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I played the PS1 version of this game. The music, the atmosphere, the lore, the dialogs...This game is so memorable it has become part of my life experience as

I played the PS1 version of this game. The music, the atmosphere, the lore, the dialogs...This game is so memorable it has become part of my life experience as a human. From their 3rd installment they went with the 3d craze but the result was not as captivating. They returned back to 2d in 5th version but I still prefer their old style. Nowadays, games with a story-line as rich as this is very rare. Please recommend if you know any. LucasArts games series is too old for me (and I don't fancy their complicated interaction mechanics). I very much adore 18, 19 and 20th century European adventures with colorful styles. You know? Like Blake and Mortimer series, or The Adventures of Tintin.

plankers 4y ago
played it on the gameboy advance, same experience. i can still remember a few of the hand-drawn scenes and (for a child) inscrutable puzzles. something about a runaway floor buffer.
otachack 4y ago
Same! It's amazing how much it holds up. I can still replay the original version from GoG (packed in the enhanced one) every year.
rasz 4y ago
Closest to Broken Sword I can think of would be Runaway series by Pendulo Studios, All three episodes are awesome. Anything published by Wadjet Eye is amazing - Blackwell series, Gemini Rue, Shardlight, Primordia, Technobabylon, Strangeland. The Book of Unwritten Tales 1, 2 and prequel are my absolute favorites. Harvey and Edna 1 and 2 are close behind. Deponia is supposed to be good, but I couldnt stand the protagonist :(. The Whispered World and A New Beginning were ok, but very German. Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle is great. Its a prequel to So Blonde, havent played, made by lead designer of Broken Sword. A Vampyre Story is hilarious. The Longest Journey 1 and 2. Secret Files series. Syberia, altho it was too French/weird for me. >Like Blake and Mortimer series, or The Adventures of Tintin. you can try Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure, except its located in US, but similar art style?
- ducktective 4y ago
  Thank you very much! I shall add the legend of monkey island to your awesome list!
- blooalien 4y ago
  Wow! You really hit a huge portion of "the Greats" there, didn't ya? Whole lotta really excellent games in that list.
  - rasz 4y ago
    When listing Wadjet Eye I totally blanked on Unavowed, absolutely fantastic. Resonance is the only Wadjet Eye supposedly good game I couldnt get into. Stasis, a creepy sci-fi horror adventure game. Above list was mostly mainstream games, I missed a lot of indie/obscure/wacky titles: Tormentum – Dark Sorrow, a dark creepy visual horror point&click. https://frogdetective.net https://frogdetective.net 2 episodes so far. Hard to describe, but lot of laughs. The Darkside Detective is super funny. Hector: Badge of Carnage, another hilarious police detective game. murdercide 2017 https://powerhoof.itch.io/murdercide-2017 https://powerhoof.itch.io/murdercide-2017 same as above! powerhoof is a creator of mindblowingly good retry style adventure games, most are free too. I highly recommend The Inanimate Mr Coatrack https://www.powerhoof.com/the-inanimate-mr-coatrack/ https://www.powerhoof.com/the-inanimate-mr-coatrack/ Alluvium https://www.powerhoof.com/alluvium/ https://www.powerhoof.com/alluvium/ Peridium https://www.powerhoof.com/peridium/ https://www.powerhoof.com/peridium/ ICEBOX https://powerhoof.itch.io/youre-watching-icebox https://powerhoof.itch.io/youre-watching-icebox the closest art style to new Monkey Island trailer :-) Liked Space Quests? Try Snail Trek :) First hit is free https://store.steampowered.com/app/751280/Snail_Trek__Chapter_1_Intershellar/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/751280/Snail_Trek__Chapte... https://octavinavarro.itch.io https://octavinavarro.itch.io also does great quick adventure/story games: The Supper https://octavinavarro.itch.io/the-supper https://octavinavarro.itch.io/the-supper and for fans of The Twilight Zone are two episodes of Midnight Scenes https://octavinavarro.itch.io/midnight-scenes-the-highway https://octavinavarro.itch.io/midnight-scenes-the-highway https://octavinavarro.itch.io/midnight-scenes-the-goodbye-note https://octavinavarro.itch.io/midnight-scenes-the-goodbye-no... Another exceptional author is https://theouterzone.itch.io https://theouterzone.itch.io with Tales From The Outer Zone: Cyborg Seppuku https://theouterzone.itch.io/cyborg-seppuku https://theouterzone.itch.io/cyborg-seppuku Tales From The Outer Zone: The Goat Crone https://theouterzone.itch.io/the-goat-crone https://theouterzone.itch.io/the-goat-crone Tales From The Outer Zone: Fleshworms https://theouterzone.itch.io/fleshworms https://theouterzone.itch.io/fleshworms Tales From The Outer Zone: The Construction https://theouterzone.itch.io/the-construction https://theouterzone.itch.io/the-construction Hitchcock Rear Window styled thrillers: Fire Escape The Flower Collectors https://store.steampowered.com/app/1034750/The_Flower_Collectors/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1034750/The_Flower_Collec... same deal but post Franco Spain full of furries :) Backbone, good adventure game if you dont mind the furries :). Published by Raw Fury who also does Clifftop Games. Clifftop made two solid games in Adventure Game Studio: Kathy Rain Whispers of a Machine Didnt play but are supposedly good: Darkestville Castle Dead Synchronicity The Dark Eye series Titles like Grim Fandango or Thimbleweed Park were too obvious to list. Adventure games seem to be doing better than ever despite everyone claiming early nineties as the golden age.
have_faith 4y ago
> games with a story-line as rich as this is very rare The best story focused game I’ve played recently-ish is Disco Elysium. Great artwork too.

