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Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: SkiLLz on August 02, 2003, 06:25:06 AM
Personally I think it's a tie between Monkey Island 1 and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: Shwaggy on August 02, 2003, 06:41:10 AM
grim fandango
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: Electrici on August 02, 2003, 07:29:22 AM
maniac mansion, zak mckracken, monkey island 1,2,3,4, indiana jones and the temple of doom (i think thats what it was called), sam n max, day of the tentacle, full throttle.  this list goes on.  after contributing to the sierra thread also, one has to question where the fuck adventure games went...
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 02, 2003, 07:49:06 AM
Full Throttle.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 02, 2003, 08:07:12 AM
Sam and Max and the Monkey Island series were the best of the graphic adventures.  I really enjoyed Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight.  And of course, X-Wing and TIE Fighter consumed more time than any game ever has for me.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 02, 2003, 08:35:41 AM
TIE FIGHTER HURRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY.  Seriously, that game was awesome.  You got to like join a secret order and blow up X-Wings.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 02, 2003, 08:38:04 AM
pick a monkey island game 1-3
4 was good but not as good as the others because you couldn't use the mouse

btw I liked fate of atlantis, jk 2, rebel assault 1 and grim fandango but monkey island is by far the best, yaaaarrrr!!

orlando bloom's character from pirates of the caribbean reminded me of guybrush but orlando was more annoying in a bad way and i wanted him to die.. but his cheesy last line "I'm a pirate!" was sooo Guybrush Threepwood. :D
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 02, 2003, 10:23:26 AM
full throttle, grim fandango and monkey island.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 02, 2003, 11:00:28 AM
Grim Fandango is great. What an original game.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: evstein7 on August 02, 2003, 11:08:42 AM
Sam and Max
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: tribal on August 02, 2003, 12:48:08 PM
maniac manson 1 or monkey island 1/2
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 02, 2003, 12:48:26 PM
Day Of The Tentacle.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: richemp on August 02, 2003, 04:02:42 PM
Zak McKraken and the alien mindbenders!
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 02, 2003, 07:00:13 PM
Quote from: "Dantastic"

orlando bloom's character from pirates of the caribbean reminded me of guybrush but orlando was more annoying in a bad way and i wanted him to die.. but his cheesy last line "I'm a pirate!" was sooo Guybrush Threepwood. :D

I enjoyed Pirates of the Caribbean because it was like it was from the Monkey Island universe.

Lucasarts couldn't go wrong back then. I still remember loading up Maniac Mansion on the C64 for the first time. Day of the Tenticle upped the ante when that came out as well. Indiana Jones, The Dig (which I thought was underrated)..

I guess there's not much money to be had in 2D adventure games anymore.. :(
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: Johnrx86 on August 02, 2003, 08:20:41 PM
dark forces back in teh day
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 02, 2003, 08:41:01 PM
Quote from: "AngryKoala"
Full Throttle.

I will totally and fully agree on that.  I still have a Full Throttle disc on my CD rack.

The runner up on my pick list would have to be Dark Forces.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 02, 2003, 08:55:21 PM
monkey island 2, loom, or orignial tie fighter.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 02, 2003, 11:04:24 PM
I have to say Indiana Jones : fate of atlantis is one of the greates adventure game of all time, First version I had was entirly in germany so I was sitting with a dictionnary and trensalting EACH dialog...now that was fun :)
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: spaceling on August 03, 2003, 12:25:48 AM
Easy! Dott!
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: krustytheclown on August 03, 2003, 12:38:29 AM
Ballblazer!
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: bricots on August 03, 2003, 02:55:34 AM
rebel assault...haha
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: Fro on August 03, 2003, 02:59:26 AM
doh, i mixed up rebel assault with rebellion.

