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"The Good Old Point 'N' Click"

What makes a good game? For me, it's the challenge, the thinking through, and the reward. One genre that I feel pulls this off spectacularly is the Point and Click type.

Currently, I own Blade Runner, Simon The Sorcerer and The X-Files. All of which are entertaining games. However, I am looking to increase my point and click collection, as they've been so faithful and entertaining in the past.

Does anyone agree with me? I'd really like some decent reccomendations, if you wouldn't mind. Oh, and if you're going to bother, please put why you like it.

I don't think there has been a decent point and click game for ages, most recent efforts haven't been well received. But I hear lucasarts are making a sequel to Full Throttle, I just hope it's as good as the original and not just some good looking but shallow game.

[Gets in 'The Good Old Point 'N' Click' mobile and drives away]

Grim Fadango, here I come! Ahahahahaaaaaa... ow...

Get the Monkey Island series and you won't go far wrong.

Or you could go for one of my most favourite games ever (and it takes a lot for a game to get such high praise from moi) ad buy Grim Fandango.

Great storyline, great characters and it's really different compared to other games it has that special something that hooks you and keeps you playing.

Wharra game, go buy, go!

Rosalind wrote:
> Stratagy like what?........Warcraft?

Strategy like WarCraft and StarCraft and some other RTS games, but also I like turn based strategy like Age of Wonders and Total War, and also long-term strategy and management strategy like Championship Manager.

I like to plan and scheme...

I got Blade Runner for just a tenner at Electronics Boutique (it was before I knew about SR) so it shouldn't put you back much.

Thanks for the reccommendations guys.

yeah, the old point and click games arent as popular as they once were.

I haven't got many recent ones, although the monkey island series has always been good. Discworld 2 was a good one, although perhaps a little dated now, and going even further back, day of the tentacle, and the indiana jones series. I believe grim fandango is good, although I haven't played it yet.

I'll have to try that Blade runner, as it has got good reviews from lots of people....

I'm not as big on point and click games as I once was, but still have a go on them now and a gain. Aside from the usual, blade runner and monkey island, I also have three games in the Zork series.

Return to Zork, Zork Nemesis, and Zork Grand Inquisitor. Silly names, but they are very good point and click games, though I'd say nemesis is the best. If you look around, you may be able to get all three together like I did.

You should also try out Lucas Arts point and click games, as that's one genre they excell at. Out of the ones I know, You sahould try, Grand Fandango, Full Throttle, Day of the Tentacle, The dig and Sam and Max hit the road. Not to mention the monkey island series.

You can't go wrong with any of lucas arts games though, all of the point and click games I've played from them have been great, and the certainly know how to make these games better than anyone else.

Insane Bartender wrote:
> never could get into those monkey island games. Strategy is my game,
> not puzzle-solving...

Stratagy like what?........Warcraft?

I'm an RPG girly myself......I'm playing Balders gate at the mo (well not right now because right now I'm at work),

never could get into those monkey island games. Strategy is my game, not puzzle-solving...

From SR:

LUCAS CLASSIC: SAM AND MAX / DAY OF THE TENTACLE.
Contains the classic point and click adventures Sam & Max and Day of the Tentacle.
£14.99 JL7713

Also another series I forgot is the Monkey Island games :) you can buy a box set of the first four and then escape from monkey island is seperate

LUCAS CLASSIC: ESCAPE FROM MONKEY ISLAND (MONKEY ISLAND 4). Gamespot Adventure game of the Year 2000.
£14.99 JL2788