audiences and/or reviewers.Īll of the above is somewhat off-topic though. But play that game in German and it SHINES.īecause of this language issue I believe many adventure games are underrated by American and U.K. Even something like Gray Matter, written and designed by an American woman, has a dissappointing English script with poorly cast and poorly performed voice acting. nationalistic pride isn't an issue here) tend to be much better written, and are cast with much better voice actors.ĭuring the last ten years I've played maybe one adventure game with a decent English localisation, and that was Perry Rhodan (ironically a game made in Germany).

fans, who tend to speak only one language, is that the market is definitely centered on continental Europe, as are the developers who are supplying that market.Įnglish localisations often appear to be an afterthought the German language versions (which is what I play - and I'm not German, i.e. Heck, I'd go so far as to say that the genre is healthier today than it was during the Sierra On-line/LucasArts heyday back in the late-80s to early-90s period.

The thing is, I don't believe adventure games constitute a niche market at all.

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