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Are people still making point and click adventures? Like the old Lucasarts ones? Or the Discworld ones? I liked those.

I'd like to see an open world game developed with more of a focus on dialogue. Just wandering around talking to people.

Then you could do a really good mystery game, or a detective game where you start out trying to solve a small crime and gradually uncover a much bigger criminal network. That sort of thing. Collecting clues, exploring, getting people to talk. Not so much combat.

To add -- it's also less accessibility friendly.
And that accessibility tools are only available in game, not as a part of the game's system.

Like; there's no subtitles and there's no pause button.

If the player is hard of hearing or has APD, they gotta find an in-game item that allows subtitles or find a software that actually allows that type of accessibility -- that is, if the game's platform is even in the PC.
Or -- get someone who doesn't have auditory issues, be it another in game player or literally someone else beside the player.

Or if the game is too bright -- yes, the game is obtuse enough to allow screen dimming or find an in-game 'shades'.
Definitely the former is more or less can be inconvenient.


There's no health bars!
Pain can visually manifest as some sort of screen blurring or swaying or other cues, yet is also not necessarily mean lower HP bar or even have anything to do with having any injuries at all.

Meaning, one had to figure if their avatar is just in a lot of pain or dying. Or just tired, hungry, thirsty, sleepy, high, drunk, etc.
Or heck, have themselves check their own injuries and said injuries has an effect.

Because they're untrained civilians, not elite soldiers who could just perform and ignore through all that.
Possibly that death by exhaustion is a higher likely chance of happening than getting shot.

Basic needs system is also implemented. Another layer of annoyance.

Obviously, as much as the games has been so lenient about actions and behaviors itself if mastered -- doesn't reflect on certain rules like no, you cannot poop in the middle of the street.

Nah, you gotta find a toilet.
That, or pay like basically an equivalent of 75% of your health because humans would rather physically die than commit social suicide.

Yes, another layer of how a game won't do any executive function.
Without following the rules, it'll just cost the player more and more penalties that is stress and anxiety and even sanity.

And there's no 'stress', 'anxiety' and 'sanity' bar. But it can be similar to the pain cues.
No, you gotta figure those 'social rules', else the game will just say you're dying -- yeah, out of embarrassment and shame that it can screw perception and game quality.

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Daedalic had a bunch of good point and click games before they moved into "experience only, no puzzles" territory - especially Deponia and The Dark Eye series.

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There is a nice small game called Eastshade, where you just talk to anthropomorphic animals in an open world and paint

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What about L.A. Noire?