That Guy said: i think if Zack and Wiki was popular enough, we can bring the trend back! I also really miss all the Space Quest Games. I only got into Kings Quest 5 and 6. Those games were awesome too.
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In contrast to many members on this site, I don't think that Zack & Wiki can really be compared to the classic point & click adventures. It's more a puzzle game imo.
But p&c adventure development never really stopped, especially in Europe (if we leave the new Sam & Max epsiodes aside for a moment).
Some European developers are still creating adventures for PC (+ Mac ports), DS and Wii. It's interesting that many of these games are from German speaking countries (Secret Files: Tunguska, Ankh, Runaway, Perry Rhodan/all from GER; Undercover/AUT). The LucasArts adventures had an ENORMOUS, yet underrated impact over here in the nineties and this impact lasts until today. Sierra On-Line's Space/King's/Police Quest, Quest for Glory & Leisure Suit Larry series were less popular in continental Europe than in NA, as most of them were unfortunately never localized (afaik).
None of the modern European adventures can really compete with the 90s US adventures, but some of them are worth a look.