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top 20: #15: Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
"Now let me ask you this, Mr. Tex Murphy: have you ever had it in your occasion to search for a missing person?" Instead, Access put all of their energy into adding new features, and providing the best private-eye storyline they could, and the result is pure gold. The story involves a simple missing person case that blows up into a massive government conspiracy, as our hero stumbles clumsily through the entire mess. It is one of the best detective stories ever told, and it is supplemented by a cast of lovable characters (many of whom are familiar from UAKM) who are all well-cast and well-acted. The human element of the game, anchored by the wonderful Chris Jones as Tex, cannot be overstated. Pandora Directive brought some incredibly important new elements to the Tex Murphy table, however. Most importantly, it was the first adventure (and really, still the only) to allow you to "shape" your character through your responses to characters. You could create a mouthy, brawl-hungry PI, or a thoughtful morality-driven detective. Beyond shaping your character, the game also provides two different paths for you to follow: a path for those who would rather the story progress without being stalled by puzzles, and a path for those who really fancy a challenge and can't get enough of the puzzles. In a genre widely criticized for failing to provide replayability, Pandora Directive is one of the most replayable adventure games ever. Both of these games are brilliant, and choosing between them is no easy task. I almost wanted to make them share this spot. But in the end, I chose Pandora Directive over Under a Killing Moon because the replayability element still seems so fresh six years later. It is the best FMV adventure game ever produced, one of the truly immortal detective games, and the #15 adventure game of all-time. Last time: Seeing the games as completely equal, I picked Under a Killing Moon to fill the #15 slot and left Pandora off. Playing through both of them this time around made it obvious that this is the one more deserving of this honor. Click here for the complete top 20 of best adventure games of all time! Where to Buy [affiliate links]
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