Almost ten years ago, Double Fine made adventure games back in fashion with the launch of Grim Fandango Remastereda remastering of Manny Calavera’s classic odyssey and a key title in the beginning of the genre’s decline caused by the poor reception of Tim Schafer’s game in stores.
But although we insist on remembering that graphic adventure is very much alive, today we will not focus on the current situation of that point and click universe, but on its past, and we do so by remembering those classic graphic adventures that marked us especially.
Grim Fandango
We couldn’t start this special without giving up the first place spot to Grim Fandango and the trailer for its remastering. The script for the darkest journey into the world of the dead that is funniest in the history of video games and, probably, one of the best graphic adventures that the industry has ever seen. An essential jewel that is just a few hours away from coming back into fashion.
Broken Sword
The voice of Tomás Rubio giving life to the character of George Stobbart is one of the great emblems of the industry in our country, and in addition to enjoying a tremendous technical bill, the saga Broken Sword It is one of the most loved by fans of the genre. Given the choice, I will always choose the second installment, but I think what we are all very clear about is that any is a good choice as long as it is not in 3D. It’s a shame that Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse couldn’t revitalize the franchise.
Day of the Tentacle
Once again LucasArts, again Tim Schafer and again a graphic adventure capable of marking an entire generation of players based on humor and bizarre combinations of objects. Since then, the radioactive tentacles have become an icon of the industry and the game has received tributes on countless occasions. Because Day of the Tentacle and not Maniac Mansion? For being able to play the second within the first.
Discworld
Set in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld universe as a setting, Discworld for PC, Saturn and PlayStation (with mouse included) it received a mix of successes and good reviews that have not prevented it from remaining in our memory as one of the most fun and beautiful adventures we have played. Give love to the poor magician, even if he is capable of driving you crazy, he deserves it.
Hollywood Monsters
Some may try to shoot me for leaving out other options and including a graphic adventure made in our country instead, but I assure you that it is not chauvinism that has pushed me to do so. Yeah Hollywood Monsters Had it been born from the hand of LucasArts instead of Péndulo Studios, the foreign public would have this hilarious adventure on a pedestal. Of course, the first installment, don’t get carried away by the downturn of the second.
Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis
For those of us who are fans of Indy beyond the movies, the archaeologist’s perfect partner will always be Sophia Hapgood
King’s Quest
Although because of my age I will always remember Roberta Williams more for Phantasmagoria that for the saga King’s Quest, the genre owes a lot to the adventure launched by Sierra in the mid-80s. In fact, we are facing what is considered the first graphic adventure in history, the one that made the leap between conversational adventures and the drawing revolution. pixelated with various actions. Message to fans: pay attention to the return of the saga with Roberta Williams on the team.
Leisure Suit Larry
If the adolescence of many consisted of deciphering what was hidden behind the coded lines of the Friday morning movie, for others it was enough to accompany Larry Laffer in search of love and meeting natural needs. Each player will have their favorite (including the recent remake), but having caught the saga a few years older, I am left with the search for dildos. Love for Sail
Loom
Another of those graphic adventures that come to mind when you think about the genre. It’s a shame that the game’s length and difficulty weren’t more ambitious, but those beautiful graphics and the turn towards a story that had little to do with the wave of jokes experienced at the time is well worth the effort of giving it a chance.
Sam and Max: Hit the Road
We return to humor and, why fool ourselves, also to another iota of evolution capable of marking the future of graphic adventures. TO Sam and Max We owe him the change of pointers to perform basic actions, a function that crossed even more boundaries than the Max rabbit madness.
Simon The Sorcerer
Long before the ogre Shrek mocked folk tales with a fairy tale and laughs, he did the same Simon The Sorcerer and the adventure of a young man who becomes a magician and savior of the universe overnight. Humor and luxury graphics for an adventure that you should have already tried, enjoyed and surpassed, even if it is with the remake for mobile phones.
The Secret Of Monkey Island
We close with the graphic adventure that marked the beginning of an era, that of the golden age of the genre in which LucasArts He reigned with one success after another. With The Secret Of Monkey Island it seemed like they had broken the mold and yet they managed to surpass themselves time after time. Of course, like the jokes in the first one, there have been no others, so the credit for closing this list goes to him.
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