I have a real soft spot for FMV adventure games and of the ones I've played I'd recommend the following:
Available on GOG:
- The Tex Murphy series (unsurprisingly!): Great characters, humour and stories. Under a Killing Moon, The Pandora Directive and Overseer are all excellent FMV games. I haven't played Tesla Effect yet as I'm saving it!
- Gabriel Knight 2: Great story and challenging puzzles. I'd agree with drealmer7 that the interface is fine - I didn't find it any more clunky than other similar adventure games.
- Zork Nemesis: A dark setting and story, together with good puzzles make this one well worth playing.
- Phantasmagoria 1 & 2: Can't claim either are great games, but they are enjoyable and worth playing for the experience.
Not on GOG:
- Black Dahlia (1998): A long game, with an engrossing story and some very hard puzzles. Although I don't like using walkthroughs, I must admit I had to use one several times for this, but I still thoroughly enjoyed my playthrough. A word of warning, it's not for sale anywhere digitally and if I remember correctly it can be difficult to get it working.
- Morpheus (1998): A ghostly adventure set on a deserted ship trapped in the arctic ice. The setting, story and puzzles make this one worth playing. Again, I don't think this is available for sale anywhere digitally, which is a real shame.
- Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Volumes I, II & III (1991, 1992 & 1993): In my opinion these games are absolute gems. Each game consists of three cases, which Holmes and Watson have to solve by following up clues around London, before presenting their evidence to a judge. The actors playing the duo are superb, especially Watson who displays an excellent dry wit. The original games aren't available for sale digitally, however the first game has been remastered by Zojoi (the makers of Shadowgate) and is available for sale on their website.
Post edited June 09, 2015 by groundhog42