Kids' adventure games?

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My 11-year-old daughter is enjoying Syberia, but she needs quite a lot of
help. Could someone suggest some games, verging on grown-up stuff, that
would give her enjoyment and me a little peace. She is getting right into
adventure, and I want to encourage her in the best genre.

Mac

 

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"MacSporran" <allanmckay@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> My 11-year-old daughter is enjoying Syberia, but she needs quite a lot
of
> help. Could someone suggest some games, verging on grown-up stuff,
that
> would give her enjoyment and me a little peace. She is getting right
into
> adventure, and I want to encourage her in the best genre.
>
> Mac

Torins Passage comes to mind. Its a good game for your daughter's age
and good for adults too. She might also like Kings Quest 6 and 7.
Depending on your daughter, she may need some help from you on these
games, or get hints from http://www.uhs-hints.com/ which gives you hints
just on the areas you are stuck on. These games are probably hard to
find now though, but check Ebay if interested.

Mary

 

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"MacSporran" <allanmckay@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
<news:YwF1e.6680$Ab.738@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>:

> My 11-year-old daughter is enjoying Syberia, but she needs quite a
> lot of help. Could someone suggest some games, verging on
> grown-up stuff, that would give her enjoyment and me a little
> peace. She is getting right into adventure, and I want to
> encourage her in the best genre.

I'm going in the wrong direction here (away from grown-uppiness), so
this may not suit.

If (and this is a big if) SpongeBob is not too childish for her, the
SpongeBob The Movie game is not bad. My 6 yo is playing and enjoying
it, though some of the puzzles require him to keep a bit too much info
in his head at one time, so he needs hints. There are also a couple of
mildly annoying pixel hunts.

As with anything SpongeBob, if she hates him, don't bother, but if she
likes him, she'll enjoy the game even if it's too easy for an 11 yo.

Note that the SpongeBob Movie game for PC is different than the one for
consoles; the console one is an actiony games.

--
»Q«

 

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MacSporran wrote:
> My 11-year-old daughter is enjoying Syberia, but she needs quite a
> lot of help. Could someone suggest some games, verging on grown-up
> stuff, that would give her enjoyment and me a little peace. She is
> getting right into adventure, and I want to encourage her in the best
> genre.

I'm sure you're aware that there are two Syberia games, the first one and
its sequel.

I think she would probably enjoy Beyond Good and Evil very much - a fun,
light hearted action adventure game with a young female protagonist - but
it's rated Teen for some reason so it's your call.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/beyondgoodevil/index.html

 

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"MacSporran" <allanmckay@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
news:YwF1e.6680$Ab.738@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk:

> My 11-year-old daughter is enjoying Syberia, but she needs quite a lot
> of help. Could someone suggest some games, verging on grown-up stuff,
> that would give her enjoyment and me a little peace. She is getting
> right into adventure, and I want to encourage her in the best genre.

I'll provisionally recommend the Nancy Drew series of games. They are
enjoyable, but I haven't played them in "Junior Detective mode", so I don't
really know if they would work for an 11-year-old.

--
Murray Peterson
Email: murray.spamtrap2@shaw.ca
URL: http://members.shaw.ca/murraypeterson/

 

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On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:25:12 GMT
"MacSporran" <allanmckay@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> My 11-year-old daughter is enjoying Syberia, but she needs quite a lot of
>
> help. Could someone suggest some games, verging on grown-up stuff, that
> would give her enjoyment and me a little peace. She is getting right
> into adventure, and I want to encourage her in the best genre.
>
> Mac
>
>

I was pretty much in love with Myst/Riven when I was that age...

Maybe Broken Sword 1/2 would be good to start with as well, or Grim
Fandango - everyone loves that!

 

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"MacSporran" <allanmckay@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> My 11-year-old daughter is enjoying Syberia, but she needs quite a lot of
> help. Could someone suggest some games, verging on grown-up stuff, that
> would give her enjoyment and me a little peace. She is getting right
into
> adventure, and I want to encourage her in the best genre.

