I'm with you, TinCup2.  Even though I tell myself I have plenty of games to be played I can't seem to resist these sales or when someone talks about how good the game is.   If I think I might really like it, I have to have it...

I got sucked back into casual games. Playing Mystery PI: The Curious Case of Counterfeit Cove. Mostly HOG.

Originally Posted By Quester (11 OCT 2012 9:01am)

Ripper was ok but I didn't like that much of the game seemed to consist of mini-games like autopsies and fine-combing over gruesome murder scenes. I know some people love that kind of thing, myself I prefer the treasure hunt feeling of SH vs Arsene. Plus there was the added motivation of outwitting an arrogant Frenchman, and if anyone knows how to make such a game, Frogwares should

That is my kind of game and I do enjoy outwitting an arrogant Frenchman from time to time.... okay all the time. Regardless,

I must find myself a copy of this....

Lone Survivor. I don't know if it can really be counted as an adventure game, in the traditional sense, but it feels like an adventure game more than anything else. 

It is a survival/horror game, with more of a focus on the survival & horror bit than almost all other survival horror games out there. You have a weapon, but you are not supposed to use it much, instead the game is more about surviving and avoiding the enemies, while trying to solve some problems. 

Although it's hard to find time to really play an adventure game these days (and by "really play" I mean play for hours on end), I still manage to play some. Currently I am playing Dreamweb and Amnesia. And Silent Hill Downpour on PS3, but that's not an adventure game (and it was pretty disappointing too)

A little off topic but i remember playing an adventure game within a game.

That was Saint's Row 3... most hilarious text based adventure ever. best if played through for all endings (including deaths, youll know when you see it) on that little side adventure

I've been trying to play Kingdom: The Far Reaches, but it really is a bit of a sub-par game. It looks good for a game from its era, but there are so many unfair deaths (like go to the wrong area and something that you could not in any way have foreseen pops up and kills you). The whole game feels like if someone lacking Don Bluth's talent tried to make Dragon's Lair into an adventure game. Not that I really like Dragon's Lair either, but I prefer it to Kingdom: the Far Reaches

I still can't quite believe it (I should pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming) but I'm actually starting The Fool and His Money. If I recall, I preordered it in March, with the release date set for October. Sounds ordinary enough except that was 2003! So I'm slightly dazed but excited to finally have it at long last. I've only had the chance to dip into a few puzzles, but the early going looks very much like the variety of puzzles I loved in The Fool's Errand, along with of course a challenging metapuzzle at the center.

Playing the first ep of the walking dead, i like it a lot so far.

I suppose it's even more fun on an another playthrough when you can do stuff differently

ps: it's -40% off on steam for halloween

I've not played any adventure games for a while now, so let's do something about that. The original Quest for Glory will be my next game. Let's see if the light RPG elements can make this one more fun than the other 80's sierra titles (that I don't actually like). 

I finished playing Deponia a while ago and I started now with Resonance. I think that is game will be a best adventure game of the year candidate (and Deponia too of course).

Originally Posted By Andromus (27 OCT 2012 1:21pm)

I still can't quite believe it (I should pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming) but I'm actually starting The Fool and His Money. If I recall, I preordered it in March, with the release date set for October. Sounds ordinary enough except that was 2003! So I'm slightly dazed but excited to finally have it at long last. I've only had the chance to dip into a few puzzles, but the early going looks very much like the variety of puzzles I loved in The Fool's Errand, along with of course a challenging metapuzzle at the center.

I've been playing The Fool and His Money fairly steadily for nearly 2 weeks.  Everytime I think I've got everything figured out, another wonderfully sneaky section pops up to be solved.  It's a marvelous bundle of brain-boggling fun!

Originally Posted By Lady Kestrel (23 NOV 2012 11:34pm)

Originally Posted By Andromus (27 OCT 2012 1:21pm)

I still can't quite believe it (I should pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming) but I'm actually starting The Fool and His Money. If I recall, I preordered it in March, with the release date set for October. Sounds ordinary enough except that was 2003! So I'm slightly dazed but excited to finally have it at long last. I've only had the chance to dip into a few puzzles, but the early going looks very much like the variety of puzzles I loved in The Fool's Errand, along with of course a challenging metapuzzle at the center.

