The GWJ Adventure Game Club - Main Thread

ClockworkHouse wrote:

Tacoma (PS4/XBO, NS coming soon)

I hadn't heard, that's cool! Do we know any details?

I have Gemini Rue on Android tablet, it should be on iOS also I guess. Thimbleweed Park is on mobile too.

Broken Age and Day of the Tentacle are also on Vita (cross-buy). They were PS+ monthly games. I don't have access to them atm, but some here might.

To make up for being Tacoma biased

Also, FYI, Rime which is currently on the list of “potentials” is on sale on Humble Bundle.

Oh Pillars of the Earth on PS4. Didn’t know that. Thanks.

Eleima wrote:

The survey is now live! (The poll will automatically close at midnight on November 22nd.)

Keep the votes coming, folks, we only have twelve so far! There's a couple of games vying for the podium, so your vote definitely CAN make a difference!

Be advised! Night of the Rabbit is currently priced at 1€99 on the Humble Bundle store, that’s 90% off!!!
Similarly, Memoria is priced at 1€99, 90% off, on the same site.

Also I bought Rime. XD

Eleima wrote:

Be advised! Night of the Rabbit is currently priced at 1€99 on the Humble Bundle store, that’s 90% off!!!
Similarly, Memoria is priced at 1€99, 90% off, on the same site.

Also I bought Rime. XD

I played through Night of the Rabbit a few years ago. It was quite the beautiful and charming adventure game. Highly recommended.

Oops!

I'd like to nominate Subsurface Circular (Aug 2017).

Eleima wrote:

I'd like to nominate Subsurface Circular (Aug 2017). :)

Seconding Subsurface Circular!

Well this is an interesting thread. Have fun, everyone!

It's been a while. Here's the updated list:
Nominated (still needs two confirmations):
Fred Pohl's Gateway (1992) - Tanglebones
Everyone's Gone to the Rapture (2015) - Archer2r
The Inner World (2013) - brokenclavicle

Seconded (still needs one confirmation):
Contradiction - Spot the Liar! (2015) - mrlogical, Pyxistyx
To the Moon (2011) - Bubblefuzz, Higgledy
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure (2014) - Tanglebones, benign1
Machinarium (2009) - Higgledy, Eleima
Fran Bow (2016) - Bubblefuzz, Eleima
Anchorhead (1998) - Tanglebones, Pyxistyx
Gone Home (2013) - Stevintendo, SpacePPoliceman
A New Beginning (2010) - ClockworkHouse, PaladinTom
The Darkside Detective (2017) - Bubblefuzz, benign1
Little Briar Rose (2016) - Eleima, brokenclavicle
Full Throttle (1995) - brokenclavicle, SpacePPoliceman
Subsurface Circular (2017, HLTB 3) - Eleima, Stevintendo

Thirded (going on the list):
None at this time.

I’ll third Full Throttle. Played it back in the day but I’d like to see if it still holds up and how other Goddjers feel about it

PaladinTom wrote:

I’ll third Full Throttle. Played it back in the day but I’d like to see if it still holds up and how other Goddjers feel about it

Yay!

I'll third Subsurface Circular.

How close are we to our 40?

Subsurface Circular is such an atmospheric name. I can picture the game already.

Higgledy wrote:

Subsurface Circular is such an atmospheric name. I can picture the game already.

It was one of those games I was keen to try when it was released (reasons... it was from the same folks who made Thomas was Alone and sounded like a cool concept, robot detective investigates... ) but then completely forgot about it. It'd get my vote now that I've been reminded it exists

Bubblefuzz wrote:
Higgledy wrote:

Subsurface Circular is such an atmospheric name. I can picture the game already.

It was one of those games I was keen to try when it was released (reasons... it was from the same folks who made Thomas was Alone and sounded like a cool concept, robot detective investigates... ) but then completely forgot about it. It'd get my vote now that I've been reminded it exists :)

Oooooh, I REALLY liked Thomas was alone.

