Hello all,
In my teens, I was absolutely addicted to adventure games. I played through many of the classics - the first two Gabriel Knights, Full Throttle, Day of the Tentacle, Maniac Mansion, first 3 Monkey Islands, first two Broken Swords.. etc. Unforunately, as time grew on, my interest in music and film claimed more and more of my time until I stopped gaming entirely.
Last week I was in a traffic accident, fracturing my hand in many places and leaving me with an assortment of cuts and bruises. Since I will be recovering from my surgery for the next five weeks and have grown tired of staring at a TV screen, I racked my brain for something a bit more mentally engaging. The lightbulb went off. Adventure games! After a bit of poking around on the net, I found many freeware games citing AGS as the engine. That led me to the AGS site, then these forums.
So, now for the question: what are some quality AGS titles that'll ease me back into the swing of adventure gaming? My sleuthing skills have probably atrophied considerably in my downtime, so a nice, gentle starter would be great. I've always valued a great dialogue and sensible puzzles over impressive graphics and elaborate inventory-combining guesswork, if that helps with recommendations any.
Thanks in advance, and excuse any confusing passages or typos - I'm typing with one hand and a head full of percoset.
- E
In my teens, I was absolutely addicted to adventure games. I played through many of the classics - the first two Gabriel Knights, Full Throttle, Day of the Tentacle, Maniac Mansion, first 3 Monkey Islands, first two Broken Swords.. etc. Unforunately, as time grew on, my interest in music and film claimed more and more of my time until I stopped gaming entirely.
Last week I was in a traffic accident, fracturing my hand in many places and leaving me with an assortment of cuts and bruises. Since I will be recovering from my surgery for the next five weeks and have grown tired of staring at a TV screen, I racked my brain for something a bit more mentally engaging. The lightbulb went off. Adventure games! After a bit of poking around on the net, I found many freeware games citing AGS as the engine. That led me to the AGS site, then these forums.
So, now for the question: what are some quality AGS titles that'll ease me back into the swing of adventure gaming? My sleuthing skills have probably atrophied considerably in my downtime, so a nice, gentle starter would be great. I've always valued a great dialogue and sensible puzzles over impressive graphics and elaborate inventory-combining guesswork, if that helps with recommendations any.
Thanks in advance, and excuse any confusing passages or typos - I'm typing with one hand and a head full of percoset.
- E