Point and click adventure games

DoctorEdgeWild · 02-06-2012 10:22PM #1

Hello all,

Did a search on this topic and latest thread I found was three years ago, apologies to mods and regulars if I've missed something.

My favourite type of game has always been point and click adventure games. I think the first one I ever came across was Full Throttle, which seemed so incredible compared to the text based games I had been playing up to that point. (turn left, open door etc.)

It led me to find games like Grim Fandango, Blade Runner and Myst as well as my all time favourite game, the absolutely incredible The Dark Eye.

Would anyone have any more recommendations for other games along these lines? PC based, old or new.

Thanks.

02-06-2012 11:42PM

Syberia is reasonable. Machinarium (shortist but cheap on steam usually) is good. Indiana jones and the fate of atlantis old but good. Broken sword 1 another old one but good one.

calex71 · 03-06-2012 12:08AM

Not strictly point and click but close and current is the Walking Dead series. Worth a look if you've seen the tv show / comics.... actually would likely be better if you had no knowledge of either hence no expectations.

gizmo · 03-06-2012 01:03AM

Outside of the utter classic that is Grim Fandango, my other faves are...

Sam & Max: Hit The Road
Sam & Max: Season One
Monkey Island 1 & 2
Day of the Tentacle (no link: ****ing LucasArts and their unwillingness to release their classic games on downloadable services :mad:)
The Neverhood (no link: this is going to be pretty hard to find although there was talks recently of the original devs trying to get it re-released on mobile devices)

Retr0gamer · 03-06-2012 10:27AM

You can get Beneath a Steel Sky and Lure of the Temptress free from GoG.com. There's other great point and click games on their site.

I also heard very good things about the Blackwell series of games. All are available on Steam.

Monotype · 03-06-2012 10:44AM

There's also the new monkey island series. Tales of monkey island.
http://www.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland

You can usually find them on discount if you wait a while and keep you eyes open. I think I paid a fiver for the lot. I've only played the first chapter (i.e., the demo) but it was good fun.

crybaby · 03-06-2012 11:04AM

I would love to play Blade Runner & Grim Fandago especially Grim Fandango as I never finished that one

Must try out some of your suggestions Retrogamer

DoctorEdgeWild · 03-06-2012 11:44AM

Thanks for the suggestions. Going to go looking for some of them now.

Grim Fandango is a fantastic game. So much personality and imagination.

The Dark Eye is based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe and I've never played a game with such atmosphere. Hard to find but worth tracking down in my opinion.

Have never played any of the Monkey Island games which is something I think it's time to rectify by the sounds of things.

Kinski · 03-06-2012 11:59AM

I really miss this genre. But Telltale Games attempts to revive it have been lame. Their episodic Sam & Max series was rubbish.

I think Ron Gilbert (of Monkey Island fame) got funding for a new graphic adventure through Kickstarter, so that's something to look out for.

gizmo · 03-06-2012 12:43PM

Kinski wrote: »

I really miss this genre. But Telltale Games attempts to revive it have been lame. Their episodic Sam & Max series was rubbish.

I think Ron Gilbert (of Monkey Island fame) got funding for a new graphic adventure through Kickstarter, so that's something to look out for.

Totally disagree with the Sam & Max comment, while they certainly haven't been as strong as the original, they've still been pretty damn good throughout the three seasons.

Oh and Gilbert is currently working for Double Fine on the rather neat looking downloadable title, The Cave.

ShiverinEskimo · 03-06-2012 12:55PM

The Dig was my all-time favourite. Story line was brilliant and although it had no humour in the script it was pure Sci-Fi.

Odaise Gaelach · 03-06-2012 01:08PM

The Longest Journey (and, to a lesser extent, Dreamfall).

Monotype · 03-06-2012 02:12PM

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

The Dig was my all-time favourite. Story line was brilliant and although it had no humour in the script it was pure Sci-Fi.

I'm sure it did. I'm not sure if it was meant to be now that I think about it

but the whole part with yer man going mad and the alternative ending was funny

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The dig is a good one alright. A little slow to start with but very entertaining in all.

Creamy Goodness · 03-06-2012 02:45PM

machinarium is quite the little belter.

johnny_ultimate · 03-06-2012 02:45PM

I'm playing through Superbrothers Swords & Sorcery EP, after getting it with the humble bundle. It's a brilliantly subversive and witty point and click adventure. It may have one of the best soundtracks of recent times. A real joy, and one that's both loyal to its inspirations and very clever in its own right.

03-06-2012 02:55PM

For me, nothing will ever beat Grim Fandango; it was beautiful, the storyline was absolutely incredible, the voice acting was topnotch and the characters were brilliant - you genuinely fell in love with them.

I grew up playing the Monkey Islands - played #2 first, before moving on to #1. #3 is probably the best in the series, I personally think, as it was the most visually impressive. We'll just forget #4 ever happened.

ShiverinEskimo · 03-06-2012 03:21PM

Playing The Dig on my android phone using scummvm app now. Couldn't resist.

Stompbox · 03-06-2012 08:34PM

Where can one get Grim Fandango? Been meaning to check it out for ages.

gizmo · 03-06-2012 08:52PM

Stompbox wrote: »

Where can one get Grim Fandango? Been meaning to check it out for ages.

eBay is probably your best bet. While it's still well worth the £34.99 some Amazon marketplace sellers are charging for it, it's still not something I can really recommend.

Gbear · 03-06-2012 09:01PM

The Discworld game, with the main protagonist Rincewind voiced by Eric Idle, was ridiculously hard but also absolute genius.

03-06-2012 09:20PM

Gbear wrote: »

The Discworld game, with the main protagonist Rincewind voiced by Eric Idle, was ridiculously hard but also absolute genius.

Completely agree. Never got to play Discworld 2, but Discworld Noir was a massive let down.

With regards to something being ridiculously hard, I'm reminded of the ridiculous moment from Broken Sword 2, where they're in Ireland and that damned goat.

Kinski · 03-06-2012 10:53PM

gizmo wrote: »

Totally disagree with the Sam & Max comment, while they certainly haven't been as strong as the original, they've still been pretty damn good throughout the three seasons.

A lot of people enjoyed them alright, but just didn't get into them at all myself. I didn't like the puzzles, and felt the limited locations and episodic structure inhibited the exploration and discovery aspect which was key to my enjoyment of Monkey Island et al. I like graphic adventures to have a more "epic" sweep than episodic content allows.

gizmo · 03-06-2012 11:17PM

Kinski wrote: »

A lot of people enjoyed them alright, but just didn't get into them at all myself. I didn't like the puzzles, and felt the limited locations and episodic structure inhibited the exploration and discovery aspect which was key to my enjoyment of Monkey Island et al. I like graphic adventures to have a more "epic" sweep than episodic content allows.

Ah, totally agree there but since the fall of LucasArts I guess it's the best we can hope for.

balkieb2002 · 04-06-2012 12:12AM

Deleted User wrote: »

With regards to something being ridiculously hard, I'm reminded of the ridiculous moment from Broken Sword 2, where they're in Ireland and that damned goat.

That goat nearly made me put my keyboard through my screen... don't know how many times I had that repeat that section. Really enjoyed the broken sword series until they decided to go and move away from point and click.

I recently found a link to forum that has a list of loads of free(ware) games with quite a few classic point and click games (manic mansion, beneath a steel sky etc)

Check under the Adventure Spoiler and 2D for most of them.

funky penguin · 04-06-2012 02:57AM

boneyarsebogman wrote: »

The Discworld game, with the main protagonist Rincewind voiced by Eric Idle, was ridiculously hard but also absolute genius

Completely agree. Never got to play Discworld 2, but Discworld Noir was a massive let down.

Honestly, I think I'm the only person alive who enjoyed Discworld Noir. :0

Discworld 2 was easier than the first, but both games were ridiculously difficult, even if you'd read the series. Love them. If you ever get a chance, try 2!

Stompbox · 04-06-2012 05:16PM

Deleted User wrote: »

For me, nothing will ever beat Grim Fandango; it was beautiful, the storyline was absolutely incredible, the voice acting was topnotch and the characters were brilliant - you genuinely fell in love with them.

I grew up playing the Monkey Islands - played #2 first, before moving on to #1. #3 is probably the best in the series, I personally think, as it was the most visually impressive. We'll just forget #4 ever happened.

By #4 I presume you mean Escape From Monkey Island? That's one of my all-time favourites!

Reekwind · 05-06-2012 10:50AM

For a recent indie game, Gemini Rue is very good. Only half-way through it but enjoying myself so far

05-06-2012 03:32PM

Stompbox wrote: »

By #4 I presume you mean Escape From Monkey Island? That's one of my all-time favourites!

Really? Clunky graphics and that God-awful Monkey Kombat system. Give me #3 any time!

Sledgejammer · 05-06-2012 07:23PM

Gbear wrote: »

The Discworld game, with the main protagonist Rincewind voiced by Eric Idle, was ridiculously hard but also absolute genius.

God yeah, brilliant game but one of the most counter intuitive puzzle solvers of all time, the only way to beat it without using hints is to just click everything in every order you can think of and hope for the best. So so difficult, but brilliant if you're a fan of the series and Eric Idle is obviously going to be a great voice too.

SirLemonhead · 05-06-2012 11:05PM

Monkey Island 4 is awful stuff alright. I haven't even finished it. Monkey 2 is easily the best of the lot, with 1 behind it, then 3. You really can't go wrong getting hold of the first 3 games.

The Dig is generally regarded as being pretty awful from what I can remember.

Gotta second the recommendation for Beneath a Steel sky. It's a classic. Also day of the tentacle of course. Sam n Max never did anything for me but it's generally highly regarded.

Full Throttle is one of my favourites too, if a bit short, and the combat sections are kinda annoying alright. It's nice to play the cool/tough character for once.

Wasn't too impressed by the Indiana Jones point and click games.

Loom is worth giving a go - it's another Lucasarts game and involves playing musical notes instead of the usual 'talk/push/open' verb clicking.

I've only played a VGA remake version of Maniac Mansion but it was enjoyable. I remember it was possible to make mistakes that make it impossible to finish the game? That kinda sucks. It's always one that's recommended though..one of the first Lucasarts point and clickers (either that or Zakk McKraken..not played that one yet though)

Maybe the Simon the Sorcerer games? those are meant to be good..

Definitely Broken Sword 1+2

I started playing Toonstruck which seemed interesting..has Christopher Lloyd from back to the future as a live action actor in a cartoon based world. I imagine is has some crazy puzzles.

And as said, Grim Fandango and the Discworld games.

One of my personal favourites, due to it being my first point and click adventure game, is The Case of the Serrated Scalpel. You play as Sherlock holmes on the trail of a jack the ripper style killer. The artwork in it is gorgeous.

Just off the top of my head.

danthefan · 11-06-2012 05:27PM

All 3 Broken Sword games for €2.50 on Steam at the moment.

Point and click adventure games

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