Games with heavy Indiana Jones influences

Lyain

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I think La-Mulana counts!

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It's actually very well-made, with lots of puzzles. : V Hard, though -- definitely a homage to classic NES games like Castlevania and Mega Man and Zelda than to actual Indy games. But it's got the style, the main character's a professor with a fedora and whip, so what more could you want from an indie non-Indy Indy game?
 

Le Saboteur

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Just when I thought Deadfall Adventures has slipped its release date, a new trailer surfaces. Crashing a plane headfirst into a temple? Yes, that's certainly one way to make an entrance.


Eschewing his grandfather's English upbringing, James Lee appears to have outfitted himself at the nearest Wild West emporium. An American accent, a U.S. undercover agent, and a boatload of Nazis and Russians round out the day!

What a grand dust up it'll be!

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Stoo

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Le Saboteur said:
Eschewing his grandfather's English upbringing, James Lee appears to have outfitted himself at the nearest Wild West emporium. An American accent,...
Looks & sounds very much like Patrick Swayze's version of Allan Quatermain.

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Le Saboteur

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Stoo said:
Looks & sounds very much like Patrick Swayze's version of Allan Quatermain.

You're absolutely right. I had been wondering why the character design looked familiar.

Now, the more important question: Why can't I remember watching the Swayze version? I've rated it on Netflix, but don't remember a single moment of it. Could I have rated it without watching?! The only Quatermain flick I recall seeing recently is that god awful Temple of Skulls.
 

russds

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Not sure if it's been mentioned before, but has anyone played Temple Run or Temple Run 2? There's a lot of Indy over tones, and Temple Run 2 even has a character named "Montana Smith":

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And a Mine Cart Chase level:

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Gabeed

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I've actually played a bit of Deadfall Adventures already, and I'm already liking it a lot more than "Tomb Raider." There's exploration, puzzles, and just an unapologetic level of pulpness to it that allows me to ignore the budget voice acting, plot, and dialogue thus far.
 

The Drifter

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Here's a game that's coming to the Playstation Network. It's called 1001 Spikes.

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Does that look familiar? Hmmmmmmm?

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RedWhirlwind

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There's this one arcade game by Konami. It was called Dark Adventure I think? And there were three characters to play as and one of them looked like Indy.
 

InVader

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Le Saboteur said:
So, like, it looks like The Adventurer isn't destined to be vaporware at all! It's gone through a title change, but there's an official release date and everything.

On the 30th of July, get ready to keep up with James Lee Quatemaine in Deadfall Adventures!


Dual-wielding? No thank you.
Finally picked this up for 10 bucks this week on steam. It's not bad. The gun play isn't anything great, but the locations are interesting and the puzzles have been fun so far.
 

fixer79

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Aha, this thread got renamed "Games with heavy Indiana Jones influences" instead of Indiana Jones rip-offs... Much better...

Then I'd say the Tomb Raider and Uncharted series! ;)
 

Finn

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Staff member
fixer79 said:
Then I'd say the Tomb Raider and Uncharted series!
Yes, that somehow suddenly seems more reasonable.

However, for those wishing to discuss them in detail, I'd like to remind that we already have threads dedicated for both Tomb Raider and Uncharted games series.
 

fixer79

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What about this nice tip of the hat (so to speak) to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom?
Mine cart chase levels have been in almost all Donkey Kong video games in the last twenty years since Donkey Kong Country (SNES, 1994).

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martinland

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Good to have the forum back, so:
Hi there - holy smokepipe - my friends! :whip:

Concerning this thread: How about LOST HORIZON?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Horizon_(video_game)

I have this lying around since a couple of years and did a short test of intro and game waay back then.

It feels very much like Indiana Jones, and in fact I'm looking forward to finally playing it! (soon, 2 more to go) :-D

Bye,
ML
 

Le Saboteur

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fixer79 said:
Then I'd say the Tomb Raider and Uncharted series! ;)

But if Lara Croft is the first third-person action hero in vid-ya games, aren't all of these things Tomb Raider-inspired?

Anyway.

I thought this would get more play here rather than buried in the vid-ya game thread!


Sniper Elite and Zombie Army Trilogy are both excellent games, and I expect Strange Brigade to be just as good! Tune into E3 for the first look at gameplay and then sign up to win a free copy of the game!
 

indytim

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The latest Uncharted game (called UNCHARTED: The Lost Legacy) is obviously heavily influenced by the adventures of Indy, as are the other games in the series :hat:

 

Le Saboteur

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indytim said:
The latest Uncharted game (called UNCHARTED: The Lost Legacy) is obviously heavily influenced by the adventures of Indy, as are the other games in the series.

Dumbest post of the year? Maybe. Certainly in the Top 5 thus far!


I'll let you figure out why.


For everybody else, Rebellion has released some gameplay footage from their floor demo. I see some reused Sniper Elite III assets, but it looks good for being early in production. I hope they tighten up some of the enemy AI; as of now, they seem sort of... listless.


Elsewhere, the development team has mentioned how the announcer in the trailer will be commenting on the game's events as you advance through the levels a la the classic pulp radio plays. I'd like to see them expound upon this aspect as it could be quite amusing, and in keeping with the seemingly established tone.
 

Le Saboteur

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Le Saboteur said:
Elsewhere, the development team has mentioned how the announcer in the trailer will be commenting on the game's events as you advance through the levels a la the classic pulp radio plays. I'd like to see them expound upon this aspect as it could be quite amusing, and in keeping with the seemingly established tone.

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Now that E3 is behind us various bits of footage are finding their way online, and IGN has helped us out with a 14-minute gameplay demo! The shooting remains sufficient, but I really dig the announcer/narrator. He adds another level of enjoyment.


 
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