What is you favorite Lucasarts or Tim Schafer adventure game?

[Focuspuller]

I have played a little of Broken Age so far and I've loving every moment, but beyond that I will reserve comments until I play a lot more or finish the game.

But the reason that brought me here, the reason I backed this game is Tim Schafer, or more to the point Lucasarts.

Lucasarts was some of my earlier as well as fondest experiences with gaming, with adventure gaming. I believe my first was Indiana Jones and The Fate Of Atlantis. My favorite among all of them, and one of my favorite games EVER (almost want to just say favorite) is Grim Fandango.

I loved Grim Fandango so much, that when I found out that the maker of that game was making a new adventure game from scratch (no idea, story, or art presented), I supported it blindly. I assumed something special was possible.

What is your favorite Lucasarts or Tim Schafer adventure game?

[n8thesk8]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von lindhoffen:

Grim Fandango, Monkey Island 2 and Day of the Tentacle. It's a close shave between those three to be honest. If I should pick one I'd go with Monkey Island 2 because it totally blew me away in comparison to the first one.

I remember I was on some weird outting with a bunch of classmate's to the mall, I popped in the "Computer Game" store and saw Monkey Island 2 just released, I pretty much lost my ♥♥♥♥. I remember I called my dad from the store and he bought the game over the phone so I could bring it home. That game did not disapoint, I remember having goosebumps watching the opening credits. One of the best sequel's to a game ever made!

[Parane]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von n8thesk8:

Nice! My dad was big into the text adventures, I got pulled in by the early Sierra games, KQ1, SQ1, etc.

Those games were the logical step up once I played the hell out of Infocom's classics. I remember playing King's Quest 1 thinking it was absolutely fantastic.

many years on PC's, BBS's (Pre-Internet), and I like to think it prepared me for our technology immersed society! haha

Yeah, my dad bought a 2400 baud modem in 1989-90 and it was astonishing to be able to communicate with other people through the BBS. I opened my own in 1996 and that opened my eyes to the world in a way that most kids today will never understand.

[Parane]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von n8thesk8:

I remember I was on some weird outting with a bunch of classmate's to the mall, I popped in the "Computer Game" store and saw Monkey Island 2 just released,

I was in a supermarket with a friend looking at computer games. This was at a time when you could SWITCH the price tag with something cheaper and to actually get it for that price.
So guess what I did...

And yeah, I was stuck on the "monkey wrench" puzzle for ages.

[GRIMland]

I got into the PC game scene a bit late, the family bought our first PC around 1994 it was a Packard Bell Pentium 90 from Best Buy and I got to pick out one game to buy, I chose the Space Quest 15th Anniversary Collectors Edition and that was the start of my adventure game obsession.

Before that it had just been Oregon Trail and Cross Country USA on 5.25" floppies in middle school during lunch break.

Next is was King's Quest, then Police Quest and Leisure Suit Larry... I think Full Throttle was my first LucasArts game, after which I started to play their whole back catalog too.

A lot of great memories of playing Sierra games with friends during sleep overs.

[n8thesk8]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von lindhoffen:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von n8thesk8:

I remember I was on some weird outting with a bunch of classmate's to the mall, I popped in the "Computer Game" store and saw Monkey Island 2 just released,

I was in a supermarket with a friend looking at computer games. This was at a time when you could SWITCH the price tag with something cheaper and to actually get it for that price.
So guess what I did...

And yeah, I was stuck on the "monkey wrench" puzzle for ages.

For me I got stuck at the tree, if i remember correctly it was the puzzle involving the flash back of your parents doing the skeleton dance. I love all the macabre elements of that game. How about Loom? Also a super favorite than doesn't get mentioned much anymore! Love that they kept the reference to it in the special edition of MI.

[n8thesk8]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von GRIMland:

I got into the PC game scene a bit late, the family bought our first PC around 1994 it was a Packard Bell Pentium 90 from Best Buy and I got to pick out one game to buy, I chose the Space Quest 15th Anniversary Collectors Edition and that was the start of my adventure game obsession.

Before that it had just been Oregon Trail and Cross Country USA on 5.25" floppies in middle school during lunch break.

Next is was King's Quest, then Police Quest and Leisure Suit Larry... I think Full Throttle was my first LucasArts game, after which I started to play their whole back catalog too.

A lot of great memories of playing Sierra games with friends during sleep overs.

Haha, I remember trying to beat the "You're and Adult" test in Leisure Suit Larry when I was a kid! We had an epic collection of Lucas Arts, Sierra, Dynamix, and a ton of other's that got thrown out back in 2000. You'd think Mother's would learn after they throw away all of your original game system's... twice. Sigh.

How about Sierra owned Dynamix? They had a few cool adventure game's in the early 90's, Rise of the Dragon & Heart of China! One I could never figure out was Inca! The Laura Bow series was fantastic too.

[Parane]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von n8thesk8:

How about Loom? Also a super favorite than doesn't get mentioned much anymore! Love that they kept the reference to it in the special edition of MI.

I think my first venture into the world of LucasArts was with Zac McKracken and if I recall correctly that game was released after Loom.

[Parane]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von n8thesk8:

How about Sierra owned Dynamix? They had a few cool adventure game's in the early 90's, Rise of the Dragon & Heart of China!

Oh yes, I remember Rise of the Dragon. That was a really cool futuristic game. Unfortunately my (cracked) copy stopped working halfway through so I never got to the end. :-(

[n8thesk8]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von lindhoffen:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von n8thesk8:

How about Loom? Also a super favorite than doesn't get mentioned much anymore! Love that they kept the reference to it in the special edition of MI.

I think my first venture into the world of LucasArts was with Zac McKracken and if I recall correctly that game was released after Loom.

I think Zac McKracken was before Loom but I could be wrong. Would absolutely love to see Loom get the make-over treatment, or even a sequel! Such a fantastic work!

[Parane]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von n8thesk8:

I think Zac McKracken was before Loom but I could be wrong. Would absolutely love to see Loom get the make-over treatment, or even a sequel! Such a fantastic work!

I didn't play Loom much, but I do remember it was beautiful with a sense of mystery and magic. I feel like trying it again now just because we're talking about it.

[Fedor]

I consider Grim Fandango to be this medium's best offering , still.

[Focuspuller]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Fedor:

I consider Grim Fandango to be this medium's best offering , still.

No reason not to. :)

[n8thesk8]

A fantastic LucasArts game that is more or less forgotten by time.... Afterlife.