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My Adventure Game Picks
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Silent Hill 2Silent Hill 2
Buy used from: $29.95
It's a horror action, but it plays great as adventure game. My most recent A+++ game. I still have recurring nightmares about this game. I wish I had a gamepad or joystick, though.
Beyond Atlantis 1 and 2Beyond Atlantis 1 and 2
Buy new: $7.69 / Used from: $7.98
Surprisingly entertaining. Beyond Atlantis 1 has more difficult, logic-defying puzzles. I like the 2 better - lighter weight, but humorous and very entertaining. Too bad the developer went under.
DiabloDiablo
Buy used from: $1.00
It's not an adventure game proper, I know, I know. But it's a great game. It feels great butchering those monsters.
Schizm: Mysterious JourneySchizm: Mysterious Journey
Buy new: $9.97 / Used from: $2.34
First game by the Polish developer Detalion, and their best. Stunning graphics of strange worlds.
Black MirrorBlack Mirror
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $6.00
Surprisingly entertaining, despite ridiculous voice acting. Makes you think outside your mold and ethics..
Myst Uru: Complete ChroniclesMyst Uru: Complete Chronicles
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $10.01
My all-time A+++ in Myst franchise. Complete freedom to move around beautiful worlds. I was totally at a loss what to do when the game dumped me in the middle of a desert! I loved it!
Dark Fall: The JournalDark Fall: The Journal
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $5.75
First game from this developer. Ghost-hunting mystery. Better than the sequel "Lights Out", more coherent story and puzzles that actually make sense. Primitive nagivation, like original Myst.
MorpheusMorpheus
Buy used from: $23.99
One of the better Myst-clones in the 90s. It has a quaint charm, and sense of drama.
Riven: The Sequel to MystRiven: The Sequel to Myst by Redorb
Buy used from: $3.70
This is a big game with huge and diverse locations to explore. One of the 2 games in Myst franchise where you could die.
Myst 3: ExileMyst 3: Exile
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $2.59
This is another Myst game in which you can get killed. Great storyline, as always.
MystMyst
Buy used from: $0.01
My 2nd adventure game which prompted me to buy a new PC. After all these years still my favorite. You are dropped on an island with zero info, and you figure out.
Myst IV: Revelation (DVD-ROM)Myst IV: Revelation (DVD-ROM)
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $8.87
I really liked the Spire world and night time Tomahna, and really disliked Yeesha. (That's why you don't see Myst V on my list.)
The Manhole (CD-ROM Masterpiece Edition)The Manhole (CD-ROM Masterpiece Edition)
Buy used from: $16.54
By Miller Brothers of Cyan before Myst. I played it in black and white of course. Does anyone still remember Hypercard?