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I'm trying to remember a song I heard  ~1999-early 2000s, it featured on MTV back then for a bit, and while it wasn't a marvel of songmaking or anything, me not being able to find it is driving me crazy.
The video featured a bunch of cars racing about, skidding, drifting in some huge, empty flat area (desert? beach?), with overhead shots of the cars, intercut with close-ups of the singer (some white guy with dark hair and a closely trimmed goatee/beard thing singing?). Lyrics I remember are along the lines of "Some of the best things in life....aren't for free. Some of the best things in life....aren't for me" "Get a new life get a new life now, 'cause I'm going nowhere. Get a new life get a new life, yeah, don't know, can't see, I don't care" and so on.

I had the Showdown Effect from a humble bundle, then got another steam key as well, so if anyone wants, do tell! Taken!

Yup! Heh..Hiding the king behind the pillar didn't seem to make too much of a difference.

Should be pretty easy:

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP!

There was a pick of the month long before there was a ratings panel, so I don't think so. Handling of it seemed to pass around a lot even before.

Yup!

Hahah...sorry about that. Almost forgot I had a game here.

(GUI blacked out)

Despite my selective screenshots, the game is actually the usual third-person view typical of adventure games. I'd have attempted to post nicely staged more revealing screenshots, but the idiotic fight sequences left me bored and I quit.

Hahaha...I had a choose a slightly unusual screenshot from the game, because most of the time it is incredibly easy to figure out what it is. I'll post another shot in a bit if no one has guessed it by then.

I'm sure it's fine, not the first time that has happened.

Here is the screenshot for you to guess:

Beneath a Steel Sk....oh damn!

I believe Touché was in this thread once before, I either guessed it or posted it .
But we're going to run out of adventure games at the rate we're going, so...Touché!
..Unless that's another sneakery!

HandsFree is correct!

Hahah..I'm sure that's fine.

I did a quick search (AGS and Google) to make sure this game hasn't featured in this thread before, and couldn't find it, but it is probably pretty easy for the veterans here, so:


As usual, stripped of any identifying UI.

You want origin keys? Not steam keys to EA games, but origin keys?

Metal Gear 2!

[The Longest Journey:]

Stupot:
Dunno what games you have and don't have, so I might go over the number you need. You've probably played a number of these, so some of these descriptions might sound condescending to you, but when I use the expression "great story", which is something I focused on mostly for this list, I don't mean it lightly. If you're sticking to adventure games, I'd recommend:

• The Longest Journey: Great game, excellent story, occasionally silly puzzles. A LOT of dialogue and text (some optional, some really helps in world building, some not so much).
• To the Moon: a bit of a shortish game (I finished it in about 4 hours), but well worth it. Was made in RPG Maker, I think, so the interface was a bit clunky for an adventure game for me, but the story pulled me in anyhow. Really sweet.
• Quest for Glory 1-5: Even if it is for 4 and the remake of 1 (assuming you play the AGDI version of 2), I'd say it is worth it. If you don't know what QfG is , they're really nicely done RPG-Adventure game combinations. Except 5. 5 was horrible crap .
• Space Quest 1-3: I wouldn't say 2 was anything special, but 3 (especially) and the remake of 1 was excellent. Otherwise, you could go for Space Quest 4-6, which while I personally didn't care for 5 or 6, but it'd still be well worth it just for 4.
• Planescape: Torment: Not an adventure game, but it really should've been . Awesome story, awesome characters, cool world, all around awesome.
• Beyond Good & Evil: Even less of an adventure game, but I'd still very much so recommend it. Fun gameplay (some people hated that 1 stealth level, but I saw it as part of the charm), great story and atmosphere and music. One of those games I'm fanatic about now.

While not in the 9.99 range (are 5.99 instead), I'd still strongly recommend Simon the Sorcerer 1 or 2, because they're great as well- beautiful graphics, great comedy, engaging gameplay (except that infamous puzzle in 2) and great characters and dialogue (some people found Simon's teenager rudeness in 2 a bit annoying, but I say the game makes enough fun of him for that anyway ). Make sure you don't get 3, though! Gabriel Knight 1 is also 5.99, but well worth considering- great story, great puzzles, sorta detective work.

As for less adventure gamey games, Psychonauts for great dialogue, humour, atmosphere, everything you can expect from a Tim Schafer game (including, as well, somewhat problematic platforming in some places, but I'd still say that is far outweighed by the good points).
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time also, which came out around the same time as Beyond Good & Evil, and unfortunately overshadowed it a bit, but I can't feel too angry with it, because it is a solidly awesome 3D platformer with a great time travelly mechanic that functions as an insta-save. Cute atmosphere and story as well. I can't really recommend the other parts, though.. Two Thrones and Warrior Within tried being "darker" and "edgier" but ended up being stupid (the prince going all gothy in his style, and calling characters "bitch" and other weirdly out of place cussing), and the last one (simply called "Prince of Persia") gave up the time travel mechanic and sorta got boring.
Thief 2: for the mother of all stealth games (a significant improvement on 1, otherwise I'd've recommended that), really cool solve-how-you-want levels that are enjoyable to explore and crack. Thief 3 sorta loses that non-linearity, but makes up for it with more in-depth story and atmosphere.
Fallout 2: and don't be confused, it is nothing like 3. An RPG with more strategic gameplay, more engaging characters, options and exploration.
Ultima 7: An RPG that was the pinnacle of Ultima games if you ask me, and something defining of RPGs in general. Highly interactive game world (and I'm not just talking about the people), with loads of open-ended exploration.
Another World: "Cinematic Platformer". Really pretty and smooth, atmospheric and a deservedly loved classic. Brutally hard, however, so be prepared to slog it out .
Deus Ex: Some sort of incredibly intricate stealth FPS/RPG hybrid that really emphasises the choices you make and their consequences. Multiple paths and ways to solve each mission as creatively as you like. Some people complain that its ugliness today makes it difficult to play, but mods have been released that fix that!

PS: I also have origin keys (not steam, but origin) from the recent Humble Origin Bundle if anyone cares for them.

EDIT: Nevermind, was a page behind .

I believe you might be talking about Femspray, although in that, the scientist is trying to turn all males female, not gay. Also, I'd say the art was good for what was needed, and the animations were hilarious, as was most of the game!

You're right, Crimson!
Sorry I couldn't post more images, Selmaik .

No to both guesses, and I don't believe this game had anything to do with any Forgotten Realms engine, UI or setting.