dott, xwing v tie fighter, full throttle, and sam and max. hopefully the new sam and max, and full throttle games dont suck.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: Scorp on August 03, 2003, 03:53:23 AM
for me it's a tie between Tie Fighter and DOTT, both were addictive in their own ways
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: Wulf on August 03, 2003, 04:56:06 AM
The indiana jones series.. Though when I was a kid, I played through the holy grail one. I saved my game, and picked EVERY GOD DAMN GRAIL there, and they all killed me when I drank from them.. What the hell was I doing wrong??
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 03, 2003, 07:07:18 AM
rebel assault was fun in its time... the best moment playing was the first time you got to the level where you had to fire at all the turrets and towers on the large destroyer or whatever it was
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: evstein7 on August 03, 2003, 07:23:10 AM
Those rebel assault games were awesome...remember in RA2 when he JUST escapes from the hangar with a corellian transport while stormtroopers are firing at him in? Classic!
Combined arcade shooting and space sim, fun game.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 03, 2003, 07:43:36 AM
My favorite mission in TIE Fighter is the one where you serve as the escort for Darth Vader.  Sure the mission wasn't the best overall, but how fucking cool is it to fly with one of the badasses of cinema?
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: Crankshooter on August 03, 2003, 09:12:17 AM
Monkey Island 2
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 03, 2003, 12:12:49 PM
Monkey Island 2 and Sam and Max were the best games ever.

I never got the talkie version of Monkey 2 tho.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 05, 2003, 12:09:11 AM
Rescue on FRACTALUS!!

Seriously though, DOTT is the best.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 05, 2003, 12:40:59 AM
Quote from: "Fractalus"
Rescue on FRACTALUS!!

I was waiting for someone to mention that one... :)
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: joe_90 on August 05, 2003, 09:20:59 AM
i think sam'n'max just pipped dott.. but for the time x-wing and tie fighter were just incredable.. really imersive games for the days way before gfx cards etc etc..

tie fighter was a job well done... and to this day is still one of the most polished games..
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: soap* on August 05, 2003, 11:44:26 AM
Quote from: "Gravey"
Grim Fandango is great. What an original game.

It is indeed the best Adventure I've ever played...
Grim Fandango rules...

Also loved the Monkey Island series :)
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: KoRUPT on August 05, 2003, 06:20:22 PM
Grim Fandango gets my vote. Full throttle gets a close second...
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: KoRUPT on August 05, 2003, 06:25:26 PM
EDIT: Whoops, double post and cant delete it.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: MichaelDus on August 05, 2003, 07:30:57 PM
why do you even ask? it's sam & max offcourse, no doubt about it...best game ever made, hope that the sequel will be as good as the original
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 06, 2003, 07:05:53 AM
Quote from: "Wulf"
The indiana jones series.. Though when I was a kid, I played through the holy grail one. I saved my game, and picked EVERY GOD DAMN GRAIL there, and they all killed me when I drank from them.. What the hell was I doing wrong??

Didn't you see the movie?  It was the plain one, ya stupid mother fucker!
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 06, 2003, 08:19:06 AM
Quote from: "ShwaggyDoo"
grim fandango
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: Mouli on August 06, 2003, 03:52:58 PM
I'm hesitating between Day of tentacle and the Monkey Island series (at least the first 2 episodes)...
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: SkiLLz on August 06, 2003, 04:57:46 PM
Quote from: "Mouli"
I'm hesitating between Day of tentacle and the Monkey Island series (at least the first 2 episodes)...
I don't understand why so many people like DOTT that much. I loved the Monkey Islands (1-3.. didn't care too much for 4), and played them all straight thru, but I never got that into DOTT.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: MichaelDus on August 06, 2003, 05:27:00 PM
i just discovered ScummVM and am enjoying them all again without the blockiness...i've come to the conclusion that all the lucasart adventures rule equally...except for sam&max who are, offcourse, king...king amongst kings
can't wait for the sequel, seems like the first good game in years, 3D and it seems like it still has the oldschool-atmos, which i find stunning
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: Mouli on August 06, 2003, 05:32:23 PM
Quote from: "SkiLLz"
I don't understand why so many people like DOTT that much. I loved the Monkey Islands (1-3.. didn't care too much for 4), and played them all straight thru, but I never got that into DOTT.
Well, 3 chars to manage, humorous situations, dialogs & plot, nice sounds&voices (delightful purple tentacle), funny (temporal) puzzles... most adventure games look dull when comparing to DOTT.
Sure, Monkey Island is a great serie (at least the first 2, didn't like that much the cartoon and the 3D version) and anyway it's just a matter of taste, isn't it?
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: VWCRASHVW on August 09, 2003, 09:13:11 AM
best story ever goes to grim fandango
MI series was okay but story kinda pointless its just fine
classis goes to sam and max and dott, those ones own, cant wait until sam2 and throttle, lucas games are the only games i ever buy

