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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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Indie adventures: “Anna’s Quest” (PC)
Back in 2012, indie developer Krams Design released point-and-click adventure game Anna’s Quest – Vol. 1, but with the help of German developer/publisher Daedalic Entertainment, Anna’s Quest was released as a stand-alone product, telling the whole story. Anna’s Quest (PC) … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, adventure game, animated, animated movie, animation, Anna's Quest, Anna's Quest - Vol. 1, anthology, Daedalic Entertainment, Dane Krams, dream, DRM-free, fable, fables, fairy tale, folklore, folktale, GOG, Good Old Games, Hansel and Gretel, humor, indie, indie games, Krams Design, nightmare, parody, PC, point-and-click adventure, puzzles, Steam, storytelling, telekinesis, telekinetic powers, Town Musicians of Bremen, travesty, Volume 1
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Indie adventures: “The Samaritan Paradox” (PC)
Coined by the developer himself as an interactive detective drama, does Faravid Interactive’s point-and-click adventure The Samaritan Paradox deliver the mature storytelling it promises? The Samaritan Paradox (Sweden 2014, developer: Faravid Interactive, publisher: Screen 7, platform: PC) A novelist dies … Continue reading
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Tagged crime, detective, drama, fairytale, Faravid Interactive, folklore, GOG, Good Old Games, mystery, point-and-click adventure, Screen 7, Steam, Sweden, The Longest Journey, The Samaritan Paradox
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