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Grown Up DS Games

missmagenta — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:25 -0800

I need suggestions for my mum's christmas present - specifically, DS games. I know she wants More Brain Training but she also said she'd like some real games. My mum is in her mid 50s and last year she got a Nintendo DS for christmas (it was supposed to be shared with Dad but I think she's pinched it heh)

I've been looking through the games on Amazon and it looks like 90% of the games on there are film/tv franchises - which always suck.
She likes puzzle/adventure games (more pointy clicky than action/adventure) and board games but she says the board games she's seen are for playing with other people and she has no-one to play with.

I'd like some suggestions on good 'grown up' adventure games for the DS (preferably not manga-style) I know this is severely restricting my choices but I only need 1 or 2 really good games.

(This is UK btw)

Can you recommend a great adventure game?

BorgLove — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:51:23 -0800

My wife and I like hanging out and playing console adventure games together for fun, but we've run out of things to play. We like puzzle-type adventure games (Zelda games are the best), and platformer/explorers like Jak & Daxter, Prince of Persia, Beyond Good & Evil and Ratchet & Clank. We've also been through the Baldur's Gate/D&D Heroes/Champions of Norrath type hack and slash stuff, but they get kinda boring. We like playing World of Warcraft together but sometimes couch potato games on a giant screen is just the ticket. So what's your favorite adventure game for PS2 or GC? Multiplayer is not necessary since we take turns, but if it forces you to think, that's a bonus. Can you recommend?

(Note: If you're wondering where to get a wife like this, I suspect she's the only one there is).

Need recommendations for games similar to LucasArts titles

Lush — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 04:10:11 -0800

Adventure Game Recommendations: I really miss playing games I could lose myself into for hours on end, and I would like to find some new games similar to those I enjoyed years ago. But I stopped playing a long while back so I have no idea what's been on the market since and how to look for such games now. I have always loved the LucasFilm/LucasArts titles but they seem to have stopped producing pretty point-click adventures after Grim Fandango. Other favorites were Windham Classics adventures like Below the Root or Alice in Wonderland, Cinemaware action-adventures like It Came from the Desert, The King of Chicago and Sinbad, and detective games like Killed Until Dead and Intrigue! Are there any comparable modern counterparts? I am not into RPGs or text MUDs or shooters. Please tell me there are still games out there involving great stories, detailed scenes, and good puzzle-play! The only modern non-LucasArts adventure I know of is The Longest Journey. Are there more of this sort?

If there are no such new-ish games, are there ancient ones similar to the games mentioned above that I should try to hunt down?

Thanks, MeFi gamers!

(This question was triggered by nostalgic feelings after playing the underground fan-made Maniac Mansion remake and Zak McKracken sequel.)