Upcoming graphic adventures

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29 Mar 2005, 02:03 AM
NeoZeedeater

Upcoming graphic adventures

Graphic adventure games have sort of become for PC gaming what shooters have become for console gaming, i.e. a bunch are quietly released each year and slip under the radar for most gamers. Traditional adventure games aren't quite dead yet and this thread is devoted to upcoming games in the genre. Here are few I'm interested in:

Dreamfall(Funcom)
This is the sequel to The Longest Journey so I'm expecting very good things.
[thumb]http://www.dreamfall.com/downloads/screenshots/archive/screenshot_011.jpg[/thumb]

Bone(Telltale Games)
This is based on the comic.
http://www.adventuregamers.com/scree...26&screen=2991

Still Life(Microids)
This game relates in story to their previous game Post Mortem.
[thumb]http://www.stilllife-game.com/media/screenshots/full/StillLife_17_full.jpg[/thumb]

Indigo Prophecy(Quantic Dream)
Previously known as Fahrenheit.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com..._pic_30931.jpg

A Vampyre Story(Autumn Moon Entertainment)
This is from a new developer so I don't know what to expect.
http://www.amegames.com/images/vs/screenshots/lake.jpg

A bunch more upcoming ones are listed here: http://www.adventuregamers.com/releasedates.php

What are you looking forward to?
29 Mar 2005, 02:05 AM
Revoltor

BORING!

(your pics are fucked)
29 Mar 2005, 02:24 AM
Opaque

The Bone game looks kind of interesting.
29 Mar 2005, 02:43 AM
negitoro

I'm still sad that I'm not getting a new Sam and Max game.
29 Mar 2005, 02:46 AM
FirstBlood

Dreamfall will be amazing. So will the bone game.
29 Mar 2005, 02:56 AM
amitavc

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

Graphic adventure games have sort of become for PC gaming what shooters have become for console gaming, i.e. a bunch are quietly released each year and slip under the radar for most gamers. Traditional adventure games aren't quite dead yet and this thread is devoted to upcoming games in the genre. Here are few I'm interested in:

A Vampyre Story(Autumn Moon Entertainment)
This is from a new developer so I don't know what to expect.
http://www.amegames.com/images/vs/screenshots/lake.jpg

a new developer of former lucasarts employees. (explains the heavy
Curse of Monkey Island influence).

all in all, all the adventure games listed look interesting, and i imagine i will
be getting a large chunk of them. Still Life is the only one i will avoid completely because of the horrid demo i played the other day. Indigo Prophecy looks a bit too "dark" for me. though i hold out
for a more complete picture on that one.
29 Mar 2005, 03:07 AM
MechDeus

Longest Journey sequel?! Holy crap, I'm so on that!

Speaking of which, I really need to finish that game. Damned amazing but it's pretty easy for me to get stuck in it and I really don't want to use a FAQ on it.
29 Mar 2005, 03:49 AM
Compass

Microids did Amerzone and the Syberia games too, I think.

Dreamfall is cool but the new action elements trouble me.

Nice screenshot from A Vampyre Story. I'd never heard of it. I don't keep up on new adventure games like I used to.
29 Mar 2005, 12:14 PM
Tain

For some reason I've always been under the impression that Longest Journey is terrible. Doesn't sound that way.

I guess I should play that.
29 Mar 2005, 12:23 PM
Joust Williams

Indigo Prophecy will probably start out with limitless potential, and then the second half will go down beyond hell. Just like Omikron. Here's hoping it doesn't.
29 Mar 2005, 12:47 PM
Frogacuda

Vampyre story looks appealing. I was always more into to the lighter-tone adventure games than the moody serious ones.
29 Mar 2005, 12:56 PM
K3V

Eerievale is in development for the Jaguar:

http://www.eerievale.de/

http://www.eerievale.de/gfx/screen1.JPG

http://www.eerievale.de/gfx/screen4.JPG
29 Mar 2005, 01:03 PM
LOL

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frogacuda

Vampyre story looks appealing. I was always more into to the lighter-tone adventure games than the moody serious ones.

I haven't played a new adventure game in years because of this, despite it being my favorite genre. We need something more light-hearted like Sierra's Quest games and classic Lucasarts.
29 Mar 2005, 01:04 PM
Jeremy

Indigo Prophecy is certainly an interesting title, and it has a unique look to it. I'm looking forward to it.
29 Mar 2005, 01:29 PM
NeoZeedeater

Quote:

Originally Posted by Compass

Microids did Amerzone and the Syberia games too, I think.

