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Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!: Ultimate Wisdom
by AlexThe PreambleAnd so, all good things come to an end. All stupid things, too. Things like Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! I was stuck after my last post, unable to figure out how to...
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Missed Classic: Urotsukidoji (うろつき童子) - The Wanderer
By Morpheus KitamiThe diamond patterns on the wall are certainly weird-looking.To the gynasium, where the movie began and where a basketball game is happening. I should be able to find Nogumu and...
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Homeworld - Into the Black
By ReikoPreviously, we escaped the Phoenix Sect using an automated Heechee escape pod, which crashed on a remote ice planet populated by strange crystalline creatures. Now we've got to find a way to...
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Game 139: Sam & Max Hit the Road — Introduction (1993)
By MichaelThe box cover art gives us subtle clues to our future destinations.In the spirit of the holidays, we are about to head out on a buddy road trip game. These stories are always the best when...
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Missed Classic: Beyond Zork - Everybody Wants to Tour the World
Written by Joe PranevichWelcome back to Beyond Zork! It has been longer than I intended since last time, but to recap: Magic is going crazy! It’s mere days before a certain Guildmaster (from...
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Missed Classic 126 & 127: A Double Dose of “A Special Christmas Adventure”...
Written by Joe PranevichMerry Christmas! Another year has come and gone, but we’re still playing games here at “The Adventurer’s Guild”. I hope that you and your family are enjoying the holiday, taking...
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Sam & Max Hit the Road — Bruno and the Hendersons
Written by MichaelWe almost missed it!It might be changing into a new year for many of us now, but in Chinese culture, the new year isn’t until February. So we can rejoice that it is still the year of...
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Sam & Max Hit the Road — Lluvia de Peces
Written by MichaelBut wait, we just got here!When we last met up, Sam had just finished grilling the couch potato, and amazingly, Max hasn’t yet threatened to turn him into home fries. You see, Doug...
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Missed Classic: Beyond Zork - Rejected by Heaven
Written by Joe PranevichWelcome back to Beyond Zork! After ten hours, I have to admit that I’m struggling a bit with the mix of RPG and text adventure elements: I’m never quite sure if I should be...
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Sam & Max Hit the Road — Leisure Suit Conroy
Written by MichaelA surprisingly okay game, considering it was just one big ad for pizza.I would have been back sooner, but I ordered pizza delivery to the house and this joker in a red outfit kept...
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Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! – Final Rating
By AlexThere is a business axiom I heard somewhere (please don’t ask me for a cite; I’m lazy) that goes something like this: when deciding what product you to give people, you can either give them a...
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Homeworld - Far from Home
By ReikoI didn't show this last time, but we are now officially in the final quarter of the game!Previously, we rode a Heechee escape pod and arrived at the Heechee homeworld, hidden for millennia...
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Sam & Max Hit the Road — The Sun is Settin' like Molasses in the Sky
Written by MichaelAnd the sky is a hazy shade of winterWhen we last visited the carnivorous crimestopper and his bouncy buddy, Sam had just rescued Max from the hold of a dunk tank, and found a...
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Sam & Max Hit the Road — Hangin’ Out Down the Street
Written by MichaelI’m sure some people accuse me of this for my writing style.Welcome back! When we last were here, our favorite crimefighters had just been given a slightly less than subtle hint about...
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Missed Classic: Urotsukidoji (うろつき童子) - Sad State of Affairs
By Morpheus KitamiI took a break on Urotsukidouji over December. It didn't really feel appropriate. Not really the kind of game you want to slink off to after Christmas dinner, or during the...
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Sam & Max Hit the Road — Won!
Written by MichaelLast time, we ended with a cliffhanger. Who DID shoot Mr. Burns? Was it the drunk father? The drunk guy in the bar? The chain-smoking aunt? Or maybe the gun-toting dog and...
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Game 140: Black Sect (1993) - Introduction
By IlmariI have no idea why this game was made.Well that sounded a bit harsh, especially as I haven’t even played the game yet. It just seems a curious choice for Lankhor to remake and upgrade a low...
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Sam & Max Hit the Road - Final Rating
Written by Michael I asked OpenAI for “a tall anthropomorphic dog wearing a blue sports jacket and wide tie with a shorter anthropomorphic white rabbit as a sidekick.”So, our road trip was successful,...
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Black Sect - Village of fetch quests
By IlmariWhat I like about Black Sect, compared to Le Secte Noire, is that from the start there’s things to do and try. The black cat seems still just decoration, but I did manage to open a window and...
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Discussion Point: Arcade Sequences
Written by The TAG TeamWhat happens if I put playing cards into the spokes?Back when the blog became a collaborative team effort, we started posing questions to you, the readers. If you don’t...
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