I, uh, got around to playing for 'Spy Fox: Dry Cereal' today. Man, those were the days.
In case you don't know, Spy Fox: Dry Cereal is a point-and-click adventure game for children, about this Fox who is a government secret agent (hence his name) who goes on a mission to save the dairy industry from a raving madman named Billy the Kid. I remember that feeling when, in the game, I foil Billy the Kid's evil plot, then sent him to jail. So... adventurous
I grew up playing these 'Humongous Entertainment' point-and-click adventure games. Stuff like 'Freddi Fish', 'Putt-Putt', 'Pajama Sam', and even today I still love adventure games. I collect old LucasArts adventure games (before the Star Wars fever sinked into Lucas' brain) as well as some Sierra (Well, mostly Leisure Suit Larry games, and they were never as likeable as Monkey Island or Grim Fandango, but they're not horrible). Also, I'm in the middle of finishing Beneath a Steel Sky, thank heavens for ScummVM.
While I do enjoy the occasional FPS and platformer, nothing beats getting into a witty dialog tree with likeable characters. Having problem-solving methods that don't involve headshots or turn-based combat with magic swords doesn't make you a wimp.
Hell, Sam and Max can kick Kratos' ass any day.
PS: Racing and Sports games suck. Seriously.
In case you don't know, Spy Fox: Dry Cereal is a point-and-click adventure game for children, about this Fox who is a government secret agent (hence his name) who goes on a mission to save the dairy industry from a raving madman named Billy the Kid. I remember that feeling when, in the game, I foil Billy the Kid's evil plot, then sent him to jail. So... adventurousI grew up playing these 'Humongous Entertainment' point-and-click adventure games. Stuff like 'Freddi Fish', 'Putt-Putt', 'Pajama Sam', and even today I still love adventure games. I collect old LucasArts adventure games (before the Star Wars fever sinked into Lucas' brain) as well as some Sierra (Well, mostly Leisure Suit Larry games, and they were never as likeable as Monkey Island or Grim Fandango, but they're not horrible). Also, I'm in the middle of finishing Beneath a Steel Sky, thank heavens for ScummVM.
While I do enjoy the occasional FPS and platformer, nothing beats getting into a witty dialog tree with likeable characters. Having problem-solving methods that don't involve headshots or turn-based combat with magic swords doesn't make you a wimp.
Hell, Sam and Max can kick Kratos' ass any day.
PS: Racing and Sports games suck. Seriously.
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