I've been playing The Fool and His Money fairly steadily for nearly 2 weeks.  Everytime I think I've got everything figured out, another wonderfully sneaky section pops up to be solved.  It's a marvelous bundle of brain-boggling fun!

 

I just started this last week and I'm hooked. Every spare moment at home is spent whitling away at the puzzles. They are so much fun.

Question : is anyone playing this full screen? When I do so (800X600), it cuts off the bottom icons even when I adjust the monitor.

No, I didn't bother to change the resolution and am now used to playing it in windowed mode.

Originally Posted By Lady Kestrel (23 NOV 2012 11:34pm)

Originally Posted By Andromus (27 OCT 2012 1:21pm)

I still can't quite believe it (I should pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming) but I'm actually starting The Fool and His Money. If I recall, I preordered it in March, with the release date set for October. Sounds ordinary enough except that was 2003! So I'm slightly dazed but excited to finally have it at long last. I've only had the chance to dip into a few puzzles, but the early going looks very much like the variety of puzzles I loved in The Fool's Errand, along with of course a challenging metapuzzle at the center.

I've been playing The Fool and His Money fairly steadily for nearly 2 weeks.  Everytime I think I've got everything figured out, another wonderfully sneaky section pops up to be solved.  It's a marvelous bundle of brain-boggling fun!

 

Ah, yes, I know that feeling. "Woo hoo....finally solved it! What the...it's morphing into another puzzle! D'oh!" But I'm really enjoying it like I've enjoyed few games, particularly the all the different kinds of word puzzles. Haven't quite got the hang of the auctions and haven't warmed up to the card games, but I expect that will come in time.

Originally Posted By colpet (24 NOV 2012 6:03am)

 

 Question : is anyone playing this full screen? When I do so (800X600), it cuts off the bottom icons even when I adjust the monitor.

 

That would be nice, but I hadn't tried it. I got the impression from somewhere (though I can't recall where) that it was meant to be played windowed. A bit annoying, but I've basically gotten used to it.

I am getting ready to play the new installments for Dreamfall..and warming up for Syberia III.  I still have to finish Syberia II, i had to stop after the trauma of seieng someone disassembled.

In the Adventure part of my gaming I've started playing rochard (one on our store) This one is pretty great. Haven't had this much fun with physics since Portal

I finally finished The Fool and His Money this evening, and I have to say that this is one long and entertaining game.  The puzzles are tough but fair.  It also has a very satisfying ending.

Originally Posted By Lady Kestrel (27 NOV 2012 8:50pm)

I finally finished The Fool and His Money this evening, and I have to say that this is one long and entertaining game.  The puzzles are tough but fair.  It also has a very satisfying ending.

Wow, you did that in a couple weeks? Very impressive! Glad to hear the ending is good also.

I am playing The Longest Journey and Syberia II

Originally Posted By Lady Kestrel (27 NOV 2012 8:50pm)

I finally finished The Fool and His Money this evening, and I have to say that this is one long and entertaining game.  The puzzles are tough but fair.  It also has a very satisfying ending.

I'm still on my  first Tarot! I admit to having difficulty with word puzzles. I'm more of a math or spacial logic type puzzler. I'm still having fun, though.

I have a ways to go myself:"43 Bewitchments remain and the Moon's Map is muddled." So I'll be at this for awhile. That's fine, as this is the best puzzle game I've played in ages.

Andromus i LOVE your Cat avatar i want to pat that kitty so badly

nice one.

Originally Posted By CrisGer (4 DEC 2012 11:39am)

Andromus i LOVE your Cat avatar i want to pat that kitty so badly

 

nice one.

Thanks! Yeah, he looks like my favorite kind of cat -- one of those big, lazy, but affable sort of tabbies.

I just beat the second Puzzle Agent 2. It is basically more of the same as the first game, but it was still fun. 

I've started in on a neglected little series of pure sci-fi theme games from the late 90's: Majestic, Symbiocom and Zero Critical. I'd started Majestic when it came out years ago, but didn'd get too far. Now, it has a lot of retro point-n-click feel and my interest is re-kindeled once again. The other two are more or less sequels and look very interesting, and I'd never even played them at all. Zero Critical switches to a mouse driven 3rd person point of view, but so far I'm comfortable with the switch in perspective...

I've re-installed all 3 on one of my W98 retro computers and am set to go...