Is Amerzone any good? I enjoyed Microids' Road to India which was similar in style.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frogacuda

I was always more into to the lighter-tone adventure games than the moody serious ones.

I really miss those types especially since I was trying out Sam & Max on DOSBox the other day and all the memories came back. I also miss cyberpunk stuff like Rise of the Dragon.
29 Mar 2005, 02:53 PM
Yoshi

I blame the genres decline on Myst, which is bar-none the worst thing to ever happen to gaming. That said, Vampyre Story looks very nice, and its LucasArts roots make it even more attractive.
29 Mar 2005, 02:57 PM
bbobb

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tain

For some reason I've always been under the impression that Longest Journey is terrible. Doesn't sound that way.

I guess I should play that.

It's only one of the finest adventure games ever made. You really should get on that.

And I'm hopeful for that Vampyre game... I'm with the rest of you guys that prefers the lighthearted adventure games.
29 Mar 2005, 04:25 PM
Kinopio

I need to play Dreamfall. The Longest Journey is most excellent. That character design sucks though.

Isn't Another Code for the ds a graphic adventure?
29 Mar 2005, 11:50 PM
Compass

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

Is Amerzone any good? I enjoyed Microids' Road to India which was similar in style.

I thought Amerzone was a cool little game. Short as hell and easier than any adventure game I've ever played I think. Still managed to charm me. Just don't go in expecting Syberia-caliber production values.
30 Mar 2005, 12:11 AM
Kev

I'm not sure if it falls into the same category, but how was Burn: Cycle? I've always heard good things about it. Looks like normal FMV asscrabs, but I've heard it's good. I know it came out for the CD-i years back. Anyone played it? Thoughts?
30 Mar 2005, 12:53 AM
Brisco Bold

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

A Vampyre Story(Autumn Moon Entertainment)
This is from a new developer so I don't know what to expect.
http://www.amegames.com/images/vs/screenshots/lake.jpg

What are you looking forward to?

This looks fucking gorgeous.
30 Mar 2005, 10:43 AM
Frogacuda

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Originally Posted by prisoner38911301

I'm not sure if it falls into the same category, but how was Burn: Cycle? I've always heard good things about it. Looks like normal FMV asscrabs, but I've heard it's good. I know it came out for the CD-i years back. Anyone played it? Thoughts?

I enjoyed it quite a bit. It's very short, but it was cool at the time. The ports sorta sucked in that they didn't redo the video compression from original masters so they all look as shitty as the CD-i version. But still, probably worth the hour or two it'll take you.
03 Apr 2005, 12:38 AM
amitavc

The Witch's Yarn is i hear is good, haven't tried it yet though...

download the demo here:
http://www.thewitchsyarn.com/index.html
03 Apr 2005, 05:28 AM
Segatron314

I've heard some ominous musings that the Curse of Monkey Island is being wieghed as a Nintendo DS title. This said, any thoughts on touch screen point and click adventures?

Me, I think it would be even better than the mouse, but not as good as a Wacom.

On Monkey Island. Everyone in Monkey 'four' joked about a five game contract. I wonder if Lucasarts is considering this further. But I'm almost afraid they'll mess up another great thing.

As for upcoming, I am hooked on the homebrew scene. AGS, SLUDGE, and the like. Some games can be poison to the senses, but even a game designed to be played in five minutes can have it's moments.

So I guess the one I am looking forward to is my own, but as the sig says, it's been at 15 percent completion for a while now. I may just scrap it all back to code, I don't even know what half the animation cells were used for anymore.

Christmas shopping seasons; Great for the paycheck, lousy for free time.
03 Apr 2005, 09:04 AM
Kev

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frogacuda

I enjoyed it quite a bit. It's very short, but it was cool at the time. The ports sorta sucked in that they didn't redo the video compression from original masters so they all look as shitty as the CD-i version. But still, probably worth the hour or two it'll take you.

Did this come out on Windows PC? I ask because the only systems I remember it coming out on back in the day were the CD-i, 3DO, and the Mac.
03 Apr 2005, 12:37 PM
Frogacuda

Quote:

Originally Posted by prisoner38911301

Did this come out on Windows PC? I ask because the only systems I remember it coming out on back in the day were the CD-i, 3DO, and the Mac.

