Best adventure game ever played?
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I enjoyed Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express but I think Gamespot didn't like it. Probably because, I didn't read her novel and I'm surprised of the ending.
So, what's the best adventure game you have ever played?
Currently playing- Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis Just finished playing- Agatha Christie: Evil Under The Sun
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I would have to say Myst/Uru games,Rhem games and Syberia 1 and 2 games. Enjoyed them all so much.
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I have to agree with that.
Currently playing- Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis Just finished playing- Agatha Christie: Evil Under The Sun
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Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express could have been a perfect game if not for the repetition. I read this review and it's enough to convince me it's not for me. Most of the story takes place in the four main cars of the train. The gameplay involves going over the same locations and interrogating the suspects again and again, so by the end it started to feel repetitive. I probably searched the suspects’ suitcases six or seven times because items could be hidden in previously searched places. I also grew tired of the lengthy finger and footprint matching activities, although these did provide a strong dose of realism.
This repetition of going over the same locations and interrogating the suspects again and again does not appeal to me. I must say the graphics is beautiful and striking. I wonder if the murder investigation games like Sinking Island and Dead Mountaineer's Hotel will be of the same repetition type.
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Yeah, I was very tired of fingerprint and footprint matching. I have to read a walkthrough if I am completely lost. This is the first "large file" adventure game I played.
Currently playing- Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis Just finished playing- Agatha Christie: Evil Under The Sun
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Don't trust Gamespot. Their reviews especially for adventure games are preposterous!
For me:
a. The Longest Journey
b. Syberia 1,2
c. Still Life (in love with agent McPherson).
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My all time personal favorite is Journeyman 3: Legacy of Time.
Runners up: Black Mirror Journey To the Center of The Earth The Watchmaker (yes, I like it.)
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It's still Black Mirror for me.
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For me it's got to be The Longest Journey and Syberia 1 & 2.
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Hey IPlayTS3
I have so many games that is my fav. But i think that the best it is:
Syberia 1 and 2 Tex Muprhy Series Myst Series Lost Crown Dark Fall Scratches Runaway Series
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My favorites: Myst, The Longest Journey and Syberia.
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Hi, IPlayTS3!
There are so many favorites that I can't just narrow my choice down to one game. At the top of my list would be Syberia I and II, Shivers 1 and II, as well as the Gabriel Knight and Tex Murphy series. I also loved Still Life, The Black Mirror, NiBiRu, Tunguska and, of course, the Nancy Drew series. I've replayed (and re-enjoyed) all of them several times.
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I don't think it's possible to list any single best adventure game I ever played. Of first person adventures I like AFGNCAAP types -- the first three Myst games, Uru, and the Schizm games for their exotic and beautiful worlds as well as their puzzles. And I like the RHEM games for the puzzles, my favorite of the series being RHEM 2. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFGNCAAP for definition and derivation of AFGNCAAP) Of third person types I like The Longest Journey and Grim Fandango, mainly because the characters came to life for me, which tends to be somewhat rare in games. Of comic type games I like Day of the Tentacle and Secret of Monkey Island. Day of the Tentacle is probably the funniest game I've ever played.
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Hi  Very difficult to choose just one from many years of game playing .... but still an all time favourite for me (and one from my "re-played many times" stack) is Gabriel Knight Sins of the Fathers  Cheers. Mad 
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