I am not the only one, and definitely not the first one, to do that! :D

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If you weren't a huge fan of both Beneath a Steel Sky and The Secret of Monkey Island, I think the genre isn't really for you.

I'm not chiming in to be totally unhelpful though: I wanted to recommend the Universal Hint System (uhs-hints.com) which helps prod you through games without immediately giving you the answer. Granted, it does have multiple authors, so quality and organization varies.


I will second the Blackwell Legacy, as most of its puzzles are centered around dialog rather than raw inventory puzzles (which tend to be the lateral thinking ones). The first puzzle in the entire series is kind of a doozy though, so I might recommend looking that one up.

I like Machinarium a lot. Clever puzzles, great artstyle, and amazing soundtrack.

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But if you convinced yourself you absolutely have to give it another try, Day of the Tentacle if you want something funny, Chains of Satinav if you like Fantasy and gorgeous artwork, Technobabylon if you're into Sci-Fi(Not the space kind, the kinda Bladerunner like).

You should really play the Deponia and the Edna and Harvey games. I never played some funnier games before. Both the Syberia games are nice too. But be aware that the name Kate Walker was chosen not only for fun. You have to walk a lot without a fast travel feature.

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i wanna recommend sierra adventure games, but most of the new-to-the-genre peeps couldnt stand the graphic.

I'm very, very surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet, but get the King's Quest series! They are basically the birth of the adventure genre the way you know it, the series redefined the adventure genre and to this day is one of the staples everyone should play!

However the first four games are perhaps not very easy to play, unless you want to first start with parser games (aka you type commands). So get the 4+5+6 games, because King's Quest VI is an absolutely wonderful game that every adventure fan should play! It's very easy to get into, just don't forget to save regularly! It's very funny, full of great puzzles, music and dialogue and the graphics are just charming. Just don't forget to take a look at the included manual so you'll be able to solve one of the later puzzles (it was a copy protection). And then try KQ V.

Other two series you should try are Legend of Kyrandia and Simon the Sorcerer.

And if you want to try a wonderful mix of adventure and RPG, go for Quest for Glory! You won't regret it. Also there are fan remakes of the first four KQ games, in case you'd like to play them with a point and click interface, however they updated the graphics and added some things in like voice acting and extra dialogue/story, so it's not exactly "authentic", but it's great nonetheless.

Best of all, all games will be discounted during this sale, so you can grab all of them!

There are a number of genuinely good adventures from the late eighties until today, but I'd start with a relatively modern game that offers less barriers than some of the classics.

Broken Sword
Chains of Satinav
Machinarium

were all mentioned and pair good, interesting storytelling with beginner- to intermediate-level puzzle design. The Daedalic adventures in particular are very user-friendly in that they offer highlighting of interactive areas and integrated hints; Wadjet Eye titles like the Blackwell games are very straightforward and rely mostly on dialogue to advance the story; they're also very short, which might be a bonus for your new forages into the genre.

If those are for you, then I'd say graduate to heavyweights like The Longest Journey, Day of the Tentacle or Grim Fandango, et al. :)

Well, if you really want to try and get into them, my favourites are Machinarium, Lume and more recently, Telltale's games, i.e. The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones etc. There's definitely point and click as well as quick-time event elements to them, but they're mostly about dialogue and making important character connections and plot decisions, and it's all very well done, in my opinion. And the first episodes for each series is free to download on consoles, so if you've got an xbox or playstation, give them a try. And read some reviews and opinion pieces of whatever point and click games catch your eye. But if they still aren't to your to your liking, then maybe they never will. You can always watch let's plays of them on Youtube if you still wanna experience them for their stories rather than their gameplay.

It seems like everyone else has already amply covered the "point & click adventures" part, so I made you the fan you asked for. I hope it's O.K.

Seeing as you want an intriguing story, and not having convoluted/trial&error/pixel-hunty puzzles, I second the recommendation for Loom. When Full Throttle comes out, I'd strongly recommend that too.

Even as a lover of Sierra games, I can't honestly recommend them to you, considering how you got annoyed with puzzles in the games you mentioned (except perhaps Quest for Glory, since that is a hybrid with more focus on RPGing).

While less actual p&c adventure, you could try The Walking Dead, it has a pretty engrossing story, despite its other faults. In newer adventures, maybe Primordia, Resonance or Gemini Rue (haven't played the commercial version of Techobabylon yet, but I hear that is great too). Or since you liked the idea of Myst, why not try Myst?

Unfortunately, I don't think not accessing a walkthrough in most adventure games is really possible in today's world.

There, made you a fan.

Point & Click is quite a wide genre. The basic mechanics tend to be similar: find objects and use them to solve puzzles, and go through a story. However, the style varies, similarly to how book genres are different. Some games stress puzzles more, some stress story more, some stress humour, some add occasional action or timed sequence, ... So you need to understand what appeals to you.

I'd second (or third) the recommendation for Blackwell. The start feels a little disjointed IMO, but it all builds up quite nicely and ends up a great game. It's really an adult game in the good sense.

Personally I don't feel that there's a problem with using a walkthrough. IMO you should go ahead and use one if you're stuck. I typically use hints several times in each adventure game, and it helps me enjoy the game more than I would have otherwise.