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Re:Sierra was captured, then killed, by an accounting fraud by AndrewBissell on Friday October 30, 2020 @07:47PM (#24947909)
I played and still love many of the LucasArts adventure games: Sam & Max Hit the Road, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Grim Fandango. But the game which still holds the biggest emotional resonance for me all these years later is Gabriel Knight II: The Beast Within. Maybe there's just something about the full motion video format that allowed me to identify more with the characters or something, but I still find myself replaying scenes from it in my head every now and then. Robert Holmes's score added so much to it (and even the non-FMV predecessor) as well.

The X-Wing series were definitely hands down the best arcade flight sims though.

Re:Sierra was captured, then killed, by an accounting fraud by cpard on Friday October 30, 2020 @10:19PM (#24948649)
The biggest emotional resonance for me was the first Gabriel Knight - Sins of the Fathers. I still have memories of the scene where Wolfgang dies. Amazing game and I feel blessed that I had the opportunity to play games like these as a child.
Re:Sierra was captured, then killed, by an accounting fraud by AndrewBissell on Saturday October 31, 2020 @01:51AM (#24949416)
Sins of the Fathers was great too! I even read Jane Jensen's novelizations of both games in the 90s.
Re:Sierra was captured, then killed, by an accounting fraud by cpard on Saturday October 31, 2020 @02:36PM (#24954042)
you just made my day! I didn't know that these books existed. Now I have to find them and read them. Thank you so much.
Re:Sierra was captured, then killed, by an accounting fraud by AndrewBissell on Saturday October 31, 2020 @04:59PM (#24955150)
Best of luck finding them! I think they're long out of print but maybe there are copies on eBay or electronic versions.
Re:Sierra was captured, then killed, by an accounting fraud by cpard on Saturday October 31, 2020 @06:31PM (#24955741)
Yeah, that's what I quickly realized by searching around. Best bet is to try and find used copies on eBay or something.
Re:Sierra was captured, then killed, by an accounting fraud by AndrewBissell on Sunday November 01, 2020 @12:16AM (#24957179)
These games would be such good material for feature films. With Hollywood so completely out of ideas and the huge popularity of occult horror I'm surprised it hasn't been done yet.