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The Most Beautiful Cartoon-Style Adventure Games
28After LucasArts’ brilliant 1993 game Day of the Tentacle, cartoon-style point-and-click adventure games slowly became their own sub-genre. Although the genre has had its ups and downs, these games are still around: Think Gemini Rue or the new Broken Sword.
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The Romantic Moments In Video Games That Remind You Of Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day putting us all in a romantic mood it was our duty to gather some of the defining aaaawww moments video games offer.
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Fight (Like A Cow) Through Monkey Island’s Swordfights
“My name is GuybrushTreepwood. Prepare to die!” Long have those words been immortalised in the minds of those who love video games. Anyone who played The Secret of Monkey Island heard them time and again as hapless wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood fought his way through the Melee Island nights. Fought, and lost, because he didn’t…
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Monkey Island Creator: Why Ignoring Fan Expectations Can Make A Better Game
Ron Gilbert is a legend in the world of adventure games. He created Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island, touchstones of the great, long-gone era of the LucasArts SCUMM-engine adventure.