Tag: Genre: Adventure

Grim Fandango Remastered (PC/Steam)
(Review archived from January 20, 2016) This is one of those games that manages to get by purely on the strength of its wit, charm, and guile. And that’s all it needs really. Sure the gameplay is sort of janky in parts. Sure the pacing is a hot mess. Sure there are several off the wall ‘moon-logic’…
February 23, 2023
Maniac Mansion Deluxe [LucasFan Games] (PC)
(Review archived from January 20, 2016) I had beaten this game on the NES, but never on the PC which to my mind is probably the definitive version. In order to mix things up a bit I opted for the LucasFan Games remake version of the Maniac Mansion (thus the Deluxe designation), and I was not disappointed. The updated…
February 22, 2023
King’s Quest I: Quest for the Crown [AGDI] (PC)
(Review archived from March 6, 2015) King’s Quest I: Quest for the Crown represents one of my earliest exposures to PC gaming proper. Although I had my trusty NES console growing up (and much later an SNES that I saved up enough money to purchase myself), I never had my own computer until I entered…
February 19, 2023
Richard & Alice (PC/Steam)
(Review archived from January 19, 2015) Richard & Alice strikes me as a hybrid mix of point & click adventure meets visual novel. Let’s start out with the high points here. The story of Richard & Alice is absolutely compelling with a particular high note being the well written dialog between characters. The conversational segments…
February 18, 2023
Costume Quest (PC/Steam)
(Review archived from October 26, 2014) A lightweight but enjoyable RPG brought to you from the mind of Tim Schafer. This one can get by on it’s wit, charm, and good looks alone. The story is that you’re a kid out trick-or-treating on Halloween in a town that’s mysteriously being overrun with Monsters. The hook…
February 17, 2023
The Walking Dead: Season 2 (PC/Steam)
(Review archived from October 10, 2014) Telltale’s Walking Dead games are some of the best adventure games of this generation ever. After completing Season 2 I was blown away by the masterful storytelling Telltale manages to convey through their games, just as I was after playing through Season 1 last year. From a “pure game play” perspective…
February 16, 2023