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hi people!
can anyone recommend any good adventure games for the pc and what is the best one out there?

thanx

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Myst = the best

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Originally posted by piderman
Myst = the best
Agree- Myst and part 2 and 3 are my favorite games, haven't played the 4th one yet. I've never found a game that could match them.

ncrosby🙂

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thanx guys! but whats the plot?

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i think u should get "war of the ring"

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Originally posted by jenkade
hi people!
can anyone recommend any good adventure games for the pc and what is the best one out there?

thanx
The Myst series is good, but it's basically more of a highly-sophisticated series of puzzles rather than a true RPG Adventure Game.

For my money, there are 3 best series out there:

Baldur's Gate Series
Neverwinter Nights Series
Morrowind Series

All have great character design elements, tonnes of side quests and a long, strong central plot. The best part about them is that all three have a unique interface and style.

Just in case anyone throws it out, I've played the Star Wars: KOTR, and while it was fun, it was WAYYY too easy and too short.

Edit: I've also tried Dungeon Siege... lots of fighting and good scenery... but there's no character development, a weak plot and OH MY GOD is it boring! Walk 3 feet, kill 10 things, walk 5 feet, kill 10 things... crap, is it ever tedious!

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For my money, the Monkey Island series is the best, hands down. The old Sierra games (especially Hero's Quest/Quest for Glory, Space Quest and Leisure Suit Larry series) are also excellent.

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Monkey Island 1 and 2 just rock. Sierra adventure games seem somewhat frustrating and unimaginative compared to them, in my opinion. Haven't played any of the Monkey Island sequels after that, but I get the impression that they are inferior. I'd start with the first two.

I haven't played Sam and Max Hit the Road all the way through, but it's very funny. If you're interested in humorous adventure games that actually have humor in them, I'd recommend those three.

I've played about halfway through Grim Fandango, and while I don't think its dialogue is as sharp as in the other games I've mentioned, and some of its puzzles are irritating and counterintuitive, the graphics are lovely and the ambience can't be beat. That one's worth a look also.

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Originally posted by jgvaccaro
Monkey Island 1 and 2 just rock.
Second that! Gabriel Knight was a lot of fun, but I heard the
sequels were absurdly difficult. I like the Sierra line of King's,
Space, and Hero's Quests. The Leisure Suit Larry series was
corny, I thought.

Nemesio

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The ULTIMATE classic adventure game:

Star Control 2.

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Originally posted by jenkade
hi people!
can anyone recommend any good adventure games for the pc and what is the best one out there?

thanx

I have to agree with the Myst-ers here!

Myst II (called RIVEN) is truly an incredible PC experience....awesome.
Myst III (EXILE) is also huge in scope...also awesome.

no guns, no dying....just pure logic, beauty, 3-D surround graphics to evoke nature. I feel like these Myst games are hearkening in a way that virtual reality gaming could be introduced and honed.

steely

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Or you could check out the amusing counter version PYST if you can find it. Based on the same idea, but starts with you waking up from a hangover and no memory or idea how the island got trashed.

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Hey, look behind you...a three-headed monkey! Nice avatar.

The first 2 Monkey Island games were classic beyond classic. The third one was good 'n funny, but the ending was lack-luster (to say the least). Never played the rest.

But I have to take issue with Myst. WTF? It's not an adventure game. Period. It's a puzzle game. The is no "role-playing", in the sense that you take on the "role" of an adventurer. There's just a putrid back story, some nice pictures, FMV and some "logic" puzzles. Feh.

Don't piss in my ear and tell me it's raining.