30th July 2003, 4:39 PM
Normality... I remember the reviews of that game were great, but unfortunately never played it. :(
POD on Dreamcast. Yeah, I've heard that too, from the people who liked the original PC game. It has weapons, and like 6 tracks... compared to Pod, which has no weapons (you just race...) and 16 tracks with another 15-20 downloadable... its just more fun. :)
King's Quest... okay series but I just never liked it as much as Space Quest or Quest for Glory. Still quite good though, except for the last one.
Then again, I always liked Lucasarts adventures more than Sierra... and yes, DJ, a big part of that IS because LA doesn't have death. Its so annoying to have to go back to your last save because you did something wrong... in some games you are afraid to do anything without saving because you might randomly die...
So... can we make a list of great Sierra adventure games WITHOUT hitting double digits? :)
-KQ4
-KQ6
-SQ4
-SQ5
-SQ6
-QFG1
-QFG2
-QFG3
-QFG4
-Castle of Dr. Brain
(though I haven't played QFG2-4, I love the first one so much... :) I actually have abandonware copies of QFG2-4 on my HDD but never got around to playing them... but QFG1 is my favorite Sierra game.) ... Okay, so since none of us have actually played those three I won't put them on the list. And QFGV, which I have played, just isn't as good as the older ones.
more? EcoQuest? Torin's Passage? A Leisure Suit Larry game? (I have EcoQuest, but not those others...)
I do own two KQ games, 5 and 7, but really haven't played either of them. Also from Sierra I have the first four Dr. Brain games... hey, I think The Castle of Dr. Brain and The Island of Dr. Brain were great fun. Especially the first one... anyone agree?
Hey, 30-something more games and we can hit 100... :)
Sounds like Megarace. It had FMV integrated into the game. That's Megarace.
Its Jill of the Jungle, and it was good, but I wasn't sure if its good enough for this list... I was going to add Jill of the Jungle and Xargon. I liked Xargon more, myself, but Jill is much more popular... okay, I'll add both.
As for Duke Nukem, I'm the opposite -- I played all of DN2 (since it came free in the Classic Games issue of PC Gamer), but only the DN1 shareware. But DN2 is way better. Should I put DN1 on anyway?
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure was also good. Not as good as Keen or Duke, IMO, but good... good enough for this list? If Jill of the Jungle is, I guess Cosmo is too. :)
And how about Epic Pinball? Anyone played that? The demo was this robot table... I've only played that demo but that game was just so great. For years it was my favorite pinball game...
There's another Monolith (that made Xenosaga)? Huh, didn't know that... yes, I've played the demo of Claw. It was a lot of fun... their Gauntlet clone was fun too. Forget its name, though... Monolith was also the creator of the Lithtech engine... and their first two games with it were Shogo and Blood 2. Yes, I know Monolith.
You'd put Claw on this list? Huh... it was good, but nothins that new or special... okay, it was fun. On it goes. :)
Ooh! Ooh! Sanitarium! Another GREAT Interplay adventure game, to do with Normality and The Last Express...
POD on Dreamcast. Yeah, I've heard that too, from the people who liked the original PC game. It has weapons, and like 6 tracks... compared to Pod, which has no weapons (you just race...) and 16 tracks with another 15-20 downloadable... its just more fun. :)
King's Quest... okay series but I just never liked it as much as Space Quest or Quest for Glory. Still quite good though, except for the last one.
Then again, I always liked Lucasarts adventures more than Sierra... and yes, DJ, a big part of that IS because LA doesn't have death. Its so annoying to have to go back to your last save because you did something wrong... in some games you are afraid to do anything without saving because you might randomly die...
So... can we make a list of great Sierra adventure games WITHOUT hitting double digits? :)
-KQ4
-KQ6
-SQ4
-SQ5
-SQ6
-QFG1
-QFG2
-QFG3
-QFG4
-Castle of Dr. Brain
(though I haven't played QFG2-4, I love the first one so much... :) I actually have abandonware copies of QFG2-4 on my HDD but never got around to playing them... but QFG1 is my favorite Sierra game.) ... Okay, so since none of us have actually played those three I won't put them on the list. And QFGV, which I have played, just isn't as good as the older ones.
more? EcoQuest? Torin's Passage? A Leisure Suit Larry game? (I have EcoQuest, but not those others...)
I do own two KQ games, 5 and 7, but really haven't played either of them. Also from Sierra I have the first four Dr. Brain games... hey, I think The Castle of Dr. Brain and The Island of Dr. Brain were great fun. Especially the first one... anyone agree?
Hey, 30-something more games and we can hit 100... :)
Quote:Edit: Nuts, I forget this great racing game from a LONG time ago for PC. It was the first polygon based racing game I played, and in fact one I played before Mario Kart or F-Zero even came out. In fact, I always fondly remember that stunty racing game yet can never remember the name. I keep thinking "stunt racer" but that's an SNES game that's quite different. This one had a weird F-Zero meets some realistic racer quality to it, that is amazing speedy stunt tracks with actual cars on them. Of course, I never thought of it as a combo at the time having only played a few racers before it, all of which I didn't really enjoy. Not knowing the name, I also have no idea of the company, but I can say this of it.
Sounds like Megarace. It had FMV integrated into the game. That's Megarace.
Quote:Good show picking a few games I loved playing long ago, Commander Keen and the last 2D Duke Nukem (Only played the shareware of DN2, though I had all 3 chapters of DN1). Oh, and Jazz Jackrabbit, and One Must Fall!
Oh but wait, might I suggest in Epic you add Jungle Jill? Actually, I can't remember many details of it, and in fact it might not have been the best game, but I have memories of great fun throwing various jungle throwing stars about and such. Also, I might suggest Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure for Apogee. That too is a game I enjoyed, with it's somewhat unusual wall climbin' junk involved. Ah yes, the old days of PC platforming, where most items one could collect were there purely for the score!
Its Jill of the Jungle, and it was good, but I wasn't sure if its good enough for this list... I was going to add Jill of the Jungle and Xargon. I liked Xargon more, myself, but Jill is much more popular... okay, I'll add both.
As for Duke Nukem, I'm the opposite -- I played all of DN2 (since it came free in the Classic Games issue of PC Gamer), but only the DN1 shareware. But DN2 is way better. Should I put DN1 on anyway?
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure was also good. Not as good as Keen or Duke, IMO, but good... good enough for this list? If Jill of the Jungle is, I guess Cosmo is too. :)
And how about Epic Pinball? Anyone played that? The demo was this robot table... I've only played that demo but that game was just so great. For years it was my favorite pinball game...
Quote:Hmm, actually the most recent PC 2D platformer I have is Claw by Monolith (no, not Monolith Soft the sub company of Namco origins who created the great yet far too short game of Xenosaga, which didn't quite live up to Xenogear's incredible nature but that's not the point, time to leave this parenthesis, in fact my grammar is atrocious within these things and I've always known it, using these things as a liscense to do run-on sentences like I do...), which I also suggest be added. I myself certainly consider it a gem among PC 2D platforming, though perhaps it's because that crazy pirate cat pressed all the buttons on my naustalgia-tron 6000 (which is exactly as it sounds, a toned down more affordable version of the naustalgia-tron 9000).
There's another Monolith (that made Xenosaga)? Huh, didn't know that... yes, I've played the demo of Claw. It was a lot of fun... their Gauntlet clone was fun too. Forget its name, though... Monolith was also the creator of the Lithtech engine... and their first two games with it were Shogo and Blood 2. Yes, I know Monolith.
You'd put Claw on this list? Huh... it was good, but nothins that new or special... okay, it was fun. On it goes. :)
Ooh! Ooh! Sanitarium! Another GREAT Interplay adventure game, to do with Normality and The Last Express...