Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:15:01 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
> <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> >* Return of the Phantom
> >https://www.gog.com/en/game/return_of_the_phantom
> > A somewhat hum-drum classic point-n-click adventure
> > game from Microprose first released in 1993. Based on
> > the "Phantom of the Opera", it has you face off against
> > the eponymous villain. For its time, the visuals were
> > quite nice but... well, Microprose adventure games were
> > never quite up to the level of Sierra or LucasArts. The
> > puzzles aren't that satisfying and the writing is mediocre.
> > It's not a bad game, but rarely rises above average.
> > Honestly, it's mostly a game for classic adventure game
> > aficionados; if you're not into the genre already, it's
> > unlikely this one will excite you.
> >
> >
> >This freebies is only available for three days. Click now or forever
> >hold your peace. ;-)

> I own this one. Box, manual and all. Last time I played it was when it
> was released and so I barely remember it now.

I think I played this too, but it was boring because of its adventure
genre ((crosspost/CC)ed). Andrew Webber's Phantom of the Opera was cool
though. :D
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On Fri, 01 Nov 2024 05:35:13 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>I think I played this too, but it was boring because of its adventure
>genre ((crosspost/CC)ed). Andrew Webber's Phantom of the Opera was cool
>though. :D

I loved adventure games back in the day but I did find some of them
boring. I don't remember if I found this one boring. I don't even
remember if I finished it. I don't have a hint book for it... so
probably not. :-P

In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Nov 2024 05:35:13 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

> >I think I played this too, but it was boring because of its adventure
> >genre ((crosspost/CC)ed). Andrew Webber's Phantom of the Opera was cool
> >though. :D

> I loved adventure games back in the day but I did find some of them
> boring. I don't remember if I found this one boring. I don't even
> remember if I finished it. I don't have a hint book for it... so
> probably not. :-P

What was your favorite adventure games? I did like the humor in the
beginning of Space Quest IV on my friends' fancy full tower 386 PC! I
was jealous!

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On Sat, 02 Nov 2024 01:39:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>What was your favorite adventure games? I did like the humor in the
>beginning of Space Quest IV on my friends' fancy full tower 386 PC! I
>was jealous!

Hero's Quest, later renamed to Quest For Glory is my favorite
adventure game of all time. It is also my favorite series. King's
Quest IV, V and VI are also some of my favorites. Maniac Mansion is
the game that got me into the genre so obviously I have a lot of love
for that one.

I remember Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers because I
played through it several times.

The Adventure Game genre does not hold my attention the way it once
did but I will always have a soft spot for it. I played so many of
them back in the day.

On 11/2/2024 2:21 PM, Mike S. wrote:
> On Sat, 02 Nov 2024 01:39:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>
>> What was your favorite adventure games? I did like the humor in the
>> beginning of Space Quest IV on my friends' fancy full tower 386 PC! I
>> was jealous!
>
> Hero's Quest, later renamed to Quest For Glory is my favorite
> adventure game of all time. It is also my favorite series. King's
> Quest IV, V and VI are also some of my favorites. Maniac Mansion is
> the game that got me into the genre so obviously I have a lot of love
> for that one.
>
> I remember Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers because I
> played through it several times.
>
> The Adventure Game genre does not hold my attention the way it once
> did but I will always have a soft spot for it. I played so many of
> them back in the day.

oh, if we talk Quest for Glory we can crosspost to .rpg as well I guess :D

I do actually wonder why there weren't more of those adventure/rpg
crossovers. The whole genre started as way to emulate DnD and spelunking
on a computer, but they all went into different directions. Very few
adventure games crossed genres like the QfG series did.

On Thu, 7 Nov 2024 17:13:46 +0100, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:

>I do actually wonder why there weren't more of those adventure/rpg
>crossovers. The whole genre started as way to emulate DnD and spelunking
>on a computer, but they all went into different directions. Very few
>adventure games crossed genres like the QfG series did.

When adventure games cross genres, it is usually into the action game
genre by adding action elements which I don't like. I'd like to see
more games like Quest for Glory myself.

On 11/7/2024 7:58 PM, Mike S. wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Nov 2024 17:13:46 +0100, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I do actually wonder why there weren't more of those adventure/rpg
>> crossovers. The whole genre started as way to emulate DnD and spelunking
>> on a computer, but they all went into different directions. Very few
>> adventure games crossed genres like the QfG series did.
>
> When adventure games cross genres, it is usually into the action game
> genre by adding action elements which I don't like. I'd like to see
> more games like Quest for Glory myself.

Yes, it was really nice having both the usual adventure game tropes and
the RPG-like progression. But they also did good work making puzzles
solvable by all three classes. In fact if you started with a thief you
could solve even the warrior and wizard dependent quests if you trained
up far enough.

(that didn't work with the other classes because you would miss the
points to assign to the right skills in the beginning. If you started
with a thief you were able to get all skills, even if only at the lowest
level)