Topic: The greatest Adventure Game of all time...

[The Subliminal Messenger]

I have no idea.

What, in your opinion, is the greatest adventure of all time (fangames and commercial)? I'm putting my money on King's Quest 6, I guess. Although Monkey Island 2 and Day of the Tentacle aren't far behind.

[Privateer Puddin']

of ALL time? as in, the future too?

Monkey Island 2 for me btw

[Kairus]

I think the best is Day of the Tentacle.
Though I loved all Monkey Island saga (except the fourth), I think MI2 could be the second best.
The Larrys are quite fun, too, perhaps LSL6 could be the third.

[Nacho]

MI2, DOTT and Indy 3, in no special order.

And I can add Vel´s... GK2.  

[Mods]

For gameplay, FoA.
For humour, Teen Agent.
For atmosphere, The Dig.
For "its like a movie"-ness, Full Throttle.

I think I'd give LBA2 the overall greatest adventure game title
But I'd give DOTT greatest point & click adventure game`

[Trapezoid]

C'mon.
Grim Fandango.

[Barcik]

I'm putting my money on King's Quest 6, I guess.

Err... is this some kind of competition?

Anyway...

Grim Fandango. True art in gaming.

[BOYD1981]

beneath a steel sky for me every time

[Mr Jake]

MI3 and BASS

[Esseb]

Monkey Island 2 wins just because it was the first for me.

Grim, DOTT, S&M, FOA, MI1 are all very close seconds.

[Timosity]

SQ3 & LSL3

but really:

All SQ, LSL, MI, QG, MM & GF and all the ones I missed

They're all my favourite and all win

[Darth Mandarb]

Rock on Timosity!!
Space Quest IIIAll the way!!

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[Rincewind]

Shit, this is really hard for me, since I've started to realize I have far too many favourite games...
But I'm afraid I'll have to say Grim Fandango - It's just so goddamn good... Can't explain it... The storytelling, the characters, the music, the graphics, the voices... You want me to mention more stuff I love about it?


Others that come close are of course GK1, DoTT, MI2 and Discworld Noir.
All of these games have something important in common - They all had an atmosphere that drew me in, and made me longing for more when the game was over. Not every game does that to me. GF was the one that had the biggest influence, though - And therefore it deserves the #1 spot.  

[Broomie]

MI2 -  Everything
SQ6 - Humour
LSL6 - HUMOUR!
Grim - Story, Music
KQ6 - Story, Music
Simon the Sorcerer 2! - Humour, Animation

[LordHart]

Darth and Timosity have already said my favourite. SQ3, all the way!

[plasticman]

Loom

runner-ups : MI1, GF, DOTT

[Meowster]

For 1000 (Or more precisely, 2) reasons, Grim Fandango. Pure Excellence.

MI2 close second, along with DOTT, Full Throttle, MI1 andddd... FOA, which I only played recently and loved.

[Rpgmstr]

My favs besides the obvious classics like Larry and Police Quest 2, would have to be Shadow Gate, Deja-vu, and Uninvited the NES versions. The blue, pink and white of the originals kinda turn me off.

[scotch]

By far, Grim Fandango, the more adventures I play the less hopeful I am I'll ever find one as good.

[modgeulator]

OK, here's my biased opinion:

#1: Monkey Island 2
The gameplay, game design, the story, the music (they really went overboard with the new iMuse system), and THAT ENDING.
And also just because it was the first LucasArts adventure I ever played.

#2: Sam 'n' Max Hit The Road
Just the overall polish in the presentation, and the lead characters of course. Also, all the mini-games just made it special somehow.

#3: Hero's Quest (aka Quest For Glory 1 EGA)
No one's mentioned this? Is it not considered a pure adventure game or something? Anyways...
I think the RPG elements and the day/night cycle just brought a level of immersion I've never experienced in any other adventure game. On some levels I consider the QFG series to be the best designed adventure games I know of - nothing comes close for non-linearity and replayability. Of course, being a Sierra game, the plot and characters are nowhere near LucasArts standards.
I'm not sure why I prefer the original version, the graphics just seem to have more atmosphere.