The adventure and puzzle genres of video gaming dates back to the early days of video gaming and was quite popular. The main reasons for this to happen were two-fold: they were not graphically very demanding and they needed lot of time to complete. Adventure games kept the player interested by making them solving the riddles within. With a puzzle game, there were chances for the challenges to get revamped up slowly and endlessly.
As you might be aware of, the early champion of adventure games was Sierra Entertainment. They created smash hits on the PC like Kings Quest, Police Quest and, Space Quest. They also managed to release early adult-themed games, like the infamous Leisure Suit Larry series. These games were able to offer players a chance to go on a journey in mythical lands or gritty urban streets. Quite often they were filled up with serious and humorous moments that would delight players for many hours continuously.
Although, the adventure genre of video gaming has experienced a serious downturn with the advent of RPG games and FPS games, theres still hope for the adventure fanatic.
And on console, most of these adventure games have mainly lived on...