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Mnementh said:
Errorist76 said:

I don’t know...Adventure games used to be challenging and required patience and intelligence. Then people decided thinking was too stressful and only Germans kept making them. Then we got TTG and.. Then we got Trump. Lol 

Remember Simon the Sorcerer, Indiana Jones, Day of the Tentacle and especially Monkey Island? Yes, that were the games. I also add Return to Zork (the first graphical Zork) to that list.

I might try out old text adventures at some point, they should have even more options to offer.

VGPolyglot said:

Nobody really needs to play any game for that matter, but we do it because we enjoy it.

I agree with Errorist on this one. There are games, that only matter because of gameplay. Think of Mario Kart, watching it isn't half the fun than actually playing it. Other games that tend to focus on story or graphic - well obviously you can experience story and graphic the same in a youtube video. I really think that games should offer something more, otherwise I can take the Let's Play. TTG-games have some interaction, but really they are on the low end in this reagard.

okr said:
So the 2018 general opinion is that Telltale have fallen from grace but Quantic Dream are still considered good?

Hehehe, I'm with you, but expect to get Flak for this.

Fei-Hung said:
The level of polish, gameplay and passion isn't the same as games like monkey Island. This seems to be the laziest version of this genre of game with the only positives being a decent story and an easy platinum trophy.

The first two Monkey Islands and Day of the Tentacle were the greatest. I've yet to see an adventure matching that.

Yup, the old monkey Island games were something special  Not sure if you played the disc world ones  Theyy were really good too. Those older games had a sense of wonder and magic to them. 

 



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Fei-Hung said:
Sorry I haven't replied since I put my rant up. Had visitors over and then one of their little ones fell ill and we all went to the A&E and didn't get back until late.

OT:

1) Pervy Sensei, you recommended Nioh and I played it more than you did lol

2) QD doesn't have immunity the way TTG does. They also have choices which make a difference, more gameplay elements and production values that make TTG games look like an art project or a 5yr old.

In fact, Indie devs with smaller budgets could probably do a better job than TTG.

The level of polish, gameplay and passion isn't the same as games like monkey Island. This seems to be the laziest version of this genre of game with the only positives being a decent story and an easy platinum trophy.

Speaking of Monkey Island....If you’re ever interested in a P&C adventure in the old style of Lucasarts games, I can strongly recommend the Book of Unwritten Tales series. Really great and funny games! And far from lazy.

Also Thimbleweed Park of course. https://thimbleweedpark.com/

I can also recommend most of the stuff by Daedalic. They put a lot off love in their games. The Edna (&Harvey) series is really funny!!

Last edited by Errorist76 - on 04 March 2018

Mnementh said:
Errorist76 said:

I don’t know...Adventure games used to be challenging and required patience and intelligence. Then people decided thinking was too stressful and only Germans kept making them. Then we got TTG and.. Then we got Trump. Lol 

Remember Simon the Sorcerer, Indiana Jones, Day of the Tentacle and especially Monkey Island? Yes, that were the games. I also add Return to Zork (the first graphical Zork) to that list.

I might try out old text adventures at some point, they should have even more options to offer.

VGPolyglot said:

Nobody really needs to play any game for that matter, but we do it because we enjoy it.

I agree with Errorist on this one. There are games, that only matter because of gameplay. Think of Mario Kart, watching it isn't half the fun than actually playing it. Other games that tend to focus on story or graphic - well obviously you can experience story and graphic the same in a youtube video. I really think that games should offer something more, otherwise I can take the Let's Play. TTG-games have some interaction, but really they are on the low end in this reagard.

okr said:
So the 2018 general opinion is that Telltale have fallen from grace but Quantic Dream are still considered good?

Hehehe, I'm with you, but expect to get Flak for this.

Fei-Hung said:
The level of polish, gameplay and passion isn't the same as games like monkey Island. This seems to be the laziest version of this genre of game with the only positives being a decent story and an easy platinum trophy.

The first two Monkey Islands and Day of the Tentacle were the greatest. I've yet to see an adventure matching that.

Also to you a recommendation...play the Book Of Unwritten Tales games. Probably the closest we’ll get to the quality of old Lucasarts games, besides Thimble Weed Park of course, which I’m sure you know already.

I can also recommend most of the stuff by Daedalic. They put a lot off love in their games. The Edna (&Harvey) series is really funny!!

Last edited by Errorist76 - on 04 March 2018

Errorist76 said:
Fei-Hung said:
Sorry I haven't replied since I put my rant up. Had visitors over and then one of their little ones fell ill and we all went to the A&E and didn't get back until late.

OT:

1) Pervy Sensei, you recommended Nioh and I played it more than you did lol

2) QD doesn't have immunity the way TTG does. They also have choices which make a difference, more gameplay elements and production values that make TTG games look like an art project or a 5yr old.

In fact, Indie devs with smaller budgets could probably do a better job than TTG.

The level of polish, gameplay and passion isn't the same as games like monkey Island. This seems to be the laziest version of this genre of game with the only positives being a decent story and an easy platinum trophy.

Speaking of Monkey Island....If you’re ever interested in a P&C adventure in the old style of Lucasarts games, I can strongly recommend the Book of Unwritten Tales series. Really great and funny games! And far from lazy.

Also Thimbleweed Park of course. https://thimbleweedpark.com/

I can also recommend most of the stuff by Daedalic. They put a lot off love in their games. The Edna (&Harvey) series is really funny!!

Might give this a shot. Just bought a pc so this could christen it as the first game :)