Ten things I'm learning about Adventure Games

[tamper]

Hi all,

I've lurked around these groups awhile - even made the odd post now and then - and by reading the posts of my fellow AGSers I've picked up some tips on adventure game design which I'd like to run by you.

1. Adventure game plots should generally be based on time travel, dystopian sci-fi futures, pirates, Atlantis, cops, toilet humour, or some combination of the above

2. Despite the plot or setting, adventure games should be littered with filmic references and obscure in-jokes

3. Graphics are important in adventure games

4. Graphics are not important in adventure games

5. Most Lucasarts adventures are great and funny, while most Sierra adventures are twee and cloying (or is that just KQ?)

6. Nobody likes pixel-hunting puzzles

7. Use item A+B+C puzzles are tired and unoriginal

8. Conversation-based puzzles are long-winded and boring

9. This doesn't leave a lot of puzzle-types to use

10. Adventure games need neither graphics, sound, text, adventure, nor game, to create an immersive experience.

Is this about right, or do I have more to learn?

Cheers,
t

[Nellie]

I say!

[Las Naranjas]

I concur

[LGM]

Well said..

But I don't get it.. Are you insulting us? Pointing out ironic contradictions? or being sarcastically hilarious?

[DGMacphee]

Does it matter?

Yes, I concur, doctor!

[Matt Brown]

hahaha, this guy is funny

* FunkMasterPanda concurs to follow the crowd

[remixor]

Consider me concurred!!!1

[MrColossal]

* MrColossal bangs his gavel.

I second that motion!

[milquetoast]

Okay, I'm in...but..who's this cur that we're conning?

[MillsJROSS]

I concur with eric Johnson concurring with remixor johnson concurring with DG Johnson concurring with Las Naranjas Johnson concurring with tamper!

10 points if you get that movie reference.

-MillsJROSS

[milquetoast]

I concur with eric Johnson concurring with remixor johnson concurring with DG Johnson concurring with Las Naranjas Johnson concurring with tamper!

10 points if you get that movie reference.

-MillsJROSS

"Catch me if you can" ?

[MillsJROSS]

Close, in that Catch me if you Can is also a movie. First Clue:

Think of movies in the 70's

-MillsJROSS

[DGMacphee]

It sounds eerily like a Mel Brooks line.

[Andail]

10. Adventure games need neither graphics, sound, text, adventure, nor game, to create an immersive experience.

That depends on what "immersive" means, but if it's somewhere along the lines of "good", than yes.

All it needs is a good concept and tons of hyping, the rest are just pretty accessories

[veryweirdguy]

Think of movies in the 70's

-MillsJROSS

Jaws?

[milquetoast]

Close, in that Catch me if you Can is also a movie. First Clue:

Think of movies in the 70's

-MillsJROSS

Er, you obviously have not seen "Catch Me If You Can". ANYway, I don't recall any 70's flix with that line in it. If I have, I've probably blocked it out. The 70's were no good for me.

[marcus]

#6 seems a bit out of line here, cause its actually true.

[MillsJROSS]

It's from Blazzing Saddles. There are easily more famous lines from it, so it's not the easiest of movie trivia, but I thought I'd throw it in there.

-MillsJROSS

[cpage]

i thought that was (blank) johnson is right about (blank) johnson being right  

[Mostly babysitting]

so it was Jaws yeah?