Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade - Over and Done With (And Final Rating)
Written by Morpheus KitamiRight, let's get this over with. The Genesis version, hallowed be thy joypad mouse cursor, on earth as it is in hell, etc., etc..Welcome to Detroitica, is that right? Five...
View ArticleMyst - Final Rating
Written by VetinariIt's time to input some ratings.So, we arrived at the end of Myst, and we are left to explore the five worlds contained in this game at our leisure. But is that something that we...
View ArticleGame 154: Inca II: Nations of Immortality (1993) – Introduction
By IlmariI see there’s a World War I pilot ace in this game. I wonder whether he will fly a Sopwith CamelAmong the usual marketing puffery (“truly interactive movie”, “a great variety of breathtaking...
View ArticleTAG by the Numbers
Written by The TAG TeamWith the final post for Myst, our blog has continued to grow and review many memorable games, some forgettable ones, and also some regrettable ones.So a quick look back at what...
View ArticleGame 148: Kronolog: The Nazi Paradox AKA Red Hell (1993) - Introduction
Written by Morpheus KitamiAlmost as long as we have recorded history have we wondered what would happen if history went a different way. What if the Persians won the Greco-Persian wars? What if Pope...
View ArticleInca II – Tickle my fancy
By IlmariLast time, I failed to pass the space battle initiation test and was forced to choose the other one involving wisdom instead of action.I probably had received some instructions about what I...
View ArticlePepper's Adventures in Time – The Dude Abides In Philly
Welcome back to the first exploration phase of Pepper’s Adventures in Time! A short recap: Our pet was dognapped by the spoiled daughter of an evil British colonist and we are looking for clues on how...
View ArticleInca II – Training session
By IlmariLast time Atahualpa was caught sneaking to beat some conquistadors by his papa, Eldorado. The conquistadors were still pissed and started an all out attack.The WWI flying ace is also herePapa...
View ArticleKronolog - More Games About Buildings and Food (Request for Assistance)
Written by Morpheus KitamiLast time, I stopped just after the Proconsul's secretary told me I had something to pick up in his office. It's another elevator down, and as I go down to floor F, I get told...
View ArticleInca II – By the power of Inca
By IlmariLast time I had crash landed on a planet, where a local astronomers set up her computer to calculate positions of three planets, where I should place three great powers of Incas, which would...
View ArticleDiscussion Point: Modern Adventures
Written by the TAG TeamOne of the most well-known adventures of the new century, but there's been others.In our blog posts, we've focused on the past. 30, 40 years ago, during the so-called Golden...
View ArticleInca II – Won!
By IlmariNow that was easy! But let’s not be hasty, since we still have things to do.Breathtaking landscape, part XVIMy next stop was a planet resembling Tibet (it is a well-known fact, attested by...
View ArticleHomeworld - Final Rating
Written by ReikoIt's been a bumpy ride with Gateway II: Homeworld, including some technical issues, but I'm finally able to put together my thoughts on what made this game fun and where it surpassed or...
View ArticleMissed Classic 134: Death in the Caribbean (1983) - Introduction
Written by MichaelI’m back to an Apple IIe game this time, from another short-lived company from the early days of adventure gaming.In the early 80s, computer firm MicroLab created a gaming division,...
View ArticleInca II – Final Rating
By IlmariMy short affair with Inca II– and oh boy was it short, this is a quick game – has finished with more amiable terms than the stormy relationship I had with the progenitor. While both were...
View ArticleDeath in the Caribbean - I Believe this Motel Will Be Standing Until I Pay...
Written by MichaelIn the introduction, I started to explore the game world and landed in the afterworld. So let’s start again. I start out on the same path and go exploring.I eventually come across a...
View ArticlePepper's Adventures in Time – Can You Handle The Taste?
by Will MoczarskiShortly before the ending of act 2 the game switches back to Lockjaw who's still serving time as a playdoll for the spoiled daughter of the Pugh family. There's a brief cutscene...
View ArticleDeath in the Caribbean - Ghost Robbers in the Sky
Written by MichaelHey, it’s almost Halloween!Last time, I left a little grumpy and stuck. I slept on it and was able to make some progress in the game.That’s the good news. The bad news is that I...
View ArticlePepper's Adventures In Time – Always One Of A Kind
By Will MoczarskiThe last time I ended my narration on a cliffhanger, promising a grisly death scene - however, that was only half true. But more about that in a while. When we last left the game we...
View ArticleGame 156: The Legend of Kyrandia, Book Two: The Hand of Fate (1993) -...
Written by MichaelWay back when, in 1992, Westwood Studios tried something a little different. They had been known as competent designers of games, in all sorts of genres, but they hadn’t really had a...
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