood, the bad guy (Krull? cant remember) escapes to the monkey planet and becomes the king, and Klaymen goes to stop him...
As for the air hockey game it has all the Neverhood characters, but since I don't know the plot I can't say it has anything to do with Neverhood...

ragnar

09-15-2003, 12:26 AM

Ragnar: Look for my "Flashback Friday" review of Case of the Rose Tattoo this Friday.

Have you played the case of the serrated scalpel too? Because they very much belong together (even if they have some things too much in common, including some puzzles).

nordic_guy

09-15-2003, 12:38 AM

Skullmonkey happend right after Neverhood, the bad guy (Krull? cant remember) escapes to the monkey planet and becomes the king, and Klaymen goes to stop him...
As for the air hockey game it has all the Neverhood characters, but since I don't know the plot I can't say it has anything to do with Neverhood...
Sorry, my bad. Don't know why I didn't know that. :o
But I take it they are not really worth looking into?

Tanukitsune

09-15-2003, 08:22 AM

Sorry, my bad. Don't know why I didn't know that. :o
But I take it they are not really worth looking into?
Well Skullmonkeys is a nice plataformer, the only one made entirely in clay!
I specially love the music its like the Neverhood but better! The bonus stage song is hilarious!
The Air Hockey Game is called Klaymen Gun Hockey...
Apparently Neverhood was very popular in Japan, they released The Neverhood on Playstation there and called it KlayMen Klaymen, and Skullmonkeys was Klaymen Klaymen 2, Klaymen Gun Hockey was not made by the Neverhood but it had Neverhood characters in it (Klaymen, Willie, Klogg), and was only released in Japan... So I don't know it its good... :rolleyes:
Here is a pic of the cover (http://allsoft.scei.co.jp/jacket/l/slps02424.jpg)
BTW did anybody here know that the was a Zork game (Return to Zork) for the Sega Saturn? Weird :eek:

twifkak

09-15-2003, 08:30 AM

Hey, OK, I thought by "air hockey" you meant "2-player fighter." There's also a 2-player fighter that's based on the Neverhood world, or at least art. My info is from Here (http://www.neverhood.co.uk/).

remixor

09-15-2003, 08:57 AM

Anyone familiar with Sierra's "Inca", released in 1993? I came across it recently and I'm wondering if I should pick it up just in case, but I don't know much about it.

AGA

09-15-2003, 10:04 AM

MysterD

09-15-2003, 03:22 PM

BacardiJim

09-15-2003, 03:40 PM

Anybody else ever played Chaos: A Fantasy Adventure? It is a 1st-person perspective minimal inventory adventure (AKA "Myst-clone") that is based on illustrating various concepts of Chaos Theory. I absolutely loved it. It was both fun and funny, with some really original puzzling.

twifkak

09-15-2003, 03:55 PM

BacardiJim

09-15-2003, 04:01 PM

Errrr.... no. The second. I mentioned the manual in another thread.

And no, I no longer have the game, so have no plans to review it.

It's a lesser-known game I really enjoyed, that's all. Sheesh.

You always so caustic, twifkak? Or did you just decide to single me out for some reason?

remixor

09-15-2003, 04:13 PM

I can vouch for the excellence of Out of Order as well. I played it some months ago, and thorougly enjoyed it. As MysterD mentions, you really get the feeling that the developer really poured his heart into the effort. Definitely check this game out.

Christina

09-15-2003, 06:43 PM

Best less-known Adventure? The Dark Eye. Easily my favorite underplayed gem.

remixor

09-15-2003, 07:39 PM

I might be wrong, but I think Inca isn't really an adventure game, more a strategy one...

EDIT: hmm, according to Mobygames, it's a 1st person action/adventure - http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,4198/

Hmmm... Sounds like nobody knows quite what to make of it. Maybe it's worth picking up just for that reason. Thanks for the link.

twifkak

09-16-2003, 01:54 AM

You always so caustic, twifkak? Or did you just decide to single me out for some reason?
I don't actually know what 'caustic' means, but I'm guessing that I'm always this caustic. But I don't mean anything by it. I sort of made it my goal to get people to take themselves less seriously by starting with taking me less seriously. That way, 20 years from now, I'll be the only person in the world who takes himself seriously, and I can harness that power for EVILLLL.

edit: In any case, see how you talk it up, I really wouldn't mind seeing a Chaos Fish review. (Or does AGers already have one? edit: No.)

induhvidual

10-02-2003, 05:20 AM

you can download gold rush here
http://www.thehawk.dk/

cheers!

Erwin_Br

10-02-2003, 05:51 AM

I don't actually know what 'caustic' means, but I'm guessing that I'm always this caustic. But I don't mean anything by it. I sort of made it my goal to get people to take themselves less seriously by starting with taking me less seriously. That way, 20 years from now, I'll be the only person in the world who takes himself seriously, and I can harness that power for EVILLLL.

edit: In any case, see how you talk it up, I really wouldn't mind seeing a Chaos Fish review. (Or does AGers already have one? edit: No.)

Sometimes you scare me.

--Erwin

twifkak

10-02-2003, 05:55 AM

Sometimes you scare me.

--Erwin
http://burns.thefinaldimension.org/games/diablo/diablo_ani_fire.gif

Erwin_Br

10-02-2003, 06:01 AM

http://download.consumptionjunction.com/multimedia/cj_20920.gif

--Erwin

twifkak

10-02-2003, 06:18 AM

You win.__

IceTech

10-02-2003, 07:27 AM

The Adventures of Willy Beamish in my opinion is the greatest adventure ever, and was worthy of a sequel. The game is just so amazingly fun and entertaining.

remixor

10-02-2003, 01:18 PM

Bwhahaha, Erwin, that's hilarious.

