While I’m not looking to Sierra/Vivendi to put out great new adventure games like they did in the past, I still have hope for the adventure gaming industry. The Adventure Company and a few others have released some fine adventure games that are challenging and engrossing. I recommend Still Life, Syberia (and its follow-up, Syberia II) and The Longest Journey. Post-Mortem, the game that Still Life was based on, is also supposed to be good, but I haven’t played it yet. Dreamfall, the sequel to The Longest Journey, is out now, too, and is supposed to be very good. You can find reviews at http://www.justadventure.com/Reviews.shtm, and it’s not a bad idea to look there, because there are a lot of poorly made adventure games along with the good ones, and this site can help you avoid wasting your money on those.
I still like to go back and play my old Sierra games, but that’s not all there is out there now. There really are some fantastic games to try, even for this old-school adventure gamer. I hope you find something that you can enjoy!
-Kristen