In this article I am going to write about Broken Sword, specifically the first two parts. Since parts three and four work completely differently mechanically, I’ll split them up. So this is about the – in my opinion – best parts of the series.
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The adventures of physics!
By now it should be well known that I like point&click adventures. These games often have one thing in common: you have to solve simple problems by in the most bizarre and cumbersome ways, misusing and combining a lot of things, just because you miss one piece of the puzzle. Last Saturday’s game does that differently; you can find out exactly how here.
Continue readingMafia: third time’s the… darn?
In this post I am talking about Mafia – mainly the third part. There is a lot that I have already discussed and evaluated in the streams, but I would like to summarize it again here. What is it about this game that makes me so mad and happy at the same time?
Continue readingAmerzone Prime – Let’s deliver an egg
After finishing the Syberia series for the time being and eagerly awaiting the next installment, we sat down on a Sunday and played a slightly older game – Amerzone. You can read here what I noticed and how I liked it overall.
Continue readingGod of War (that’s what it says on the packaging)
In this article we are going to talk about the current God of War part from 2018. It differs from the original games in a few ways. How I think about that, how it worked out technically and some general thoughts are collected here. And of course there is an obligatory spoiler warning.
Continue readingGod of War – The original story
In this article I’m going to talk about God of War – All parts before 2018 (which gets it’s own article). At this point, a spoiler warning: I won’t tell you the whole story, but might get into detail here and there
Continue readingFirewatch – A radio and solitude
Since Tunic was no longer fun for us last Saturday, we switched to another game at short notice: Firewatch. Not a long adventure at just under three and a half hours, but definitely a very interesting one. Let me tell you what I think about it.
Continue readingTunic – Poor Expectation Management
This article is about the game Tunic; why I chose it, misunderstood it, and finally gave up on it.
Continue readingSyberia
This article contains my reviews of all (yet) payed parts of Syberia. This isn’t supposed to be a walk-through or a synopsis but a mixture of review and evaluation – there might be spoilers!
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