Kode

10-02-2003, 01:36 PM

[insert ghastly gif here]

--Erwin

As disgusting as it is, I can't help but...*D

Tamara

10-02-2003, 08:48 PM

What I'd like to know is where on earth you found that :D

remixor

10-02-2003, 09:23 PM

The part when he goes from like 9 to 49 is absurd :D

Erwin_Br

10-02-2003, 09:52 PM

I would just like to point out that I would never do such things to innocent women myself :devil:

--Erwin

remixor

10-02-2003, 10:08 PM

You mean that wasn't you?? :confused:

twifkak

10-03-2003, 01:10 AM

Well animated.

Zanthia

10-03-2003, 01:51 AM

Back 2 the topick: TeenAgent,

Wajus

10-03-2003, 02:03 AM

Back 2 the topick: TeenAgent,

What about it? Apart from being a classic and cult adventure game here in Poland :9

Oh. One question: you consider TeenAgent to be a full-retail or shareware? I mean now it's freeware but at the tine of it's release few years ago?

Zanthia

10-03-2003, 02:16 AM

What about it? Apart from being a classic and cult adventure game here in Poland

Oh. One question: you consider TeenAgent to be a full-retail or shareware? I mean now it's freeware but at the tine of it's release few years ago?

Well, the topic is , as far as I know Good, but less-known adventure games. I consider TeenAgent 2 b good but less known adventure game. Exept in Poland, may b. :)
It brings another question: less known where?

I think that because thise game was sold in the beginning, it isn't fully shareware. Or something like that.

Jackal

10-03-2003, 04:09 AM

I would just like to point out that I would never do such things to innocent women myself :devil:

Ah, but the true psychos think no woman is innocent, Erwin. No loopholes for you. ;)

As for the topic, gotta go with Feeble Files here. A flawed game, to be sure, but one of the most finely-crafted adventures I've ever played. It might be more popular in Europe, but it's a shame it never found a North American publisher.

Tanukitsune

10-03-2003, 04:38 AM

How about Starship Titanic? Its a Douglas Adams game with lots of Monty Phython members in it!

Tamara

10-03-2003, 06:39 AM

Ah, but the true psychos think no woman is innocent, Erwin.
That's entirely true, Singer, but neither is any man :)

twifkak

10-03-2003, 06:55 AM

http://www.newmommie.com/images/smilies/innocent.gif

Jackal

10-03-2003, 06:57 AM

No argument here, Tamara!! :D The possibility of an innocent guy is so laughable, it hadn't even occurred to me.

Of course, I was merely speaking hypothetically, on behalf of psychos the world over - not that I... umm... uh... right, shutting up now.

remixor

10-03-2003, 07:01 AM

How about Starship Titanic? Its a Douglas Adams game with lots of Monty Phython members in it!

This was a great concept with some excellent ideas, unfortunately spoiled by awful execution. :(

Wajus

10-03-2003, 08:05 AM

Well, the topic is , as far as I know Good, but less-known adventure games. I consider TeenAgent 2 b good but less known adventure game. Exept in Poland, may b. :)
It brings another question: less known where?

I think that because thise game was sold in the beginning, it isn't fully shareware. Or something like that.

There was some hot discussion here long time ago about our (polish) developers being simply inept at game making craft. One of the arguments against this thesis was actually worlwide acclaim of Teenagent. It was already a cult here in Poland. However one of interlocutors mentioned that Teenagent was treated as a shareware and it was judged outside Poland by that measure.
Now, I don't know what he really meant by "it was treated like shareware".

edit: Our guilt,our blame ,
I've been far too sympathetic.
Our blood, our fault.
I've been far too sympathetic.

I am not innocent.
You are not innocent.
Noone is innocent.

I will no longer tolerate you
Even if I must go down beside you.
Because,
Noone is innocent.

JBRAA

10-05-2003, 12:21 AM

This game is one of my top favorites. :)
http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/original/945008495-00.gif
It's called "Out of this World" in the US, and "Another World" in Europe/Australia, and is not talked about as much as it deserves. It's a graphical adventure with action elements. It has really great music/art direction. The only downside, if any, is that it's bit hard to finish though (without cheating), cause its a big game. It has that fantasy/real story atmosphere which I enjoyed much.
Check out the screenshots.
http://www.mobygames.com/game/shots/gameId,564/

Zanthia

10-05-2003, 03:00 AM

Another world? Is it that DOS game when you arrive at another planet after lightning strike? Never got further that a couples of screens. The game has 2 many action for me, u could die a couple of time in each screen.

DomStLeger

10-05-2003, 04:58 AM

It was more of a Action/Platformer imo; but a good game none the less.. The plot was rather good in Another World. Delphines pure adventures (Cruise For A Corpse, Operation Stealth and Future Wars) had equally good (but different) plots, but were more pure adventures. All of Delphines games are worth checking out (Fade to Black and Flashback are also quite good; more in the vain of Another world than Cruise for a Corpse though)

James

10-05-2003, 10:23 AM

Another World! eh gods, i forgot about that one -an excellent game nevertheless.

BigRobot

10-05-2003, 03:09 PM

Way of the Samurai. This one's on the consoles (ps2). It does involve combat, but it certainly has adventure elements. It's very open-ended, and you're able to make many decisions throughout the course of the game that truly have impact on how things play out.

Examples:

In the beginning, you see a yakuza thug chasing after a female. You can choose to stand back and let her get captured, you can interfere and save the young woman, or you can ask the thug if you could possibly join him.

Should you help the girl, she'll invite you to have a meal at her restaurant. When you arrive, a greedy family that rules over the area threatens to evict the girl and proceeds to trash the place (it's up to you whether or not you will to intervene). If you'd joined the thug (who happens to belong to said greedy family) in the beginning, you may find yourself being the one to trash the girl's restaurant.