Avoiderdragon: One of the sub-genres that may or may not need more games in it is noir, which is all about stuff like smooth-talking detectives, damsels in distress, shifty bad guys, and MacGuffin devices. The most notable video game with such a theme is Max Payne, and it had its lead designer playing the protagonist in the first game. What most people don’t know is that there’s another game franchise with its designer playing the lead, and it just got a new release after 16 years of dormancy.
Humble Bundle's latest bundle features spiritual and actual sequels to beloved classic games, including Shadowrun, Broken Sword, and Tex Murphy.
Serena Nelson writes: "And it was hard to narrow it down to just these and quite a few that didn't make it only missed it by a hair. For one reason or another, these ten have a certain something that makes it stand out amongst the crowd. In order to be considered the adventure game had to be fully released. This means that if it's an episodic game every episode needs to be playable."
I'm so happy this genre is seeing resurgence, my best gaming experiences have come from point click adventures, Monkey Islands, Goblins, Beneath a Steel Sky, Flight of the Amazon Queen, Fate of Atlantis, etc….. I loved playing through Grim Fandango again and we also have the remaster of Day of the Tentacle to look forward to.
Judging from the titles this article lists it seems I have some catching up to do as I've only played Broken Sword 5 and Broken Age.
Adventure games are making a big comeback thanks to developers like Telltale Games and Double Fine Productions. Here is a short list of recently released games that are worth the time and attention.
