The best adventure game of ALL time

[RichyVD]

I'm sure this has been done before but I would like to ask people what they think is the best game of all time, my personal choice has to be THE CURSE OF MONKEY ISLAND, it had everything, a brilliant plot, beutiful graphices and it was very funny. Any other nominations?

[FruitTree]

full throttle

[Adamski]

GRIM FANDANGO!!![/i][/u][/b]

[Privateer Puddin']

monkey island 2

[Darth Mandarb]

Space Quest III
The Pirates of Pestulon

[Hobbes]

Gabriel Knight I
"Sins of the Fathers"

And you're right... this topic has been done to death. Make a game instead!

[Trapezoid]

I'm going with Grim Fandango. That's my personal favorite, but I also think it's probably one of the only games that everyone can agree rocks.

[12431]

The brokensword games. they rule

[Harvester]

Read my nickname.

[plasticman]

I'm going with Grim Fandango. That's my personal favorite, but I also think it's probably one of the only games that everyone can agree rocks.

my favorite as well, but not everyone seems to like it :

Somehow, I dislike this game, because of the crappy interface. It has really bugged me out. Though, the plot was great, but the graphics were in 3D*sigh*

(i just happened to read that, that's why i quoted it)

[Minimi]

Jack Orlando !!!

[RichyVD]

First of all, I have started my game, check out www.selfhigh5.uk.tt   Grim Fandango was good and I hope their is a second one. But the graphics couldn't compete with CMI even know it was made after. 3D adventure games usally are not a good idea with the possible exception of EMI. What kind of game was full thortle i never played it.

[BOYD1981]

[auhsor]

Space Quest III

Closely followed by grim fandango, but i think sq3 has more of a nosalgia thing coming into the equation which is why i like it so much. And its an awesome game.

[remixor]

I'd have to say Grim Fandango.  That game has one of the (if not simply "the") most fully-formed and well-constructed plots of any adventure I've ever played.  It really transcends genre, unlike (for example) most of Sierra's Quest series, or most any of the really early adventures.  I'm not putting down those games by any means, but I think Tim Schafer's writing was a huge leap in narrative construction for the medium.  Also, the dialogue is top-notch, and it avoids the sort of "computer game cheesiness" that we all accept and love but which, let's be honest, non-gamers would find rather dumb.  Grim's dialogue would fit perfectly in a real-life situation (if real life was anything like GF's world).  It had a great cast of characters, and there was true, palpable character development.  These deep and well-written characters also had an absolutely great team of voice actors putting out one of the best voice tracks in any game, ever.  And let's not forget the music, which is certainly my favorite computer/video game score, and undeniably one of the most original.  It combined wildly different genres of music including film noir, latin, jazz, and traditional film scores, just to name a few.  The game was, on the whole, beautiful.  Though the real-time 3d characters could have been more polished, they worked incredibly well, basically because they suited the concept of skeletons so perfectly.  The prerendered backgrounds were, of course, excellent, and the cutscenes were gorgeous and excellently directed.  I know all the cases for real-time scripted cutscenes in games like these, but for me that all goes out the window when I play this game.  The only possible flaw I could find with this game would be its interface, which was a great idea hindered by some technical shortcomings.  Essentially, Grim Fandango takes just about every possible aspect of a graphic adventure and raises the bar of excellence, combining them all into a damned near flawless package.


Other great ones for me would be Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Day of the Tentacle, possibly Broken Sword or King's Quest VI.  I hear tons of great stuff about QFG2, but I've never played through that game.  I did just start it however.  Same goes for The Longest Journey; I'm in Chapter 3 of that, I think, which seems to be still pretty early in the game.


P.S. I assume this is more of a "favorite game" thing than a true objective "best game" thing.  Grim Fandango is certainly my favorite game.  Even so, I think it makes some pretty strong cases for being the best as well.  See above, of course.




EDIT:  I found this after I wrote this post.  It's Gamespot's feature on the Best Game of 1998.  I'd forgotten about that feature, but Grim Fandango won.  Here's the link:
http://www.gamespot.com/features/awards1998/gameofyear2.html

Some excerpts:
"With a script, musical score, and voice acting worthy of a feature film and an inspired artistic design worthy of display within a gallery, Grim Fandango far exceeds adventure game standards"
"Grim Fandango approaches perfection on every front. ...[it] will remain forever a masterpiece and forever a classic ... Grim Fandango marks one of the first steps the computer game has ever taken toward maturity and long-term staying power."  <- This is kind of what I was trying to say.
"Like a first-rate film or work of literature - indeed, like any work of art - Grim Fandango is timeless and destined to be enjoyed not just for months, but forever. "


EDIT2: also, it looks like GF won that year also for Best Music, Best Graphics/Art Direction, and Adventure Game of the Year (obviously).  Somehow, I doubt we'll ever see an adventure game sweep like that again for a long, long time (if ever).


Damnit, I love that game.

[veryweirdguy]

Am I the only one to say Sam & Max? It is the game which has actually made me laugh the most times. Moreso than even the Monkey Islands (the first two of which come second on my list).

[Gilbert]

Loom (TM)...

Beats me that I never played most of the games you guys/gals mentioned...

[Nacho]

My vote goes to Monkey 2!

My ranking:Monkey 2
Monkey 1
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
DOTT
Grim Fandango
Sam & Max
Full throttle
Indy FoA
Monkey 3
and I´m playing BASS... it will probalby enter in that "only Lucas" list.

[FruitTree]

hey that's a good idea: make a ranking!
so here's mine

Full Throttle
KQ 3
Grim Fandango
DOTT
monkey island 2
beneath a steel sky
broken sword 1
the dig
indy FoA
sam & max

[Nellie]

My favourite is Monkey Island 2, but the best game I've played is Gabriel Knight 1.

GK1 had great interaction, great puzzles, great plot, and great integration of the puzzles into the plot.  Grim Fandango is superb, but didn't manage all of these things throughout IMO.