plankers 4y ago

played it on the gameboy advance, same experience. i can still remember a few of the hand-drawn scenes and (for a child) inscrutable puzzles. something about a runaway floor buffer.

otachack 4y ago

Same! It's amazing how much it holds up. I can still replay the original version from GoG (packed in the enhanced one) every year.

rasz 4y ago

Closest to Broken Sword I can think of would be Runaway series by Pendulo Studios, All three episodes are awesome. Anything published by Wadjet Eye is amazing - Blackwell series, Gemini Rue, Shardlight, Primordia, Technobabylon, Strangeland. The Book of Unwritten Tales 1, 2 and prequel are my absolute favorites. Harvey and Edna 1 and 2 are close behind. Deponia is supposed to be good, but I couldnt stand the protagonist :(. The Whispered World and A New Beginning were ok, but very German. Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle is great. Its a prequel to So Blonde, havent played, made by lead designer of Broken Sword. A Vampyre Story is hilarious. The Longest Journey 1 and 2. Secret Files series. Syberia, altho it was too French/weird for me. >Like Blake and Mortimer series, or The Adventures of Tintin. you can try Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure, except its located in US, but similar art style?

ducktective 4y ago
Thank you very much! I shall add the legend of monkey island to your awesome list!
blooalien 4y ago
Wow! You really hit a huge portion of "the Greats" there, didn't ya? Whole lotta really excellent games in that list.
- rasz 4y ago
  When listing Wadjet Eye I totally blanked on Unavowed, absolutely fantastic. Resonance is the only Wadjet Eye supposedly good game I couldnt get into. Stasis, a creepy sci-fi horror adventure game. Above list was mostly mainstream games, I missed a lot of indie/obscure/wacky titles: Tormentum – Dark Sorrow, a dark creepy visual horror point&click. https://frogdetective.net https://frogdetective.net 2 episodes so far. Hard to describe, but lot of laughs. The Darkside Detective is super funny. Hector: Badge of Carnage, another hilarious police detective game. murdercide 2017 https://powerhoof.itch.io/murdercide-2017 https://powerhoof.itch.io/murdercide-2017 same as above! powerhoof is a creator of mindblowingly good retry style adventure games, most are free too. I highly recommend The Inanimate Mr Coatrack https://www.powerhoof.com/the-inanimate-mr-coatrack/ https://www.powerhoof.com/the-inanimate-mr-coatrack/ Alluvium https://www.powerhoof.com/alluvium/ https://www.powerhoof.com/alluvium/ Peridium https://www.powerhoof.com/peridium/ https://www.powerhoof.com/peridium/ ICEBOX https://powerhoof.itch.io/youre-watching-icebox https://powerhoof.itch.io/youre-watching-icebox the closest art style to new Monkey Island trailer :-) Liked Space Quests? Try Snail Trek :) First hit is free https://store.steampowered.com/app/751280/Snail_Trek__Chapter_1_Intershellar/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/751280/Snail_Trek__Chapte... https://octavinavarro.itch.io https://octavinavarro.itch.io also does great quick adventure/story games: The Supper https://octavinavarro.itch.io/the-supper https://octavinavarro.itch.io/the-supper and for fans of The Twilight Zone are two episodes of Midnight Scenes https://octavinavarro.itch.io/midnight-scenes-the-highway https://octavinavarro.itch.io/midnight-scenes-the-highway https://octavinavarro.itch.io/midnight-scenes-the-goodbye-note https://octavinavarro.itch.io/midnight-scenes-the-goodbye-no... Another exceptional author is https://theouterzone.itch.io https://theouterzone.itch.io with Tales From The Outer Zone: Cyborg Seppuku https://theouterzone.itch.io/cyborg-seppuku https://theouterzone.itch.io/cyborg-seppuku Tales From The Outer Zone: The Goat Crone https://theouterzone.itch.io/the-goat-crone https://theouterzone.itch.io/the-goat-crone Tales From The Outer Zone: Fleshworms https://theouterzone.itch.io/fleshworms https://theouterzone.itch.io/fleshworms Tales From The Outer Zone: The Construction https://theouterzone.itch.io/the-construction https://theouterzone.itch.io/the-construction Hitchcock Rear Window styled thrillers: Fire Escape The Flower Collectors https://store.steampowered.com/app/1034750/The_Flower_Collectors/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1034750/The_Flower_Collec... same deal but post Franco Spain full of furries :) Backbone, good adventure game if you dont mind the furries :). Published by Raw Fury who also does Clifftop Games. Clifftop made two solid games in Adventure Game Studio: Kathy Rain Whispers of a Machine Didnt play but are supposedly good: Darkestville Castle Dead Synchronicity The Dark Eye series Titles like Grim Fandango or Thimbleweed Park were too obvious to list. Adventure games seem to be doing better than ever despite everyone claiming early nineties as the golden age.

have_faith 4y ago

> games with a story-line as rich as this is very rare The best story focused game I’ve played recently-ish is Disco Elysium. Great artwork too.