3D adventure games, optionally multiplayer

I'd like to play a 3D adventure PC game and can put a few dollars for that but I don't know where to start. I'm not a fan of the genre but I've tried Myst and a couple story-based adventure.

In all those games, you were free to take actions in pretty much any order you wanted, but the action themselves were automated ; I'd prefer to have free reign about where exactly I do an action.

The closest I've experience what I'd like as an adventure game is when I take a RPG (video game) and render enemies/monsters almost harmless (I'd need to not move for 2 minutes to be harmed enough to be worried. After that I don't use the game (RPG) stories which also include a lot of battle, but I make up my own stories and try to achieve it through game mechanics but if I can't, I'll create my own system. So it's pretty much exploring with some easy problems to solve.

I'd prefer a multi-player game, but more realistically there won't be enough people so perhps have in-game mechanics resembling forums allowing for actions ot be delayed but not addind any in-context delay.

Thanks for your suggestions

The multiplayer part is optionnal. I was hoping for some screen at my "base" or "home" showing some related content, hopefully a forum but perhaps a feed. Or perhaps some other changing elements, just so the game has something more than just replay value. I wasn't expecting any MMO, those seem to be RPG and action oriented but I'm looking for adventure. There can be other elements but roaming and puzzle-solving (hopefully through interaction with NPC) should be at the heart of the game ; I like it when the parts I need to get involved ("solve") is mysterious.

Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 1/2, Fallout 3/New Vegas, more or less, but what you want doesn't exist,DanielDust

Are the games you posted adventure? I thought those were RPG and action?

So... you want kind of a mix between adventure and sandbox I take it? I don't know any games like that but some good adventure games are Machinarium, Adventures of Monkey Island, and any Telltale game.

So... you want kind of a mix between adventure and sandbox I take it?

cain006

That would be ideal but it could be stages as well ; as in limited 3D space, like a neighborhood or a block of flats.

The only 3D adventure game I played were quite old and GPU were almost unheard of at that time so it included 360 panoramas with "hotspots" (clickable). The problem with that is I couldn't move exactly were I wanted ; I was sometime stuck before or after and left or right the 3D point I wanted and there was no real roaming as in fluid exploring (like walking). When I play sandbox RPGs, I often wander around for hours in god-mode just zapping anything that get in the way wishing there was missions that just invloved light tasks, not action nor skill (jumping between blocks), especially if it would involve interaction with or between NPCs like bringing a message or cheering someone's acqauintance.

I don't know any games like that but some good adventure games are Machinarium, Adventures of Monkey Island, and any Telltale game.

cain006

I thought Monkey Island was 2D ; are other games 3D?

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 1/2, Fallout 3/New Vegas, more or less, but what you want doesn't exist,DynV

The closest thing I can think of (and it's pushing it) might be games like the Penumbra series or even maybe Amenisia. Somewhat 3D, you interact with your environment, and you solve puzzles. Not much npc involvement though. Just an idea.slabber44

That's a great suggestion, I didn't really think about it. They're scary games just so you know. And sorry I didn't notice the 3d part, probably should've looked at the title more closely.

Uru? That game is free and it's from the Myst saga. And it's an MMO. You can complete puzzles with other people and interact.

The closest thing I can think of (and it's pushing it) might be games like the Penumbra series or even maybe Amenisia. Somewhat 3D, you interact with your environment, and you solve puzzles. Not much npc involvement though. Just an idea.slabber44

Penumbra Overture (Review)

That look pretty sweet! Thanks. :)

The 3D and the adventure aspects were the most important ; the NPC interactions I described were to specify my idea of adventure as some may think bashing a crowbar through a zombie skull as adventure. I'd welcome any more suggestion along what I'm looking for.

I just bought on Penumbra Collection on eBay for 11.49USD + S&H 2.25USD.

Thank a lot slabber44!

Uru Live

Free, and a pretty good game if there are people online.

I thought Monkey Island was 2DDynV

- Grim Fandango. - Sam and Max. - Gray Matter.harry_james_pot

Although those are 3D, do they have constraints? For example, only have access to a hotel bar, lobby & 3rd floor also can't go in the street so location change is done clicking on a map ; example taken from Post Mortem.