KILGORETROUT'S PROFILE

As the character speaking is referring to identification and not Sigmund Freud's model of personality I feel confident that either would be correct.

I've thought much about what I love about adventure games:

Exploration
The sense of being transported somewhere else. Being able to explore this other world. Finding all the little details, things that can be examined or used in ways that may not advance the game but provide entertainment.

Dialogue
It was the dialogue trees in Monkey Island 2 that initially made me a fan of adventure games. The sense that I could make my character say what I wanted and there would be an intelligent response seemed magical.

Story
Having a good story that you feel like you are participating in. This is probably what I really love most in games. The sense of immersion in a story that games can potentially provide that (to me at least) go beyond books or movies.

Notice that what many consider the core gameplay mechanic, the puzzles, doesn't really come into it. I think many developers have come to the same conclusion. Most new adventure games either tone the puzzles down and make them very easy or cut them completely. I mostly agree with that approach, although I do think it's important to make up for the cut-down puzzles with more "interactivity:" stuff you can play around with and things you can discover.

Hey thanks. What about lighting effects do you feel clashes with the style of graphics?

Ha, thanks everyone.

Thanks. I'm trying to offset the old school pixel art style with more modern effects. The maps are definitely works in progress, a few more trees could be a good idea.
Old School Modern has some great art, it's served as inspiration for my game.