and dont forget darkforces, one of my fav fps of all time
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 13, 2003, 02:34:10 PM
Probably dating myself with this, but I always thought The Eidolon (http://www.zzap64.co.uk/zzap10/eidolon.html) was LucasArts's (or Lucasfilm, as they were called then) most original release...
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: Scorp on August 14, 2003, 12:00:25 AM
Quote from: "VWCRASHVW"
best story ever goes to grim fandango
MI series was okay but story kinda pointless its just fine
classis goes to sam and max and dott, those ones own, cant wait until sam2 and throttle, lucas games are the only games i ever buy

and dont forget darkforces, one of my fav fps of all time

full throttle 2 has been cancelled... but looking at the direction that they were taking it (console) this could be a good thing...
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 14, 2003, 05:53:27 AM
When did this happen?  I guess I am relieved, I would hate to see LucasArts tarnage the legacy of such a great game with a shitty sequel.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 14, 2003, 02:12:38 PM
Fractalus! aaarrgh, my elder brother used to terrify me with that game. Every time a green alien appeared at the wind screen I couldn't help fleeing with screams ! :)  (i was 5 at that time)
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 14, 2003, 09:46:27 PM
THE DIG!
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: GoneToPlay on August 17, 2003, 09:56:57 AM
*lol* The Eidolon - I waisted hours on that one trying to figure out WTF I had to do :) Those were the C64 days and I never had any manual...

I always loved The Dig for its terrific music and atmosphere, that's really a great one and though I played it a loooong time ago I still remember everything about it. I guess that's the only adventure I walked through several times just because I liked the presentation so much.

But I guess the original X-Wing series and the Tie-Fighter follow up are the games that burned most of my time. I was an addict. So I vote for them :)
Actually X-Wing was the first(!) game I ever played (and bought) on a PC. I was still used to my C64 (skipped Atari ST and Amiga) and my eyes were popping out when I saw it...
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: got_milk on August 19, 2003, 07:57:19 PM
that mission where you fly with darth vader right at the end of the game where the empire is splitting in 2 and you and darthy must personally defend emperor palpatine's shuttle In the brand new sleek TIE DEFENDER. yeah TIE FIGHTER IS WAS AND WILL BE the greatest game EVER made! it got a 96% in pcgamer and only civilization got a higher score 97%.  Tie fighter also had a custom mission builder that me and my bro alway used, we would make a mission with 5 Star destroyers, and 5 calamari cruisers fighting each other , throw in like 10 frigates and corvettes, and then 8 fighter Squads and pick a imperial one to fly on, god that games was the best. No space combat game ever has come close (although tachyon:the fringe was kick ass).
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: Thunder on August 28, 2003, 10:08:13 PM
Monkey Island series, Full Throttle with voices and Day of the Tentacle without a doubt.

The Dig however, is, was and always will be regarded in my mind as the biggest piece of shit that was ever called a graphice adventure. The beginning was awesome, the game itself was beyond shit.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 28, 2003, 10:49:05 PM
Greatest lucasarts game = Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: shrike on August 28, 2003, 11:32:00 PM
Monkey Island 1 & 2, original version.

Speaker sound.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on September 14, 2003, 02:26:17 PM
Yeah, THE DIG!!!
It's a spielberg directed game, it's amazing! Still worth playing on todays computers, by Lucasarts.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on September 14, 2003, 07:20:19 PM
Day of the tentacle, hands down.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: widyship on September 28, 2003, 01:24:37 PM
zak mckracken of course !!!
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on October 02, 2003, 05:43:12 PM
Anyone remember Loom??
The story was beautiful, the music thing was amazing.
The MI series, especially the first two.
S&M, MM & DOTT where great.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: hol0point on October 02, 2003, 08:57:52 PM
Star Wars....... GALAXIES.. Yes SWG is the best lucas arts game I have ever played if not the Best game overall I have ever played. Yes the game has plenty of bugs to work out but overall its a great mmorpg by lucas arts/soe and i havent touched another game since I bought it.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on October 03, 2003, 06:07:13 PM
Monkey island 1 for life ! Really, i cant count how many times this game made me laff.

I think the introduction of Murray the demonic skull in part 3 is brilliant though... Stan the man is also great..

