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As someone who adored the old Sierra games as a kid (the _Quest ones, mostly), as well as LucasArts ones (Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Indiana Jones), ca

• Eric_WVGG 6y ago
  why not go with the classics? Tim Schaeffer somehow got the rights to his classics back from Lucasarts/Disney and has published remakes of Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango and even Full Throttle, and he has a new one that is very age-appropriate for your daughter called Broken Age. All the Monkey Island games are available in one for or another, and Ron Gilbert has a new-ish one called Thimbleweed Park. There's also an "episodic adaptation" of King's Quest from 2015 that was surprisingly well-received. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Quest_(2015_video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Quest_(2015_video_gam...
• blevs 6y ago
  The 2015 King's Quest is quite enjoyable. It's a great deal less obtuse than the adventure games of old, which is probably a good thing.
• BorisTheBrave 6y ago
  I liked the Deponia series, which has a similar look and comedy tone to Monkey Island 3. However, I wouldn't recommend it for a 7yo. The puzzles are a bit tough, and the protagonist is a complete asshole (for comic effect, of course).
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• lkramer 6y ago
  The Blackwell games hit the right nerve for me: https://www.gog.com/game/blackwell_bundle https://www.gog.com/game/blackwell_bundle
• StillBored 6y ago
  Check out Thimbleweed Park. I haven't finished it yet, but I heard about it on HN. Its a great flashback, and i've enjoyed it so far, I'm taking it it small slow pieces to fully appreciate it which is why I haven't finished it yet.
  • joshschreuder 6y ago
    +1 for Thimbleweed Park, though I probably wouldn't recommend it for a 7 year old. But Tim Schaeffer's studio Double Fine did Broken Age which I think would be great for a younger audience. Otherwise a lot of those games mentioned have been remastered in recent times, like Grim Fandango adding a non-tank control scheme or Full Throttle.
    • StillBored 6y ago
      Yes, "The Hidden World" by Fire Maple Games are probably more appropriate for a younger audience, my kids played that game around that age.
    • pygy_ 6y ago
      Broken age is one of the darkest games I’ve ever played... MAJOR SPOILER: The great Mogs stand for pregnancy...
  • ballenf 6y ago
    There's an Easter egg for anyone who's intro to Javascript was The Good Parts in the game. The game was a lot of fun. I played the mobile version on an iPad.
    • pygy_ 6y ago
      I learned recently that Crockford had been a colleague of the Thimbleweed Park core team at Lucasfilm Games.
• indigochill 6y ago
  I loved "Pillars of the Earth" by Daedalic. Also Memoria, same company. Wadjet Eye Games does more retro adventure stuff. Unavowed sits comfortably alongside old adventure game classics for me in terms of presentation and story. I've heard good things about their other games as well but haven't played them yet. I wouldn't recommend Unavowed for a 7-year-old, though, as it can get quite dark.
  • paulryanrogers 6y ago
    Fair warning about the Daedalic games, they can be misogynistic. I've played a few and found the female characters too stereotypical.
• MetallicCloud 6y ago
  Disco Elysium has it's roots in the old school point and click adventures, but has a more dynamic storyline. It would easily be the best point and click game I've ever played.
• henrikschroder 6y ago
  Corey and Lori Cole, the Quest for Glory designers, kickstarted and published a game set in the same universe: https://www.hero-u.com/ https://www.hero-u.com/
  • nicolas_t 6y ago
    I really recommend that game, it's a fresh take on the original Quest for Glory games and is really fun to play. Otherwise for people who prefer games that copy more the Quest for Glory concept, there's: - Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok - Mage's Initiation - Quest for Infamy Those 3 games are also good but honestly Hero-U is just more fun to play and feels fresher, it's just a copy of the old formula.
    • henrikschroder 6y ago
      Yeah, Hero-U is actually a "time management in school setting" game, like Bully or Persona or Fire Emblem: Three Houses. I tried the Heroine's Quest, but it was just too hard, the puzzles too obtuse for me that I gave up on it. Gonna check out those last two though, thanks for the tip!
      • nicolas_t 6y ago
        Good description, it is closer to Persona than to QFG... Somehow I never made the connection. I would say there's still some part of QFG in it though and the humor and writing does really feel like the Coles. And yeah, Heroine's Quest is super hard, the other two are definitely easier.
• nicolas_t 6y ago
  The two most kid friendly adventure games I'd recommend are: - Anna's quest would be great for kid. Based on fairy tales, where a little girl tries to save her grandfather. Expect Evil Witches - All the adventure games from Humongous Entertainment: Pajama sam, Spy Fox and Freddi Fish. Those are children point and click games created by Secret of Monkey Island's creator Ron Gilbert. - Broken Age - Machinarium and Chuchel. In general all games from Amanita Design are just cute and fun to play - The Book of Unwritten Tales (1 & 2 + the critter chronicles), I think this would be more appropriate for 10-12 years old but this is a great homage to fantasy books I'd recommend you visit https://adventuregamers.com/ https://adventuregamers.com/, they have great reviews of point and click games
  • Twirrim 6y ago
    I went looking and it seems like a bunch of these are on sale until Nov 2nd on Steam. > Anna's quest Is on sale on steam for $1.99 > All the adventure games from Humongous Entertainment Entire bundle is 50% off, 49.99 > Machinarium and Chuchel 65% off. %5.24 for Machinarium, $3.49 for Chuchel
• grogenaut 6y ago
  FTL would have been game of the decade if it came out in that time period, and it easily could have.