What are the most adventurous games you've ever played?

[Vindace]

One of the classic adventure games I loved was Super Mario 64. Being able to tackle nearly any level in almost any order was great, and the free roaming “painted worlds” (so THAT’s where Dark Souls got that from) was great. I still love the game, and it’s one of the all time greats.

[Rykos]

Agree with you on Shadow of the Colossus. There was just something about that silent horseback ride to each fight that made the game feel so engaging

Ico and The Last Guardian were just as fun to play through, but I recently found myself drawn to the world of Pillars of Eternity

[Culdra1600]

But that’s the fun of it. It’s bad but in a good way lol.

[Truly]

Starbound is probably my favorite adventurous game in recent times. Having played it after Terraria it just felt like someone had broken all the walls down. There was just so much to do everywhere.

As a kid almost everything felt that way, I mean… just every Zelda ever.

[xist]

”Take the fate of a human being, a thin pathetic line that contours and encircles an infinite and unknown silence. It is in this very silence, in an only imagined and unknown centre, that legends are born. Alas! That is why there are no legends in our time. Our time is a time deprived of silence and secrets; in their absence no legends can grow." Walter Ljungquist (1900-1974)

[sophialauren]

@xist

Forgive me If I’m not fully understanding your question, but for me the game that transports me away from the mundane humdrum of daily existence is The Secret of Monkey Island. I must have played it about fifteen times, and can almost play through the game in my sleep, but there’s something magical about the experience that catches me every time. The music, simple as it might be, is like an enveloping blanket that tenderly wraps you in it’s melodic, and at the same time atmospheric, arms. The characters are charming and full of personality, and the world itself is living and breathing despite it’s relatively small size. And needless to say Guybrush is perhaps the greatest protagonist ever to have lived. Plus the puzzles are fun and clever.

Some might say that the second game builds on the first in every way. But TSOMI is lean and mean, and for me an almost perfect journey into the world of trainee piracy.

“Is that a banana in your pocket or are you just happy to see us?”

that sounds good. adventurous games are meant to make you so absorb into the world. Final fantasy got that for me.

[sophialauren]

@mysticlloyd

When you say “most adventurous” I think large open world and then I try to think of games that might have borders that would take ages to reach or even impossible to reach. Minecraft comes to mind but not something I have “played” all that much.
If I were to throw in the other elements you mentioned I might have to say Zelda games would be the most adventurous for me.

minecraft is so popular. i guess the graphics dont attract me. Zelda is a very big game, sadly i never played it or got into it.

[sophialauren]

@DanosaurJr

@sophialauren

I know common AAA games like skyrim and witcher 3 but they never felt scary to me…

If scary is what you’re after, there is nothing scarier than meeting up with these bastards in the sewers, permanently losing half your life, then having to trek across the entire map to get the cure.

Dark Souls was the ultimate adventure game for me. It hit on all the points you mentioned: environment, exploration, story (upon piecing it all together), thrilling and scary (actually downright terrifying at times).

There is nothing more satisfying than finally seeing the sun after hours of despair in the sewers and Blight Town.

yeah true.
dark souls is one of the games i wished i played. but now i feel im too far behind, dont have time to go through it. there’s so much to learn. there’s a lot ofpatience required too. it is a great game, i know that feeling. like u said - so glad to see the sun again after being in the horrid dungeon. the art style is what really suits me - dark fantasy

[sophialauren]

@Fraggles

I don’t feel like you’ve defined your question very well. The way I’d interpret what an adventurous game is would be something where the devs took a chance to make something weird and/or innovative, something creatively impressive that still might not appeal to a wide audience.

@sophialauren

To be a good adventure game, it needs to havve elements of environment, graphics, thrill, exploration and at least somewhat a story.

But then you say this which suggests what you’re interested in is games which features an adventure. Again I feel like you’ve not really specified things very clearly. Pretty much ALL games have ‘elements’ of these things.

So I’m going to assume you mean that you think an adventure game has to be good at or compelling in all these aspects, to which I simply do not agree. What about the game needs to be scary for it to be an adventure to you? What really is an adventure game anyway? Is it not merely game within which you experience an adventure?

Minecraft has within it boundless potential for adventures but it has no story and graphics are basic to say the least. There’s a whole lot of exploration though and I guess it has “environment” a plenty.

Now I’m not writing this merely to rag on your command of language though, this is mostly about the pointlessness of the term adventure. Adventure is one of the more useless genre descriptors we have, go look up the tag on steam and you’ll get pretty much everything, from Danganrompa to Downwell to Witcher 3.

