Best Adventure Game of 2012 - General Discussion

#1 Posted by AssInAss (1881 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

With so many adventure games this year, I think it's time Giant Bomb added a "Best Adventure Game" category to their GoTY awards.

Book of Unwritten Tales

The Journey Down

#2 Posted by Sackmanjones (4163 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

I think they can just throw walking dead in with game of the year and call it even (given the next 3 episodes are just as good as the first 2)

#3 Posted by AssInAss (1881 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

A new Double Fine Adventure game, a Jane Jensen adventure game, and Broken Sword 5 coming next year?!

Also, out of the ones above, I've played Walking Dead, Botanicula, and Resonance and all three have been great.

Haven't tried any Daedalic games because of the fear of bad voice acting, but heard they're designed well.

#4 Posted by Dagbiker (6358 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

On one hand, What is an adventure game any more. If your sugesting they create a category for point and click games with puzzle mechanics then I agree.

#5 Posted by Dagbiker (6358 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

Also Pink Eye of Dark Chains.

#6 Posted by deox (202 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

The Walking Dead is the first adventure game I've been excited about in a very long time. So it's the obvious choice for me.

#7 Posted by wordfalling (193 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

I've not played through The Walking Dead even though I should but the story of The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav got really interesting despite the emo fairy BS. I'm still playing The Book of Unwritten Tales and am really enjoying it.

#8 Posted by AssInAss (1881 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

@Dagbiker said:

Also Pink Eye of Dark Chains.

Get that shit checked out!

#9 Posted by dcgc (823 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

From what I've played I prefer Botanicula (because I really like Amanita games), but I think that the best one is Walking Dead. Even if all the episodes didn't came out yet, just by its first episode (I still haven't played the second episode; I'll prefer to wait and play when all of them come out), I think this series has good quality writing, voice-acting and animations. It's also a different take on Adventure games.

#10 Posted by Legend (2495 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

Don't forget Pendulo's game: Yesterday. And there is also Deponia from Daedalic Entertainment. A lot of good adventure games this game. :)

#11 Posted by BeachThunder (8831 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

@Dagbiker said:

On one hand, What is an adventure game any more. If you're suggesting they create a category for point and click games with puzzle mechanics then I agree.

From AdventureGamers:

Adventure games focus on puzzle solving within a narrative framework, generally with few or no action elements.

Anyway, there's also Zero Escape and Layton 5 for 3DS.

So far my favourite would be Stacking, if that counts as being this year :o Walking Dead is also pretty good so far...

#12 Posted by kumquat (128 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

I have a backlog of adventure games I need to get through going all the way back to machinarium.

#13 Posted by gunninkr (110 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

The really hard one where I cant find a matching latch to replace the old wore out one on my porch sliding door! Wait....I guess thats not the best game...its the worst....

#14 Posted by billyhoush (1036 posts) - 9 months, 9 days ago

The Walking Dead is really great. I haven't played The Book of Unwritten Tales yet. It seems to be a great year for adventure games though.

#15 Posted by EVO (3505 posts) - 9 months, 8 days ago

I've only played Botanicula out of those. Journey Down look good though.