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Game 134: Gateway II: Homeworld (1993) - Introduction
Written by ReikoThe second game in the Heechee saga, Gateway II: Homeworld is of course the sequel to Frederik Pohl's Gateway, which I played back in 2016-2017. As I mentioned then, Gateway II was one...
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Homeworld - Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire
Written by ReikoThe game opened in our penthouse apartment in San Francisco, but almost immediately we are thrust into danger and intrigue as we receive two calls, one rather more mysterious than the...
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Homeworld - Two Birds, One Stone
Written by ReikoLast time we triggered the auto-launch sequence for the Aquila, which is supposed to take the Ambassador to the mysterious artifact that showed up in the solar system recently. We...
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BloodNet ā Grant's Tomb
Written by Will MoczarskiFinally I did it. I survived the fixed encounter in Grantās Tomb and am free to explore the colourful world of BloodNet once more. Because it took me about 6.5 hours of pure...
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Dracula Unleashed - Won!
Written by Joe PranevichWelcome back to this somewhat delayed finale of Dracula Unleashed. I won! I actually won some time ago, began drafting this post, became bogged down because the post became too...
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Homeworld - Ghost in the Machine
Written by ReikoWe've just been collected by a huge alien artifact as we attempt to fulfill our diplomatic mission. No way out at this point except to explore the artifact and try to figure out its...
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Blue Force ā Final Rating
by AlexI am a slow writer. S-l-o-w. For a playthrough that began on October 25, 2022, Iām just getting to the Final Rating. I am as slow as Jake Ryan walking across Carterās Marina for the 9,473rd time...
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Dracula Unleashed - Missed Scenes, Cut Content, and Final Rating
Written by Joe PranevichWe made it to the end of Dracula Unleashed! Usually, these final posts are about rating the game and moving on. I am eager to move on (and have already started Plundered...
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Game 135: Lost in Time - Introduction (1993)
By MichaelThat tagline could be referring to so many people in our government, past or present.The last time we met, I had just finished plundering a castle for some loot. Amazingly, no one told me...
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Missed Classic 120: Gram Cats (1989) - Introduction
Ā Written by Morpheus KitamiThat title is unreadable, but don't worry, that's just this game's textIt's been a while, and I don't really bring tidings of a great new game for you all to sink your teeth...
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Lost in Time - My Heart Will Go On
By MichaelNow that introductions and wagers are out of the way, letās talk game history.Just one year before Lost in Time was released, a brand new software company named id Software revolutionized...
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Homeworld - From Ooze to Apes
Written by ReikoLast time we finished talking to all the digitized people, including a girl named Miki, who had the code to get into the zoo areas. We have to go that way to get around the dangerous...
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Lost in Time - I Went to the Villa by the Horse With No Name
By MichaelIt seems appropriate that Iām starting this playthrough session just after the Fourth of July, as Iām working to gain independence from this ship for Yoruba and myself.Wait, weāre traveling...
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Missed Classic 121: Plundered Hearts - Introduction (1987)
Written by Joe PranevichIn the words of an āAmazingā series of movies, āAlright, letās do this one last timeā¦āIn 1987, Infocom was in serious trouble. Despite creative high-points (Stationfall) and...
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Lost in Time - Pondering Prunelier in Pursuit of Power, Plumbing, and Probate
Written by MichaelI have written and rewritten the introduction to this post, because I canāt seem to make any sense in my writing. You see, I noticed in the last session that I was ignoring the plot...
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Missed Classic: Gram Cats - Go Mad Yourself!
Ā Written by Morpheus KitamiApparently this agency isn't as secret as I thought if they have the logo outside their HQ...Last time, our heroine with ESP, Sayaka had just been sent to a school full of...
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Lost in Time - Well, Iām on the Downeaster Alexa
Written by MichaelParker is our suave but oddly-dressed game heroine, Jerry is our MacGuyver, and Mikey, well, all Mikes are cool to have around.Synchronize swatches! Weāre back home from a fancy meal...
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Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! (1993): Introduction
by AlexAl Lowe. Jim Walls.Jim Walls.Al Lowe.Al LoweJim WallsAl Walls.Jim . . . Lowe?These two men and their games loom large in my time here as a blogger for The Adventurers Guild. Of the 11 titles...
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Missed Classic: Plundered Hearts - Won!
Written by Joe PranevichWelcome back to Plundered Hearts and epic pirate romance! You read that title correctly and didnāt miss any posts: I won already! Even if it feels a bit shorter than most of the...
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Lost in Time - So Long, Astoria
Written by MichaelSo far, this game hasnāt reached the level of childish and stupid, like school is.My apologies for a long absence. Since my last post, I was rather sick for a week, and then had...
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