Falksi
Arcane
Technobabylon
This bad boy is well underrated. A great game all-round, and enough fresh elements to make it really stand out from a lot of other similar games.
Technobabylon
So if I press F10 it won't bring back the old voice acting?The best way to play the classic Monkey Island™ games is by installing the Special Editions and using the Monkey Island™ Ultimate Talkie Edition Builders to implement the superb voice acting in the classic editions.
There's no "old" voice acting if that's what you ask, the originals were voiceless. The Special Editions added voice acting (by the voice actors from Curse of Monkey Island and onwards), which is sadly disabled when you press F10 into "retro mode". By using the Talkie Builder, you can create a playable classic edition with implemented voice acting, which is launched with ScummVM or DOSBox.
This. Puzzles in BS are relatively logical for point and click adventure games from the 90s, the game is briskly paced, extremely charming and personable, doesn't take itself too seriously, has really great characters, and there's a virtually unmatched sense of adventure to it. It's a true gem.I'd add Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars to the list. I don't remember it being too difficult, and puzzles are not as wacky or cartoony as some of MI or DOTT puzzles are.
I'd say BS2 is very much worth playing (same caveat regarding the 'Director's Cut' aka 'Remastered' version), but some would disagree. It's not as good as the first game, though. If you get hooked the rest of the series might be of interest, but there is a precipitous drop in quality after BS2.
A Telltale game would be an easy entrance into the genre, though I don't know how much it would help with any 'classic'-style point'n'clicks as it is far easier than any of them. I liked Wolf Among Us, and heard that Tales from the Borderlands was also good.
I would caution against Fate of Atlantis. I found the second half to be a boring slog, not sure exactly when the 3 paths re-converge. But everything from the Dig Site was incredibly boring and obtuse. There was an insufferable amount of backtracking in the maze/cave (which can be avoided if you metagame and know what to take with you). Avoid.
The personality, characters and feel is still largely there in the sequel, but it's definitely a weaker game.I'd say BS2 is very much worth playing (same caveat regarding the 'Director's Cut' aka 'Remastered' version), but some would disagree. It's not as good as the first game, though. If you get hooked the rest of the series might be of interest, but there is a precipitous drop in quality after BS2.
different strokes for different folks I guess, I very much felt the series dropped hard after the first
I was thinking about trying out the point and click genre, but not sure which ones to play. I don't think I'll enjoy stuff like monkey island, or the old point and click adventure ones cause I heard the puzzles can get really weird in them.
I have watched some point and click playthroughs on youtube, like still life 2, puzzle agent, and the black mirror.
So I was thinking it'd need to have a good story and puzzles that aren't really out there, but what do I know?
EDIT: woops, just realised I posted in the wrong thread, can a mod move it to the adventure section or is it still fine here?
Goddamn, hadn't heard that name in a long while. By memory, the lead girl had glasses that looked like rosy cheeks in the box art. Let's google it.Try "Nightlong:Union City Conspiracy" it is not hard game and has good atmosphere.