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HoloDust on 24 October 2012
SvennoJ said:
Space combat (Rogue squadron, Tie fighter)
Space sim (Frontier first encounters style)
Big budget 2D or 3D adventure games (Grim Fandango, Dreamfall longest journey, Riven)
Big budget cinematic platformers (Flashback, Another world, Oddworld)
Rally racing (Europe still has WRC, DiRT is not rally anymore)
Flight sim (about time consoles get one)
Big budget top down couch co-op rpgs (Baldur's gate dark alliance style)
Survival horror (Silent hill 2, Siren blood curse)
Imaginative RTS games (Populous, Dungeon keeper)

Adventure games have been surprisingly alive and kicking over past few years (check out http://www.adventuregamers.com/). But, I agree, as my one of my all time favourite genres I would love to see them back in mainstream with big budgets - let's keep fingers crossed that Tim Schafer's game succeeds and manages to persuade Ragnar Tornquist it's time for him to stop messing with MMOs and finally make Longest Journey 3.
BTW, great choices for "comebacks".



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SvennoJ on 24 October 2012
HoloDust said:
SvennoJ said:
Space combat (Rogue squadron, Tie fighter)
Space sim (Frontier first encounters style)
Big budget 2D or 3D adventure games (Grim Fandango, Dreamfall longest journey, Riven)
Big budget cinematic platformers (Flashback, Another world, Oddworld)
Rally racing (Europe still has WRC, DiRT is not rally anymore)
Flight sim (about time consoles get one)
Big budget top down couch co-op rpgs (Baldur's gate dark alliance style)
Survival horror (Silent hill 2, Siren blood curse)
Imaginative RTS games (Populous, Dungeon keeper)

Adventure games have been surprisingly alive and kicking over past few years (check out http://www.adventuregamers.com/). But, I agree, as my one of my all time favourite genres I would love to see them back in mainstream with big budgets - let's keep fingers crossed that Tim Schafer's game succeeds and manages to persuade Ragnar Tornquist it's time for him to stop messing with MMOs and finally make Longest Journey 3.
BTW, great choices for "comebacks".

Yeah, I still play them now and then, but they're not as good as in the past. I'm still waiting for Syberia 3 to see the light of day.
Hopefully Double fine's adventure, Moebius and Two guys space venture will be good. Although those last two barely made their low kickstarter budget.
Maybe Beyond will satify in the mean time. And yes Longest Journey 3 is long overdue.