good point and click games?

[yeah1526]

Hi i'm after some good point and click puzzle games. Here's what I have played and really like

Gobliiins
Ween: the prophecy (my favourite)
Shadowgate
Machinarium (not a retro game but still)
Monkey Island

What I'm looking for is a good challenge, but not too challenging (like Myst). I hate the Hidden Object style games, annoying!
What I like about most of these games is not only the challenge but the darker tones in some titles, (ie Shadowgate and Ween).

Any suggestions? Cheers guys

[scooby105]

Maniac Mansion is a fun one that plays a bit different depending on what characters you choose.

I always enjoyed the King's Quest series as well. I enjoy the point and click ones better than the typing ones.

This site has remade some of them into point and click ones: http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/games.html

You can also find the original Sierra point and click ones.

[Natty Bumppo]

Echo Night for the PS1 might interest you. The puzzles aren't too difficult and the game plays out like a mystery/suspense movie as you uncover the plot via the puzzles. It is slow paced and very atmospheric - the ending dramatically switches mode to essentially a race game (I know it sounds kinda odd) which is somewhat jarring.

There was a second one for the PS2 which I have but have not played yet.

[Cornelius]

Grim Fandango

[Kitsune Sniper]

Telltale's games are always good.

[rmaerz]

Mafia Wars

[bb_hood]

Im glad you mentioned Ween: the Prophecy. Its one of my favorites as well.

[Daria]

As for darker titles, the four I'd really recommend are:

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: The last 5 surviving members of humanity are held captive by an insane sentient super computer who keeps them alive for an eternity of psychological torture. The prisoners must face their own fears, escape captivity, defeat AM (the computer), and die.

Sanitarium: you wake up in a Sanitarium after a car crash with no memory. Explore the worlds of your own delusions to uncover your past.

Blade Runner: Its like an alternate telling of the movie, the characters and locations are the same but the events are different enough to be new to someone whose already seen the movie. Multiple endings, each support the theory that Decker is either human or replicant.

AMBER: Journeys Beyond: Myst clone about a paranormal investigator and a haunted house. Pretty creepy at times, explore the house, find the ghosts, and then travel through their memories to put them to rest.

I also really like the humor of the Sierra and TellTale games.

Also if you're not opposed to SNES emulation I'd also strongly suggest Clock Tower and Famicom Detective Club.

[BricatSegaFan]

No one mentioned Kings quest? Or freddy farcas frontier pharmacist?

[biggzy]

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is my all time favorite followed closely by Full Throttle and the Curse of Monkey Island. You can never go wrong with LucasArts adventure games.