Very nostalgic feeling when hearing that grip-ya-by-the-throat-and-shiver-yer-groggy-timbers tube.

Lovin it
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: Law on October 04, 2003, 04:16:19 PM
for me the best LucasArts game are DOTT, Fate of Atlantis,Grim Fandango

the best Starwars game will be Tie FIghter ,Xwing, Jedi Knight.

too bad LA don't make adv game anymore.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: Law on October 04, 2003, 04:17:38 PM
Quote from: "xndl"
Monkey Island 2 and Sam and Max were the best games ever.

I never got the talkie version of Monkey 2 tho.

IIRC Monkey 2 dont had talkie at all.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on October 13, 2003, 10:16:38 PM
Indiana Jones And The Fate of Atlantis for me.
Title: dont forget
Post by: on October 29, 2003, 09:48:30 AM
dont forget the old western game outlaw guys that was i nice game too hehe
Title: Re: dont forget
Post by: Flyby_Wire on November 25, 2003, 09:54:44 PM
Quote from: "SUHawkeye"
dont forget the old western game outlaw guys that was i nice game too hehe

yeah 2 bad there isn`t a second episode of this great game, had a lot of fun in LAN party`s
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on November 25, 2003, 10:22:30 PM
For me... the ENTIRE Monkey Island series (although the latest one was a bit of a lackluster), Sam & Max, Full Throttle, and of course Grim Fandango.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on November 28, 2003, 06:58:42 AM
Monkey Island series. Hands down!
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on November 29, 2003, 10:38:41 PM
Knights Of The Old Republic deserves to be mentioned here.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on December 04, 2003, 06:20:00 PM
I'm still sticking to Monkey Island... I mean, come on! Monkeys (even a 3-headed one!), pirates, grog, and humour all in 1 game!
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: SkiLLz on December 05, 2003, 04:50:26 PM
Quote from: "dark2025"
I'm still sticking to Monkey Island... I mean, come on! Monkeys (even a 3-headed one!), pirates, grog, and humour all in 1 game!
Monkeys and grog really is a winning combination.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on December 05, 2003, 05:55:17 PM
Quote from: "AngryKoala"
Full Throttle.

This is the motorcycle game, right?  I've only played the demo, but I loved it.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on December 06, 2003, 12:34:52 AM
Quote from: "HellaMike"


This is the motorcycle game, right?  I've only played the demo, but I loved it.
Well actually there's only one small part of the game where you actually get to ride the bikes, but that's a pretty damn sweet section if you ask me.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on December 06, 2003, 07:14:44 AM
Quote from: "dark2025"

Well actually there's only one small part of the game where you actually get to ride the bikes, but that's a pretty damn sweet section if you ask me.

Ok, so this is the game I thought it was.  I got it packaged as a demo with some Star Wars game.  I think it might have been from the stormtroopers POV?  I don't remember.

I know I really enjoyed the game, and the hardest part for me to figure out was the dog in the junk yard.

I wish I had the full version of that game.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on December 27, 2003, 02:03:50 AM
day of the tentacle is my favorite one.

i also liked monkey island (1, 2), indiana jones (last crusade, fate of atlantis), zak mckracken, sam&max and grim fandango.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on April 23, 2010, 09:05:46 AM
Quote from: "Gravey"
Grim Fandango is great. What an original game.

couldnt agree more  :D
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on April 23, 2010, 05:25:11 PM
Quote from: "nolander"
TIE FIGHTER HURRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY.  Seriously, that game was awesome.  You got to like join a secret order and blow up X-Wings.

The mission when you got betrayed is one of those holy shit moments in the history of gaming.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on July 12, 2010, 07:43:53 AM
Loom.

Try it if you haven't, on SCUMMVM. Plays and looks great even 20 years later. You can beat it in one afternoon.
Title: Greatest LucasArts Game Ever
Post by: on August 14, 2010, 01:36:55 AM
Monkey island 2 and Fate of atlantis - stop
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Post by: herkules on July 09, 2014, 03:07:51 PM

Ballblazer!
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Post by: Gogreengorgon on April 27, 2016, 11:02:49 AM
Definitely Loom, but the steam port doesn't do it justice,  I feel it deserves a remake that combines the best aspects of both worlds - the ambient music from fmtowns and the talkie dialogue from the cdrom.