It had a PC port, but I beleive it was DOS. I could be wrong though.
03 Apr 2005, 06:42 PM
dakidski

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

Is Amerzone any good? I enjoyed Microids' Road to India which was similar in style.

For the genre its pretty good. I dont regret playing it. The visual design and story was by a bigshot european cartoonist.
On a second note;
OMG! 'Dreamfall' is in 3d?... sigh...
04 Apr 2005, 11:32 AM
Korly

Isn't the Monkey Island game that game out on the PS2 the 5th game?
04 Apr 2005, 01:14 PM
amitavc

4th.
04 Apr 2005, 05:34 PM
Tain

I've been replaying Grim Fandango lately, partially due to this thread.

Thank you.
04 Apr 2005, 05:46 PM
Frogacuda

I've been recently inspired to go back and replay alot of my favorite adventures, and play a few that I missed (finally got through Full Throttle). I have concluded that Under a Killing Moon, Sam and Max, and Space Quest 5 are the pinnacle of the genre. It really is a pity that SQ5 never had a "talkie" version like 4 and 6, as it's the best written and funniest in the series.

I'd love to see Mark Crowe return to the genre. I know Scott Murphy has tried to a couple times, as has the co-creator of SQ6 (I forget his name. Justin something), but Mark was definately the talent in that duo. He has a new company buy all they did was that Destroy All Monsters game.
06 Apr 2005, 12:49 PM
NeoZeedeater

Is that the Godzilla game or some other Destroy All Monsters?

As for people who have left the genre, I really wish Jordan Mechner would try making another one. The Last Express was one of the most original and brilliant games in the genre. It's too bad it was released at a bad time for adventure games.

Right now I'm finally playing an old game called Dreamweb and it's very cool. It will probably be one of my favorite adventure games.
06 Apr 2005, 12:56 PM
Diff-chan

Quote:

Eerievale is in development for the Jaguar:

LOL! Worst game ever.
06 Apr 2005, 02:58 PM
AaronChance

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

Right now I'm finally playing an old game called Dreamweb and it's very cool. It will probably be one of my favorite adventure games.

I think I still have my copy of this. It has the most memorable ending ever. I haven't played it since it came out and I can still picture it. Though simple compared to modern games, the visuals still sort of impress me now.
06 Apr 2005, 04:41 PM
dakidski

Dreamweb was elite. I need to replay this game soon. I played it on amiga500, cd32 and pc. Is it out for any other platforms?
06 Apr 2005, 05:34 PM
Frogacuda

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

Is that the Godzilla game or some other Destroy All Monsters?

Yeah, the Godzilla game. Their site has a little profile on him.
06 Apr 2005, 08:10 PM
amitavc

neat looking little adventure title, from poland even...
http://www.chnp.pl/screens/laka_full.jpg
http://www.chnp.pl/screens/cmentarz_full.jpg
http://www.chnp.pl/screens/droga_full.jpg
It's called Boyz Don't Cry and its from a polish developer called L'art.
looks fun.

Just Adventure has an article about it.
08 Apr 2005, 08:58 PM
NeoZeedeater

Quote:

Originally Posted by dakidski

Dreamweb was elite. I need to replay this game soon. I played it on amiga500, cd32 and pc. Is it out for any other platforms?

I think those were the only formats. I just beat the game(although I looked at a walkthrough a couple times when it was bugging me). It's an awesome game although the story confuses me a bit.
08 Apr 2005, 09:57 PM
dakidski

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tain

I've been replaying Grim Fandango lately, partially due to this thread.

Thank you.

I hate you, I just found out Grim Fandango was never released on Macintosh... My only hope to replay it now is that they finish that 3d scummvm subproject thats supposed to run the Lucasarts 3d games. The name illudes me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

I think those were the only formats. I just beat the game(although I looked at a walkthrough a couple times when it was bugging me). It's an awesome game although the story confuses me a bit.

The atmosphere can't be beaten though. A real nice pessimistic take on the future. I loved how depressed his girlfriend always seemed. Only negative I remember, were some annoying pixel hunting moments, that I could have lived without.

I think I will dig up the old cd-32 and replay it soon.
Thanks.

Am I the only one that worry about Longest Journeys transition into 3d? When you look at games like Broken Sword, I still don't feel the new 3d version matched the old ones. But I am not stupid, I know commercial 2d point and click adventure gaming is gone and buried.

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