Point'n'click discussion club

[Pogwizd]

Hi all,
Some time ago I finished reading Niezwyciężony (The Invincible) by Lem and the first thing I did after was to check the web to find out what others made of it (personally I really enjoyed it). The first web forums that came up were fully devoted to Lem's work, however, most of the posts were like 10-year old, or more. What struck me, though, was how the threads were organised.

What they did at that forums was to create a sort of pen literary club. Some of the threads were 'The Invincible - chapters 1-10 - by 21.02.2006' etc. This meant the users participating in the activity would read the selected book and then share their thoughts, ask questions or whatever. At the time and age of sharing everything online I thought this was brilliant. I myself often find that after completing, say, a game I crave for an opportunity to chat about it. What I liked, disliked, or what was unclear.

I have finished some point'n'clicks playing together with someone, but a lot of things must line up for this to work. Essentially, I would say playing a point'n'click is a rather solitary activity. But still, after finishing one, it would be nice to be able to have a chat about it.

So here is my idea, maybe some of you would be willing to a start a monthly activity of playing a specific game by a specific deadline. It's not school, so it's not about finishing it on time or finishing with or without a walk-through, but about playing the game 'together' and having a little discussion club. So again, you haven't finished the game - fine, you didn't like the game - still fine, you loved it and but still haven't finished it - also fine. Or, you played the game years ago when it was released, but would like to revisit - great. Let's just get together at the end of the month and talk about what made it a good p'n'c game and what didn't.

In a way, I find this could be very motivating to finally play games I've got collected on my GOG account but never actually played it. Or try the very new games? We could do a test run and see how this plays out. I am open to suggestions what the first game could be, but here are some of mine:
Gabriel Knight - Sins of the Fathers (a classic some would still like to play),
Whispers of a Machine,
Sanitarium,
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Machinarium

Let me know what you think.

[cat]

Feel free to create such a thread in Adventure Related Talk and Chat board! I think this is the place to talk about adventure games.

[heltenjon]

I myself often find that after completing, say, a game I crave for an opportunity to chat about it. What I liked, disliked, or what was unclear.

I have finished some point'n'clicks playing together with someone, but a lot of things must line up for this to work. Essentially, I would say playing a point'n'click is a rather solitary activity. But still, after finishing one, it would be nice to be able to have a chat about it.

I echo your sentiments. If you start up a thread like this, people can jump on board if they like.

In a way, I treat all game threads like this. With newer AGS games, it feels really good when playing and commenting on the game while others do the same. I may even choose to play a game because of someone's comment in a thread or on the database page. If I should play an older game, I will probably read the game's thread after I've finished it to avoid unnecessary spoilers. That way, even ten year old comments are new to me and give a sense of not playing in a vacuum. Of course, replying to a ten year old comment is no use.

I also think more people read than post their own replies. Posting about your experiences with a game will hopefully be interesting for someone else playing the game, perhaps now, perhaps in years. And for most devs, feedback is gold.

[Pogwizd]

Feel free to create such a thread in Adventure Related Talk and Chat board! I think this is the place to talk about adventure games.

I think I misinterpreted the 'activities' section, as in my mind this would be an activity. I don't want to clutter the forums too much, so could I ask you to move this thread to the relevant board, please?

For now I just to want to sound out how many people would be interested. If there are some, I will start a proper conversation (about a specific game) in Adventure Related Talk and Chat board.

I echo your sentiments. If you start up a thread like this, people can jump on board if they like.

Would you be willing to participate heltenjon in February? Any of the games looking interesting to you? Or have you got your own suggestions?

[heltenjon]

Would you be willing to participate heltenjon in February? Any of the games looking interesting to you? Or have you got your own suggestions?

I don't know. I may be trying to play the AGS games of 2023 before the AGS awards, and I don't know how much free time I may get anyway. If this becomes a regular thing, I'll participate, but probably not every time.

[Pogwizd]

If this becomes a regular thing, I'll participate, but probably not every time.

But of course. I envision this as something people do on an on-and-off basis - whenever they have time, will, and they feel like spending money on games.