Look-and-Click Adventure Games

[James]

This was the best genre of video game ever.

For those of you who don't understand what I'm talking about, I'm referring to games like King's Quest and Leisure Suit Larry, where you would wander around and collect/use items and whatnot.

The best ones were Leisure Suit Larry 7, and King's Quest 5 and 6. But the genre just seems to be dead now. KQ8 was more of an action game, with no new games in the series being announced. And LSL was killed off by Sierra.

I don't know any other games, since these, that use this play method, but it was the greatest thing ever.

Discuss, and suggest games for me to look into (if any exist).

[soundtest]

If you haven't checked it out already, definitely look into Sanitarium. Totally underrated and probably my favourite in that point and click 'genre'.

[Blue]

There are Broken Sword and Discworld games too i think that would fit into the genre. Broken Sword games are pretty descent.

[Mockery]

This genre of game was definitely among the greatest if not greatest ever. Games like Monkey Island, Space Quest, and King's Quest were all obsessions of mine back in the day.

Something that might interest you... I'm not gonna go into any detail about it, but FatSatan and I are planning on collaborating to make a flash game from that genre. It will be insane if we can pull off what we've already talked about.

[BlueOatmeal]

All the Monkey Island games were so fantastic! I've played it over and over agin and its still a godamn blast to play.

except Monkey Kombat!!

[Cap'n Crunch]

Maniac Mansion.

[James]

Monkey Island slipped my mind, for some reason.

But the thing is, all these games are older. I don't know the first thing about emulation for old PC games. But more importantly, I want them to make NEW games like this.

Unless there ARE new games like this, and I just don't know about them.

[Bestrest]

Hello Ladies!

Legend of Kyrandia 1-3 are really good games.. play them

[BlueOatmeal]

Try The Longest Journey. Its a pretty fantastic advenventure game with a great plot,and a femare star thats not overcme with big boobies!!!11

[BlueOatmeal]

Originally Posted by Cap'n Crunch

Maniac Mansion.

Or how bout its sequel... DAY OF THE TENTACLE!!!

The nerdy kid looks to much like me and I cry everytime I play it.

[James]

Meh, I'll look into all these tomorrow.

I want NEW games though. We should make out own video game company, that deals specifically with these types of games.

[FS]

Sanitarium is only a few years old, and was indeed great.

These days there's very few point 'n click adventures coming out, and most of the time they're in a 1st person 3D perspective, and/or devoid of other characters for the sake of sticking in nonsensical puzzles, like the Myst series (which I don't care for).

A few years ago there was a game called the Longest Journey which I heard good things about... I meant to check it out, but forgot. And now I can't find it because stupid Amazon won't ship videogames outside the US.

[Spectre X]

I Sanitarium.

unfortunately it literally took me more than a year to figure out what the hell I should do in the mutant town, and after that I couldn't get past the new asylum even if I were to be omniscient or something.

Damn it was hard, but it was so goddamn fun.

[executioneer]

quest for fucking glory

-willie

[AChimp]

The Simon the Sorcerer games were awesome.

Return to Zork counts as a look-and-click adventure, too.

[Emu]

Zork games rock.

Try Deja Vu, Shadowgate and Uninvited for the NES. They're fun.

[pjalne]

Shadowgate wasn´t fun

[BlueOatmeal]

Shadowgate was fun.

[Emu]

Shadowgate rocked your ass, noob.

[EverythingWillSuck]

There was this one game I had for the Apple IIGS called Gold. It was fucked up stuff, in order to start the game you'd have to answer a historical question or you'd get hanged. (though there were answers in the book anyways) Playing that game was like playing a booby trapped version of the old times, since it's was easy to die in so many insane ways (I once died when I ate a poisionous pig)

I don't know if the Deja Vu type games count as this but another I played was one I forgot the name of, it was where you had some magical hoola hoop and your dog jumped through it, then you did and you went into a crazy alter-dimension, there were like walking noses and eyes and your dog owned a giant company. I liked it more than Gold.

[Schimid]

I HATE THESE GAMES.

Play fucking Scooby Doo Mysteries on Genesis.

[James]

There's apparently a new game in the genre (sort of) coming out in the fall, called Syberia 2. It looks awesome, and features that look-and-click gameplay. But I don't know how good it'll be.

For example it seems you just click on everything with one cursor. What I liked the most about games like King's Quest and whatnot, was the freedom to use your various senses when you felt they were needed. Also, I don't know how the inventory will work, if you even have one.

It seems it's mostly puzzle solving, and no so much an adventure. Anyone heard anything about it?

[BlueOatmeal]

Syberia 2 looks pretty awesome. The first one got some pretty good reviews so maybe I'll go buy it and try it out.

[CaptainBubba]

Return to Zork
Zork Nemesis
Schism (this is more a puzzle/brain challenge type of game than an item collecting one, but its the same design)

Zork: The Grand Inquisitor SUCKED.
Its was goofy as hell even for a Zork game. And thats saying alot.

[AChimp]

I thought Z:GI was a lot better then Zork Nemesis. It was at least funny and was full of in-jokes wherease Nemesis was just who knows the fuck where.

I still don't understand the plot of that game. :/

EDIT: We might as well add Myst and Riven to the list. Those games were the shit.