@Mikey856 Such a great series, and I have the fondest of memories playing through BS1 and 2 as a kid (maybe aged 12-13?) I remember finding the difficulty curve pretty wild, considering it was my first experience with adventure/point-and-click!
I've actually been going back to the genre quite a lot in the last sixth months, with the new Monkey Island reigniting my interest. Return to Monkey Island is pretty great, but I enjoyed 'Thimbleweed Park' even more... which is a product of the same developers/writers IIRC.
I'm currently playing through 'DarkestVille Castle', which is pretty good... but no Thimbleweed Park! I also have BS5 in backlog, might kick it off when I'm done with DC
Difficult to get 1 game out of all the generations I've owned, so here goes with some distinct highlights (not counting handhelds):
ZX Spectrum: Manic Miner, anything by Ultimate, Finders Keepers
C64: Times of Lore, Monty On the Run, Kikstart, Way of the Exploding Fist, IK+
Amiga: Worms (Director's Cut) & pretty much anything by Team 17, Base Jumpers, SWOS, Cannon Fodder, Chaos Engine, Eye Of The Beholder
PS1: Tomb Raider 1 and 2, Wipeout 2097, Doom,
PS2: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1 & 2, Champions of Norrath (& RtA) Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
PS3: Worms Armageddon, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, LBP 1 & 2, ModNation Racers, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing (& Transformed), Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, R&C: Tools of Destruction, Sacred 2, Dragon Age: Origins
PS4: ESO, Control, Immortals: Fenyx Rising, Dragon Age: Inquisition
I suppose if I had to choose just one, it'd have to go to Tomb Raider - nothing had felt like it before and those bits with the T-Rex and the pull back to reveal the pyramid were just insane for the late 90s.
@RogerRoger Maybe it's still a 10 and you just haven't aged very well!
I mean, I'm not gonna argue with you 'bout that second bit but yeah, I'd also be real interested to see if your own opinion of the game has changed. You're not big on replaying stuff though, are you? Maybe use it as an in-between game if there's a gap in your schedule or something. It's not really all that long.
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@sanderson72 Your mention of the original Tomb Raider, the Sonic & All-Stars games, and the first Uncharted in preference to its sequel really made me smile. Good picks!
"We want different things, Crosshair. That doesn't mean that we have to be enemies."
@RogerRoger It depends. I don't replay many games, but part of it is because I have so many other games to play that it's hard to commit to playing a game over again rather than playing something for the first time. I guess I have done it more over the last few years with replaying a few games on PlayStation that I had originally played on Xbox (and Horizon Zero Dawn before Forbidden West came out), but there are a lot of games I'll probably never replay.
As for the length of MGS4, I did not realize it was so short in comparison to 5. I just assumed since 5 is a very long game, but now I know. I am curious to see what my opinion of the game is now, but knowing it is a lot shorter than I thought should help make replaying it much more likely. I'll post about it when it happens at some point this year.
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@KilloWertz Yeah, MGS4 feels a lot more daunting to play than it actually is, perhaps thanks to its reputation or because it makes such an impact first time around. Either way, the reality is that you can complete a quick story run during a free weekend, if it's raining outside and you've got nothing else to do. Should you get around to a replay, I'd be real interested to read your thoughts so yes, please do share!
As a dedicated player of old favourites, I still do understand how a big backlog could make replays feel like a waste of valuable gaming time. Sometimes you just need to prioritise!
"We want different things, Crosshair. That doesn't mean that we have to be enemies."
@RogerRoger You could be right. I would think it's possible that the length of 5 could be a part of that combination as well. It's impact and then the length of it's sequel could make you think it's similar when it reality it is surprisingly not. If I do replay it, it will not just be a quick run. I will want to experience plenty of it all over again since the game holds a very special place.
Prioritize sir, yes sir!
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MGSV is one heck of a behemoth, that's for sure. I've just fallen short of a full story replay myself, even when I went in with the mindset you advocate, wanting to experience every lil' detail. Speaking of which, my suggestion of blasting through MGS4 in a weekend was just to give you a ballpark! It's definitely the kinda game where you can get easily sidetracked by neat gimmicks or Easter Eggs. I spent an extra hour in its second act hunting for a particular gag I remembered, for example!
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@RogerRoger I know it was just a suggestion or whatever. It's fine. I know I would want to do more than just rushing through it though for a game that I hold in that high regard. It definitely wouldn't feel right.
That's what you're calling Quiet's boobs? "Easter eggs"? That's weird...
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@CJD87 I dont know if you saw it but during lockdown Jason Manford (A British comedian for anyone overseas) did a Broken Sword let’s play on YT and had Charles Cecil and Rolf Saxon on for an interview too. Really enjoyed that. I’d imagine it’s still on there
@Mikey856 Haha! I'm actually British, and a huge JM fan... have no idea why he did this?? Is he a point-and-click fan?
I'm all in for anything JM, and him playing through Broken Sword sounds amazing, will be sure to check it out.
So random, but I'm totally there for it
@CJD87 I’m pretty sure he goes on about how he hasn’t played it in such a long time so I’m guessing he’s a fan from his youth like all us saps. I did a search earlier but couldn’t find anything oddly, I’ll try again when I get more time.
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