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Rex Nebular - Final Rating
Written by TBDIt seems weird to make a big deal about your manual being written by an award winning game designer when he had nothing to do with the game itself.So let's get to rating Rex Nebular and...
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Gobliiins: Underneath a Carrot Patch
By IlmariI had managed to get in wizard’s house, but then I had no idea what I was expected to achieve. Time for plan B, that is, random clicking around. What I soon found out was that the big skeleton...
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Missed Classic: Spellbreaker - Romancing the Stone
Written by Joe PranevichA few years back, I spent some time studying Shakespeare. I’m not going to claim some amazing insight into the bard, but as I read each play I was always struck by a moment of...
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Gobliiins - Into the Fire
By IlmariStatue of Serenity - made by Joss Whedon?Or maybe it is a statue OF him?The level with the Buddha-look-alike was another one where I had to proceed by trial and error. I’ll just quickly run...
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Gobliiins - Won!
By IlmariElves? I thought these were goblinsIt was quite easy to find the exit - Hooter could magic the gate open - but that was still far from completing the level. Time to again get the full story...
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Missed Classic: Spellbreaker - The Incredible Shrinking Man
Written by Joe PranevichWelcome back! Last week, I was able to puzzle my way past a splash-down with a hungry fish, bring a statue to life just long enough to steal something from its mouth, shrink a...
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Game 107 : Curse of Enchantia - Introduction
Written by Alfred n’ the FettucThe English game development studio Core Design is first and foremost known for the Tomb Raider series, being the creator of one of the biggest franchises in video game...
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Gobliiins - Final Rating
By IlmariGobliiins is one of those games, which definitely have flaws, but still manage to be, on the whole, charming and fun to play. It will be interesting to see whether the good parts will manage...
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Curse of Enchantia - 20000 Leagues Under Quality Game Design
Written by Alfred n the FettucOne of the greatest things about The Adventure Gamer blog is that we have the opportunity to find out exactly how good the games we didn’t play back in the day actually...
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Rome: Pathway to Power - The Emperor's New Woes
Written by TBDAnd so, after almost two months, we continue our playthrough of Rome: Pathway to Power.It's been a while, so if you want to catch up you can read Reiko's Introduction (here) and first...
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Curse of Enchantia - Cave Story Minus
Written by Alfred n the FettucLast week we left our dashing protagonist, Brad, alone in a damp cave with only a paperclip to his name. Now is the time to explore a fantastic cave network with I imagine...
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Missed Classic: Spellbreaker - The Chase
Written by Joe PranevichYou’ve heard the classic story: boy meets girl, girl meets boy, boy and girl happen to be levitating rocks on a Tron-esque grid? It’s classic. If I have to say one thing about...
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Rome: Pathway of Power - The Woad Warrior
Written by TBD Hector’s Journal #2:"You've heard the story before. The slave who became a general... or was it the other way around? Either way, I keep improving my station through means having nothing...
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Curse of Enchantia - Cliffbanger
Written by Alfred n the FettucHello folks, glad to see you back here! Last week in this fantastic adventure game, we finally exited the long cave network and saw the light of day for the first time...
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Missed Classic: Spellbreaker - Won! And Final Rating
Written by Joe Pranevich Spellbreaker started as a chase, then it became a hunt for macguffin cubes, now we are finally closing out through some of the most devious puzzles every created for adventure...
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Missed Classic 66: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ (1985)
By Ilmari"I have decided to be a poet. My father said that there isn’t a suitable career structure for poets and no pensions and other boring things, but I am quite decided. He tried to interest me in...
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Curse of Enchantia - Ice Rage: The Meltdown
Written by Alfred n the FettucWe should really make a list of the seven cardinal sins of adventure game design someday (even if the list would probably be closer to seventy) but I’m pretty sure two...
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Rome - The Political Machine
Written by TBDHector’s Journal #3:"I've been a Senator for 15 minutes and I've already been given the opportunity to become a Consul, a position of power second only to the Emperor himself. So how do I...
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Missed Classic 67: Ballyhoo (1986) - Introduction
Written by Joe PranevichInfocom careened into 1986 on the backs of two contradictory pieces of information. Sales had been up in 1985 for an all-time high of $11.5 million, and yet the company was...
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Curse of Enchantia - In the nose of madness
Written by Alfred n the FettucJust when I thought this game couldn’t get any weirder, it throws you a curveball and creates the most mindf..king world I’ve seen in a long time. Let’s just say this part...
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