Comments on: Gamer+Girl: Quest for Adventure Games http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/non-fiction/columns/gamergirl-quest-for-adventure-games/ From Modern Mythcraft to Magical Surrealism Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carla http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/non-fiction/columns/gamergirl-quest-for-adventure-games/comment-page-1/#comment-9892 Carla Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:31:51 +0000 http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=1268#comment-9892 Excellent, Robyn. I'm always frustrated by the fact the games most people recommend to me are first-person shooters, because I can't play them (they set off my vertigo), but some of the adventures sound like a lot of fun. I'm going to have check out some of these games (from your article as well as the comments); they sound excellent. Excellent, Robyn. I’m always frustrated by the fact the games most people recommend to me are first-person shooters, because I can’t play them (they set off my vertigo), but some of the adventures sound like a lot of fun. I’m going to have check out some of these games (from your article as well as the comments); they sound excellent.

]]> By: Robyn Fleming http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/non-fiction/columns/gamergirl-quest-for-adventure-games/comment-page-1/#comment-9206 Robyn Fleming Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:33:34 +0000 http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=1268#comment-9206 The Monkey Island games are great, yeah! I really liked <i>The 7th Guest</i> better than <i>The 11th Hour</i>, though the puzzles in the second were really challenging and awesome. There were lots of plot elements that were pretty grotesque, which I found off-putting. The Monkey Island games are great, yeah! I really liked The 7th Guest better than The 11th Hour, though the puzzles in the second were really challenging and awesome. There were lots of plot elements that were pretty grotesque, which I found off-putting.

]]> By: C.L. Holland http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/non-fiction/columns/gamergirl-quest-for-adventure-games/comment-page-1/#comment-9168 C.L. Holland Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:52:13 +0000 http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=1268#comment-9168 I love the 7th Guest - shame it won't run on newer PCs. I had the sequel too, but never got around to playing it. There are a few games like that still around (I've got Myst for the PS, Myst 2 or 3 and one of the Broken Sword titles for the PS2) but I agree there aren't nearly enough. Somewhere along the way the games developers seemed to forget that some of us are interested in the story and not the kills. My personal favourites are the first three Monkey Island games - a goofy main character, pirates, and insult sword-fighting, what more could you need? I love the 7th Guest – shame it won’t run on newer PCs. I had the sequel too, but never got around to playing it. There are a few games like that still around (I’ve got Myst for the PS, Myst 2 or 3 and one of the Broken Sword titles for the PS2) but I agree there aren’t nearly enough. Somewhere along the way the games developers seemed to forget that some of us are interested in the story and not the kills.

My personal favourites are the first three Monkey Island games – a goofy main character, pirates, and insult sword-fighting, what more could you need?

]]> By: Robyn Fleming http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/non-fiction/columns/gamergirl-quest-for-adventure-games/comment-page-1/#comment-9129 Robyn Fleming Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:01:27 +0000 http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=1268#comment-9129 Cat - Sounds like we'd be a good (bad?) match in an FPS versus mode! Samantha - I hear really good things about the Phoenix Wright series. Definitely need to get my hands on one of those. Randy - Great list! Thanks! Cat – Sounds like we’d be a good (bad?) match in an FPS versus mode!

Samantha – I hear really good things about the Phoenix Wright series. Definitely need to get my hands on one of those.

Randy – Great list! Thanks!

]]> By: Robyn Fleming » “Quest for Adventure Games” at Fantasy http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/non-fiction/columns/gamergirl-quest-for-adventure-games/comment-page-1/#comment-9128 Robyn Fleming » “Quest for Adventure Games” at Fantasy Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:37:53 +0000 http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=1268#comment-9128 [...] latest article for Fantasy Magazine, “Quest for Adventure Games,” is online now. My previous articles for the Gamer+Girl column are “How to Get Your Girlfriend into [...] [...] latest article for Fantasy Magazine, “Quest for Adventure Games,” is online now. My previous articles for the Gamer+Girl column are “How to Get Your Girlfriend into [...]

