Poll of the Day > Do you like old Sierra games?

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Lokarin 01/15/23 11:05:59 PM #1:	I don't, but here you go! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/ --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:970873639] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>I don't, but here you go!https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 01/16/23 9:37:58 AM #2:	Yes and no. Some of them are fun and interesting, but the "You missed one item at the beginning of the game and are now locked into a no-win scenario" and "You clicked three pixels to the left and a half-second too slow and now you're dead" aspects of their game design kind of suck. It's why I tend to view LucasArts as the #1 point-and-click adventure game studio from that era. They focused a bit more on having fun and telling interesting stories than on punishing players and making things excessively hard to encourage people to call the Sierra hint-line for clues. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:970878828] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>Yes and no. Some of them are fun and interesting, but the "You missed one item at the beginning of the game and are now locked into a no-win scenario" and "You clicked three pixels to the left and a half-second too slow and now you're dead" aspects of their game design kind of suck.It's why I tend to view LucasArts as the #1 point-and-click adventure game studio from that era. They focused a bit more on having fun and telling interesting stories than on punishing players and making things excessively hard to encourage people to call the Sierra hint-line for clues.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BUMPED2002 01/16/23 9:57:14 AM #3:	Leisure Suit Larry, Police Quest, and Half Life. --- SpankageBros <cite>BUMPED2002 posted [p:970879060] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>Leisure Suit Larry, Police Quest, and Half Life. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeathMagnetic80 01/16/23 10:43:25 AM #4:	ParanoidObsessive posted... Yes and no. Some of them are fun and interesting, but the "You missed one item at the beginning of the game and are now locked into a no-win scenario" and "You clicked three pixels to the left and a half-second too slow and now you're dead" aspects of their game design kind of suck. It's why I tend to view LucasArts as the #1 point-and-click adventure game studio from that era. They focused a bit more on having fun and telling interesting stories than on punishing players and making things excessively hard to encourage people to call the Sierra hint-line for clues. Pretty much this. Old Sierra games were usually pretty obtuse and the ability to get stuck in a no win scenario hours into a game if you miss something early on is just awful design. <cite>DeathMagnetic80 posted [p:970879660] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite><quote>Yes and no. Some of them are fun and interesting, but the "You missed one item at the beginning of the game and are now locked into a no-win scenario" and "You clicked three pixels to the left and a half-second too slow and now you're dead" aspects of their game design kind of suck.It's why I tend to view LucasArts as the #1 point-and-click adventure game studio from that era. They focused a bit more on having fun and telling interesting stories than on punishing players and making things excessively hard to encourage people to call the Sierra hint-line for clues.</quote>Pretty much this. Old Sierra games were usually pretty obtuse and the ability to get stuck in a no win scenario hours into a game if you miss something early on is just awful design.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
doshindude 01/16/23 11:20:47 AM #5:	3D Ultra Minigolf + 3D Ultra Pinball + all the Hoyle Board/Card/Casino games they published in the late 90s. --- Be sure to smash that block button, delete, and unsubscribe <cite>doshindude posted [p:970880258] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>3D Ultra Minigolf + 3D Ultra Pinball + all the Hoyle Board/Card/Casino games they published in the late 90s.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
