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Graphic Adventure Underground Awards Announced

Posted by simoniker on from the click-and-point dept.

Thanks to Adventure Gamers for releasing the results of its Underground Awards, honoring the best amateur graphic adventures. The introduction notes that "...the field of amateur adventures seems to improve every year", and winners include overall victor Out Of Order ("One of those rare games where you just can't believe you're playing it for free"), as well as Best Story for The Uncertainty Machine ("[a] dark atmosphere and ingenious research-based puzzles"), and Best Sound/Music for Apprentice ("a wonderful backdrop for the light-hearted adventure.")

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  1. A minor correction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nonono, you completely misunderstood! The winning game isn't called 'Out Of Order', that's just what the webpage says now that 250,000 slashdotters have clicked on the link...

  2. Out Of Order Walkthrough by Lady+Jazzica · · Score: 5, Informative

    There's a walkthrough for Out of Order here, in case anyone wants it.

  3. Re:Underground by MoonFog · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They're really really good at times and stories are worth comparing with the commercial counterparts.
    IMHO, stories are becoming less important for commercial games. Great graphics seems to matter a the most. I like eyecandy as well, but I miss games with a great story, and lots of humor, like the Monkey Island games and others from LucasArts.

  4. Re:Underground by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting
    There are actually quite a few "pretty damn good" underground adventures, although admittedly the bulk is garbage. Out of Order was going to be sold commercially, and there's titles such as Pleughburgh and Odyseuss Kent. Tierra are using the same software to spruce up old Sierra titles, and are doing an excellent job too.

    Non-commercial doesn't automatically mean crappy, as games and mods like WolfET, Counter-Strike and Natural Selection have shown.