Updated list:
Nominated (still needs two confirmations):
Fred Pohl's Gateway (1992) - Tanglebones
Everyone's Gone to the Rapture (2015) - Archer2r
The Inner World (2013) - brokenclavicle

Seconded (still needs one confirmation):
Contradiction - Spot the Liar! (2015) - mrlogical, Pyxistyx
To the Moon (2011) - Bubblefuzz, Higgledy
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure (2014) - Tanglebones, benign1
Machinarium (2009) - Higgledy, Eleima
Fran Bow (2016) - Bubblefuzz, Eleima
Anchorhead (1998) - Tanglebones, Pyxistyx
Gone Home (2013) - Stevintendo, SpacePPoliceman
A New Beginning (2010) - ClockworkHouse, PaladinTom
The Darkside Detective (2017) - Bubblefuzz, benign1
Little Briar Rose (2016) - Eleima, brokenclavicle

Thirded (going on the list):
Full Throttle (1995) - brokenclavicle, SpacePPoliceman, PaladinTom
Subsurface Circular (2017, HLTB 3) - Eleima, Stevintendo, Bubblefuzz

SpacePPoliceman wrote:

How close are we to our 40?

With Subsurface Circular and Full Throttle on the list now, we've got a little over 10 spots left. I've decided not to count sequels.

I'll throw in Ragnor Tornquist's delightfully weird Dreamfall and Dreamfall Chronicles as great contenders. Not quite as good as the original The Longest Journey, but more modern and fantastic games nonetheless.

The absolutely fantastic classic King's Quest 6 deserves to be there. Not legally obtainable on its own but available for <$10 packaged with other KQ games from GOG and Steam.

I think at least one game from the Myst series should make it. My personal favorites are Myst 2: Riven (better, but more difficult) and Myst 4: Revelation (more approachable).

I’m in the mood for a bit of thirding.

I’ll third Darkside Detective

Contradiction has been patiently awaiting someone to third it, if anyone is interested

Okay, so we're at 20 votes now, things are starting to get interesting! Keep them coming.

Updated list:
Nominated (still needs two confirmations):
Fred Pohl's Gateway (1992) - Tanglebones
Everyone's Gone to the Rapture (2015) - Archer2r
The Inner World (2013) - brokenclavicle
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (2006) - Minarchist
Dreamfall Chapters (2014) - Minarchist
Riven (1997) - Minarchist
Myst 3: Exile (2001) - Eleima
Myst 4: Revelation (2004) - Minarchist
King's Quest 5: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder (1990) - Eleima

Seconded (still needs one confirmation):
Contradiction - Spot the Liar! (2015) - mrlogical, Pyxistyx
To the Moon (2011) - Bubblefuzz, Higgledy
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure (2014) - Tanglebones, benign1
Machinarium (2009) - Higgledy, Eleima
Fran Bow (2016) - Bubblefuzz, Eleima
Anchorhead (1998) - Tanglebones, Pyxistyx
Gone Home (2013) - Stevintendo, SpacePPoliceman
A New Beginning (2010) - ClockworkHouse, PaladinTom
Little Briar Rose (2016) - Eleima, brokenclavicle
King's Quest 6: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (1992) - Minarchist, Eleima

Thirded (going on the list):
The Darkside Detective (2017) - Bubblefuzz, benign1, Higgledy

Very happy to see Darkside Detective going on the list! Added Min's suggestions, seconded KQ6, though I threw in KQ5 in there, and added Myst 3: Exile (because I *hated* Riven, and Exile is the best Myst, I will fight you, Min!! ). I'm the fence about having folks okay Dreamfall and Dreamfall Chapters (and not Chronicles ) before TLJ, honestly, thus me abstaining on those.
So glad you're joining us, Minarchist.

Hated...Riven? See, now I question your signature.

I'll third KQ6.

Never played it.
I did complete KQ5 my first Xmas college break. Back when it was new.
I feel old now.

My Dad wouldn't let me fully install KQ5 because 10 megs, how could anything possibly justify taking up that much space?

Think the last KQ game I completed was V, so maybe I can make the purchase for VI if that get's chosen.

Is K6 the modern episodic one?

No, King’s Quest 6 is a stand-alone game, not an episodic game. It’s one of the greatest Sierra games they ever made. Was back in 1992 (does no one actually **look** at the list? I’d even messed up the game’s title, and gave KQ3’s “to Heir is Human”)
Was super well received at the time. Great sense of humor. Still super appreciated today, with Kotaku putting it in its “10 adventure games everyone must play” list and Adventure Gamers naming it the 13th best adventure game ever released.