The Best Adventure in Years
I’m going to cut to the chase on this one. I absolutely loved playing Gemini Rue from start to finish. It’s easily the best adventure game I’ve played in years. …
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Nostalgia isn’t always rose-colored.
I was very excited to learn that AGDI was remaking my least favorite King’s Quest, King’s Quest III. …
Continue readingDreams of Clay and Cardboard
I had just about completely forgotten about the indie adventure game The Dream Machine by Cockroach, Inc. Recently, I learned from The Dream Machine’s development blog feed that part two of the game was about to be released and that the entire series could be preordered.
Continue readingDrunken Delusions
Not too long ago I started playing the indie developed adventure game Snakes of Avalon but initially didn’t get very far. The game was over for me when, after a few minutes in, the main character had a dialogue with a poster on the wall of a bar. Later, feeling guilty about my aborted session with Snakes of Avalon, I gave the game another shot and powered through the first bit of it, resigned to the fact that things were going to get weird and that perhaps I’d find meaning from it all later.
Continue readingRules for the Ultimate Adventure
I’ve just finished developing an adventure game. The whole project got me thinking, however, about common elements I’ve seen in adventure games. I’ve always kept an informal list of what I’ve liked and what I didn’t so that one day if I ever got around to designing my own game I’d know what to avoid and what to in include in its design. …
Continue readingFamiliar Territory
Breaking away from my Minecraft addiction, I recently finished The Silver Lining: Part 2. …
Continue readingGoing over the edge mon. (plus Q&A with the developer)
I wish I could remember who on Twitter put up the link to the indie adventure game The Journey Down as I’d like to thank them. …
Continue readingPuppy Pirates
Jolly Rover is an indie adventure game by Australian developer Brawsome that I stumbled upon while looking for a new adventure game to play. Since the game was on sale at the time, I decided to pick it up. …
Continue readingGrowth of a Paranormal Investigator
For a long time I avoided playing the indie adventure game series starring paranormal investigator Ben Jordan as there are so darn many of them; seven installments so far. I knew that once I started playing I would have to complete them all and the commitment was daunting. …
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The game everyone likes to reminisce about
Being a huge fan of MANIAC MANSION as a kid, it’s crazy that I didn’t know that DAY OF THE TENTACLE existed for the longest time.
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