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Whatever floats your boat, Madame Karlok

The “no two games from a series” makes sense though - no one wants to see “name 5 AGs with combat” solved with QfG I through V. That’s no fun.

Well now that’s a question Timovieman is more equipped to answer. I don’t consider text adventures another class of game altogether. There are just adventures, non-adventures and casuals to me. But personally? No I don’t mind. I thought that was the point of the thread somewhat, to surprise us.

Jigsaw’s a Graham Nelson game, and Nelson’s the creator of Inform, the most popular text adventure creation system. It’s one of the best known games in the IF community. Even so, it would be unfair to request it as the ONLY possible answer… which is why I left an alternative hint.

I have no objection to people answering with games I’ve never heard of, and actually think that’s a plus. Seeing answers that include, say, adventure games that weren’t ever published in English would broaden my exposure to games that other people like! I do think that questions shouldn’t REQUIRE obscure answers. They should remain an interesting option for answerers, though!

Trick questions that rely on well-known games are better than ones that require obscure games. The “kiss to solve” question was broad enough that you could tackle it in a few ways! “Games where you play as a canine” was trickier, and I deliberately limited the magic interface question to angle for the coolest answers (Gray Matter as an outside-the-box answer, Death Gate for the rune puzzles…)

Karlok - 29 November 2014 01:26 PM

What I’m getting from your post, Witchie, is that you’re making your own rules. I’ll do the same.

That’s a good idea in general. The person who poses the questions should set the terms.

For example, a person could specify “Name three graphic adventures…”

There’s no need to make some kind of ruleset for the whole thread!

Edit:

Name three ags were you need to drop an inventory object you happen pick earlier, in order to proceed/solve-a-puzzle/stay-alive…etc!

Does the unstable ordnance in SQ4 count? You don’t technically need to pick it up, unless you’re going for a perfect score.

The Dagger of Amon Ra (of course)
Time, Gentlemen, Please (Museum of Unnatural History)
The Cave (Time travel segment)

Name three commercial adventure games with graphics where a key is used in an unconventional way. Just using a key to open a lock, even if the key is turned around and the handle is used instead, doesn’t count.

Since it’s been a week with no bites, here are the answers I came up with for games where “a key is used in an unconventional way.” I’m sure there are others. Puzzle spoilers ahead!

Unconventional key use #1 is in Freddy Pharkas: Use the handle to open a beer bottle.

Unconventional key use #2 is in Dinotopia: Melt one to make a gear.

Unconventional key use #3 is in The Prisoner: At various points in the game, you could be thrown into a maze. Normally, you’d use commands to find your way out, but there was a trick.

If you pushed the ESC key on your keyboard… you’d instantly escape!

New challenge:

Name three graphic adventure games where the player character must be eaten/swallowed alive, or otherwise end up in another organism’s stomach, to finish the game successfully.