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Posted: Jan 24 2012 11:49 pm

http://adventuregamers.com/article/id,1401

Pretty good list, nothing I can really complain about. Mostly PC titles but I guess thats to be expected.
[SPOILER:01697b292e]Happy to see Grim Fandango at #1. Definitely my favorite point and click game, maybe my favorite PC game period.

I would have included Beyond Good and Evil but I guess they consider that more of an action game.[/SPOILER:01697b292e]

The complete list: http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,1401/p,22

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Cool list.

[SPOILER:221b101f28]Nice to see Broken Sword at 4! If you are interested watch the whole playthrough on my youtube channel Wink

(shameless self promotion)[/SPOILER:221b101f28]

Posted: Jan 25 2012 12:18 am

I dunno about this list. I don't recognize a lot of these games, and King's Quest at 75? It launched what was arguably the most famous adventure game series in the golden age of adventure games.

Nice to see Hotel Dusk on the list. It's weird to see Trace Memory higher than it though. Trace Memory was fun enough, but it felt more like a DS tech demo than a fully developed game.

Good to see Ghost Trick on there.

Last Window! Because the list is British. I've been meaning to import this. You know, maybe the list's British-ness is why King's Quest is so low, and why only two King's Quest games made the list. If I did this list, at least 50% of it would be Sierra, LucasArts, and both Trilobyte games.

Would have liked to have seen 999 on this list, but it wasn't released in the UK.

Posted: Jan 25 2012 12:32 am

Gemini Rue <3

Posted: Jan 25 2012 12:34 am

I like the fact that it has a lot of games I haven't heard of, gives me ideas for when I get a new computer. The really dark ones are what I'm itching to play.

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I read this one a while back, and it's funny how commenters have a really difficult time finding omissions/flaws in numeration beyond "#x1 should switch with #x2" or something. It recognizes the classics, pulls out some underdogs, and gives nods to good modern games.

Posted: Jan 25 2012 12:59 am

The only game I would have moved up was Syberia. That game was perfect. Grim Fandango and Syberia are almost equal in my mind.

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

All I know is the top 5 is absolute bullshit. RIVEN? FUCKING RIVEN? Kill yourself, England.

I love Grim Fandango, but not at #1. Same with Broken Sword. It's great, but not #3 of all time.

I am very happy to see Sanitarium on there.

Also, Maniac Mansion at #72? What in the world?

I'm gonna post the whole list 'cause I'm gangsta like that.

#100 – Titanic: Adventure Out Of Time
#99 – Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
#98 – The Space Bar
#97 – Runaway: A Twist of Fate
#96 – Gold Rush!
#95 – Ripley's Believe it or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu
#94 – Faust (aka Seven Games of the Soul)
#93 – Toonstruck
#92 – The Dig
#91 – The Feeble Files
#90 – Spycraft: The Great Game
#89 – The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
#88 – Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe
#87 – Penumbra: Black Plague
#86 – Dark Fall
#85 – The Dark Eye
#84 – Colonel's Bequest: A Laura Bow Mystery
#83 – The Black Mirror
#82 – The 7th Guest
#81 – Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire
#80 – Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
#79 – Gemini Rue
#78 – Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist
#77 – Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
#76 – Drawn: The Painted Tower
#75 – Kings Quest: Quest for the Crown
#74 – Shadow of the Comet
#73 – Discworld II
#72 – Maniac Mansion
#71 – Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!
#70 – Amber: Journey's Beyond
#69 – I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
#68 – Shadow of Destiny (aka Shadow of Memories)
#67 – Pepper's Adventures in Time
#66 – Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
#65 – Hotel Dusk: Room 215
#64 – The Book of Unwritten Tales
#63 – Black Dahlia
#62 – Obsidian
#61 – Loom
#60 – Another Code (aka Trace Memory)
#59 – Myst III: Exile
#58 – Star Trek: Judgment Rites
#57 – Indigo Prophecy (aka Fahrenheit)
#56 – In Memoriam (aka MISSING: Since January)
#55 – Syberia II
#54 – Samorost 2
#53 – Return to Mysterious Island
#52 – Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
#51 – Zork: Nemesis
#50 – Infocom text adventures
#49 – Sam & Max: Season Two (aka Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space)
#48 – Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
#47 – Professor Layton and the Curious Village
#46 – The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time
#45 – The Curse of Monkey Island
#44 – Simon the Sorcerer
#43 – John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles
#42 – Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood
#41 – Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
#40 – Myst IV: Revelation
#39 – Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
#38 – Full Throttle
#37 – Stacking
#36 – Sanitarium
#35 – The Neverhood
#34 – Amnesia: The Dark Descent
#33 – L.A. Noire
#32 – Gabriel Knight: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
#31 – Portal
#30 – Bad Mojo
#29 – Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
#28 – Sam & Max Hit the Road
#27 – Discworld Noir
#26 – Heavy Rain
#25 – Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
#24 – Police Quest 2: The Vengeance
#23 – Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness
#22 – The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel
#21 – Blade Runner
#20 – Still Life
#19 – Beneath a Steel Sky
#18 – Myst
#17 – Machinarium
#16 – Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
#15 – Syberia
#14 – The Secret of Monkey Island
#13 – King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
#12 – Zork Grand Inquisitor
#11 – Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
#10 – Portal 2
#9 – Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
#8 – Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
#7 – The Last Express
#6 – Day of the Tentacle
#5 – Riven
#4 – Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
#3 – Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within
#2 – The Longest Journey
#1 – Grim Fandango

Posted: Jan 25 2012 02:16 am

I haven't played a single game on that list.

