Adventure games!

Post by **megadethdrumfire** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:12 pm

Call me crazy, but i just love point and click adventure games! Does anyone no of any good ones for consoles? 3do, saturn, sega cd?

Thanks
Dan

Post by **El_Deguello** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:52 am

Here are the major Point n' Click ports to consoles:

LucasFilm Games / LucasArts:
The Secret Of Monkey Island (Sega CD)
Loom (TurboGrafx/PC Engine CD/TurboDuo)
Maniac Mansion (NES)
Escape From Monkey Island (PS2)

Sierra / Dynamix
King's Quest 5 (NES)
Rise Of The Dragon (Sega CD)
Willy Beamish (Sega CD)

I highly recommend Monkey Island for the Sega CD. Loom is a good game, but very slow. I love Maniac Mansion, but it definitely shows its age. MI4 was a major disappointment in comparison to MI1-3, and it isn't really point n' click. However it is still very fun.

I don't recommend any of the Sierra ports - KQ5 wasn't a brilliant game on the PC and its even less so on the NES. ROTD and WB are hit and miss.

There's more I'm sure, but again I'd say your best bet right now is Monkey Island on the SCD.

Post by **Niode** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:20 pm

Zack and Wiki isn't technically a point and click adventure game but it practically is. I'd highly recommend that game if you want to try something new. Also check out the Phoenix Wright and hotel dusk on DS is you have those consoles. The adventure genre is having a bit of a revival on nintendo's consoles. (plus with a flash cart for ds you can run ScummVM on it and play pretty much any 2d point and click game (plus the excellant beneath a steel sky is now freeware and works on scummvm)

Broken sword 1 & 2 were ported to PSX
In cold blood Is an adventure game for both psx and pc (also made by revolution) worth checking out.
Broken sword 3 was released on ps2/xbox/pc

Myst was ported to pretty much every console at some point.

Post by **marurun** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:48 pm

Don't forget Snatcher and Policenauts.

Post by **Niode** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:57 pm

Policenauts? Hope you can read Japanese

Post by **Pullmyfinger** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:39 pm

There is a translated Radical Dreamers ROM, you might enjoy it if you like text adventures and chrono trigger

Post by **RadarScope1** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:12 pm

Snatcher -- wouldn't that make a great release for VC/XBLA/PSN??

I've always wanted to play that one.

Post by **Niode** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:30 pm

I agree. I'm planning on getting it for mega cd though.

BTW just had a quick check. http://policenauts.net/english/ The english translation was slated for mid 2007, but i've yet to see it so far... Hope they haven't stopped working on it!

Post by **Caboose** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:59 pm

Phoenix Wright is sort of like a point and click adventure game, and the series is awesome.