I’ve had a weakness for adventure games since the dark ages of Zork and Planetfall. Computer games have come a long way, though I sometimes mess the simplicity of text adventures. The Sherlock Holmes games have been fun, the puzzles occasionally impossible, and Sherlock’s usual comment of ‘It is simplicity itself.’ after a difficult task is a bit silly. The Testament of Sherlock Holmes follows the same general pattern of the other games in the series, but it seems a little easier to me. We start off with Holmes and Watson sitting around 221B Baker Street when word of a…
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The Book of Unwritten Tales
The Book of Unwritten Tales is the best adventure game to come out since last year’s Gray Matter from Jane Jensen. It’s another throw back to the glory days of Sierra Online and LucasArts point and click games. The Book of Unwritten Tales features great voice acting, beautiful graphics, and a story that is chock full of jokes, witty comments, and a brilliant cast of characters. It has a lot in common with Gray Matter-you get to control more than one character, you can find all clickable items with a touch of the space-bar, and characters tend to hand invisible…