[Stallion Free]

Tales of Monkey Island was a decent attempt at bringing the series back though I felt. It pains me we might not get another, especially with the shit TT are making these days instead...

Tales of Monkey Island only makes me depressed that we will probably never see something as good as the trilogy ever again.

I feel that adventure games should be played in an "I'm in the mood for something from my library" sense and not in a "gotta clear a backlog" sense. Otherwise one may end up going "argh why are there so many adventure games they're the new FPS I hope they all die, -5 stars".

Mood has zero effect on me noticing mediocre writing, bland plots, irritating voice actors (who get reused in each series, I'm looking at you mole guy from S&M), and low budget visuals on an engine that feels duck-taped together. They aren't terrible games, but they certainly aren't a very compelling argument for modern adventure games. I mean, it took Sam & Max 3 whole seasons to actually sort of break the mold and get interesting.

In comparison, a recent playthrough of Curse of Monkey Island reminded me of how goddamn mindblowing the production values are and how much better the Lucasarts teams were at crafting an interesting and funny story.

[Aaron]

Curse of Monkey Island is my favorite, probably because it's pretty easy and lovely to look at. Still have my CD since it doesn't seem to be on any download services.

[Foliorum Viridum]

Tales of Monkey Island only makes me depressed that we will probably never see something as good as the trilogy ever again.

I'll take a decent MI over no MI :(

Guybrush might be the best video game character ever.

[goober]

Any slots left for a TL2 4 pack?

[epmode]

I recently took a serious crack at my adventure game backlog and it made me realize that Telltale absolutely pales in comparison to OG Lucasarts and their games feel incredibly formulaic.

100% on point.

I was hopeful about Telltale for some time but I've given up since then.

[SalsaShark]

Well Telltale has its own thing now (TWD being the prime example of something clearly different from regular adventure games), so that's cool with me. Its obvious they are no match in regular-adventure grounds.

[Alextended]

I don't see where it says you get to be the pilot. ■Take control of an existing racing team or create your very own team. ■Create your very own driver ■Research more than 100 new car improvements ■The new team management system is easier and more fun to use. ■Build different structures such as a wind tunnel or a fitness center ■Make your dreams come true and live a life of luxury: get a villa or even a private jet plane ■Decide on the individual training sessions of your pilots to help them improve their skills ■Rebuild your cars from scratch to improve their performance on each specific racetrack Being the manager does sound interesting and I would be curious if anyone here had played this?

I meant it says racing in the genre. Guess it doesn't allow that then... Too bad, such a career mode would be interesting in an actual racing game, I'm not one just for managing.

[Dog Problems]

I definitely agree that what TellTale is putting out is inferior to what LucasArts did, but despite that I've still enjoyed a lot of their stuff. I love the characters of Sam and Max so much that I don't know if I could hate a game their in. Same goes for Guybrush and LeChuck.

If I weren't such a big Back to the Future fan I would have been disappointed with those games. Seems like that is where they started getting away from being adventure games, at least it felt that way to me. Wallace and Gromit series is good if you're into the characters. I haven't played Jurassic Park yet despite buying it cheap during a sale. I'm interested in The Walking Dead and nervous about what will happen with King's Quest.

But, on the upside they have released the excellent Puzzle Agent games. The Hector episodes are pretty good, too, though I think the crude humor is the strongest point for them.

[SalsaShark]

they have the opportunity to really knock it out of the park with Fables, if done right..

[Dog Problems]

Oh, yeah. I forgot all about that one. The announcement of them making a game based on it is what made me actually read some of it to begin with.

[ArjanN]

I feel that adventure games should be played in an "I'm in the mood for something from my library" sense and not in a "gotta clear a backlog" sense. Otherwise one may end up going "argh why are there so many adventure games they're the new FPS I hope they all die, -5 stars".

For me it's not so much that, but more that I really have to adjust to the much slower pace of adventure games. (althought that's much less the case with the Walking Dead)

Especially when I've been playing a bunch of action games.

[Chesskid1]

the walking dead is getting a bunch of praise in its thread, if anyone is interested go read through the thread.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=471359

iirc it received an 8 or 9 from ign as well, might pick it up. not a big telltale fan, but the walking dead i cant stop watching for some reason even though it's iffy, and people are really liking the game.

[vocab]

It's a point-and-click going for the Beneath a Steel Sky look. Unfortunately it has horrible voice acting so I haven't been able to play it for more than 30 minutes.

Voice acting in Gemini Rue is far better than Beneath a Steel Sky. Beneath a Steel Sky has some really wretched voices that are brutally annoying. I'm not saying Gemini Rue has some of the best because it's not, but it has its high points. The protaganist a great voice actor. Kane is played by the creator of the game (he plays Joey in Blackwell) and he can sound whiney, but that's because Kane acts like a bitch and for good reason. All the other voices are a mixed bag, but the main ones are good. Plus hearing a real life person say "Boryokudan" makes the gang sound much more bad ass.

Ive said it before but Gemini Rue is one of the best adventure games in the past 3 years, and is in the running in my top 3 cyberpunk games of all time.

[RoadHazard]

So... how about that Big Picture Mode? Isn't awesome? Oh, right, it doesn't exist, and never will. Almost two months ago they were "getting ready to ship it". Now I fear it has forever been lost in Valve Time, along with HL3. :(

[SalsaShark]

So... how about that Big Picture Mode? Isn't awesome? Oh, right, it doesn't exist, and never will. Almost two months ago they were "getting ready to ship it". Now I fear it has forever been lost in Valve time, along with HL3. :(

E3

[RoadHazard]

E3

So, from "getting ready to ship it" in early March, to not even showing it until E3 in June? Damn, I mean, this isn't some huge game they're making, it's a freaking GUI. Ok, so we all want it to turn out great, but come on. This is ridiculous.

[Dog Problems]

Gabe is waiting for his beard to get to the right length before releasing it.

[MRORANGE]

Gabe is waiting for his beard to get to the right length before releasing it.

facial hair motion sensors confirmed for GUI.

[Volcynika]

So, from "getting ready to ship it" in early March, to not even showing it until E3 in June? Damn, I mean, this isn't some huge game they're making, it's a freaking GUI. Ok, so we all want it to turn out great, but come on. This is ridiculous.

I think you mean Valve Time.

[Miizy F Baby]

So, from "getting ready to ship it" in early March, to not even showing it until E3 in June? Damn, I mean, this isn't some huge game they're making, it's a freaking GUI. Ok, so we all want it to turn out great, but come on. This is ridiculous.

I have the feeling it'll be part of a larger package that they're prepping, with normal apps being added to the registry and such.

[afternoon delight]

The Portal 2 level editor is coming May 8th

With Workshop support, which means Valve will be paying attention and highlighting the best? Fucking righteous.

[ezodagrom]

SEGA's Binary Domain is now out on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/203750/

[Volcynika]

SEGA's Binary Domain is now out on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/203750/

For some people. Still says 8 hours to unlock for me!

[MRORANGE]

For some people. Still says 8 hours to unlock for me!

your living on the wrong side of the world.

[ezodagrom]

For some people. Still says 8 hours to unlock for me!

Oh, looks like it's out now only in Europe, and will be out in 8 hours in the US.

[Volcynika]

your living on the wrong side of the world.

At least my side can use the right form of "you're!" :P

[amrod]

SEGA's Binary Domain is now out on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/203750/

waiting on my greenmangaming key :\

[SteveWinwood]

waiting on my greenmangaming key :

Always happens with gmg.

[B-Dex]

RISEN 2 unlocks in 4 hours!

[Snuggler]

I've anticipated Risen 2 for awhile, but I'll probably put tomorrow's gamez monies towards Binary Domain. I'm in more of a shootin' mood right now. Hopefully it's a decent port.

[Firebrand]

Always happens with gmg.

I did get my key from GMG, two even (I assume the other one is for DLC?). Activated as "Binary Domain Pre-order" but now it's just sitting there, despite the game being out in my region. Hmm.

