Which one should I choose?

.. · Sat 15/05/2004 13:03:19

Ok, I finnaly managed to scrape together some money to buy an adventure game.

I went into my local Game to see what i could find for Â£10...

So which one of these do you think i should choose, I've never played anyof them? I'm in love with Comedy games like CMI but love the seriousness and gameplay of things like broken sword.

So... Should I get...

Grim Fandango
The Dig
or Sam and Max & Day of the tentacle double set

Help me chooooooose!

Ali · Sat 15/05/2004 13:18:23

Buy Sam, Max and the Tentacle first, because you get 2 for the price of one. Logic, comrade, logic.

When you get some money together buy Grim Fandango, it's just as good as the first 2, but there's only one of it. If you're a movie buff this one might be the best choice actually.

Finally buy the Dig. I think it's terrific, but it's not to everyone's taste. It is quite serious though, while the first are solidly comic.

Vel · Sat 15/05/2004 13:22:36

Buy the dig. Or GF.

Peter Thomas · Sat 15/05/2004 13:26:25

I agree with ali. Go the 2 for 1, unless you are a movie buff (then go for GF). I liked the Dig, but not as much as the others.

LordHart · Sat 15/05/2004 14:15:41

Okay, the choice is easy... go to a cheap store, and buy a belaclava... then find some big pole/bat/stick and then break into the store and take all the games..

You should have some money left over, which you can use to buy a hooker.

HillBilly · Sat 15/05/2004 14:37:16

I'd go for door number two! Or sam and max/day of the tentacle. Classics.

ElectricMonk · Sat 15/05/2004 14:56:47

Sam & Max / Day of the Tentacle.

The Dig, as has been said, is not to everyone's taste, and the 3D interface in Grim Fandango might turn you off the game at first. I know it did with me.

.. · Sat 15/05/2004 15:34:47

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Buy Sam, Max and the Tentacle first, because you get 2 for the price of one. Logic, comrade, logic.

When you get some money together buy Grim Fandango, it's just as good as the first 2, but there's only one of it. If you're a movie buff this one might be the best choice actually.

Finally buy the Dig. I think it's terrific, but it's not to everyone's taste. It is quite serious though, while the first are solidly comic.

Er.. In other words buy all 3? lol

auhsor · Sat 15/05/2004 15:35:51

For sure Sam and Max/ DoTT. They are both awesome games, and are classics. As well as the others. I'd say that Grim is my favourite out of them, so get that next, but as Ali, said, 2 is better than 1. I havnt actually played The Dig, but I've heard mixed reviws of it. I still want to play it one day.

Oh and don't worry about the Grim Fandango interface. I played it just after playing Monkey Island 4, which has an improved interface of GF's. It was confusing at first, but I was very quickly immersed in the game.

I'm actually surprised that you have a shop with those games. The only adventure games I could find in my games shop were Runaway, MI4, MI3, CSI and Law and Order. As well as Myst. Not really any of the classics... Except MI3.

BOYD1981 · Sat 15/05/2004 15:40:11

damnit, can't people make their own decisions about waht to buy anymore?!?!?!!!?!??!!?
but i'd get grim fandango and definitely wouldn't behead any cats with shovels...

Phemar · Sat 15/05/2004 16:49:27

Definately go for Grim...I loved it, you will too...

Ginny · Sat 15/05/2004 17:32:59

Depends on your experience eith games, as Grim is a bit more difficult in level than S&m and dott. All of these are great, and I bet the dig is good too, just havn't played it yet, so can't tell for sure. GF is by far my favorite game of all times, but I am a fan of epic, story-driven games, and the immersion in grim really is fantastic. Dott and s&m are more comic.
Man, I wish I could find games like these in stores here! I'd be lucky to find even a decent action-adventure like BG&E, not to mention classics like those. I want another copy of GF, and I want the dig.. If I saw these games in a shop, I'd buy them all at once! Of course, I do have about 500 dollars in the bank account, so money is less of an issue. Then again, I want to get Syberia and Broken Sword 3 aswell.
Hmm.. *Ginny stops rambling.*

P.s. Where do you live Scuthbert? Which country is so incredible to have these games for sale?

Ishmael · Sat 15/05/2004 17:40:50

I'd say the two-pack. I have only The Dig of those myself, but I know S&M and DOTT are fun...

and then GF later...

(I bought Full Throttle and The Dig a while back...)

m0ds · Sat 15/05/2004 18:17:29

Get Sam & Max and DOTT, they're mandatory to anyone's collection. Which you buy next is a matter of taste and decision. Not everyone likes The Dig. Not everyone likes GF.

veryweirdguy · Sat 15/05/2004 18:39:13

Quote from: m0ds on Sat 15/05/2004 18:17:29
Not everyone likes The Dig. Not everyone likes GF.

That's true, but I think in most cases GF is more popular that The Dig, so he is probably more likely to like that.

But anyway, I say get DOTT/S&M first. Both classics, & both inspirational to the type of thing achievable in AGS itself.

Then rob a bank.

Then get GF.

Then get The Dig.

