/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.3760426]

What are the essential adventure games? I know about Sam and Max and Kings quest, but what else is there?

Text or point and click, it doesn't matter.

[Anonymous No.3760486]

>>3760426
Broken sword will always be my favourite. I also have a crush on George stobbart so yeah...

[Anonymous No.3760553]

Grim Fandango
Full Throttle

[Anonymous No.3760659]

For Sierra, I'd say:
King's Quest 5 or 6
Police Quest
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

Police Quest is pretty unique game in that its puzzles are designed to make you follow strict police procedure when dealing with characters/criminals (you'd better not use unwarranted force you sniveling cadet!).

Hon. mention to Space Quest 4, which is a funny space pulp adventure but is mechanically almost identical to King's Quest.

Also hon. mention to Phantasmagoria, but that's more of a "play around Halloween type of game." Not really scary, but atmospheric with some goofy FMV acting. The puzzles are pretty simple but it's worth it to take in the town. A superior FMV-style game is Gabriel Knight 2.

It's easy to burn out on these type of games, so I think it's best to look into a few, see which style you like the most, and play that one to completion.

[Anonymous No.3760661]

>>3760486
>I also have a crush on George stobbart so yeah...
Me too, it's so sexy how he acts condescendingly sarcastic with everyone and then gets pissy whenever someone treats him that way.

[Anonymous No.3760808]

>>3760659
How are the earlier kings quest games? Are they skippable? I've heard there are more puzzles you have to blindly guess to succeed.

[Anonymous No.3760815]

I want to throatrape madoka.

[Anonymous No.3760843]

>>3760808
Some people really like the EGA King's Quest games; they have a distinct charm about them and some like the "type actions" style of adventure game than the "point and click" model.

That said the King's Quest games I enjoy the most are 5 and 6 for their graphical updates as well as their smoother interfaces. All the games to some degree are meant to be trial-and-error, but I feel that with the later games it's a bit clearer as to what you are supposed to do.

[Anonymous No.3760863]

>>3760843
Alright, so I guess people saying games like kings quest having puzzles with insane item combinations that nobody would have figured out without a guide is an exaggeration?

[Anonymous No.3760869]

How has nobody mentioned Myst or Riven yet?

[Anonymous No.3761042]

>>3760426
Quest for Glory
Monkey Island
Ecoquest

are a few that come to mind

[Anonymous No.3761141]

>>3760863
three words:

cat hair moustache

[Anonymous No.3761151]

Day of the Tentacle
Monkey Island 1, 2 and 3
BTTF is also pretty good
Fran Bow is new and good
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

[Anonymous No.3762520]

I heard about this one /d/ game called leather goddess of phobos

[Anonymous No.3762572]

Colossal Cave Adventure
The Hobbit
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Zork

[Anonymous No.3763528]

Do yourself a favor and give Discworld (just the first) a try...splendid humor, massive amount of fanservice for DW reader, great graphics and some really strange puzzles.

[Anonymous No.3763540]

>>3760869
Because you're only seven posts in...

How about Shenmue?

[Anonymous No.3763549]

Dunno if i'd call it essential but The Lurking Horror was pretty cool.

[Anonymous No.3763697]

>>3763549
Pretty lovecraftian

[Anonymous No.3765669]

>>3760426
Under a Killing Moon
The Pandora Directive
Tex Murphy Overseer

haven't played the newest Tex Game yet

[Anonymous No.3767364]

>>3760869
Because they aren't that good.

[Anonymous No.3767403]

I never played point and clicks as a kid, but I just finished Sam and Max Hit the Road and Day of the Tentacle. Both were great especially Sam and Max. One of the few games where I actually found myself laughing at the jokes.