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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
Posted in Game reviews, Gaming
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
Posted in Game reviews, Gaming
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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Christmas 2015 movie special: “A Christmas Story”
It’s almost Christmas Eve, so what better way to conclude this year’s Christmas movie special week than with A Christmas Movie that is the direct opposite to A Christmas Horror Story, but is it more enjoyable? A Christmas Story (USA … Continue reading
Posted in Movie reviews, Movies
Tagged A Christmas Horror Story, A Christmas Movie, Bob Clark, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas Vacation, cinema, classic, comedy, Die Hard, Home Alone, It’s a Wonderful Life, movie, National Lampoon, Santa, Santa Claus, slapstick, violence, White Christmas
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Adventures Made In Germany: “Fire” (PC)
This time of the year there should be more snow games, but as the fluffy white stuff doesn’t seem to fall on all countries, why not make some point-and-clicker Fire with Daedalic Entertainment? Fire (PC) (Germany 2015, developer/publisher: Daedalic Entertainment, … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, adventure game, Amazon, animal cruelty, comedy, comic, Daedalic Entertainment, digital, Dropsy, Fire, funny, humor, Ice Age, indie, indie games, LucasArts, mini games, Neanderthal, PC, point-and-click adventure, puzzler, puzzles, retail, retro, slapstick, snow, Space Invaders, Steam, Stone Age, storytelling, Ungh, weird, winter
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