.. · Sat 15/05/2004 19:39:21

Oh yeh, And I also saw MYST (Forgot about that) ... so I can get that..

I was really looking for CMI but I cant find it anywhere!

Ginny · Sat 15/05/2004 19:51:55

No way, give up GF, The dig, S&M/Dott, for Myst? Never!

There are some people who liked myst, but it comes nowhere near these wonderful classics!

jetxl · Sat 15/05/2004 20:14:58

Get all 3 of them. For real.
It's amazing how much money you can find under registers. And bugging your folks for money is not degrading!

In the past there have been games that I wanted to buy but didn't or couldn't. Now I have regrets, because they don't sell them anymore. :-Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â (

Quote from: Scuthbert on Sat 15/05/2004 19:39:21
Oh yeh, And I also saw MYST (Forgot about that) ... so I can get that..

Don't they give them away for free by now?

Meowster · Sat 15/05/2004 22:49:17

Grim Fandango.

AGA · Sat 15/05/2004 23:49:20

Don't buy The Dig, it'll give you AIDS. If you want a really awesome game, get Grim Fandango. If you want two slightly-less-awesome games which add up to an altogether more awesome experience, get the double-pack.

MrColossal · Sun 16/05/2004 00:45:33

Yes, The Dig gave me AIDS...

Full Throttle cured it however...

I'd go for the double pack, Grim Fandango isn't all it's cracked up to be [oh snap!]

Gregjazz · Sun 16/05/2004 05:15:51

Yes, I suggest going for the funny game first: the double pack one.

As for The Dig, I personally enjoyed it -- though annoyed at the cel-painted animations that really didn't do the game justice.

LGM · Sun 16/05/2004 05:20:29

Grim Fandango is highly overrated. I never even finished it. Twas rather boring. (DOUBLE SNAP!!)

Go for teh bundle

shbaz · Sun 16/05/2004 06:25:16

Quote from: LilGryphMaster on Sun 16/05/2004 05:20:29
Grim Fandango is highly overrated. I never even finished it. Twas rather boring. (DOUBLE SNAP!!)

Go for teh bundle

Oh crap.. I just joined a game project making a Grim Fandango clone.

What should I do?

ElectricMonk · Sun 16/05/2004 06:53:38

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Oh crap.. I just joined a game project making a Grim Fandango clone.

What should I do?

Snap.

.. · Sun 16/05/2004 06:58:01

So its settled I be getting the double pack..

QuoteP.s. Where do you live Scuthbert? Which country is so incredible to have these games for sale?

The good old U [dot] of K... (That UK To you stupid ppl)

modgeulator · Sun 16/05/2004 07:07:13

What do you want to buy those stupid old adventure games for anyway, huh? $10? Surely you could find some sort of action game for that much? Or maybe a nice sports game?

.. · Sun 16/05/2004 07:17:27

Actually its Â£10

I buy adventure games cos they are better than other games in my opinion, they last longer and use logic. In fact all the decent Action and Sports games are Â£25 - Â£40

Apocathary Fairy · Sun 16/05/2004 07:36:32

I think you would prefer the double pack to the other two - although I think that GRIM and DIG are just about my favourite games ever (appart from Full Throttle, oh and MI 1&2)

strazer · Sun 16/05/2004 09:05:08

In case you were planning to order there anyway, The Dig is available at Amazon.co.uk for Â£7.97.

(Full Throttle too, btw.)

Order >= Â£25 to qualify for free delivery within the UK.

.. · Sun 16/05/2004 10:03:19

I can;'t order anything offline.. Haven't got a credit card or nethink and my Parents won't

Chicky · Sun 16/05/2004 11:05:13

hey! whats with all this grim bashing!

so you didnt finish the game, thats probally why you dont like it. The game has a great friendship feel and is very well directed, plus the story is amazing.

it has crappy graphics tho

Jockstrap · Sun 16/05/2004 11:18:14

Doesn't the double pack also come with a Grim Fandango demo?

HillBilly · Sun 16/05/2004 11:19:30

Just a demo movie. Atleast mine did.

modgeulator · Sun 16/05/2004 12:46:22

Quote from: Scuthbert on Sun 16/05/2004 07:17:27
I buy adventure games cos they are better than other games in my opinion, they last longer and use logic.

Hey, calm down, it's called sarcasm. BTW, if you want to play S 'n' M (oooh... that sounds so kinky) and DOTT on a modern computer you'll need to download ScummVM.

As for Grim Fandango - it probably would be LucasArts finest moment, except for the dodgy "3D" movement controls which I've never been able to master (even though I've finished it and CMI a couple of times each.)

HillBilly · Sun 16/05/2004 13:14:31

If you play with XP and want sound, this is a good link:

http://www.mcwalter.org/tentacle/index.html

Hinders · Sun 16/05/2004 18:43:49

Go for teh double pack, DOTT is the best adventure game ever(after lsl1)
and S&M is playable.
i dont think gf is a 'real' adventure game at all._.

HillBilly · Sun 16/05/2004 18:46:57

GF is the only cool 3D adventure game out there. I loved that game.

Which one should I choose?

m0ds

Apocathary Fairy