So which is my favourite adventure game? Might just as well ask which is my favourite game. I’d love to hear what you think is defining of an adventure game though.

But I couldn’t possibly pick even a handfull for a top 10.

environment - a map that is large enough, so u get the feeling of exploration. with that, it needs to set the mood. so dark souls have that, big world, mysterious places to explore, lighting and graphics to set the atmosphere

graphics - yes this is important. some people may be turned off by weaker graphics. its the artist’s job to make sure the art is consistent throughout the game. for example, not being just very good at the start and bland later on.

thrill - to be scary in some ways. u know the phrahse a movie is only as good as the villain. so the villain needs to have some intimidation. thrill makes the game more exciting.

story - things need a purpose. u need to feel gripped onto something. not just pointless wander although you can. but there needs to be some lore.

i already did. i mentioned my 2 favourite games. the points i laid out is just as a reference.
tomd raider has overwhelmingly positive reviews. that’s a good example but its not my favourite nor do i want to play it. then again, this is supposed to be a fun thread, so there isn’t a right or wrong.

so a good adventure would be, immersive - in graphics and environment, one that u can explore. it has “somewhat of a story” to get you hooked to the lore. somewhat meaning at least there needs to be something, but the more the better. take LOTr for example, huge lore but never a great game for the main trilogy. and then some thrill or action ya know.

[sophialauren]

@Gnuffi

obviously the best adventure game, to all people, is Zork

@Fraggles

So which is My favourite adventure game? Might just as well ask which is your favourite game. I’d love to hear what you think is defining of an adventure game though.

But I couldn’t possibly pick even a handfull for a top 10.

^all jokes aside, i share this sentiment very much. +“what do you consider “an adventure game” to begin with” question too…

side note, -i do find it somewhat odd one of your criteria for a good adventure game is “graphics”, some of the good, (and older), didn’t need that to make a good game or great experience
in fact so often tripple Aeh Aeh Aeh think they can sacrifice gameplay and story and make up for it with “graphics”, -yet always seem to fall somewhat short on that notion… (“yay” open worlds)
just a thought

yeah i know what u mean. FF7 and FF8 are some of my favourite games. theyre adventurous but not what u call an adventure game. the points are just for reference. graphics may also mean art, not just the technical graphic form we see. yeah they need a balance of all that. i agree, so story actually is most important. it’s what will lead how good the characters will be

[sophialauren]

woah thanks for the suggestions

[sophialauren]

@Rykos

Agree with you on Shadow of the Colossus. There was just something about that silent horseback ride to each fight that made the game feel so engaging

Ico and The Last Guardian were just as fun to play through, but I recently found myself drawn to the world of Pillars of Eternity

too bad its not for the pc lol. yeah its one of the best games ever! even watching some one play it is so fun and thrilling!

[hivefleetbothan]

Nobody hate, but the most adventurous game I ever played was definitely Ace of Seafood…
Don’t get me wrong here, I am 100% serious and honest, no sarcasm here…
For those of you unfamiliar with it: http://store.steampowered.com/app/450500/
I don’t think I can give enough context for why it is amazing… nor do I think I can do much more than simply say that if you have never played it, that should change.

Imagine a game like HAWX, but instead of being a fighter jet you are a fish (or in this case a seal), then you go around fighting stuff for territory and exploring a map filled to the brim with random fish and sea mammals, plus arthropods and cephalopods.

[hivefleetbothan]

Okay, so user (myself) accidentally clicked the delete post instead of the edit key (touchpad and I are no longer on speaking terms)… and now I feel silly…

Btw is there a way to fix this issue? Anyone got any advice?

[Rilover]

I can still see the topic on the edit button. So what do you want to do exactly?

[Fraggles]

You should be able to undo the deletion I believe. If not if you just look at the edit history of the deleted post you’ll see what was there so you can just copy it into the 2nd post easily.

Yes, there is indeed an undelete option on a deleted post awaiting the 24h countdown to oblivion.

[CptMold]

@hivefleetbothan

Okay, so user (myself) accidentally clicked the delete post instead of the edit key (touchpad and I are no longer on speaking terms)… and now I feel silly…

Btw is there a way to fix this issue? Anyone got any advice?

If you click the triple dots, there’s an “Undelete” icon (I believe it looks like a refresh symbol).

YOU HAVE 24 HOURS. GO GO GO

[hivefleetbothan]

Thanks, that is very helpful!