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Adventures made in Germany: “The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles” (PC)
Prequels to games aren’t as common as in the movie industry, but this doesn’t mean that they’re inferior to the original, as KING Art Games’ point-and-clicker The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles shows. The Book of Unwritten Tales: … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, adventure game, Alien, animal cruelty, antagonist, artwork, classic, comedy, comic, Critter, DRM-free, epic, Escher, fantasy, GOG, Good Old Games, headhunter, humor, KING Art Games, LucasArts, Munkus, Nate, Nate Bonnet, Nordic Games, Northlands, PC, penguins, point-and-click adventure, prequel, puzzles, RPG, Seastone, slapstick, Star Wars, Steam, storytelling, Telltale Games, The Book of Unwritten Tales, The Book of Unwritten Tales: THe Critter Chronicles, The Critter Chronicles, Yeti
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Adventures made in Germany: “The Book of Unwritten Tales” (PC)
There is always a fine line between subtle references to well-established genres, books, movies or other media, and obvious parodies trying too hard to be funny and only ending up rather tame in humor. The German sense of humor is … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, adventure game, adventurer, Alliance, Aventasia, Baldur's Gate, classic, comedy, comic, Critter, dance game, DRM-free, dwarf, elf, fantasy, folklore, funny, GOG, Good Old Games, Gremlin, humor, Ivo, Ivodora Eleonora Clarissa, KING Art Games, lore, LucasArts, magician, mini game, Monkey Island, Mortimer McGuffin, Mother, Nate, Nathaniel Bonnet, Nordic Games, NPC, online RPG, parody, PC, point-and-click adventure, prejudice, princess, puzzles, quest, rhythm game, rhythm-action, RPG, slapstick, Steam, storytelling, Terry Pratchett, The Book of Unwritten Tales, Tolkien, Voodoo, voodoo doll, Wilbur, Wilbur Weathervane, Zorro
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Happy New Year with GOG and Interplay sale
Happy New Year to all! While last year’s last blog entry was reserved for Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, this year’s first is gaming-related again. But there’s also some sci-fi movie love to be found in GOG’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th Anniversary, action, adventure, adventure game, Battle Chess, Battle Chess Special Edition, Castles, Castles 1+2, Castles 2, classic, Conquest of the New World, Cyberia, Cyberia 2, Cyberia 2: Resurrection, Descent: Freespace, Descent: Freespace Battle Pack, Die By The Sword, Dragon Wars, DRM-free, Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim 2, Earthworm Jim 3D, Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Evolva, F/A-18E Super Hornet, FPS, Freespace 2, Giants: Citizen Kabuto, GOG, Good Old Games, Happy New Year, Happy New Year with Interplay, indie, indie games, Interplay, Invictus, Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus, Jagged Alliance, Jagged Alliance 2, Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business, Judgement Rites, Kingdom, Kingdom: The Far Reaches, Kingpin, Kingpin: Life of Crime, Legacy of the Crusader, Life of Crime, Limb From Limb, Lioheart, Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader, M.A.X., M.A.X. 2, MDK, MDK 2, Messiah, Mobile Armor Division, New Year, PC, platformer, point-and-click adventure, Prehistorik, Prehistorik 2, Redneck Rampage, Redneck Rampage Collection, Sacrifice, sale, sci-fi, Screamer, Screamer 2, Shattered Steel, Shogo, Shogo Mobile Armor Division, Star Trek, Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, Star Trek: Judgement Rites, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Star Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode VII, Starfleet Academy, Starfleet Command, Starfleet Command Gold Edition, Stonekeep, strategy, Subwar 2050, Subwar 2050 Complete, The Far Reaches, The Force Awakens, Toonstruck, Unfinished Business, VR Soccer ’96
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Game announcement: “The Walking Dead: Michonne – A Telltale Games Series” (PC, mobile, consoles)
The The Walking Dead series is not finished yet in Telltale Games‘ episodic gaming format, as the upcoming release of The Walking Dead: Michonne – A Telltale Games Series proves. As if Telltale Games isn’t busy enough to conclude Minecraft: … Continue reading
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Tagged A Telltale Games Series, action, adventure, adventure game, Android, blood, comic, comic book, episodic games, episodic gaming, gore, guts, horror, indie, indie games, iOS, Michonne, Minecraft, Minecraft: Story Mode, PC, point-and-click adventure, PS3, PS4, Robert Kirkman, splatter, storytelling, survival horror, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: Michonne, violence, Xbox 360, Xbox One
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Adventures made in Germany: “The Book of Unwritten Tales 2” (PC)
Does KING Art Games’ Kickstarter-funded adventure game The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 tread new ground in the point-and-click genre or is it just another succession of mildly amusing scenes and good puzzles? The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (PC) … Continue reading →