" @thehideousshrew: I really liked the first Phantasmagoria. A Puzzle of Flesh is the infamously awful sequel. :) "
Aha, fair enough then. On a similar note, Would you include "ripper" on this list? Was in a similar vein but but i can't recall whether it was properly awful or whether it's just the haze of memory.
@thehideousshrew: Ripper is definitely a not a good game, but I wouldn't even come close to putting it on any "Worst" lists. The acting, though awfully over the top, is actually kinda hilarious - especially from the always entertaining Christopher Walken. The puzzles can be frustrating, but they're not as nonsensical as those of say Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh or Gabriel Knight 3.
Come to think of it, I'd put Gabriel Knight 3 on a "Worst Adventure Games" list before Ripper. That's the game featuring the infamous cat hair puzzle, often cited as the death knell of adventure gaming.
Your mention of Gabriel knight has brought a tear to my eye... well not really but I really liked the second one a lot, hideously disappointing sequel.
@thehideousshrew: As a native German speaker, I remember the accents in Gabriel Knight 2 driving me absolutely up the wall. "Nine! Icks have nickt gesehen das Letter!" - still a fine game though.
Now the original Gabriel Knight, that was a gosh-darn masterpiece!
Hopkins FBI is indeed terrible, I'm one of the 5 people in the world who actually finished it. The virtual reality sequences were beyond bizarre. It represents the very worst of point and click adventure games.
Whoa, Daikatana made it to number one. Was it that bad for you? I thought it was ok. I know I know, the controls were awful and the AI was incredibly stupid but I've seen worse.
@Psykhophear: Daikatana was a trainwreck, design wise. The AI made it practically unplayable. Considering its pedigree, how long it was in development, and what it was promised to be, hell yes it's the worst game I've ever played.
@smokemare: Absolutely. I originally made this list around the time that GB first introduced the quest system, so I was just kinda putting up as many slapdash lists as possible. I promise I'll get around to fleshing this list out in the not-too-far future.
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