[ezodagrom]

I did get my key from GMG, two even (I assume the one is for DLC?). Activated as "Binary Domain Pre-order" but now it's just sitting there, despite the game being out in my region. Hmm.

You might have to restart Steam...maybe...

I'm 30 minutes away from finishing the download of Binary Domain, let's see if it's a decent port like Sonic Generations.

[jediyoshi]

I did get my key from GMG, two even (I assume the one is for DLC?). Activated as "Binary Domain Pre-order" but now it's just sitting there, despite the game being out in my region. Hmm.

Still waiting in NA x_x Better hurry or my weekend will be consumed with GW2.

[mhayze]

Not a single review of Binary Domain PC? I read the console reviews, but I want to know if the port is totally borked / glitchy but bearable / best version yet?

[NaM]

At least my side can use the right form of "you're!" :P

ICE COLD :P

I'm want to play RE:ORC but I don't want to support capcocmcocpm, I don't know what to do.

Edit: Oh no worries, it won't let me buy it because is not available in my region. Problem solved I guess.

[The Grim Heaper]

Still waiting in NA x_x Better hurry or my weekend will be consumed with GW2.

Yeah, same here. I've got so much to play over the weekend and I was hoping to start with this.

[zkylon]

LeChuck's Revenge is the best adventure game I've ever played. Shit, one of THE best games, regardless of genre. I thought the art in the first remake was good, but they really stepped it up with the second one. It's such a beautiful and charming game, if it doesn't put a smile on your face then you are a deeply flawed human being. I'm sure that the vast majority of us have played it by now, but the few who haven't should get on it ASAP.

It's amazing, it shares with Grim Fandango the favorite adventure game spot. I also love the remake because unlike the The Secret of Monkey Island's remake, LeChuck's Revenge adds the voiceover to the retro mode. That alone makes such a huge difference...

[Rothkildam]

Thief Gold added to the registry.

[la_briola]

RISEN 2 unlocks in 4 hours!

Its unlocked for me. (German steam store)

[SteveWinwood]

It's amazing, it shares with Grim Fandango the favorite adventure game spot. I also love the remake because unlike the The Secret of Monkey Island's remake, LeChuck's Revenge adds the voiceover to the retro mode. That alone makes such a huge difference...

Yeah I don't know why they didn't do that with secret. Stupid Lucasarts.

[SalsaShark]

so the thing about me connecting from another computer shows up but i never recieve the code thingie on my email.. tried about 3 times already and waited about 20mins, :/

[Rufus]

Did you check your spam folder?

[DarkSoul520]

Thief Gold added to the registry.

Oh hell yes. Hope this means 2 will be added as well. Maybe getting ready for 4? In my dreams maybe.

[SalsaShark]

Did you check your spam folder?

yeah, wasnt there but now it finally showed up as usual. It just took 20+ minutes, weird.

[Nabs]

Binary Domain demo: steam://install/210310

I read some bad impressions but it ran fine here. I'll pick this up over the summer sale for sure.

[Semblance]

I wish GMG would give me my key already. Maybe I'll play the PC demo in the meantime.

[Firebrand]

Downloading the demo while I wait for the actual game to unlock I guess.

EDIT: Seems to be running pretty decently on my lowly E8500 / GTX260. Better than the PS3 version I tried and this is at 1080p.

Note that they moved all the controls configuration outside of the game so if you wish to invert your Y-axis, do so before launching the game.

[ezodagrom]

So far I haven't been able to play, since the controls are completely broken for me. When moving the mouse the camera gets all "confused" (moving in random directions), and the configuration tool gives me an error when trying to configure the controller options. :\



EDIT: The keyboard/mouse controls work fine for me in the demo, but they don't in the full game, weird... I guess I'll try deleting the game and installing it again tomorrow. :\

[jediyoshi]

Yeah, same here. I've got so much to play over the weekend and I was hoping to start with this.

Success, NA GMG keys are go. No preload ;_;

[The Grim Heaper]

Success, NA GMG keys are go. No preload ;_;

Yesss! I'm gonna go redeem it now a--



... oh... well, I guess I'll just wait.