Game 45: Quest for Glory II - Kattastrophic Hospitality
Tricky Journal Entry 8:"I still can't quite believe it really. After everything I've been through, it turns out the Emir has been right with me (well, beneath me to be precise) the whole time!!!...
View ArticleGame 45: Quest for Glory II - Won! (Part One)
...and I’m done! On the one hand things finished up pretty quickly from where I was at the end of my last post, but on the other hand I actually got a little bit stuck at one point which delayed this...
View ArticleGame 45: Quest for Glory II - Won! (Part Two)
Tricky Journal Entry 9:"The Emir has been transformed, and Raseir restored to its former glory! More importantly, I've put a stop to Ad Avis' evil plot to let loose Iblis unto the world. I'm not sure...
View ArticleGame 45: Quest for Glory II - Final Rating
I've put quite a lot of time into getting this rating right. Quest for Glory games are challenging to apply the PISSED rating system to, since some of the series' strengths (and weaknesses) are not...
View ArticleA New Journey Awaits
I apologise for leaving this so long. It has weighed heavily on me for a few weeks, but the last thing I wanted to do was rashly pull up stumps, only to renege on the decision shortly afterwards. As...
View ArticleContinuing the blog without Trickster
written by IlmariEven if Trickster is willing to move on to new challenges, it would be shame to put The Adventure Gamer completely out of business, especially as we are just on verge of the golden age...
View ArticleGame 46: Countdown - Introduction
written by AperamaThe game opens with a shill scream...And then some generic hard rock music into a title screen. COUNTDOWN!It's almost sad to be writing instead of reading these, but I'll try my best...
View ArticleGame 48: Operation Stealth – Introduction
written by IlmariSince we are now having a team of reviewers, we might as well be playing two games at the same time – that worked quite well, when Trickster shared the podium with a guest blogger....
View ArticleGame 46: Countdown - Will Trade Bugs For Food
Written by AperamaUnknown Patie--er, Mason Powers, Journal Entry #1: "I'm a little lost,here! I've woken up in just about the crummiest bed I've ever seen before in my life, and I'm just beginning to...
View ArticleGame 48: Operation Stealth - Real Spies Fly Coach
Written by Joe PranevichJames Bond's Mission Log #1: "The CIA has sent me on a mission to investigate the disappearance of one of our top secret projects: a stealth plane called STEALTH. For this...
View ArticleGame 46: Countdown - Exploring Sanctuary
Written by AperamaMason Powers Journal Entry #2:“Okay, this is getting beyond a joke. This place is a fortress! There are guards at every turn, and all I'm running into is a bigger headache than the...
View ArticleWhat's Your Story? - Joe Pranevich
Introduction by IlmariAnswers and pictures by Joe PranevichIt's so wonderful to see people committed to keeping "The Adventure Gamer" alive, ready to play and blog their way through adventuring...
View ArticleGame 48: Operation Stealth - Flower Shopping in a Banana Republic
James Bond's Mission Log #2: "Santa Paragua is beautiful but deadly. I made contact with our agent in the city, but it seems that the authorities are on to us: he was gunned down and I was nearly...
View ArticleGame 46: Countdown – A-Mazeing!
Written by AperamaMason Powers, Journal Entry #3: “Ooh, boy! This is not exactly what I call a holiday. The catacombs left here by the monks isn't quite the spookiest place, but I can sure see why...
View ArticleGame 48: Operation Stealth - Just Keep Swimming
Written by Joe PranevichJames Bond's Mission Log #3: Even master spies have bad days! The documents my contact had sent me to retrieve were a trap: I was captured and sentenced to an unnecessarily slow...
View ArticleGame 46: Countdown – The Plot Thickens!
Written by AperamaMason Powers Journal Entry #4: “God, it feels good to be out in proper fresh air again! I'm not counting scaling the side of that cliff, anyhow! The old piece of junk I was in didn't...
View ArticleJoin the TAG reviewers!
written by “The Adventure Gamer” -reviewersIn case you haven’t been paying attention or are a newcomer to this blog, The Adventure Gamer is a creation of one person, known only by his alias, the...
View ArticleGame 48: Operation Stealth - Magic, Mazes, and Minigames
Written by Joe PranevichJames Bond's Mission Log #4: I have made some new allies with the local resistance movement and together we stormed the palace of General Manigua. All I can say is that I hope...
View ArticleGame 46: Countdown – Wile E. Coyote, Eat Your Heart Out!
Written by AperamaMason Powers Journal Entry #5: “And to think, they didn't rate me as a field agent on my last performance review! I've had one heck of a last twenty four hours. The first thing I did...
View ArticleMissed Classic 1: Mystery House - Introduction (1980)
Written by Joe PranevichWhat is a "Missed Classic"?A missed classic is a game released prior to our current place in the blog that was skipped for any reason: it might be for the wrong platform,...
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