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Adventure (non-rpg) games on PCs.
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Sound system for adventure games...
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Sooooo, I bought Gigaworks THX S750 with a nice sound card, got to enjoy it long enough till I almost had it calibrated....then...pfitttt!, amp gone (like sooooo many other 750's). Bought a Logitech X-540 5.1, it was Okay, but packed it back up for resale. I have looked at amplifiers (7.1) that I could hook my speakers from the THX... more »
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MINI-REVIEW: Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis / Sherlock Holmes vs Arsene Lupin
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MINI-REVIEW: Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis / Sherlock Holmes vs Arsene Lupin (Review copyright 2008, Andrew Plotkin <erkyr...@eblong.com>) I played _Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened_ last year, but never got around to a review. Now I've played _Nemesis_, which gives me an excuse to patch my gap -- the two games play very similarly. But their tones are rather... more »
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Sokal's Sinking Island
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Anybody playing this one yet to give us some initial impressions, not sure whether it's out in the US yet. Sokal seems to have run out of steam and hasn't done anything very interesting since Syberia or so, hopefully he'll get this one right. I know someone in Europe who's just started playing it, seems to be a... more »
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Where did the greatness go?
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...Looks like we're on the save wavelength. I posted such a thread around these parts a couple months ago. I beleive that PC gaming hit its peak in the late 90's and EARLY 00's. Where did the stories go? Adventure gaming bit the dust IMO. Now it's all about graphics. We have the technology to do some pretty amazing things, such as... more »
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Quest For Glory 2 Remake
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[link] QFG2 is one of the best adventure games I have tried in last 20 years or so. Originally, it had 16-colour graphics and a text parser based command interface. This remake gives it improved graphics and a point-and-click interface. Sierra release a remake for QFG1, where as... more »
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Ankh 2...Ankh II..Kampf der Gotter...
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Is Ankh II (or whatever the latest one is called) anywhere to be bought reasonable? I will find it occasionally on EBay for some exorbent<spelling price ($45+). I played the first game, and found it quite entertaining. I wrote to the German Company (Deck 13) but got a "inconclusive reply". Any leads?... more »
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Some Older Adventure Games I'm Selling on Ebay
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Hi All, I'm selling some older games on Ebay again consisting of Adventure, Action Adventure & RPGs. The link to my Ebay listing page is [link] . My seller name on Ebay is Sensuari. All the games come with the Original CD/s and are compatible with DosBox.... more »
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New Chris Jones game !
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"Three cards to midnight" has just been announced. The game is by the actor (and author) of the Tex Murphy series. No additional info yet, but I already know I'll get it. [link] -Moa Dragon
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Is Bloodlines an adventure game?
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Hi all I am curantly playing Vampire the Masqurade Bloodlines and so far I would class it as an adventure game, I would say a complete adventure game if it were not for the few combat fights I have had so far - not alot so far. There is a lot of "do this to get that" type of quests or "puzzles" and... more »
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