The road to el dorado jumps to mind, my kids loved it. My nine year old is
playing simone the sorcerer 2 at the moment...and lovning it.
Linda
> Mac
>
>

 

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"piester" <piesterl@gopies.com> wrote in message
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> "MacSporran" <allanmckay@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:YwF1e.6680$Ab.738@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> > My 11-year-old daughter is enjoying Syberia, but she needs quite a
lot of
> > help. Could someone suggest some games, verging on grown-up stuff,
that
> > would give her enjoyment and me a little peace. She is getting
right
> into
> > adventure, and I want to encourage her in the best genre.
>
> The road to el dorado jumps to mind, my kids loved it. My nine year
old is
> playing simone the sorcerer 2 at the moment...and lovning it.
> Linda

I thought the first Simon the Sorcerer was a better game than Simon 2.
Just my opinion.
Haven't seen you around here for a long time Linda. How are things?

Mary

 

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"piester" <piesterl@gopies.com> wrote in message
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>
> "MacSporran" <allanmckay@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:YwF1e.6680$Ab.738@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> > My 11-year-old daughter is enjoying Syberia, but she needs quite a lot
of
> > help. Could someone suggest some games, verging on grown-up stuff, that
> > would give her enjoyment and me a little peace. She is getting right
> into
> > adventure, and I want to encourage her in the best genre.
>
> The road to el dorado jumps to mind, my kids loved it. My nine year old
is
> playing simone the sorcerer 2 at the moment...and lovning it.

Simon the Sorcerer 2 (she is Simone) and she is Loving it...
LOL I need a new keyboard...sticky sticky sticky
Linda
> > Mac
> >
> >
>
>

 

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> I was pretty much in love with Myst/Riven when I was that age...
>
> Maybe Broken Sword 1/2 would be good to start with as well, or Grim
> Fandango - everyone loves that!

Just got back from a short break, so thanks for all the input, all great
suggestions, I think Lucas Arts wins.

Mac

 

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MacSporran wrote:
>> I was pretty much in love with Myst/Riven when I was that age...
>>
>> Maybe Broken Sword 1/2 would be good to start with as well, or Grim
>> Fandango - everyone loves that!
>
> Just got back from a short break, so thanks for all the input, all
> great suggestions, I think Lucas Arts wins.

I think the Lucas Arts games, despite being some of the very best ones out
there, are not really suited for an 11 year old girl - they're far too
difficult and most of the humor and dialogue will go right over her head.

The Nancy Drew games and some of the others mentioned in this thread would
be far better, imho.

 

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> I think the Lucas Arts games, despite being some of the very best ones out
> there, are not really suited for an 11 year old girl - they're far too
> difficult and most of the humor and dialogue will go right over her head.
>
> The Nancy Drew games and some of the others mentioned in this thread would
> be far better, imho.

Thanks again. I'll try to get some Nancy Drew for her, and perhaps leave LA
for later. That's the reason I wrote in the first place, I still think LA
made the best and funniest adventures, but that's me and not a young lady.

Mac

 

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"MacSporran" <allanmckay@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
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>> I think the Lucas Arts games, despite being some of the very best
>> ones out there, are not really suited for an 11 year old girl -
>> they're far too difficult and most of the humor and dialogue will go
>> right over her head.
>>
>> The Nancy Drew games and some of the others mentioned in this thread
>> would be far better, imho.
>
> Thanks again. I'll try to get some Nancy Drew for her, and perhaps
> leave LA for later. That's the reason I wrote in the first place, I
> still think LA made the best and funniest adventures, but that's me
> and not a young lady.

Don't get the latest Nancy Drew game (Curse of Blackmoor Manor). It's a
great game, but noticeably more difficult than the other games in the
series.

--
Murray Peterson
Email: murray.spamtrap2@shaw.ca
URL: http://members.shaw.ca/murraypeterson/

 

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Check out the compatibility list. All the games listed are good games
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