The Random Adventure Game News Thread

Jackalope · Nov 18, 2016

Brother Rat said:
I don't understand why TellTale won't just give the people what they want and make <insert favorite Telltale game name here> Season <n>.

Modron · Nov 18, 2016

Jackalope said:
Brother Rat said:

I don't understand why TellTale won't just give the people what they want and make <insert favorite Telltale game name here> Season <n>.

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It's only been 3 years since they finished the Wolf Among Us "season 1" but I am not sure I would want them to make a season 2 at this point based on their current track record.

Boleskine · Nov 27, 2016

MRY · Nov 27, 2016

I found this whole exchange hilarious -- it's funny how quickly the harshest criticism withers face-to-face. :D

The guy replies "fair enough," changes YT video. (Sadly Codex Media limit prevents my embedding.)

Dave Gilbert, triggering Vietnam War flashbacks since 2016. :D

Boleskine · Nov 28, 2016

DaveGilbert · Nov 28, 2016

MRY said:
Dave Gilbert, triggering Vietnam War flashbacks since 2016. :D

It's a gift.

Barbarian · Nov 30, 2016

Was Daedalic's "The Devil's Men" cancelled or what? Thought it was supposed to come out this year.

Abu Antar · Nov 30, 2016

Barbarian said:
Was Daedalic's "The Devil's Men" cancelled or what? Thought it was supposed to come out this year.

I'm still waiting for it...

HoboForEternity · Nov 30, 2016

Barbarian · Nov 30, 2016

Yeah, like I said, the kickstarter craze was a short lived boost to the adventure scene. We are back to dead waters. Last new adventures I played were Broken Sword 5 and the GK1 remake, damn.

Barbarian · Nov 30, 2016

And both Space Adventure and Asylum have pretty much become vaporware.

Barbarian · Nov 30, 2016

Also, I hate that these games(Talking about devil's men here, not the kickstarter ones) simply fade away without a whimper. I remember that spanish developer who was making a sequel to 'The Abbey" and that other lovecraftian FP adventure. They were simply cancelled with no announcement or anything.

I even sent an e-mail to Alcachofa soft(they still have a website selling the first game after all) and got no reply.

HoboForEternity · Nov 30, 2016

At least we still have wadjet eye and infamous quest.

HoboForEternity · Nov 30, 2016

Barbarian said:
Also, I hate that these games(Talking about devil's men here, not the kickstarter ones) simply fade away without a whimper. I remember that spanish developer who was making a sequel to 'The Abbey" and that other lovecraftian FP adventure. They were simply cancelled with no announcement or anything.

I even sent an e-mail to Alcachofa soft(they still have a website selling the first game after all) and got no reply.

DAEDALIC has been experimenting with these nu-casual "adventure" game lately, and it isn't doing well. i hope they stopped whatever they're doing and go back toclassic adventure.
don't let deponia doomsday be their last adventure game.

what's poki doing nowadays anyway?

MRY · Nov 30, 2016

Barbarian said:
Yeah, like I said, the kickstarter craze was a short lived boost to the adventure scene. We are back to dead waters. Last new adventures I played were Broken Sword 5 and the GK1 remake, damn.

Hmm. I'm not sure that's right. Thimbleweed Park is coming very soon, Mage's Initiation is supposedly close, and there seems to be a thousand (or at least a half dozen) flowers blooming in the AGS scene (e.g., Kathy Rain, a bunch of WEG projects, Matt Frith's recent snacksize release). It's true that the high budget major adventure games like Daedelic and early Telltale may be withering, which is too bad, but always got more out of the retro scene anyway.

Astral Rag · Dec 3, 2016

"99 out of a hundred times, the missing kid is with a parent or relative. This is about that one other time."

The disappearance of Will Byers has the town of Hawkins, Indiana - and Chief Jim Hopper - on edge.

Based on the Netflix series created by the Duffer Brothers.

This is a one-room, point and click adventure game, done in tribute to the series. Created by Steven Alexander, James Mulvale & Jon Taylor-Stoll of Infamous Quests, this is a small labor of love.

https://infamousquests.itch.io/stranger-things

LESS T_T · Dec 9, 2016

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Escape from Pleasure Planet is a gay-themed science-fiction adventure game with bright colourful graphics, a fun story and character art by Joe Phillips.

Play as Captain Tycho Minogue as he chases a dangerous (and dangerously handsome) criminal to Arcadia, a tourist resort famous throughout the galaxy as Pleasure Planet.

But has Brutus gone to the resort solely to hide or is he planning something more sinister? Are the tourists truly happy having their every wish fulfilled or is there a dark underside to this paradise? And what has happened to the original builders of Pleasure Planet? Action, adventure, romance ... Escape from Pleasure Planet is classic sci-fi but with handsome gay men. The perfect gift.

This game is a follow-up to My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant (also available on Steam). However you don't need to have played Space Tyrant to enjoy Pleasure Planet!

HoboForEternity · Dec 9, 2016

fabulous

hello friend · Dec 9, 2016

My word!

ghostdog · Dec 9, 2016

This game is a follow-up to My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant

Jaesun · Dec 9, 2016

I actually liked My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant. Will put this on my wishlist ASAP!

Thanks LESS T_T :salute:

(I really should do a Codex LP of My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant)...

Boleskine · Dec 12, 2016

Has anyone played Her Majesty's Spiffing?

I've just found two reviews:

Twinfinite - 4.5/5

AdventureGamers - 3/5

CryptRat · Dec 13, 2016

The Little Acre just got released.

About: The Little Acre follows the story of Aidan and his daughter, Lily, set in 1950’s Ireland. After discovering clues as to the whereabouts of his missing father, Aidan begins investigating until he inadvertently finds himself transported to a strange new world. Ever the hero, Lily sets off after him, encountering her own perils along the way. Featuring full voice-acting and hand-drawn animation, The Little Acre is a memorable, lovingly crafted adventure game. The Little Acre is developed by Pewter Games alongside Executive Producer Charles Cecil (Broken Sword, Beneath a Steel Sky).

Two playable characters

Traditional hand-drawn animation

Unique perspective transitions

Beautiful original score

Fully voice acted

The animations are nice, it looks like something I could like although there's no visible inventory in the video nor in any the screenshots.