Gray Matter

Now THIS is what I’ve been waiting for, people.  A new adventure game, not just a new one, but a good one.  Not even a good one, but a great one.  Gray Matter has the potential to become one of the next classics in gaming.  It doesn’t really introduce anything new and innovative and doesn’t hold up to Jensen’s previous Gabriel Knight series, but it’s still a damn good and polished game that that I’ve been yearning for the last couple of years.  Strap in, folks, it's going to be another long one.

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

So while I’m continuing to jones for Jane Jensen’s new game, Gray Matter, I figured I’d go all nostalgic this week and remember another great Jane Jensen game to keep the Jensen shakes at bay: Gabriel Knight Sins of the Father.

And now....

What's that?  Jane Jensen has created another adventure game?...REALLY?!  REALLY AND TRULY?!  AAHHHHHHHHHHHHH MUST PLAY NOW!...what's that?  you don't know who Jane Jensen is?  Well, do your research because she is one of history's greatest contributors to the gaming world!

Excuse me whilst I turn the world upside down looking where to buy this game.  In the meantime, here is the website:

http://www.graymatter-game.com/

Dragon Age II- Demo

Well, everyone seems to be playing Dragon Age, but alas, I am a starving actor/bookkeeper and buying new games for $50-60 is pretty much not an option for me.  Thankfully, BioWare recognizes the value of a demo and so out of curiousity I downloaded it and thought it'd be interesting to not just talk about the game itself but about demos in general and what makes a good demo.

Amnesia

I was going to do a full review of Amnesia but realized this is easier than putting my terror into words.  It's also a good example of what it's like to actually have me around while playing horror games.  Warning: Potty mouth ensues.  A lot.  Special thanks to Dan Charrington for making my debut to Youtube worthy of censorship.  For those of you who are impatient, I come in at 2:31, 3:28, and 9:35, although it's all pretty amusing to watch.

And now: Amnesia in a nutshell. (I will embed the video properly later.  For some reason Blogger wouldn't find it for me)

The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure

I was going to talk about another game, but I'm determined to finish it first and I was feeling nostalgic for this game so here it is!

I don't know what it is about me and scary games/movies.  More often than not you'll find me cowering in a corner at the slightest odd creak or groan that sounds and I have been known to "accidently" fall asleep with the light on after playing one.  Heck, "playing" is a fairly loose term in my case.  Mostly, it's me hiding under a blanket while making someone else fight the scary scary nightmare things.

So why oh why would I constantly subject myself to more emotional torture?  Because as I said in a previous entry, I am a story junkie and a lot of horror games have great stories.  In fact, the best horror games need good story lines because that's what keeps us opening doors to unknown horrors: we want to know the secret of the mystery.  We want to know what happens next and why it's happening.  Enter The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure.