Gold Rush!

[FrankT]

Now there's an interesting game - comes pretty close to the SCI formula, I'd think. Would there happen to be someone who composed an expanded soundtrack on this game?

[AGA]

Pretty close to SCI?  It's AGI...

Gold Rush! always struck me as a good game, but I never had the patience to play it properly.  The opening to it just struck me as a bit... real... none of the fun of playing a game.  I don't want to have to carefully plan my expedition so I don't find out days later that I forgot to buy some essential item that results in my death.

[Armageddon]

I don't want to have to carefully plan my expedition so I don't find out days later that I forgot to buy some essential item that results in my death.

Sums up the entire game, I think if you forget to buy a banana you die many hours later.

I've never been able to play an AGI/SCI adventure game past the pretty intro animation. Way too hard for me and the stories are never interesting in my opinion.

[Radiant]

I don't want to have to carefully plan my expedition so I don't find out days later that I forgot to buy some essential item that results in my death.

I think the game is closer to Oregon Trail and less to traditional adventure games. Sierra was willing to experiment with their formula, and this is one of the results.

[Secret Fawful]

I think it's the best game Sierra ever made. It's just so detailed and branching. And I love the setting and premise.