Top 10 Adventure Games
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Tom Vasel, Camilla Cleghorn, and Joey Evans take a look at their top 10 games full of action, excitement, and most importantly, adventure!
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11.06.2024
2ed edition of Tainted Grail is much improved.
1:16:13 – Bantam West
Unique means “the only one of its kind”. Please tell me how can something be the Very only one of its kind?
Its a little disappointing that you have made the "rule" that if a game is on a different top ten it cant also be on another top 10.
Great selections
Joey, your taste in games rocks!
Arkham Horror The Card Game
Geez…this was a pretty short list for me to watch, after skipping all the cooperative games which I'll never play. Here are a few I would have on my list: Runebound, Return of the Heroes, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Star Wars:Outer Rim, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Merchants & Marauders.
Never liked Gloomhaven. Played it all way through during COVID
Oh dear, need to stop Australia bashing, lol!! We are not that dangerous down here and we have the third (I believe) highest life expectancy in the world, so hard to think everything is trying to kill you. We have good antidotes for everything haha. As for Mad Max question, all of them but Fury Road are filmed in and located wholly in Australia. Mad Max Fury Road is still australian as such but filmed and produced in South Africa. Mad Max II (Roadwarrior) confuses our American friends because the movie was released with a US version which has a few scenes cut and although still Australian has american voiceover in parts, most notably the very start of the film. Mad Max III Beyond Thunderdome from 1983 is the one with Tina Turner.
I am so surprised that this is the first time I am hearing about Waste Knights. Sounds like a blast!
My favorite adventure game (that is better as a solo game) is:
Nemo's War (The Ultimate Edition).
I know I know it's mostly a wargame but you're playing Captain Nemo for god sake. Cruising the seven seas in the Nautilus made by the sweat of your brow, navigating some of the ocean's most difficult underwater passages, fighting giant squid, sharks and of course sinking imperialist ships. How's that for an adventure game?
Mansions of Madness
Tales of the arabian nichts?
Agemonia and Divinity are two that I’m enjoying at the moment. Waiting on my copy of Sea of Legends to arrive, can’t wait!
I'd love for you to have defined the parameters of an adventure game before going into this. I'm really struggling to see how games like Duel of Ages and Slay the Spire are adventure games, but clearly there is something in them that makes them feel adventurous to you
Agents of Smersh 😎
The Isofarian Guard is a great adventure game it's a shame that no one on the Dice Tower talks or has played it (correct me if I'm wrong).
I'm a bit surprised there was no ISS Vanguard or Unsettled. I just wish I had more time to play all the adventure games I buy. They sit on the shelf staring at me accusingly…
The Witcher by Netflix takes the characters for the books and completely misrepresents them grossly missing the point of the books' story. I highly recommend reading the books.
Very cool that Camilla experiences lucid dreams so regularly and so easily. It's definitely not what most people experience, but there are people who are just naturally predisposed for ludic dreaming!
It's such a cool "ability", cool thing to do while you are sleeping. I am surprised that not many people are interested in the topic. It's very fascinating, and powerful, brings tons of possibilities.
I tried to train myself to have lucid dreams while I was in highschool. And I succeeded partially. I experienced two dozen or so dreams here and there, but I never mastered control and keeping myself from getting to excited and quickly waking up after discovering I am dreaming.
Sleeping Gods is such a great game. I've played it three times at 16+ hours each time and I still can't wait to play it again and try and find keywords and locations I haven't seen yet in 48 hours of play.
My favorite adventure game is one I bet most people have not had the pleasure of seeing. It is Wizards by Avalon Hill. The game has unlimited replayability as no two games are identical. The game is long out of print however, so second hand is the only way to secure a copy. If you ever get the chance to play Wizards don’t pass it up. You will have a great time.
The premise of the game is that you take on the tole of either a wizard, sorcerer, or druid. You take on quests traveling around the world and ultimately try to stop the evil forces from spreading and ultimately taking over. It is a vast game with wonderful mechanics. You get to level up your characters throughout the game which unlocks more spells for you. You fight demons and dragons, travel to islands (or not depends how the map is set up to start). You can teleport, fly, sail a ship, or just walk around the world. The quest cards are nicely written too.
It is a cooperative game with some competition mixed in near the ending.
If I ever get to go to a dice tower convention I will be bringing it along.
This list is invalid because nobody mentioned Whatever Whatever.
"You gotta do child labor right away"
-Joey Evans, 2024
Camilla now I want your next ten…
Regarding wanting other tower staff members to play a game you like – Might I suggest a coupon system, where each dice tower staff member gets a named coupon per each other person on staff, on jan 1st. And that coupon makes that person play with you a single game of your choice, one time, during the year.
Love this version of the theme music!
Nope definitely have never been able to control my dreams
Near and far is more enjoyable to me that now or never. The biggest difference in the narration is near and far is a choose your own adventure. Now or never is just different parts of each character’s story
Such a great version of The Dice Tower theme!!
I don't think strong story elements are necessary for an adventure game.
No ISS Vanguard, No Settled, No Oathsworn, No MageKnight, No Outer Rim. Bro. Just wtf.
Am I the only one that can beat the Robinson Crusoe Castaways scenario consistently, even with the hard mode in the Book of Adventures?
Tom you really should give Frostpunk a whirl
My personal top 10, maybe not everybody will agree all of these are Adventure Games. But they are close enough for me.
1) Quest for El Dorado
2) Luxor
3) Lost Ruins of Arnak
4) Eldritch Horror
5) Forbidden Island
6) Forbidden Desert
7) Flash Point: Fire Rescue
8) Pathfinder Adventure Card Game
9) Escape The Curse of the Temple
10) Exit (games): escape room games
What is that game in the top right with what looks like a scuba diver?
My wife really hated Clank Legacy. I thought it was kinda fun.
I gotta say…none of these games look remotely appealing. I like sci-fi and manga style artwork and none of these does it for me.
Roll Player Adventures is such a great adventure game. The choices really matter. So good.
Nice to see Joey recommending Witcher. Tom and Camilla should try it, you don't need to be mega into the books or show (which it's fine not to like, it's crap) to enjoy the game.
Camilla being shocked that not everyone lucid dreams is wild. That's super interesting that she's able to so often. I've only managed to once or twice.
have you 3 not played talisman?
I think it’s time for a Top Ten Lifestyle Games list. You’re welcome.
Tom- I know it’s a dungeon crawler, which you did a little while back, but I wonder if you’ve tried Deliverance yet? I’ve been hoping to hear your thoughts about it.
Also in the Jenny Haters Club!
My #1 is Mage Knight
Tom, you need to read the books or play Witcher 3, and then you'll fall in love with the world of Witcher.
No "so clover"?
Did he say Clank! is not an adventure game? That's literally the first game I thought of after reading the title. The original with the expansion is a standard at my game nights. Probably my #1 but I can see people categorising it as "basic". I haven't played the first Legacy but I did pre-order the one that's coming out later this year