1- How long do nominations remain open?
2- Do we want limits on 2nding and 3rding, or is the onus on me to not just 2nd and 3rd everything?
I’ll third Book of unwritten tales 2.
This is a really cool idea. And ... wow, I haven’t even heard of many of these games. I guess that’s what happens when you haven’t played adventure games since Sierra and LucasArts’ heyday.
Tagging to follow for now, though I don’t think I’ll participate, at least at first. The CRPG and JRPG clubs consume a lot of time, and with this list made up mostly of games I don’t own, I don’t want to add to my (already very large) backlog. But I’m sure the conversation will be great!
It's a shame Until Dawn is PS4* only (this is not a nomination for that reason). It would have made a decent Halloween game to kick off with I reckon and it's on PS+ pile.
Until Dawn was a very good horror game.
Looking back through the pile to see if do have anything else with a horror spin, but more accessible platform wise...
...I have Fran Bow on Android.
I'll add it to my nominations just in case there's interest?
Having watched the trailer it definitely qualifies as horror
Are there any thoughts on text adventures/early DOS games, assuming they're still relatively easily accessible for purchase? There are a ton of IF games that I'd love to have an excuse to get around to trying.
Is there a deadline set for when we'll stop nominations and start voting? I assume our deadline is however long it takes for someone to third Contradiction, at which point our voting list can be complete Anyway I'd love for a game to get selected so I can start playing!
Looking back through the pile to see if do have anything else with a horror spin, but more accessible platform wise...
...I have Fran Bow on Android.
I'll add it to my nominations just in case there's interest?
It's on my list, but I was thinking of playing it (and/or the Charnel House Trilogy) in the next couple of weeks rather than post-Halloween.
Are there any thoughts on text adventures/early DOS games, assuming they're still relatively easily accessible for purchase? There are a ton of IF games that I'd love to have an excuse to get around to trying.
I'd be up for that, too.
Tanglebones wrote:Are there any thoughts on text adventures/early DOS games, assuming they're still relatively easily accessible for purchase? There are a ton of IF games that I'd love to have an excuse to get around to trying.
I'd be up for that, too.
Me three.
“You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.“
Ok, since it's thirded, I'll count that as a yes
I nominate:
Anchorhead (Lovecraftian IF text adventure)
Fred Pohl's Gateway (abandonware, since Legend's way out of business - should be easily accessible)
oooooooooo...gonna second Anchorhead. That's good stuff.
pyxistyx wrote:Tanglebones wrote:Are there any thoughts on text adventures/early DOS games, assuming they're still relatively easily accessible for purchase? There are a ton of IF games that I'd love to have an excuse to get around to trying.
I'd be up for that, too.
Me three.
“You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.“
Open the mailbox.
Open the small mailbox.
Look in the mailbox.
OPEN THE MAILBOX.
OPEN! MAILBOX!!!
...
...
Walk left.
I found an overview of Anchorhead.
Open the mailbox.
Open the small mailbox.
Look in the mailbox.
OPEN THE MAILBOX.
OPEN! MAILBOX!!!
...
...
Walk left.
This is definitely my experience with text adventure games.
Also, Wadjet Eye games. You need to talk to the person, not interact with them. You need to listen to the alarm, not touch it. You need to grab the thing, not look at it.
I've apparently been too spoiled by point and click adventure games that let me just click on things without selecting my appropriate verb first.
Every time I played Space Quest 3, I forgot the verb and syntax needed to have Roger fling the cargo hook at Arnoid. "Push chain at Arnoid...Hurl hook at Arnoid...Throw hook at Arnoid..."
I sorta loved it.
Neat.
Just following the thread. I havent been very good at getting into the CRPG club games so far, and probably wont here either.
Quick! Close the survey! I think that's enough votes.
Vote locked in. Thanks again for doing this Eleima.
Woah! I haven't thought about Torin's Passage in ages, but it was a real favorite of mine growing up. I'm happy to see that someone else remembers it fondly.
Okay, I think I submitted my vote correctly. My French isn't so great.
hehe. Torin's Passage.
I've cast my vote! This is lots of fun. I'm pretty confident that I voted correctly. Irish people have generally gotten very good at voting in the last three or four years.
ClockworkHouse wrote:Okay, I think I submitted my vote correctly. My French isn't so great.
I’m sorry for that. I hate it in French and thought I had put it in English.
And I think I’ll stream Torin’s Passage if it doesn’t win. :)
Will all of this month's 'losers' be back in rotation for the next vote? Or were you thinking your picks would be once offs?
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