I have just completed a point and click adventure called Machinarium, where you play a robot, who goes through an adventure to find his girlfriend, foil and evil plot and save the city. You have to solve some quite tricky puzzles and think very laterally to figure out how to progress. I think the game probably didn't take much longer than 5 hours, but it felt so much more than a quick game. When I completed it I felt I'd really experienced something engrossing and fulfilling, like finishing a really well written, thoughtful book.
Point and click adventure games are something that have really passed me by. I remember kids playing them when I was young, but I never really thought much about it as I was much more into RTSs, shooters and RPGs. I remember games such as Sam and Max Hit the Road and Sercrets of Monkey Island being popular, but just never thought about trying them out myself. In some ways I feel like I've missed out on a really interesting and enjoying genre of game and intend to rectify it by checking out some old classics, when I get the opportunity. I know you can get all the Monkey Island games from XBLA. I'll check out the first, then see about the other/rest (can't remember if there's more than 2...).
In the new year Double Fine have a new adventure game coming out called, The Cave. This is more of your more up to date platformer/adventure game - not a point and click jobby. And with multiplayer support I'm looking forward to hopefully getting some mates over to indulge in it when it comes out.
If you have never tried a point and click adventure, or are a big fan and appreciate a great sense of humour, then try Host Master and the Conquest of Humour. I spent a good hour hunting down the various hidden jokes, and laughing and how bad they were, the other day. Well worth a look!
Any finally, if you like sticking it to the system and supporting up coming games and game ideas, then head over to Humble Bundle. They've just finished collecting for their last one, but they'll no doubt have another going soon. Basically you can donate however much you want to the site and divide what you have given to either the developers, charity or the website, in which ever proportion you like. I was drawn to it because Double Fine are doing their Amnesia Fortnight, where they put down all their game development projects and spend 2 weeks making prototype games. If you're interested go over to Humble Bundle and follow the link at the top. There are some really interesting ideas and I look forward to seeing what comes out of it.
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