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Adventure games: the good, the bad, and the ugly
By an Amazon.com customer
Real MystReal Myst
Buy used from: $59.95
New age nothing special; Myst still a great game
Riven: The Sequel to Myst DVD-ROMRiven: The Sequel to Myst DVD-ROM
Buy used from: $11.49
Holds up against time--still great years after its release
Myst 3: ExileMyst 3: Exile
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $1.70
Tries hard to live up to the Myst name, but falls short. A great game anyway.
SanitariumSanitarium
Buy used from: $7.50
One of the best 3rd-person adventures ever
The Longest Journey: Adventure Game of the Year EditionThe Longest Journey: Adventure Game of the Year Edition
Buy used from: $47.85
Good plot, but at the expense of good puzzles--too focused on storyline
SyberiaSyberia
Buy used from: $6.85
Only partway through this one, but so far, best in a long time
Zork Grand InquisitorZork Grand Inquisitor
Buy used from: $34.89
Funny, engrossing, graphically amazing (given its age). Buy it!
Zork NemesisZork Nemesis
Buy used from: $5.98
Good game but lacks the Zork humor
Schizm: Mysterious Journey (DVD-ROM)Schizm: Mysterious Journey (DVD-ROM)
Buy used from: $148.88
Way too hard, uninteresting puzzles. Games shouldn't need trigonometry.
Temujin:  A Supernatural AdventureTemujin: A Supernatural Adventure
Buy used from: $0.10
Unplayable, thanks to atrocious navigation
The MessengerThe Messenger
Buy used from: $0.73
An emphatic "eh." Pretty generic Dreamcatcher.
Seven Games of the SoulSeven Games of the Soul
Buy used from: $3.95
One of the few games I haven't resold yet. Interesting and fun.
Phantasmagoria StagefrightPhantasmagoria Stagefright
Buy used from: $44.00
Long FMV scenes, predictable, lame; puzzles vary from annoying to dumb.
SafecrackerSafecracker
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $3.00
Non-time-traveling Dreamcatcher game! Beyond that, not very exciting.
MorpheusMorpheus
Buy used from: $19.75
Nothing earth-shattering. Fun, but unsatisfying ending.