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Article #350742Re: Are they still making graphic adventvure games?
From: Brian
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 03:06
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 03:06
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John Lewis <john.dsl@frontier.com> wrote: > On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:57:07 GMT, Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> wrote: > >> I'm looking for games like Myst. Can you still buy adventure games or are >> they dying out? >> If there are adventure games about then what are the names of these games? >> >> -- >> Regards adventure > > Consult www.gog.com. GOG has a full selection of classic adventures > and is also including newer ones, many from indie developers. > > Coincidentally, there is a 60% off Sale on a 21-unit selection of > GOG's classic graphics adventures collection this weekend thru July 7, > See:- > > http://www.gog.com/promo/adventures_weekend_promo_050713 > > Click on the cover picture in the above list for access to each game > description/pictures/trailer and accompanying user-reviews. > > ALL COMPLETELY (and legally) DRM-FREE and , if necessary, updated for > modern OS. Some come with both Intel-Mac and Windows installers. > > GOG downloads also come with a full set of "extras" including the > game manual. Many of the adventure games have"game-guides" included, > some polished up by GOG from publicly available "walk-thrus" > > STEAM is also adding to its adventure collection, mostly from indie > developers... of course you will then have to deal with Steam-DRM > ( mandatory Steam account, restricted to playing on one PC at a time > with on-line Steam access required to transfer permission to run the > game on another PC, etc...). Also, with older games on Steam, be very > careful to note the listed OS requirements. Steam (Valve) does not > make any special effort to ensure executable-compatibility with the > latest OS. > > John Lewis Thanks John. -- Regards Brian
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