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The heroes from Pool of Radiance and Curse of the Azure Bonds return once again. This time, they arrive naked via a magical well inside a frozen town wishing for heroes to help them. The party once again attempts to save a town under siege (once re-equipped) and struggles to learn the secret of the … Continue reading “Secret of the Silver Blades”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh, PC-98
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is an enhanced remake of the classic adventure game The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) about the adventures of Guybrush Threepwood to become a pirate. The gameplay is completely identical, but has been re-mastered. It includes an updated hand-drawn art style for high resolutions with more fluent animations, … Continue reading “The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition”
Year: 2009
Platforms: Browser, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Graphic adventure
The story takes place during the month of December in 1858 in 19th century Canada. Two feuding brothers must come together to save their sister from being possessed by the Devil. The writing is inspired by traditional Quebec and Innu folklore with story contributions by fictional writer Bryan Perro. Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves is a … Continue reading “Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves”
Year: 2013
Platforms: Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Tactical RPG
Sam and Max – a canine shamus and a hyperkinetic rabbit – are the freelance police: private investigators who receive missions from and are answerable to “The Commissioner”. Upon the completion of a rescue mission from the clutches of a mad scientist, the duo drives through the opening credits and immediately receives a new assignment: … Continue reading “Sam & Max: Hit the Road”
Year: 1993
Platforms: DOS, Linux, Macintosh, Windows
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Graphic adventure
The interstellar pilot and Casanova-wannabe Rex Nebular is hired by Colonel Stone for a hefty sum to travel to a distant planet and retrieve a vase that supposedly holds great sentimental value to him. On the way Rex’s ship is attacked, and he crash-lands on a mysterious planet. Further inspection reveals that this planet is … Continue reading “Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender”
Year: 1992
Platforms: DOS, Linux, Macintosh, Windows
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Graphic adventure
It was time when you were happy, with your woman. But she left this mortal plane, and you lost your lust for life. Now, you’re something between life and death, and you don’t care, slowly recalling your memories from time to time… whoosh, a lightning bolt strikes your chains, and you lift your face up. … Continue reading “Revenant”
Year: 1999
Platforms: Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG
The direct sequel to Betrayal at Krondor, Return to Krondor takes the player back to the fantasy world of Midkemia, which is once more in peril. It all begins when James – once a thief and now a squire of Krondor – is sent by Prince Arutha to escort the court magician Jazhara to the … Continue reading “Return to Krondor”
Year: 1998
Platforms: Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
1802: the merchant ship Obra Dinn becomes lost at sea. 1807: the ship drifts into port at Falmouth with no living soul on board, and all the crew and passengers dead or missing. An insurance investigator for the East India Company’s London Office boards the ship in order to determine what exactly has happened. To this end, … Continue reading “Return of the Obra Dinn”
Year: 2018
Platforms: Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Graphic adventure, Detective/Mystery
In Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions, gameplay is virtually identical to the previous games in the series. Players must use a variety of mechanical components (almost exactly the set from The Incredible Machine 3) to create a Rube Goldberg like device that accomplishes a specific goal (such as popping a balloon). There are about 250 puzzles … Continue reading “Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions”
Year: 2000
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: Puzzle elements
Night Slashers is a 1993 side scrolling beat’em up arcade game in a world full of zombies, vampires, and other monsters. Player can choose a hero from 3 characters: Jake White – an American monster hunter with cybernetic arms; Christopher Pal, a European vampire hunter and martial artist, and Zhao Hong Hua – a female … Continue reading “Night Slashers”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Arcade, Nintendo Switch, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler