Posted Jun 1, 2009 1:38 am PT

You learn to take Gamespot scores with a grain of salt. I'm interested in Lux Pain for instance, yet they only gave it a 3.5. I want to experience something different. I'm not letting a score get in the way of that.

But hey, I think it's a bit premature to say what's common for gamers. I like a variety of genres - FPS, action/adventure, platform, RPG, violent racing so fast you wonder if you'll launch your car into orbit. There's nothing messed up about that.

I've noticed my games are getting to the point where I have to list what I've played and haven't played too. I "have" rated them all, but ones I haven't played I rate based on previews and gameplay movies. So it can get difficult working out what to play next!

A great game for using your brain is Circle of Blood. It also features some quality humour too - I just finished it recently. Keep an eye out for it on eBay or wherever you prefer to look, it's worth it. Some puzzles left me stumped for hours, days even!

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Posted Jun 1, 2009 2:15 am PT

Interesting that you have not a single Sierra or Lucasarts title on the list. Have you never tried those adventures ? If not, you should really give The secret of Monkey Island a go. Anyway, I have (believe it or not) never played any of the Myst or familiar games but they are on my wish list so I will get around doing it eventually.

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Posted Jun 1, 2009 7:37 am PT

Ok man, great games, but add: Day Of The Tentacle (Sierra/Lucas as Revenhoe said)... one of the truly great games of all time. Hint: You have to microwave the gerbil... not. I would also strongly recommend Cryostasis: The Death of Sleep. Myst though, you're right... and I think people who weren't gaming when it came out may not realize how HUGE it was! Father's were keeping computers tied up so sons and daughters couldn't play! I may be drawing on deep personal experiences... maybe not . Oh.. and there was a LucasArts, Sierra Indiana Jones game from around the DOTT days... if you can find it that was great too. Stilll, you clearly are a man of taste and distinction

All kidding aside, I love RPGs, FPS, Action, 4X games, Pure Strategy, Pong... I mean... I think a wide range of interests, or in your case a very polar experience, is positive. I think it reflects that you're not a gimmick-gamer, but a real one with real tastes and the ability to make good choices as to how to spend your gaming dollar and time. Bravo Sir!

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Posted Jun 1, 2009 1:35 pm PT

Indeed it's a nice list! Myst is one of this list that I want too, but only get the first and played nothing from it, yet. Actually, for my tastes, I have a more interesting list to play before it.

Also, I stopped to judge a game using only the score of the game that GS give - they're not to be trust, even when the review try to justify it.

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Posted Jun 1, 2009 7:06 pm PT

Heya Christian!

Firstly welcome back!

Yeah - there's nothing weird lovin' adventure and FPS. I give anything a go as sometimes a certain genre can spice up that gaming 'career'. Yet there are some games that mixes several genres into one that at times can be a little odd.

As far as your list is concerned, the only ones I have played are The Longest Journey and The Neverhood. And yeah the reviewer for The Neverhood is a complete fool. Granted there was two puzzles that really made me want to choke that clay freak but boy I enjoyed his antics!

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Posted Jun 1, 2009 7:09 pm PT

@sequekhan: This thing about low scores is very subjective. I even got a 'Bad Taste' emblem! I'll post a blog entry about that. =)

I guess you're right about playing games from "opposite" genres. It's because I noticed that some gamers, for example, either love Diablo II and hate Neverwinter Nights or vice-versa. If someone is a FPS afficionado, this guy probably doesn't like Adventure games. Or if a gamer is addicted to Warcraft III or Starcraft, it would be a pain for him to play something like Chess or Heroes of Might and Magic. Obviously there're exceptions, but in general it's the way it works. I agree with ya about Circle of Blood, that's why it's listed above (LoL).

@Ravenhoe: I used to play this kind of old Adventure games you mentioned, especially Larry, Sam and Max, Full Throttle (awesome Lucasarts point-and-click) and Goblins. I never played the Secret of Monkey Island, though. The games I listed above are my favorite ones from this genre in particular.

Please, man, if you like adventures, try Myst. For now you just need the first one (which may take your entire life), just remember to get the Masterpiece Edition.

@nappan: Thanks for passing by and letting me know your thoughts. I constantly hear about Day of the Tentacle. Is this game about aliens and all that stuff? I think I still have this game, but I have to check out my old box to be sure.

Cryostasis is more action-focused, isn't it? It remembered me a bit of S.T.A.L.K.E.R., although it seems a little slow-paced, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Nevertheless thanks for the recommendation. I have a friend that bought this game, so I'll take a look at it before getting a copy.

Thanks man. It's quite hard searching for all the fast-paced FPSes in the world and to keep my favs list up-to-date. It was also tough to build the Adventure list I posted above, but now I have all the games I ever wanted in my collection.

I guess you're right about my extremist point of view. I prefer to specialize in something I love instead of losing hours to master RPG or RTS games (and this is just my humble opinion). I restarted Diablo II about three times to build a good character and finish the 'Hell' level; for what? I spent months playing this game and, when I finally finished it, I just uninstalled the game and that's all. Most hardcore players love this approach; it just didn't work well for me.

@Cunhao: I'm going to finish some FPS games before really adventuring the world of Myst. Damn I still have to finish Rise of the Triad and I have no free time right now.

I earned the Bad Taste emblem (significa que eu gosto de jogo merda), but I'm pretty happy with the games I'm playing ultimately. For instance, I never tried Powerslave or Starship Troopers because of the low score here in GS, but these games are quite fun to be honest. I started to hunt down all the old-school FPSes, and I picked up all the ones I found interesting for most.

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Posted Jun 2, 2009 12:59 am PT

Aha, you wrote in in brackets! I keep forgetting it has another name as well.

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Posted Jun 2, 2009 3:17 pm PT

Hey @Azghouls!

Thanks for the welcome! I'm always visiting GameSpot, and I've been preparing a review for Left 4 Dead during these days. =)

Man, you know: we're exceptions. =) Most of my friends can't mix "opposite" genres or different gameplay styles, depending on the situation. For instance, a Diablo II fanboy may play Titan Quest or Sacred, but he/she will probably find Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate boring games. Naturally this is just the general idea; there're exceptions around.

From the list above the only game I definitely recommend for everyone is Myst (and the sequels, if the player thinks he's good enough to finish the whole franchise).

I didn't finish The Neverhood (yet), but I do remember that infinite corridor. I mean, even the most weird and annoying things seems to have a good reason to make their appearance. As I said, it's a brilliant game!

EDIT: By the way, in which level you're in Rise of the Triad? So far I'm playing the third level (highest difficulty).

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Posted Jun 4, 2009 6:57 pm PT

@ChristianKiss

Heya mate - I'm playing on the second highest difficulty level and also on the third. I gave that game a small rest as I want to play off those games on my playing list on that order - so Nina and Silent Storm Sentinals are taking more prioirty - and besides less clutter on my profile!

Lastly - I just finished off Terminator Salvation and gave it a 4.5. I wanted to play that game cause the movie has just been released and sooo looking forward to it!

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Posted Jun 7, 2009 4:33 am PT

Hi there, I think that the storyline, dialogues and puzzles are probably the most important factors in adventure games, and your list is a good reference which covers the most notable titles of the genre. I just want to add some rather unknown but quite interesting ones:
- Hotel Dusk: Room 215
- The Experiment
- Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (and other games of this series)

And just a small thing, are you missing the original Myst which came out in 1995?

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Posted Jun 7, 2009 8:04 am PT

@Lovely_Beauty: Thanks for the recommendations. I almost got Sherlock Holmes as well, but unfortunately the game didn't get here in Brazil. No, no, I remember the original Myst. =) But I would have in my list three similar games if I was going to get the original one as well. You know, Myst, Myst: Masterpiece Edition and realMyst are almost the same game. If you compare Myst with the Masterpiece Edition, you'll have the same game except for the graphics. And realMyst just put you in the same world using a real time 3D engine, which looks superb even by today's standard.

Plus it's quite hard to find the original game. I was lucky myself to get a copy of the Masterpiece Edition already. =)

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Posted Jun 9, 2009 3:09 am PT

@Lovely_beauty

Wasn't Hotel Dusk a beautiful game. I loved it for the sheer fact that the issues faced by the guests are so 'down-to-earth', believable in fact; so for me it brought immersion which is really important in any adventure game...actually any game.

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Posted Jun 11, 2009 3:38 pm PT

Hey Christian. I don't think you are messed up for liking two completely contrasting genres ... I mean, I love ambient music, but also love punk!

When it comes to games I like nearly all types and my tastes vary from month to month. Right at this moment I'm addicted to Zelda games. I'm really enjoying Phantom Hourglass on the DS but am getting a bit annoyed by Ocarina Of Time as it's really stressing me out and could do without that right now because I get enough of that from work!

I've got quite a few adventure titles on my DS I've not touched yet so will probably play some of them soon to calm me down - including the DS 're-make' of Broken Sword which I'll really enjoy playing again. I've also got Hotel Dusk 215 so am looking forward to that after what others said here.

As for the games on your list, I think I've played them all except Broken Sword 4 and The Neverhood. I like the Myst games, especially Myst V and URU, though have always cheated on some of the puzzles due to not having very good lateral thinking skills or much patience! Myst IV was really beautiful but I never got very far with it.

Did you ever play Amerzone? It's a watered down MYST sort of game, more 'logical' and less contrived, but quite interesting and fairly well done.

I didn't think much of Syberia, but The Longest Journey games are fantastic - the first one being my fave true adventure game (closely followed by Broken Sword and Grim Fandango) and one of my all time fave games of any genre.

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Posted Jun 11, 2009 4:30 pm PT

Hey, @martianrobot! Welcome aboard!

I would love to take a look at Hotel Dusk, but I guess it doesn't have a PC version. Maybe when I get a DS... which would be an alternative to give the PC a rest (although I will never get tired of playing the PC, LoL).

If you're interested in The Neverhood, just remember to ignore GameSpot's rating, because the review is definitely unfair. Take a look at the average score and on the players reviews. They'll tell ya the truth about this wonderful game. If Myst is a game that successfully brought a unique sense of wonder, The Neverhood is one that will bring a strange sense of "bizarreness"... in the good way.

No; I never played Amerzone and this is the first time I'm hearing about this game. Sometimes these unknown games are much better than the popular ones. That's why I'm always with an open mind, otherwise I would be a total ignorant. It will be hard to find an Amerzone copy around, but I'll take a look.

As an adventurer since my first days of gamer, I guess that Myst still is my favorite Adventure game. And believe me that you only need patience to finish the whole series. In the end, you'll find that it has little to do with thinking skills. Obviously there're always those people who find the answer faster than you (which isn't my case), but patience is enough to beat Myst. =)

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