captpackrat 01/16/23 11:26:01 AM #6:	ParanoidObsessive posted... It's why I tend to view LucasArts as the #1 point-and-click adventure game studio from that era. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was the best game from that era, hands down. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/0/7/AAQwHjAAEGD_.jpg --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, Minutus carborata descendum pantorum. <cite>captpackrat posted [p:970880374] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite><quote>It's why I tend to view LucasArts as the #1 point-and-click adventure game studio from that era. </quote>Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was the best game from that era, hands down. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/0/7/AAQwHjAAEGD_.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkknight109 01/16/23 11:31:12 AM #7:	I have a soft spot in my heart for King's Quest VI. Played the hell out of that game when I was younger. --- Kill 1 man: You are a murderer. Kill 10 men: You are a monster. Kill 100 men: You are a hero. Kill 10,000 men, you are a conqueror! <cite>darkknight109 posted [p:970880509] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>I have a soft spot in my heart for King's Quest VI. Played the hell out of that game when I was younger.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LaggnFragnLarry 01/16/23 11:45:19 AM #8:	i remember playing shivers a good bit but feeling like it needed more action <cite>LaggnFragnLarry posted [p:970880755] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>i remember playing shivers a good bit but feeling like it needed more action </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KJ_StErOiDs 01/16/23 11:46:26 AM #9:	Yeah; I've played the King's Quest series (save II and V) and a few of the Space Quest games, and had a hoot with them. I also really enjoyed Half-Life. But when it came to point-and-click adventures, I preferred the Indiana Jones and Full Throttle games from LucasArts. ...speaking of Full Throttle, it's funny how this portion of the game mirrors the dude's entire gimmick: WARNING: Spoilers https://youtu.be/R0caHaL8l0w?t=2558) --- "Shhh! Ben, don't ruin the ending!" --Adrian Ripburger, Full Throttle <cite>KJ_StErOiDs posted [p:970880769] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>Yeah; I've played the King's Quest series (save II and V) and a few of the Space Quest games, and had a hoot with them. I also really enjoyed Half-Life.But when it came to point-and-click adventures, I preferred the Indiana Jones and Full Throttle games from LucasArts....speaking of Full Throttle, it's funny how this portion of the game mirrors the dude's entire gimmick:WARNING: Spoilershttps://youtu.be/R0caHaL8l0w?t=2558)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dainkinkaide 01/16/23 11:52:17 AM #10:	That game looks like a love letter to one of the least obtuse AGI games, The Colonel's Bequest. Actually, I kind of want to play The Colonel's Bequest again. Last time I played I barely missed out on the best ranking because I missed one thing. --- The problem with the internet today is that it's filled with entire generations that did not grow up with the great wisdom of the Wyld Stallyns. <cite>dainkinkaide posted [p:970880882] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>That game looks like a love letter to one of the least obtuse AGI games, The Colonel's Bequest.Actually, I kind of want to play The Colonel's Bequest again. Last time I played I barely missed out on the best ranking because I missed one thing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dikitain 01/16/23 12:01:53 PM #11:	I think once they did away with the older, typing engine and made everything point-and-click like the Lucas Arts games, it made the games way more fun. I still like some of the typing ones and have nostalgia for several of them, but I would never recommend them to someone looking to try out action games for the first time. They are so obtuse and unforgiving you need to have a walkthough open in order to get anywhere. --- My bookshelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/152760030 Comics: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/profile/dikitain <cite>Dikitain posted [p:970881074] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>I think once they did away with the older, typing engine and made everything point-and-click like the Lucas Arts games, it made the games way more fun. I still like some of the typing ones and have nostalgia for several of them, but I would never recommend them to someone looking to try out action games for the first time. They are so obtuse and unforgiving you need to have a walkthough open in order to get anywhere. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fierce_Deity_08 01/16/23 12:17:18 PM #12:	Love the Kings Quest and Space Quest series. Started with Kings Quest IV and V, and Space Quest IV. Those are the only ones my big brother had. A friend of mine borrowed Kings Quest IV and destroyed the manual so I had to reset until there was a question that I remembered in order to play it. --- Official Fierce Deity in my own mind. GT: OnikaraStar, PSN: Onikara, NNID: OnikaraStar <cite>Fierce_Deity_08 posted [p:970881384] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>Love the Kings Quest and Space Quest series. Started with Kings Quest IV and V, and Space Quest IV. Those are the only ones my big brother had. A friend of mine borrowed Kings Quest IV and destroyed the manual so I had to reset until there was a question that I remembered in order to play it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 01/16/23 12:34:40 PM #13:	captpackrat posted... Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was the best game from that era, hands down. Absolutely. Though I do have a really soft spot in my heart for the original Gabriel Knight game, and I'd probably rate that as a very close second. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:970881736] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote><cite>captpackrat posted...</cite><quote>Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was the best game from that era, hands down. </quote>Absolutely.Though I do have a really soft spot in my heart for the original Gabriel Knight game, and I'd probably rate that as a very close second.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nade_Duck 01/16/23 2:52:19 PM #14:	a couple of the ones i played were amusing. as said though, they paled in comparison to lucasarts for obvious reasons. monkey island, the dig, loom <3 --- http://i.imgur.com/ElACjJD.gifv "Most of the time, I have a whole lot more sperm inside me than most women do." - adjl <cite>Nade_Duck posted [p:970884625] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>a couple of the ones i played were amusing. as said though, they paled in comparison to lucasarts for obvious reasons.monkey island, the dig, loom <3</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
slacker03150 01/16/23 3:33:00 PM #15:	I love old Sierra games. Empire earth was one of my favourites. The community was amazing. To this day some of the friendliest game chats I can remember having online. Empire earth 2 releasing was a sad time. But TIL the community found a way to survive and even released a new patch this Christmas with the hope of expanding the community. I'll have to check that out later. --- I am awesome and so are you. Lenny gone but not forgotten. - 12/10/2015 <cite>slacker03150 posted [p:970885528] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>I love old Sierra games. Empire earth was one of my favourites. The community was amazing. To this day some of the friendliest game chats I can remember having online. Empire earth 2 releasing was a sad time. But TIL the community found a way to survive and even released a new patch this Christmas with the hope of expanding the community. I'll have to check that out later.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zareth 01/16/23 3:36:31 PM #16:	ParanoidObsessive posted... Yes and no. Some of them are fun and interesting, but the "You missed one item at the beginning of the game and are now locked into a no-win scenario" and "You clicked three pixels to the left and a half-second too slow and now you're dead" aspects of their game design kind of suck. It's why I tend to view LucasArts as the #1 point-and-click adventure game studio from that era. They focused a bit more on having fun and telling interesting stories than on punishing players and making things excessively hard to encourage people to call the Sierra hint-line for clues. You forgot the gum and the cat hair and now you can't make a fake mustache :( --- What would Bligh do? <cite>Zareth posted [p:970885613] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite><quote>Yes and no. Some of them are fun and interesting, but the "You missed one item at the beginning of the game and are now locked into a no-win scenario" and "You clicked three pixels to the left and a half-second too slow and now you're dead" aspects of their game design kind of suck.It's why I tend to view LucasArts as the #1 point-and-click adventure game studio from that era. They focused a bit more on having fun and telling interesting stories than on punishing players and making things excessively hard to encourage people to call the Sierra hint-line for clues.</quote>You forgot the gum and the cat hair and now you can't make a fake mustache :(</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MeatiestMeatus 01/16/23 3:41:12 PM #17:	I'm nostalgic for them, but like PO said some of them hold up better than others. I'd check out that one you linked if it came to Switch or PS4 but I wouldn't lose sleep if I never got a chance to play it --- What's better than roses on your piano? A pickpocket that snatches y- wait, no... that's not it I messed it up let me try again... <cite>MeatiestMeatus posted [p:970885704] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>I'm nostalgic for them, but like PO said some of them hold up better than others. I'd check out that one you linked if it came to Switch or PS4 but I wouldn't lose sleep if I never got a chance to play it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zareth 01/16/23 3:43:11 PM #18:	Shadowgate will always be my favorite adventure game --- What would Bligh do? <cite>Zareth posted [p:970885749] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>Shadowgate will always be my favorite adventure game</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 01/16/23 4:35:40 PM #19:	dainkinkaide posted... Last time I played I barely missed out on the best ranking because I missed one thing. Sniffing Fifi? --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:970886942] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>dainkinkaide posted... </cite><quote>Last time I played I barely missed out on the best ranking because I missed one thing.