Posted: Jan 25 2012 05:14 am

Portal/Portal 2? Those aren't adventure games!

And Day of the Tentacle at 6 below Riven and Broken Sword? Sorry, but that's bullshit.

It is good to see Hotel Dusk on there though; very underrated game.

Posted: Jan 25 2012 06:32 am

Was Broken Sword re-released on the Wii?

Posted: Jan 25 2012 09:52 am

Dunno about Wii, but: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6447/

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Syd Lexia wrote:

Was Broken Sword re-released on the Wii?

There was a directors cut made. It came out for iOS i believe...

Quote:

"Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars - Director's Cut

The Director's Cut is a remake of the original Broken Sword by Ubisoft, and was released on the Wii and Nintendo DS in March 2009"

It is a remake but there is also new stuff in the game as well. If you are interested you can get it on gog.com for pretty cheap. They were actually giving it out for free for a while. I can't remember if it still is though.

I agree Woodzy. Broken Sword is a good game but i think it should have been lower. I actually recognise quite a lot on this list.

I remember 7th Guest it was fucking hard. I could barely get past the cake puzzle at the start.

Posted: Jan 25 2012 04:12 pm

I've never played Day of the Tentacle, 7th Guest or Under A Steel Sky. I will, though. I won't call myself a real gamer until I do.

JoshWoodzy wrote:

I'm gonna post the whole list 'cause I'm gangsta like that.

You punk! Stay away from my daughter!

I was actually going to post it myself but seemed like too much of a hassle.

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Bob Dylan`s Blues wrote:

I've never played Day of the Tentacle, 7th Guest or Under A Steel Sky. I will, though. I won't call myself a real gamer until I do.

JoshWoodzy wrote:

I'm gonna post the whole list 'cause I'm gangsta like that.

You punk! Stay away from my daughter!

I was actually going to post it myself but seemed like too much of a hassle.

The others are OK, but Day of the Tentacle is an absolute must for any adventure game fan, or Maniac Mansion fan especially.

Joined: Aug 04 2009 Posts: 2515

Bob Dylan`s Blues wrote:

I've never played Day of the Tentacle, 7th Guest or Under A Steel Sky. I will, though. I won't call myself a real gamer until I do.

JoshWoodzy wrote:

I'm gonna post the whole list 'cause I'm gangsta like that.

You punk! Stay away from my daughter!

I was actually going to post it myself but seemed like too much of a hassle.

You can easily run DotT through ScummVM.

7th Guest i imagine would be pretty difficult to get running on new computers. On saying that i played it first on the Mac back in the day so i dunno. I think i may have the disc floating about i should really check!

Beneath a Steel Sky is free on gog.com i am nearly certain.
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/beneath_a_steel_sky

Also while i am there to Syd Lexia:
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/broken_sword_directors_cut

Posted: Jan 25 2012 07:44 pm

I appreciate the effort, but I'm not interested in GOG. If you guys say Broken Sword is good, I'll probably snag the DS version.

Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

Syd Lexia wrote:

Also, the episodes of Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, which is console-exclusive to the PS3, are also available on Mac/PC. And point and click adventures were meant to be played with a mouse.

I'm sorry

. I really don't care how people play Broken Sword, as long as they play it. But if there are some PC games you've been meaning to catch up on, GOG is a great service. Games are typically optimized for full screen/modern OS's, patched to the most stable version, and DRM free.

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Myst or Myst IV should be higher than Riven and this list is 100% garbage without 9 on it. I almost enjoy that game more than the Myst series.

Posted: Jan 25 2012 09:39 pm

Greg, I only said that because you were going to buy a PS3 game. Razz

Sad to see SBCG4AP not on the list.

Posted: Jan 25 2012 09:40 pm

No original Police Quest, or Police Quest II? FAIL

Posted: Jan 25 2012 10:47 pm

JoshWoodzy wrote:

Bob Dylan`s Blues wrote:

I've never played Day of the Tentacle, 7th Guest or Under A Steel Sky. I will, though. I won't call myself a real gamer until I do.

JoshWoodzy wrote:

I'm gonna post the whole list 'cause I'm gangsta like that.

You punk! Stay away from my daughter!

I was actually going to post it myself but seemed like too much of a hassle.

The others are OK, but Day of the Tentacle is an absolute must for any adventure game fan, or Maniac Mansion fan especially.

I say that because everybody talks about how 7th Guest is so unique and the first to do this or that. Under A Steel Sky is a critical darling, that's why I want to try that.

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Bob Dylan`s Blues wrote:

JoshWoodzy wrote:

Bob Dylan`s Blues wrote:

I've never played Day of the Tentacle, 7th Guest or Under A Steel Sky. I will, though. I won't call myself a real gamer until I do.

JoshWoodzy wrote:

I'm gonna post the whole list 'cause I'm gangsta like that.

You punk! Stay away from my daughter!

I was actually going to post it myself but seemed like too much of a hassle.

The others are OK, but Day of the Tentacle is an absolute must for any adventure game fan, or Maniac Mansion fan especially.

I say that because everybody talks about how 7th Guest is so unique and the first to do this or that. Under A Steel Sky is a critical darling, that's why I want to try that.

7th guest is being released on GoG.com in the next week or so for $9,99. Just a heads up.