Adventure

A pirate stole our treasure! Time to steal it BACK. But first, we have to find our way through one of the most notorious mazes of all time…

What you need to know before you begin to play Crowther and Woods’ “Colossal Cave Adventure”.

You can draw a direct line from Crowther and Woods’ “Adventure” to MMOs such as EverQuest. I’m going to be playing it all the way through… twice.

I have way too many games to ever play, but still I can’t help it. Today’s haul: Othello (NES), Spinball (Vectrex), Colossal Cave Adventure (PS5), Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (GBA). Read on for more details…

It’s an interesting question, stated a few different ways – 10 games to know me, or games that defined me. The question has been bouncing around Mastodon for a few days. Here’s mine.

In “The Seven Sages”, you play as one of the seven ancient sages of mystery, who must journey through a vast and dangerous world to gather the seven magical artifacts that will save the realm from a great evil.

The Six Cats of Madame Miracle is a light-hearted and fun visual novel that is perfect for players of all ages. The puzzles are easy to learn and solve, and the game’s cute art style and cheerful music make it a joy to play.

I ran across this gem by accident, actually – an AI told me about it. Scene from Breaking the 4th Wall This is a point and click adventure game, That’s a genre we hardly ever see these days, past their heyday in the 80s and 90s. The last one I can think of is Disco Elysium, the excellence of which makes it a hard act to follow. Breaking the 4th Wall follows Adrian, a man paralyzed by crippling anxiety. Getting out of bed is a struggle. Just leaving his apartment is a victory. He will do anything to avoid talking to his next door neighbor. The sorts of things natural for most people, like buying a ticket for a train, become surreal efforts. ...