Why not just play it now, it's on gog (and I assume steam). The 2D remasters DF did (DOTT/FT) weren't that hot anyway.
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Which LucasArts adventure game is the goat?
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Why not just play it now, it's on gog (and I assume steam). The 2D remasters DF did (DOTT/FT) weren't that hot anyway.
It's a testament to just how good all of their stuff was that a) the poll is pretty divided, and b) lots of people are chiming in with other Lucasarts titles that aren't listed.
It also reminded me that I have to finally play The Dig.
It also reminded me that I have to finally play The Dig.
Day of the tentacle will always hold a special place in my heart.
I had a small obsession with that game when I was a pre-teen.
I had a small obsession with that game when I was a pre-teen.
I'm thinking about the trend Telltale started (and I guess Quantic Dream too) where puzzles were all but done away with in favor of the narrative and player choice being the new driving force. Ever since them, it feels like most mainstream games chose the same thing and it made adventure game puzzles feel kind of anachronistic.
Grim Fandango's unresponsive controls and counter-intuitive puzzles hold it back for me
Day of the Tentacle is perfection
Day of the Tentacle is perfection
I fear for the wellness of whomever voted Escape From Monkey Island.
Personal favorite is probably Secret of Monkey Island, but I think DOTT is the most well rounded and inventive Lucasarts adventure so voted for that.
They're all so great and truly have helped me grown personally by improving my ability to problem solve and reverse engineer.
Personal favorite is probably Secret of Monkey Island, but I think DOTT is the most well rounded and inventive Lucasarts adventure so voted for that.
They're all so great and truly have helped me grown personally by improving my ability to problem solve and reverse engineer.
Not really a big LucasArts P&C adventure game fan (I was firmly in the Sierra camp, even though looking back, a lot of them weren't that good), but DotT is one of my favorite games. It's funny, it looks great, and the puzzles are easy enough that you can get through the game in a reasonable amount of time without a hint book.
Admittedly I haven't played every game on the list. I was always more of a Sierra fan. However, I do feel like Fate of Atlantis is the best of the ones I've played. But I guess from that list Monkey Island 2
It's really tough for me to choose between Monkey Island 2 and Curse. MI2 has the better moment to moment gameplay, but the production values in Curse are on a whole different level (and it's no slouch in the gameplay department either).
Full Throttle and Sam & Max is my childhood, love those and the Monkey Island games are such classics too. Grim Fandango is awesome as well.
Day of the Tentacle was definitely my favorite, but Sam and Max is what got me into the genre - so that gets an honorable mention.
Puzzles aren't very good. But then Grim's are far worse, and it's in the lead lol. But I've noticed people *really* like the story, va & vibe for grim.
Among those choices DoTT is the best. It's the perfect blend of inventory puzzles and wacky humor.
Fate of Atlantis should be on the list. It's a close second and one could argue it's the best of the bunch thanks to multiple gameplay paths and a fantastic story.
Fate of Atlantis should be on the list. It's a close second and one could argue it's the best of the bunch thanks to multiple gameplay paths and a fantastic story.
Definitely. That game builds up the stakes so well, and in the ending just throws it all away. It's one of the rare games that has made me feel insulted with its ending. It's every cliché you could possibly imagine with happiness and hero worship. Blegh!
That game had such potential for a fantastic bittersweet ending, but no.
Monkey Island 2 for me, followed by DotT and Secret of Monkey Island.
Grim Fandango suffers too much from nonsense gameplay crap, which spoils it for me.
Grim Fandango suffers too much from nonsense gameplay crap, which spoils it for me.
DotT is my personal favorite because it's such a concise game. There's never a wasted moment, you don't get bogged down trying dumb item combinations for 20 minutes, all the jokes land and the momentum never really lets up. Grim Fandango has probably my favorite setting, but it kind of overstayed its welcome. Full Throttle, I couldn't really get into. None of the characters really clicked with me. Sam and Max suffers a bit from bullshit-random-adventure-game puzzle-itis, and I haven't really played the Monkey Island games yet. But DotT is basically a perfect adventure game to me.
I should get around to finishing Grim Fandango - I remember dropping it because I got stuck with the puzzles at some point - probably the first of their games that I gave up on.
Monkey Island 2 is peak Lucasarts for me. Everything from that time period is excellent, but MI2 had it all. DoTT is a very close second.
I've been meaning to go back and play the rest of their library, namely the Indiana Jones stuff, and Loom/Dig.
Monkey Island 2 is peak Lucasarts for me. Everything from that time period is excellent, but MI2 had it all. DoTT is a very close second.
I've been meaning to go back and play the rest of their library, namely the Indiana Jones stuff, and Loom/Dig.
Hmm, I thought you meant that. I don't know, I have a soft spot for puzzles. Even the more raw and unpolished ones from the early Sierra games. I guess it depends on the tone of the game. I can't imagine a Monkey Island or Kings Quest without ridiculous puzzles. At the same time, they wouldn't fit well in The Walking Dead or Life is Strange.
I'd argue that the classic PnC games of old and the telltale format are two seperate genres.
Monkey Island 2 is still the best one, with The Secret of Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle behind it.
Games that not only have fantastic art, music and humour, but also made puzzles varied and challenging, and still very entertaining.
It's a great shame that we now look down on adventure game puzzles, to the point where most devs not even try to include them.
Games that not only have fantastic art, music and humour, but also made puzzles varied and challenging, and still very entertaining.
It's a great shame that we now look down on adventure game puzzles, to the point where most devs not even try to include them.
Day of the Tentacle talkie
The Curse of Monkey Island
Full Throttle
special shoutout to all the fandevs mixnmojo used to host in the late 90s.
The Curse of Monkey Island
Full Throttle
special shoutout to all the fandevs mixnmojo used to host in the late 90s.
Grim Fandango is my favorite, but I give it to Day of The Tentacle, which I believe is a more consistent game. Grim is a fantastic narrative and the best of them at that, but the game part of it is not as good as DotT.
Yeah, they feel more like really interactive visual novels. If any of the Lucasarts games could work in that vein it'd probably be Grim Fandango since the narrative was so well paced and movie-like.
Honestly feel like Full Throttle predated the Telltale style of frictionless adventure games by a long shot, since that one felt like they dialed down the puzzles a bunch to give it cinematic pacing.
