I'll certainly give it a try when my paycheck comes - looks very interesting.

I think i read somewhere that the second episode is set for release on January 30.


How are the Monkey Island remakes compared to the originals? Do they lose anything? Are they as good?

You can buy the remakes and still play them as the originals, with original graphics and all - i say give it a go.

One of the cool things about the remakes is that you can switch between the new and old versions in the middle of playing, without interruption. I think you just press the F1 key, and it switches the graphical look without even needing to pause the game or reload the graphics engine or anything like that. It's actually quite awesome, and I wish more remakes of old games were like that.

I read that the new one has voice-overs now. Does switching back to the old graphics stop the voices as well?

Edit: Also, any place to get them that doesn't have DRM on them? If not i'll just grab them on Steam.

Hmm let me load it up and check on the voice overs. I think they are steam exclusives though as far as DRM is concerned. I've been able to make one of them... 'DRM free', so to speak. But for the other one I wasn't able to find the required materials to do so. I'll let you know on the voices overs in a few minutes.

I don't play many adventure/point-and-click games (I should start) but if you Haven't played the walking dead game by telltale yet you really should check it out itsa great game with a great story/characters.

So far my GOTY for 2012

I have it but i have yet to finish it. I lost a save and it kind of made me lose interest for a while, but i am going through it again. Having a lot of fun.

The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition doesn't let you have voiceovers in 'classic' graphics mode, but Monkey Island 2 does.

There is, however, a patch that lets you add the voices to an original copy of SoMI. Of course, to set it up you'll need both the old and SE versions.

EDIT: Oh yeah, meant to ask- is GamersGate trustworthy? I read the topic about their Bethesda Bundle misprice earlier, and it seems there's a lot of complaints about their customer service. I really want Gray Matter (and maybe the Kingdoms of Amalur collection), but obviously don't want to get screwed. And I'm not overly keen to sign up to yet another digital store.

Ah that stinks about your save :/ Hopefully Telltale has fixed that bug so you don't need to worry about it for this playthrough

@BlackMageJ While I never used that site myself I heard youtubers like totalbiscuit name it as a place to get games. So pretty sure its a safe place to get games but no idea about the customer support

I'm going to pick up Gray Matter and I'm not too worried about it. If you want Amalur, it's on sale right now from Amazon for 11.99 USD if GamersGate makes you feel uneasy. I wouldn't worry about either too much though honestly. Gray Matter is DRM free, so as long as you can get it downloaded one time and make a backup copy then you won't ever have to mess with their site again. And Amular from them is certainly either an Origin or Steam code, so you only have to deal with them one time to get that initial code and you're done.

Also, thanks for clarifying on the voice overs. And here's the Amazon link for KoA: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009YLKBQY/ref=s9_al_ft_g367_ir08?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=05VE3W2W4SF4M0PZ7W7M&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1446802642&pf_rd_i=1000716161

My top of adventures list:

1.The longest Journey
2. SYBERIA 1 & 2
3. Fahrenheit
4. Dreamfall
5. Black Mirror 2
5,5 Black Mirror 3
6. Broken Sword 1, "2,5" (& 3)
7. Overclocked
7,5 Die Blackwell Reihe
8. Keepsake
8,5 The Wispered World
9. The Dig
9,5 Discworld 1 & 2
10. Leisure Suit Larry 7 & 6
10,5 GRAY MATTER
11. Ednas Breakout
11,5 A New Beginning
12. Runaway 2

Thanks pointman :)

If you like light-hearted or humorous adventure games, I think these ones haven't been mentioned yet:

- Jolly Rover
- Puzzle Bots (also published by WadjetEye Games, you still have 2 days left to get it a little cheaper from Indie Royale)
- Hector, Badge of Carnage (published by Telltale)
- Ben There, Dan That
- Time Gentlemen Please!

Be aware that while the first two are pretty tame, the last three are not for the squeamish, so if you're easily offended, you might prefer to skip them. I think they're hilarious though. And don't judge the last two by their look, I think in spirit they're closer to the old classics than many others who sport top notch graphics.


Then there are also the episodic adventures The Journey Down and The Dream Machine, but since not all episode have been released yet and so far I haven't even played through the ones available, I can't comment on their quality.

Btw, has anyone here on this forum played What Makes You Tick: A Stitch In Time? I only played the free predecessor several years ago and I remember liking it.

Machinarium is the best adventure game I've ever played. I'd recommend it.