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Alfie Banks and his great opportunity in A Golden Wake
More so than movies or books, videogames transport us to other worlds and let us interact–with things, whether they are people, plants, or places. Oftentimes, these worlds are fictional or, in the case when they are not, the narrative surrounding … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, just beat, music, musings, videogames
Tagged A Golden Wake, adventure, Alfie Banks, Grundislav Games, point and click, Prohibition, Wadjet Eye Games
Jolly Rover’s got a sea’s worth of canine scallywags and spiritual magic
Through the power of Gmail and its determination to never truly delete anything from your inbox, I have discovered exactly when I got hold of my copy of Brawsome’s Jolly Rover, a comedic pirate-themed point-and-click adventuring starring literal dogs of … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, videogames
Tagged adventure, Brawsome, dogs, Jolly Rover, pirates, point and click, salamagundi, Steam
An endless supply of handsome princes to Little Briar Rose’s rescue
The original version of Sleeping Beauty by the Brothers Grimm, meaning the non-Disney take or even the more recent stab via Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent, tackles such hot topics like adultery, bigamy, murder, rape, suicide, and even cannibalism. Yes, this is … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, videogames
Tagged Achievements, adventure, Brothers Grimm, Elf Games, Little Briar Rose, point and click, puzzles, Sleeping Beauty
Nothing works properly for Abel the Stringshaper in A Landlord’s Dream
It only takes three screens to tell the story of A Landlord’s Dream, but, for a Monthly Adventure Game Studio Competition (MAGS) entry, this is all it needs. Amazingly, there’s a world here, cyberpunky and mysterious and sparkling with inspiration, … Continue reading
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Tagged A Landlord's Dream, Abel Lowen, adventure, Blade Runner, cyberpunk, point and click
Coma means to feel nothing and still get full credit for being alive
It’s interesting to see what an impact 2010’s Limbo from developer Playdead had on the gaming industry. It’s been almost five full years since the world got to take control of a young boy, wreathed in silhouette, on the hunt … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, randomness, videogames
Tagged Adult Swim, Coma, Limbo, platformer, Playdead, Thomas Brush
A Boney Night casts spells and sings songs about beer
Heavily inspired by the LucasArts and Sierra classics of yesteryear, A Boney Night does not do much to stand out in the crowd. That said, it’s still an enjoyably short, retro point-and-click adventure, featuring hand-drawn backgrounds and original music. Plus, … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, randomness, videogames
Tagged A Boney Night, adventure, LucasArts, point and click, puzzles, Sierra
Dead Island’s a lively tropical vacation full of zombies
Back in October 2013, I grabbed a digital copy of Dead Island for $4.99 on the PlayStation 3 and played for a little bit, actually finding it too unnerving to play solo, given that any group of three or more … Continue reading
Posted in achievements, entertainment, impressions, musings, playstation 3, randomness, RPGs, videogames, xbox 360
Tagged co-op, Dead Island, Deep Silver, Techland, zombies
The Deepest Sleep’s nightmare ends and begins anew
I kind of planned my playthrough of Deeper Sleep just perfectly to line up with the release of the third and final game in the trilogy, The Deepest Sleep, which came out last week. Alas, my weekend was busy full of … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Deep Sleep, Deeper Sleep, horror, point and click, scriptwelder, The Deepest Sleep
Problem after problem in Wallace and Gromit’s new indoor holiday resort
I don’t know how to get into this post without spoiling the ending to the first episode of Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures, so if you are interested in seeing how Wallace and Gromit solve the problem of giant bees … Continue reading
Broken Age’s first act clicks it big, but cliffhangs
Many moons ago, I got in on the hot Kickstarter action that Double Fine snowballed with their plans to make an old-school point-and-click adventure game. Well, a modern one of those, I mean. And since then, I’ve been following along … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Player Productions, adventure, Broken Age, Double Fine, Kickstarter, Marek, Mog Chothra, point and click, Shay, Tim Schafer, Vella
