Daedalic’s 2010 game The Whispered World was celebrated by many players for its return to “classic” adventure elements: 2D cartoon graphics, an epic fantasy storyline, and an abundance of clever puzzles. When I sat down with Daedalic’s Claas Wolter to get a first look at the upcoming sequel, , I wasn’t sure if I was […]
For longtime adventure fans, the lexicon associated with the text adventure and the company founded to publish it, Infocom, have become legend. Many gamers still recoil at the thought of the grues lurking in the dark, fondly recall the arcane magic words necessary to survive in the Great Underground Empire, and laugh about the fallen […]
Where would adventure games be without puzzles that cause us to strap our thinking helmets on tight and their oftentimes gripping, emotive narratives that let us identify with heroes and villains alike? These elements aren’t the exclusive domain of adventures, though, as sometimes familiar things can be found in unexpected places. In this edition of […]
Phoenix Online Studios really seem to be moving up in the adventure gaming world these days. Only a year ago, I was grabbing a spot on the well-traversed Moscone Center floor with Phoenix’s CEO César Bittar to look at their latest Erica Reed thriller. At this year’s GDC, with the studio now fully committed to […]
Nearly eight years after a comatose Zoë Castillo imparted these words near the end of , we can finally breathe easy. Zoë isn’t dead. For a long time, any return to the twin worlds of Stark and Arcadia—first introduced in 1999’s and later expanded upon in 2006’s —seemed like a pipe dream. Then in November […]
A snowy New York night on the wrong side of town, too many ghosts and not enough coffee: it can only be the latest instalment in the series. Not only the latest, but also the last, as will be the fifth and final game in Wadjet Eye’s supernatural series. This preview is based on an […]
As more and more adventures move away from puzzle-heavy experiences, we once again venture outside traditional genre boundaries looking for new and interesting puzzling experiences. Our latest excursion resulted in two whimsically charming side-scrolling games, and . Stick It to the Man Astrid Beulink What would you do if you suddenly acquired the power […]
