Do You Believe?

Posted by Tim Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:48:00 GMT

Posted in Adventure, Windows | Tags StudioEres | 18 comments

More Info On Bernie's New Game

Posted by BMcC Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:29:00 GMT

Here are some details on Bernie’s next game (A Game with a Star, maybe?) from his site:

A) It was originally going to be a more “exploratory platformer,” but now it’s going to be much like AGwaK 1 and 2.

2) Borrowing from his adventure titles, the game will have dialog options and an inventory.

In his own words: “So all in all, it’s going to be more of the same. Gaining abilities, hidden power-ups, and a few secret levels. I’m afraid you’ll only like this if you liked my other platformers.” Good thing I did!

Mark this release down as ANTICIPATED.

Posted in Platformers, Adventure, Previews | Tags Bernie | 4 comments

The Adventures of Cagney

Posted by Tim Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:04:00 GMT

The Adventures of Cagney tells the tale of a brave explorer on a quest to retrieve the treasures of the forbidden Jade City. Adventure games and IF are not well-received here, but this tale is a rather short story that should please quite a few fans of the outdated book format. As described by the author:

There are a couple of branching paths but they all streamline into one ending (which is to be continued). of course, like all good adventure novels there should be death scenes!

Posted in Browser Games, Adventure | 5 comments

Tim's Upcoming Freeware Adventure Game List

Posted by Derek Yu Mon, 07 May 2007 16:48:00 GMT

Tim’s got a great list of upcoming freeware adventure games, and damn it if they don’t all look great! All the games have their own unique styles, as well. It’s great.

Posted in Adventure, Previews | 8 comments

Makibishi Comic

Posted by Derek Yu Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:25:00 GMT

Yes, what you’re seeing above is a giant, tattooed baby with a gas mask, farting out mini robot ninjas and listening to music. You know! Just a typical scene in Makibishi Comic, the strange, delightful, and best of all, strange point-and-click (and sometimes point-and-drag) adventure game that has you searching for 5 ninjas hiding in 5 worlds.

I really love the art and sound direction in this game… the sketchy graphics and minimal sound are almost hypnotic, and it’s a real joy to explore the surreal landscapes to see what will happen next. The sense of humor is wonderfully bizarre, too. Definitely give this one a try!

(Source: Select Button)

Posted in Unique / Bizarre, Highly Recommended, Browser Games, Adventure | 20 comments

Cave Story Mac Port

Posted by BMcC Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:21:00 GMT

As you may or may not have heard, Cave Story has been officially ported to Mac. Sadly, only in Japanese.

But don’t panic! If you absolutely need to get your Doukutsu on right this moment, here’s a guide for unofficially patching the Mac version to English.

If you haven’t heard of Cave Story before, well… shame on you, honestly. It’s one of the more wonderful games around, indie or no.

We’ll probably do a big retroactive post on it sometime, but for now—play!

EDIT: You know what? Here is a Mac version already translated to English, with a manual, for your gaming pleasure. Thanks, Alec! You minx…

Posted in Platformers, Macintosh, Adventure, Freeware | 6 comments

Penumbra: Overture Went Gold A While Ago

Posted by BMcC Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:10:00 GMT

I meant to post this ages ago, but then… things. So here it is NOW!

Penumbra: Overture is the first in a trilogy of full, commercial followups to the 3D horror game/demo Penumbra.

I’d probably have a bit more to say about the game if it would run on my (shoddy) laptop. But it doesn’t. The screenshots and trailers look sweet, though!

Discover a demo here.

Posted in FPS, Highly Recommended, Adventure, Windows, Physics | 13 comments

Sprout

Posted by Derek Yu Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:34:00 GMT

Sprout is a cute game about a little bean that dreams of someday becoming a big oak tree. While I can’t necessarily sing the kinds of praises that the Jay is Games guys are singing, I did find the game to be extremely endearing. This is definitely trial-and-error type gameplay, but because your options are so limited, it never gets frustrating.

Posted in Highly Recommended, Browser Games, Adventure, Puzzle, Casual | 3 comments

Tim's Top 10's and 20's of 2006

Posted by BMcC Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:17:00 GMT

Tim is good at writing about games. So good, in fact, that he renders most other attempts at game journalism worthless. Such is his power.

So why not borrow wholesale from his blog! That’s what I always say.

He’s been posting, and will probably continue to post, Top 10 and 20 lists for 2006 that are well thought out, detailed, and expertly organized. But you wouldn’t expect anything less, would you?

The articles feature write ups, screenshots, and download links for all the games and are ordered by awesomeness (or sometimes alphabetically). Check em out here:

Posted in Features, Platformers, Adventure, Puzzle, Freeware | 4 comments

6 Days a Sacrifice

Posted by Derek Yu Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:46:00 GMT

6 Days a Sacrifice, the fourth and final installment of the popular John DeFoe series of adventure games by Ben ‘Yahtzee’ Croshaw, is now available. I’ll be honest, I only played 5 Days a Stranger, and I didn’t even get through that. But it was quite good, what I played of it.

I heard this rumor a while back that the game was originally going to be called “8 Days a Hamburger,” and you were going to play a possessed hamburger. But then again, how would a crazy homeless guy without computer access know that kind of information?

Complete walkthrough of the game in the extended (highlight to view):

Posted in Adventure, Windows, Freeware | 19 comments