]]> By: Randy Henderson http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/non-fiction/columns/gamergirl-quest-for-adventure-games/comment-page-1/#comment-9123 Randy Henderson Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:16:43 +0000 http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=1268#comment-9123 There are a gaggle of myst-like adventure games with beautiful graphics and decent storylines for the computer. Dreamcatcher Games (at http://www.dreamcatchergames.com/ ) is one of the leading producers of them. I too love to play games like Mass Effect for the story. In fact, all of Bioware's games have been pretty good. The Knights of the Old Republic games were the only Star Wars games that didn't suck, and Jade Empire was a nice break from the standard McEuropean fantasy setting RPGs, being set in an Asian mythology. And of course the Baldur's Gate games were awesome. The Silent Hill series are survival horror games with minimal fighting, built mostly around spooky atmosphere, storyline, and puzzles. The Tomb Raider games have okay storylines and are a decent in-between game since the game is built mostly around obstacle puzzles and platforming, and the fighting is infrequent and usually straight forward. You can get Syberia I and II, and Myst Exile for the Xbox. You can also play Dreamfall: The Longest Journey on Xbox, or PC. It has a great storyline that won all kinds of awards and acclaim, and is largely self-contained, although it is actually the middle game in a trilogy and ends on a bit of a cliff hanger, and I'm not clear on whether they are actually making the third and final game or not. You could also start at the beginning with The Longest Journey for PC. There are a gaggle of myst-like adventure games with beautiful graphics and decent storylines for the computer. Dreamcatcher Games (at http://www.dreamcatchergames.com/ ) is one of the leading producers of them.

I too love to play games like Mass Effect for the story. In fact, all of Bioware’s games have been pretty good. The Knights of the Old Republic games were the only Star Wars games that didn’t suck, and Jade Empire was a nice break from the standard McEuropean fantasy setting RPGs, being set in an Asian mythology. And of course the Baldur’s Gate games were awesome.

The Silent Hill series are survival horror games with minimal fighting, built mostly around spooky atmosphere, storyline, and puzzles.

The Tomb Raider games have okay storylines and are a decent in-between game since the game is built mostly around obstacle puzzles and platforming, and the fighting is infrequent and usually straight forward.

You can get Syberia I and II, and Myst Exile for the Xbox.

You can also play Dreamfall: The Longest Journey on Xbox, or PC. It has a great storyline that won all kinds of awards and acclaim, and is largely self-contained, although it is actually the middle game in a trilogy and ends on a bit of a cliff hanger, and I’m not clear on whether they are actually making the third and final game or not. You could also start at the beginning with The Longest Journey for PC.

]]> By: Samantha Chapman http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/non-fiction/columns/gamergirl-quest-for-adventure-games/comment-page-1/#comment-9122 Samantha Chapman Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:07:49 +0000 http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=1268#comment-9122 I so relate to this XD I love games for the stories they can tell, and I adore playing through a good story like reading a book, but with my own input. Knights of the Old Republic is still one of my favorite games for that. Of course, I always have to make my little brother play the video game part for me XD Hotel Dusk sounds a lot like the Phoenix Wright series, which I'm in the middle of. I have to highly reccomend those games, for their fantastic writing (so many of the mysteries are fantastically convoluted) and memorable characters. It's a lot less Noir, a lot more colorful :) I so relate to this XD I love games for the stories they can tell, and I adore playing through a good story like reading a book, but with my own input. Knights of the Old Republic is still one of my favorite games for that. Of course, I always have to make my little brother play the video game part for me XD

Hotel Dusk sounds a lot like the Phoenix Wright series, which I’m in the middle of. I have to highly reccomend those games, for their fantastic writing (so many of the mysteries are fantastically convoluted) and memorable characters. It’s a lot less Noir, a lot more colorful :)

]]> By: Cat http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/non-fiction/columns/gamergirl-quest-for-adventure-games/comment-page-1/#comment-9121 Cat Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:11:03 +0000 http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=1268#comment-9121 My kind of girl, Robyn! I try to hide my general suck at FPS' ("I can't see!! Who the hell is shooting me?!" *points gun at the ceiling* "Where IS he?!" That's me.) from my friends (sexist gamers!!), but like you, video game playing is now a less-than-stressful event that I generally pass up until I'm alone. These games, though... I could do that. We should hang out sometime. My kind of girl, Robyn! I try to hide my general suck at FPS’ (“I can’t see!! Who the hell is shooting me?!” *points gun at the ceiling* “Where IS he?!” That’s me.) from my friends (sexist gamers!!), but like you, video game playing is now a less-than-stressful event that I generally pass up until I’m alone. These games, though… I could do that.

We should hang out sometime.

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