Right as one boots up Eldervale, the influences of early Silent Hill installments can immediately be felt: the player is thrust into a multi-storey building and has to rely on their trusty map to navigate the place, look for key items, solve mind-bending puzzles and occasionally bash in the head of an undead nurse or two with a steel pipe, although that last bit is somewhat optional.
The Sinking City sees you take on the role of a private detective haunted by mysterious visions, who then journeys to the city of Oakmont to uncover the truth behind his unsettling dreams. This, as one might expect, brings him face to face with all sorts of unusual phenomena and a host of peculiar citizens as he explores streets stricken by flood and famine alike.
Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD is, as the title not-so-subtly implies, the HD re-release of a freeware adventure game from 10+ years ago, featuring pirates, puzzles, leprechauns and an extremely – and I do mean *extremely* – wide beard.
When a mysterious man in a black cloak kidnaps the princess and the knights of the realm aren’t doing a very good job of saving her, it falls upon Tondbert, a common, bumbling guard, to take matters into his own hands.
It’s been 21 long years since players first stepped through the doors of the Raccoon City police station – since then, Resident Evil 2 has become a classic entry in the franchise, one that represented everything the series should be.
If you were big into adventure games in the early-to-mid-90s, chances are you’ve come across the Quest for Glory series, a franchise spanning five games that deviated a little bit from the established formula of its peers by blending traditional point & click elements with features you’d normally find in an RPG.
I have long since been a fan of tactical shooters, which is precisely why I booted up Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden with a feeling of excited anticipation. I grew quite fond of the two main leads within minutes of starting the campaign, and as I began my journey back to the Ark, I was thrust into a twisted, grotesque world with a truly exceptional atmosphere.
Outlast 2’s basic setup is very much similar to its predecessor’s – you have a camera with night vision and no way to fight back against the horde of crazies chasing you, so you’ll basically have to run and hide all the time.
Set in an alternate 1844 with steam-based technology on the rise, Lamplight City puts you in the shoes of Miles Fordham, a private investigator going through some tough times following the unfortunate death of his partner, Bill – someone whose voice he still continues to hear in his head, strangely enough.
Unavowed, despite borrowing the interface and general look of classic point & click adventures, tweaks and enhances the formula with various additions and features that make it feel a bit more like an RPG, particularly of the BioWare kind.