Adventure Game Studio Games

[asper]

In this topic we discuss AGS, and AGS games.

Adventure Game Studio allows you to create your own point-and-click adventure games, similar to the early 90's Sierra and Lucasarts adventures. It consists of an easy-to-use editor to create your games, and a run-time engine to play them.

The game interface is fully customizable, with classic Sierra and Verb Coin templates provided by default. AGS manages most of the game so that you don't have to - it does all the donkey work like load/save game functions, pathfinding and scrolling rooms so that you can concentrate on the parts of your game that make it unique.

Please post noteworthy games with a short description stating why you like them, and I'll add them to the list.

 

[asper]

WADJET EYE GAMES

The most famous AGS games are doubtless by Wadjet Eye. People forget they have been made in a heavily modded AGS. These have been discussed elsewhere, and I guess every adventure fanatic knows them already. Incidentally, they recently seem to have released a game that is made in RPG Maker...


YAHTZEE'S GAMES

Also quite well-known are Yahtzee's games, 5 days a stranger , 7 days a skeptic , 6 days a sacrifice . These feature good puzzles and decent, horror-like storylines.

AGD INTERACTIVE KING'S QUEST REMAKES

Reasonably faithful remakes of the King's Quest series that run in VGA on modern computers and have voice acting. 'Nuff said. If you haven't played this, what are you doing reading this topic?


INDIANA JONES AND THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

Incredibly awesome mind-blowing Indiana Jones re-creation that reached the same level as the original games and that deserves a professional budget and a full-time team. But unfortunately some fanatics make this in their spare time, so the project has been going on for years and years...

Recently, an update has been released: INDIANA JONES AND THE PASSAGE OF SAINTS


MANIAC MANSION DELUXE

Flawless remake of the legendary, innovative game. Play this.


THE MCCARTHY CHRONICLES

Very cool, if short, detective noir game with a dash of occultism mixed in. Very well done.

ETERNALLY US

Very short game and a little bit "emo", but the visuals and music are very well done. With minimal means the game still presents an original story progression. An unexpected little gem

 

[Elwro]

Thanks! Will certainly check that McCarthy game.

 

[SCO]

QFG 2 remake from AGD interactive.
http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/qfg2/downloads/thegame/downloads_snd.html
'Ben There, Dan That!' & sequel 'Time Gentlemen Please!'
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/benthere/benthere.htm
That one about the pirate girl that was made for a girlfriend that probably left the guy for another with less nerdy hobbies by now, charming little game. Nelly Cootalot

 

[Darth Roxor]

You missed Trilby's Notes in Yahtzee's games.

 

[KickAss]

How are "A Second Face - The Eye of Geltz is watching Us ", "A Tale of Two Kingdoms" and "Apprentice" games? The rating system is kinda weird, Yahtzee's games definitely shouldn't be rated do high..​

 

[SCO]

"A Tale of Two Kingdoms" was pretty fucking good, if with amateurish drawings.

 

[Tramboi]

There's a Blackwell bundle with -25% on Steam these days for those who don't have the games yet.

 

[Nope]

I'll second "A Tale of Two Kingdoms" for being awesome.
AGS remakes are generally worth the time and there's also Infamous Adventures Space Quest 2 and King's Quest 3 remakes.
I also remember really enjoying Herculean Effort's Apprentice games even though the third "episode" will likely never be made.

Oh, and it seems "The Journey Down: Over the Edge" is being made in AGS (or is listed on the site at least) even if only the demo is available at the moment.

 

[Alex]

I know you mentioned the whole Wadjet Eyes company, but not only I think individual titles should be mentioned, but this one wasn't even developed by them, though they still sell it.

Downfall

This is a pretty nifty horror game, where you play as Joe, who has been having a troubled marriage with Ivy, in no small part thanks to her mental problems. Things turn to worse when he takes her to what appears to be a haunted hotel. The game is well made, if easy. The visuals are pretty well done and convey a good mood. Also, your choices during the game will affect your ending. I really recommend it if you have a couple of days to kill.

 

[ghostdog]

Some that haven't yet been mentioned :

Mind's Eye : http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=detail&id=646

Your name is Noah, at least that's what you are told. You awaken in a dank padded cell with no memories of your past and no idea why you are in a sanitarium. Your only desire is to reclaim your memories and find out who you really are, but some things may be better left hidden.

Prodigal : http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=detail&id=644[/COLOR]

Prodigal is the tale of two estranged brothers thrown into a world of darkness and deceit beyond anything they could have ever conceived. Will they reconcile their shadowed and twisted past and survive the night?

Project Xenophobe : http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=detail&id=472

You are choosen for a mission to find out what is happening in a top secret military base...

Infinity String : http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=detail&id=901

Your name is Yerik Elnar. You are scientist working for United States.
In late 2009 a ruins were found in Antarctica by Russian explorers. A year later a complete research base was built to study the findings.
Team consisted of 7 Russians, 5 Americans and 2 Germans. 1 year later USA send you as an additional help. You arrive with the helicopter.
But strange things begin to happen...

Reactor 09 : http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=detail&id=819

Escaping from a prison is never easy. But doing it with a correctional officer's consent is even harder. Officer Matthew Holmstett is a walking, talking regulation book and has his own set of ideals. Getting him to do what you want won't be an easy task. Don't overdo it, or you may find yourself handcuffed to a radiator very fast. Nobody trusts someone convicted for murder that easily after all...

 

[DwarvenFood]

Some of these really look sweet, that "devil went through here" specifically.