adventure games

AHarvey · 18 Aug 2011 at 05:26

Hi all,

In a little over 8 weeks our first kid is due and with the wife being off on maternity etc I thought I would get a few adventure games for her to play through in between looking after the nipper and cleaning

Now, I've the original 4 monkey island games that she has never played and blade runner, she's played all the broken swords (well, she hasn't finished the last 2) and she loved Syberia. I've Grim Fandango knocking about somewhere too.

I am out of touch with adventure games really, so can anyone suggest any?

Didn't they make more monkey island games? and some back to the future ones too?

robin66 · 18 Aug 2011 at 06:44

Tales of Monkey Island, which comes in 5 chapters. Yeap a 5 part back to the future game is out there also, Both can be bought on steam.

Another adventure game, that you might want to look at is The Longest Journey. It's a really old game but still a classic. You can get it on steam as well.

Fred · 18 Aug 2011 at 06:47

The first Monkey Island was redone at some point, with new graphics/voices. There is also a fifth, Tales of Monkey Island.

Syberia 2, The longest Journey / Dreamfall, Indigo Prophecy, Sam & Max stuff. Not strictly adventures but Limbo / Machinarium might be worthwhile.

orderoftheflame · 18 Aug 2011 at 07:28

AHarvey said:
Didn't they make more monkey island games? and some back to the future ones too?

ToMI, BTTF, and the new Sam & Max games are all from Telltale.

http://www.telltalegames.com/games

All available on Steam as well.

The old one's are the best one's still imo though. Interesting fact: Grim Fandango is the best game ever, she should play it first.

Fred said:
Not strictly adventures but Limbo / Machinarium might be worthwhile.

Machinarium definitely is. :confused:

It's one of the best examples of a modern P+C adventure game imo.

uv · 18 Aug 2011 at 07:35

Another vote for both Sam & Max and Machinarium.

Hector looks to be fantastic, though it's rather uncouth

Noble-Kebab · 18 Aug 2011 at 10:12

Simon the Sorcerer, Full Throttle, Discworld, Day of the Tentacle,

Pestilence · 18 Aug 2011 at 10:22

uv said:
Another vote for both Sam & Max and Machinarium.

Hector looks to be fantastic, though it's rather uncouth

Hector is indeed uncouth, but the voice acting and recording quality is horrible, and the game itself offers barely 2 hours of play if you have any familiarity with the point and click genre.

ssharp59 · 18 Aug 2011 at 10:58

DISCWORLD & DISCWORLD 2.. amazing, just difficult to get hold of now.

Merlin5 · 18 Aug 2011 at 11:03

Runaway: A Twist of Fate

http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,1104

Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis

http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,1020

Lost Horizon

http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,1207

LeJosh · 18 Aug 2011 at 11:05

Machinarium.

Neil79 · 18 Aug 2011 at 11:20

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18238684

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pcpietrek · 18 Aug 2011 at 11:36

Tunguska: Secret Files

phil-k · 18 Aug 2011 at 11:46

Tales of Monkey Island, I have all the previous adventures, I see Steam have the complete pack for £24.99, might wait a bit and see if I can get it cheaper

Usher · 18 Aug 2011 at 11:49

I can tell it's your first child, time to sit & play games ?, Lol

Moothead2 · 18 Aug 2011 at 11:59

Little Big Adventure.

Sleepery · 18 Aug 2011 at 12:25

Usher said:
I can tell it's your first child, time to sit & play games ?, Lol

Yeah, I genuinely lol'd too.

AHarvey · 18 Aug 2011 at 12:55

Usher said:
I can tell it's your first child, time to sit & play games ?, Lol

The joys of a two parent family, when I am at home and looking after the kid etc it'd be nice for her to spend some time doing other stuff.

And having raised my two youngest brothers from babies to about 5 years old, I can say that it's not as hard as people make out

Thanks for all the suggestions folks, having read some of them I've remembered I might have the disks knocking about somewhere. Just found Perry Rhodan too, remember that being ok.