Der Tag des Tentakel

In four words: The best game ever! Cartoon-like graphics, amazing music sound effects and voice talents! And the plot line is the best I ever seen, full of nonsenses and jokes... Too bad that Lucasarts has not released a game like that since.... hmmm Monkey island 3 or Grim Fandango! (With the ol' fabulous SCUMM system :) Now we must pray and implore George Lucas to obtain finally a sequel! (Maniac Mansion 3 :)... I hope that this day will come ;)

Though the statement above probably sounds a bit cliched and exaggerated, it's entirely the truth. DOTT is well-animated, hilarious, and a blast to play. It's got a ton of killer lines in it too, like "You know what they say; If you wanna save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs!"

Find this game and buy it if you can. Better yet, get the first LucasArts Entertainment Pack. You'll be up to your eyes in funny adventures!

10/10 on My Personal Scale

They don't make them like this anymore. Day Of The Tentacle was a wonderfully deranged story of young teenagers warping back and fourth in time to stop the evil tentacle from claiming world domination. With all the heart and soul of a great kids movie, this really was a treat of a game. Playing three different characters in three different times makes the game more dimensional than later work such as Full Throttle (1995) and wonderful puzzles provide a great challenge. In 2006 it might not be as mind blowing as playing Half-Life 2 but it's well worth a go, especially as it still retains it's charm and ingenuity. Not as great as Monkey Island, but still great.

This is old school adventure gaming at its finest. There was so much comedy in this. The story centres on Bernard Bernoulli and his mates, Hoagie and Laverne as they try to stop the evil Purple Tentacle - a sentient, disembodied tentacle from world domination. When you play the game, you play the three protagonists, travelling through various parts of history and solving various puzzles. It's a pretty fun point-and-click style adventure game that has great writing and voice acting. It's definitely got some challenging puzzles that can be a bit frustrating to overcome, but stick with it, it's worth it for this story!

I love video games of all types, but graphic adventures hold a place in my heart like no other. Of all of the great point-and-click adventures that I can give a 10/10 to, which is a lot of games, I put Day of the Tentacle ABOVE even those, because it alone stands the test of time and is just as fun now as it was over 10 years ago... except the Monkey Islands were equally good as well... except part 4 when they dropped the hand- drawn graphics and went 3-D...meh. All I know is: if I was rich, I would produce games for Ron Gilbert and Tim Schafer to create for the public. We need them... ANYWAY

This game is hilarious with gorgeous hand drawn animations/graphics/backgrounds, the voice acting is top-notch, the writing is incredible (dialogue and plot). There are elements to this game that will stay with you forever. The mark of a truly great game.

I have played through tons and tons of games all the way from Pong when I was really young to the Xbox360 and nothing is as meaningful to me as those great adventures where either dying didn't happen or it was at least fun to watch...