scribeswindow
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Ok, I'm actually being a little misleading with this thread title. I'm a massive Adventure gamer, and some of the games I play can be described as interactive fiction. The game normally begins with some kind of animated sequence that opens up the narrative and introduces the protagonist and some elements. Once this finishes, the protagonist is within a screen shot and you then move your cursor about to reveal items or people relevant to the story. Basically it's a 'point-and-click' scenario that then propels the narrative along.
My favourite type of games are in the third person and have lots of characters along the way that you can converse with. These games have an ending, so once finished that's usually it, just like a book. Of course like any games - or books - these genres can blend so you also get lots of hybrids. But I mostly look out for these more classic characteristics, although I have played games that have included some action.
In recent years, more and more fiction titles have been made into adventure games. There are quite a few Agatha Christie titles, as well as Sherlock Holmes and also Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys. Mysteries work well in these games, as the protagonist needs to find clues to get towards the end.
Additionally, like books, I often have a small pile of games waiting to be played, just as I have a pile of books waiting to be read. Personally I get the same kind of contented and excited feeling looking at these games just waiting to be played, as I do with my book pile. But alas, just like my reading having slowed down due to small children, so too has my game playing.......
My favourite type of games are in the third person and have lots of characters along the way that you can converse with. These games have an ending, so once finished that's usually it, just like a book. Of course like any games - or books - these genres can blend so you also get lots of hybrids. But I mostly look out for these more classic characteristics, although I have played games that have included some action.
In recent years, more and more fiction titles have been made into adventure games. There are quite a few Agatha Christie titles, as well as Sherlock Holmes and also Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys. Mysteries work well in these games, as the protagonist needs to find clues to get towards the end.
Additionally, like books, I often have a small pile of games waiting to be played, just as I have a pile of books waiting to be read. Personally I get the same kind of contented and excited feeling looking at these games just waiting to be played, as I do with my book pile. But alas, just like my reading having slowed down due to small children, so too has my game playing.......
