Assorted gems of retro gaming nostalgia
Written by Reiko Last time we went through the first two “rooms” of puzzles, essentially, since the beach just has the polyomino door puzzle, and the jigsaw puzzle is the door puzzle for the second room. The third room presents us with a wooden bridge with several planks missing. A […]
By Deimar Diggie McGravery’s Journal “Oh man, I love this new job!. The town is already very quiet, but in the week I have been working as a gravedigger here, nobody has come to the cemetery. Well, only the priest, but he mostly keeps to himself. It was a bit […]
Written by Reiko We are on the hunt for Dr. Brain’s special battery for his latest secret project. His pilot has dropped us off (using a parachute!) onto Dr. Brain’s private island, and we must now tackle the piles of puzzles between us and our goal. The copy protection requires […]
By Deimar Prince Cassim’s Journal: For Hathor I will have my revenge against my brother. He pledged allegiance to the God of Death, Anubis, bringing shame to our family. He even had the audacity of becoming the High Priest and constructed a pyramid in my territories. But worst of all, […]
Written by TBD It’s time to see how Amazon: Guardians of Eden fares in our PISSED rating. In my rating I’ll be specifically comparing it to the developer’s predecessor, Martian Memorandum. Do I feel like I was treated to an incredible journey of adventure? Let’s find out. Puzzles and Solvability […]
Written by Reiko Who’s ready for another Dr. Brain puzzler? It’s been almost three years since I played Castle of Dr. Brain, and now it’s time to hit the Island! If the cover is anything to go by, the second game promises to be even crazier than the first. An […]
Written by Deimar I am starting to think I am the place adventure game sagas go to die. This is the fourth saga I am closing and this time we can even add the company behind it to the list of casualties. Well, it was more like a rebranding. But […]
Written by TBD. Jason Roberts Journal Entry #5: I’d guessed I needed an arrow to enter the secret door – but for some reason two perfectly obvious arrows that I saw in a treehouse weren’t the ones I needed – I needed one that was hiding behind a bush – […]
By Deimar And here we are, another game in the bag. In retrospective, I have a good feeling about the game in general, although it is worse than when I started. The first sections of the game, where you are exploring such a vast land, getting to know the different […]
Written by TBD. Jason Roberts Journal Entry 4: Determined to get inside a treehouse, Maya and I decide to attempt some acrobatics. Will we find the Swiss Family Robinson inside? I can only hope…When we last left our heroes, they had just followed Professor Stroheim’s directions and found a treehouse […]
Written by TBD. Jason Roberts Journal Entry #3: Well, I finally found out what the Captain of The Amazon Queen wants from me apart from cigarettes. Now I’m settled in for a nice relaxing trip to our destination. I’m sure nothing can go wrong here – Maya and I feel […]
By Deimar Ernie Eaglebeak’s Journal #5: And so, once again I have saved the day. From my old nemesis/stepfather Joey Rottenwood. Again. And almost got to meet Lola, my long lost love. Again. I am beginning to note a pattern here. We even managed to win the contest by quite a […]
Jason Roberts Journal Entry #2: I’ve made it to Rio Blanco – it’s taken a bit of effort – getting past one homicidal pilot and more than one deadly piranha. But for some reason I feel I need some cigarettes – and I don’t even smoke! (Boy those things must […]
Jason Robert Journal Entry 1: My brother is missing so I’ve decided to trick my workmates in order to get what I need to follow him to the jungle. I’ve already deceived Darlene Fitch and Male Guard, and tricked Female Guard by proxy. Now I need to try to deceive […]
By Deimar Ernie Eaglebeak’s Journal #4: This contest is never going to end. It is contest on contest on contest to battle for the right of coming to Fort Naughtytail for the next five years. Our opponents, the cow wizards from the GLY fraternity, are stronger, more handsome, and frankly better […]
Written by TBD CHAPTER 1: TERROR IN THE JUNGLE (continued) After the opening cutscene we went through in the introduction post, we start the game with Jason Roberts arriving at work. As always when starting a new game, I look at everything I can see. Just what I wanted – […]
By Andy Panthro As I said in the introduction, this game not only brought 3D elements into game design in a new and interesting way, but also paved the way for what we now consider an entire genre. How well did it succeed? And how well does it perform as […]
By Deimar Ernie Eaglebeak’s Journal #3: Beating the GLYs is proving to be harder than we anticipated. Of course, we had already beat them at weight lifting and partying, but now we have to build a sand castle, belly flop and a drinking contest. And that’s not even the end of […]
Written by TBD If not for the title, I wouldn’t be sure if it was a jungle adventure game or a pirate game? Continuing my self-appointed position as official “Access Software” player, despite the previous three Access Software games all being played by different reviewers, I’m playing through a game […]