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- review Posted by Julian Seale.
Casebook Episode II: The WatcherIf Casebook could be penned down into a sentence, it would be a murder mystery where evidence would cleverly disguise itself by human hands. It would include the maddening pursuit of an artisan with exotic taste for architecture and human blood. It would also include the romance and madness of a painter who preferred literature to reality. Now, thanks to Areo, developer of the Casebook series,… |
- interview Posted by Stefan Lubienski.
Rodrigo CastilloIn the early 1990s, graphic adventures dominated gaming on the PC. While most prominent adventure game developers all hailed from North America (LucasArts, Sierra On-Line, Cyan, amongst others), many other lesser known game developers from Europe were hot on their heels to try to catch onto the trend. Revistronic, a Spanish game development company cofounded by brothers Hernán and Rodrigo… |
- review Posted by Mark Newheiser.
BraidI was first introduced to Braid when I read the online writings of some gamers discussing the significance of the game's ending and trying to figure out what the game's story really meant. Theories were presented with absolute certainty on all sides, until someone found a quote from the game's designer, Jonathan Blow, chiding gamers who were taking too narrow of an interpretation of the game's… |
- review Posted by Erik-André Vik Mamen.
Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures Episode 3: Muzzled!Wallace and Gromit have returned yet again for another cracking adventure. In Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episode 3: Muzzled! (also known as Wallace & Gromit in Muzzled!), Telltale Games continues its collaboration with Nick Park and Aardman Animations to bring the characters of Wallace & Gromit to life—digitally speaking, of course. This time, strange dogs are lurking in Wallace and… |
- review Posted by Drummond Doroski.
Alone in the DarkInfogrames' 1992 release of Alone in the Dark is among the first game titles in the survival horror genre and a likely influence for popular survival horror games of today such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill. Focusing on not only puzzles but also on combat, and inspired by a largely Lovecraftian plot, the game is an acclaimed success and considered by critics to be an instant classic. Since… |
Past Favorites
- feature Posted by Mark Newheiser.
Adventure game puzzles: unlocking the secrets of puzzle designFor a lot of games, you can figure out most of what you need to know about them from simply looking at an in-game screenshot or watching a gameplay trailer. With a quick glance at the head-up display and the quality of the graphics, you can get a good sense of what kind of monster killing mayhem you will be engaging in and what kind of experience you will likely get from playing the game.… |
- feature Posted by Marshall Ratliff, Philip Jong.
The rise and fall of Full Throttle: a conversation with Bill TillerPlaying Full Throttle is like tasting a rich bowl of roadhouse chili filled to the rim with biker gangs, chick mechanics (covered in engine grease too), and truckers with badass tattoos. An action packed, comical (albeit short), animated graphical adventure set in the backdrop of an apocalyptic future, Full Throttle touches on the subculture of motorcycle gangs and their steel horses. It is also… |
- interview Posted by Philip Jong.
Roberta WilliamsNo adventure game designer had ever achieved the level of success as Roberta Heuer Williams (Roberta Williams) had. Born in 1953, she and her husband Ken Williams co-founded On-Line Systems, which later became Sierra On-Line, when she was only 26. Mystery House, which she wrote in 1979, was the first graphic adventure game ever created for the PC. Her portfolio of games, spanning over nearly 20… |
Random Picks
- review Posted by Peter Lamberton.
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis retroWhat makes a computer game a classic? To me, it must be a game that stands the test of time and technology. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is such a game. Although the game is released back in 1992, it is still regarded by many critics as among the best adventure games ever made. This game is made at a time before the graphics revolution overtakes the world of PC gaming by storm. As… |
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