</quote>Sniffing Fifi?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dainkinkaide 01/16/23 4:39:58 PM #20:	Lokarin posted... Sniffing Fifi? No, I missed the discarded cigar. --- The problem with the internet today is that it's filled with entire generations that did not grow up with the great wisdom of the Wyld Stallyns. <cite>dainkinkaide posted [p:970887044] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>Lokarin posted... </cite><quote>Sniffing Fifi?</quote>No, I missed the discarded cigar.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tora_Sami 01/16/23 5:01:26 PM #21:	Sierra used to be the goat --- Asus E-gaming z490 \| 10700k \| DDR4 32gb 3200mhz \| Asus TUF 3080ti \| 1000 watt \| Corsair H100i 240 \| G7 Odyssey 32" \| Orion Spark \| Proteus Core <cite>Tora_Sami posted [p:970887574] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>Sierra used to be the goat </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Joelypoely 01/16/23 5:36:37 PM #22:	The Incredible Machine is a classic --- https://philoetryblog.wordpress.com/ <cite>Joelypoely posted [p:970888452] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>The Incredible Machine is a classic</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 01/16/23 7:20:09 PM #23:	Zareth posted... You forgot the gum and the cat hair and now you can't make a fake mustache :( https://www.cracked.com/article_19974_the-6-most-absurdly-difficult-video-game-puzzles.html #2! Zareth posted... Shadowgate will always be my favorite adventure game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APzhBnS5nfI --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:970890629] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zareth posted...</cite><quote>You forgot the gum and the cat hair and now you can't make a fake mustache :(</quote>https://www.cracked.com/article_19974_the-6-most-absurdly-difficult-video-game-puzzles.html#2!<cite>Zareth posted...</cite><quote>Shadowgate will always be my favorite adventure game</quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APzhBnS5nfI</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rjsilverthorn 01/16/23 8:12:09 PM #24:	ParanoidObsessive posted... https://www.cracked.com/article_19974_the-6-most-absurdly-difficult-video-game-puzzles.html #2! I remember working through the babel fish puzzle as a kid. That is far from the worst puzzle in that game though. Hero's Quest/Quest for Glory was my favorite Sierra series. <cite>rjsilverthorn posted [p:970891780] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite><quote>https://www.cracked.com/article_19974_the-6-most-absurdly-difficult-video-game-puzzles.html#2!</quote>I remember working through the babel fish puzzle as a kid. That is far from the worst puzzle in that game though. Hero's Quest/Quest for Glory was my favorite Sierra series.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 01/16/23 8:20:20 PM #25:	I'm a big fan of Lords of the realm 2. --- When money talks for the very last time, and nobody walks a step behind When there's only one race, and that's mankind, then we shall be free <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:970891985] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>I'm a big fan of Lords of the realm 2. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 01/16/23 10:06:48 PM #26:	PMarth2002 posted... I'm a big fan of Lords of the realm 2. same, it's on Steam now, too --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:970894471] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>PMarth2002 posted... </cite><quote>I'm a big fan of Lords of the realm 2.</quote>same, it's on Steam now, too</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fishy071 01/17/23 1:15:26 AM #27:	I'm not familiar with them. I did play Mystery House last century. --- "You don't need a reason to help people." -Zidane Tribal of Final Fantasy IX <cite>fishy071 posted [p:970898003] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>I'm not familiar with them. I did play Mystery House last century.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
zhangliao1 01/17/23 7:50:00 AM #28:	Yeah the incredible machine --- "There are many children's books that teach morals, but I don't go around worshipping mother goose." - Dynalo <cite>zhangliao1 posted [p:970900953] in Do you lik... [t:80313465]...</cite> <quote>Yeah the incredible machine</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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