Simon the Sorcerer has long been a favorite among fans of point-and-click adventure games since its debut back in 1993. Attempting to recapture the original flavor of the classic series, German studio Silver Style Entertainment and RTL Enterprises have now been put in charge to develop Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens, a new rendering of the series that is scheduled to be published, fully translated into English, by Playlogic Entertainment.
ADG writes: "If you are a fan of classic click-and-point adventure games, you will love Silver Style Entertainment's Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens. This game is among the best adventure games I have played, on par with a LucasArts classic of yesteryear, but with modern graphics and effects. Indeed, the only legitimate complaint I can make about this game is the English subtitles, which are rife with spelling and punctuation mistakes. This is only a minor criticism given the great voice acting, and you will probably want to listen to the dialog rather than read it anyway."
I am playing it at the moment. The dialog it not the best and Simons voice actor is not the best.
Drawing a line, Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos happens is a game that is good particularly for fans of the series traumatized failure called Simon the Sorcerer 3D. Those who like adventure types of games will have too little appreciation for the humor, quality and appearance.
Edge writes: "Amsterdam-based Playlogic on Wednesday posted higher sales and earnings figures for the second quarter ending June 30, thanks to sales of games including Obscure II for Wii.
Q2 revenues rose 343 percent to $4.3 million, up from $1.1 million for the comparable quarter last year.
The firm said that Dragon Hunters for DS and Simon the Sorcerer 4 for PC helped drive sales. The firm released seven titles during the first half of its fiscal year."
