Words about games, narrative and voice acting..with a light dose of caffeine
Adventure Afterlife Part 4 1995 1995 continues the adventure game high of 1994 with a healthy mix of sequels ( mainly from Sierra), licensed games and new IP. Stylistically the games become more confident, with a move toward more cinematic forms of storytelling and love it or loathe it full motion video. FMV is the…
1994 sits right in the middle of the graphic adventure peak. After the staggeringly prolific 1993, the momentum carried well into the following year with a mix of new games and sequels to established franchises. Thematically there’s a heavy thematic shift towards science fiction, however in both the science fiction games I played through for…
I’m starting my Adventure game play-through in 1993, the year after Monkey Island 2 came out. I’d played all the games in my selection before, though not for quite a while. This became evident after purchasing Gabriel Knight off GoG, and I realized I had no music at all. After about 90 gagillion hours I…
Apparently adventure games are still dead and someone wants to revive them, but what if…they never died and people kept making them. What if there were new ideas or really compelling characters in them ? The schattenjager stalks through the night, his breath rising in the cool French air. He misses New Orleans fiercely,…
Sun Dogs, the game I contributed to as a writer is out now to buy on Steam and ITCH.io , there’s also an article on Kill Screen with quotes from myself and Nic Tringali the game’s lead designer. It’s really awesome to see the game out, Nic’s been working really hard to get it ready for release. I…
Sun Dogs, the interactive fiction / adventure game I’m working on as a writer is now on Greenlight please vote “ Sun Dogs is a game of exploring our inner solar system, altering your body, and embracing death.In a distant future where humanity alters itself without a second thought, you must do the same. Skim…
I’m really excited to announce that the science fiction RPG I voiced for Stasis has a release date of August 31st on Gog and Steam. Check out the trailer above, it’s looking excellent and I can’t wait to play it.
Narcoleptic Weight Loss Expert is a strategic button clicking game in which you must help a man get fit, whilst struggling to stay conscious. Using calorific transubstantial technology you are able to trade the calories burned by your client to purchase new items to stay awake and keep motivated.But really it’s all about the music.This…
I sort of took part in the Molyjam. ” You will need a pen and some paper” is an interactive multimedia experience ….. In order to play you will need a pen ( or pencil) and a sheet of paper. This is a mini Moly-jam as I didn’t have a full two days to make…
This was done for an issue of MangaQuake that never quite happened. Story is by me and art by Sophia Grant. It’s a shame it didn’t get printed but it was really fun to do.