Category: Adventure

Retreating to primal wilderness.

Posted on May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 by PatientRock

Armed with a new, gaming-ready laptop, I could finally play the gorgeous interactive narrative game, Firewatch.

I actually finished a fairly new game.

Posted on May 3, 2017 by PatientRock

I just finished THIMBLEWEED PARK, the new adventure game from the makers of MANIAC MANSION, the game that probably kept my local video store afloat.

The Nightmare Of My Youth

Posted on May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 by PatientRock

A twisted tribute to the early works of Sierra-Online STAIR QUEST is an adventure game created by monsters. I reviewed it.

If I were rich

Posted on April 5, 2016January 8, 2017 by PatientRock

I wish I were rich so I could give Wadjet Eye Games eleventy-billion dollars to keep making adventure games like Shardlight, a game I adored.

Continuing to go over the edge.

Posted on October 28, 2014May 17, 2016 by PatientRock

THE JOURNEY DOWN is nice, darned nice. The cheerful series continues with Chapter 2 and is as gorgeous as ever.

Putting Blackwell to rest

Posted on August 21, 2014May 17, 2016 by PatientRock

I finally got around to playing the fifth and final installment of the Blackwell series of adventure games, BLACKWELL EPIPHANY. Um, there be spoilers here.

So you STILL want to be a hero?

Posted on April 18, 2014May 17, 2016 by PatientRock

A review of the indie point and click adventure game inspired by QUEST FOR GLORY, HEROINE’S QUEST.

Can never go home

Posted on March 9, 2014May 18, 2016 by PatientRock

It’s a weird thing, the idea of “home.” I played the interactive story GONE HOME and was moved by its powerful presentation and story. I can never go home.