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After turning digital due to COVID-19, I was able to attend my first Mysterium last month. In my round-up about this annual gathering for fans for Myst fans, I mentioned … Continue Reading Kickstarter rewards: let’s get physical
Myst is one of my favourite classic adventures. I remember playing it for the first time back in the early 1990s after being introduced to it by a friend at … Continue Reading Mysterium 2020: a round-up
Next Tuesday is International Friendship Day. It’s a time for celebrating the positive effect your friends have had on your life and showing your appreciation, as well as participating in … Continue Reading Best of friends: video game buddies
Our choir of gaming Christmas carollers is back once again for the second day of Blogmas, where creative conductor Athena from AmbiGaming is leading us all in a rendition of … Continue Reading On the second day of Blogmas
Christmas is now less than a month away and we can’t wait for some well-deserved time away from work along with copious helpings of turkey and roast potatoes. There’s still … Continue Reading All I want for Christmas
As discussed in my Question of the Month response last week, it’s often the strangest things that scare us. Video games such as Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Outlast can … Continue Reading Creeped out: spookiest video game moments
I became a backer for the Myst 25th Anniversary Collection in May after hearing that Cyan had decided to complete a ‘never-been-done’ before historical anthology of the series. Although you’d … Continue Reading <em>Myst</em>: one of the best video game beginnings
September’s Question of the Month is brought to you by Ian from Adventure Rules: Nintendo fan, Blogger Blitz host and an awesome writer who brings the community together. To find … Continue Reading <em>The Ultimate Video Game</em> (a <em>QotM</em> answer)
During a lazy week off work last month, I decided to be productive and clear a few entries from my ever-growing Steam backlog. I was in the mood for something … Continue Reading Lost in space with <em>J.U.L.I.A.</em>
In my post on Tuesday, I included Myst in a list of my favourite classic adventures. This wasn’t a game I discovered by myself however: back in the early 1990s, … Continue Reading A <em>Myst</em> opportunity
Ever since playing The Secret of Monkey Island as a kid and realising that stories can come alive through pixels, I’ve loved adventure games in all their forms. There’s nothing … Continue Reading Classic adventures (which aren’t <em>Monkey Island</em>)
