discussion Point & click in 2024, why oh why???

[BS3DX]

I enjoy point-and-click, but there are not many that are done while in adult games.

 

[lolquip]

I prefer a game that has game mechanics. The more immersed I can be in a game, the better. I'll always prefer a sandbox with puzzles, stats, mini-games, management features, currency, etc. Assuming that they have been implemented properly, that is. Don't get me wrong, a well written linear story is great; especially if it has branching paths, multiple endings and interesting characters. But they always feel less like "games" and more like "choose your own adventure" novels.

 

[MattShizzle]

I prefer a game that has game mechanics. The more immersed I can be in a game, the better. I'll always prefer a sandbox with puzzles, stats, mini-games, management features, currency, etc. Assuming that they have been implemented properly, that is. Don't get me wrong, a well written linear story is great; especially if it has branching paths, multiple endings and interesting characters. But they always feel less like "games" and more like "choose your own adventure" novels.

Minigames suck the festering cum out of a dead man's rotting dick. They are a pain in the ass on par with a hemorrhoid spurting pus and blood 30 feet out one's ass. Sandbox is usually bad unless it's actual open world (not find the one place to go to advance the story) and any grinding whatsoever in unacceptable.

 

[Negrojefe]

I just can't fathom why they're still a thing. Do any of you still enjoy them? ''Oh, I gotta go in the bedrrom at 10:00 for such and such, to trigger such other thing'', such a grindfest, and not that kind of grinding.

Agree, i simply avoid every single game with that Tag. I dont even try them, because they have never been worth it when i did

Special mention of dishonor to those that you actually have to find hidden objects to click on the scenes and/or minigames

I usually also avoid anything that has the Sandbox tag, but some i do try them, since every now and then there is one that compensates such a con with something really good

 

[rocketsheep]

I was around when they first became popular, and I was around when they went out of fashion. I never liked them. Maybe some people who grew up with them are nostalgic for them?

 

[MattShizzle]

I was around before they were.

 

[Emberbrain]

wait, for porn specifically? I like it, if it works. I do like a linear narative.

But historically, they are one of THE BEST GENRES of video games. Seriously! If you missed the 90s, they may be a lost cause for you, but man, some of the best stories in video games' history have come from PnC games!

Did you ever play the Leisure Suit Larry games?

Leisure Suit Larry

Absolutely. Or King's Quest, or Quest for Glory. Or the Monkey Island series.