Neighbours from Hell Compilation
First, let’s talk about Steam release.
This compilation includes the original 2 games of the series. You may seen other games which have numbering from 3 to 7, but those were made by other publishers and aren’t exactly official, from what I know. (Most of them are quite ugly and didn’t bring any evolution/revolution to the formula of the first game)
This Steam release is a simple and flat “put game as is”. This can be blamed on that new publishers have no access to the source port or other materials. Thus you will not find any trading cards, achievements, widescreen or any optimisation at all, not even Steam Overlay work in this one. On good side, the game should still work on modern computers.
– Real player with 24.2 hrs in game
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And that’s how you do it!
I could not believe there is still Neighbors from Hell (Böse Nachbarn in german) available, I played some years ago a game that was a good follow up on this concept and, damn if that game would debut on Steam it will be an instant buy. The game was Prank TV… sadly, I don’t believe that this game still exists.
The game is a classic casual game about pranks, and not getting caught pranking a really rotten apple of neighbor… Meet Mr. Rottweil (well, I just hope that no poor dog of the same race will be harmed by this game) a bad mooded, rotten and foulmouthed stinker in your neighborhood… He did several very, very bad things - like biting a neighbors dog, and now Wally is in for Revenge…
– Real player with 6.9 hrs in game
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
A brief overview…
Goal: To stop an evil triangle from taking over the world.
Method: Travel back in time to the day before so that you can stop the triangle from becoming evil in the first place. However, the majority of the story revolves around blowing a large sum of money on a shopping channel product, and finding sources of electricity that you can plug toilets into.
Heroes: The true heroes of this game are a metalhead who has zero book smarts, a trainee doctor who cannot be trusted with her own scalpel, and that nerd from the first game who used to be a coward. This trio receives help along the way from an ex-villain mad scientist, the founding fathers, a hamster and a dead guy.
– Real player with 141.5 hrs in game
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My previous article on my experiences with working on Day of the Tentacle Remastered cover a lot of my own history with the game, but don’t dive deep into my feelings about the remastered edition itself - after all, the game was more or less finished before I came onboard and I had plenty of time to play through it before I started working on it.
Re-creating low fidelity assets with greater detail removes a degree of ambiguity that different players invariably fill with different impressions. To one person, a few pixels here, might be interpreted as a smooth shape, while to another, the pixel edges define something more jagged - are the ends of Laverne’s fingers square or rounded? Are outlines fixed or varying width?
– Real player with 102.7 hrs in game
Escape from Monkey Island™
They tried to take the pointing & clicking out of a point ‘n click…
Wew this is easily the worst Monkey Island. Which saddens me as it is the only one I played as a kid so I’m pretty nostalgic for it.
The game does not use the mouse at all despite being a point ‘n click..the way the controls work is you control Guybrush with the arrow keys by turning left & right & pressing up to walk forward, Resident Evil style. Instead of highlighting items it shows three options on screen you can select with Page Up/Down depending on Guybrush’s view, so you will have to wrestle with the horrible movement to try and get him to look at whatever thing you want.
– Real player with 18.7 hrs in game
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This game has certainly received a lot of negativity which i feel in many areas is highly warranted. Indeed the controls them self were so awkward compared to previous titles, that I was tempted to fall into the same camp as many before me and write this game off as the miss that sank the series. However persevere and you can uncover a rough gemstone of a game that has stepped its problem solving dilemma’s back up to a standard on par with the best of the series.
Pro’s
- Maintains theme and humour of previous games.
– Real player with 16.9 hrs in game
Full Throttle Remastered
I first knew about Full Throttle back in its release year of 1995. I thought it would be an interesting game to try because I was aware that it is an adventure game about bikers. However, I never got the chance to play it. In 2017 Full Throttle Remastered was released on Steam, so I had renewed interest in this game.
The 1995 version of Full Throttle was pixelated point-and-click adventure whereas the remastered version is 3D, but you can switch between the pixelated version and the 3D version at any time. The game is an interactive tale told through a biker’s perspective; a biker named Ben. From the start, I felt like the game was a great way to experience gaming in the point-and-click adventure genre.
– Real player with 14.4 hrs in game
My rating: 8/10
Based on: one full playthrough
Full disclosure: As with many LucasArts adventure video games, I played the Windows original around the turn of the century on my first home PC and I still have fond memories of it.
Pros:
(+) a high-octane main story set in a gritty near-future alternate-history universe, following Ben, a tough and gruff biker gang leader, as he gets mixed up in murder, corporate and vehicular warfare, and other manly exploits
(+) a motley crew of larger-than-life and memorable supporting characters like the elusive love interest Mo and the fiendish antagonist Adrian Ripburger
– Real player with 6.6 hrs in game
Ghost Master®
In Ghost Master, you command an army of ghosts and are trusted with completing an array of different objectives.
The story takes place in Gravenville, a town where a lot of paranormal activity takes place, after a group of teenagers summons you – the Ghost Master.
Before entering a haunting, you must choose which ghosts you take with you. You can pick anyone you want, but sometimes, especially when you are trying a level for the first time, it is better to press “Recommended” which will pick the best available ghosts in your army for said level.
– Real player with 45.0 hrs in game
I’ve been a huge fan of this game since I first picked it up from our company store while I was working at Sierra Online. I wasn’t sure what I was getting into with it and the style of game was never my thing, but I was completely hooked after completing the first level. It was simple to learn from that first tutorial-like level that gave you enough room to play around with things on your own, as well as including other ghosts to unlock.
I loved being able to play the game however I wanted to for the most part, although there are times when you are better off using specific ghosts and / or buying specific skills for them. You’re never really penalized for doing that, though, since you can pretty much complete all of the levels with the ghosts’ base-level powers, even if you don’t unlock any newer ghosts on your own.
– Real player with 24.2 hrs in game
Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
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AUDIO
| Great OST |
VISUAL
| Flexible Eyecandy |
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DIFFICULTY
| Tough |
VIBE
| Devilish |
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CRAVING
| Classic Point ‘n click |
ON SALE
| Sometimes |
PROS: Voice-acting is superb, environments are exceptional. iMUSE works beautifully in this, making the soundtrack feel alive. The game is completely unaltered, and concept art from the original development decades ago was used to fill in the blanks instead of simply extrapolating from what could be seen. The puzzles are just enough of a challenge, and the game is a fair length for a point n’ click adventure. Guybrush and all other sprites look fantastic.
– Real player with 34.5 hrs in game
“Monkey Island 2 - LeChuck’s Revenge” comes right from the golden era of point and click adventures games when Lucas Arts was releasing one masterpiece after another. It is easily one of the most hilarious games ever existed while it packs some nice hand drawn visuals, iconic characters, unforgettable music and many clever puzzles. Unfortunately it is also one of the most difficult adventures ever made, so that after many hours of unsuccessful searching you will feel too tired to laugh with its exceptional jokes. If you are a patient type of guy you should try it.
– Real player with 18.5 hrs in game
Space Quest™ Collection
A Collection of 6 Space Quest titles released from 1986-1995. It’s a great Inventory Adventure series that Sierra On-Line created back when MS-DOS & Windows 3.1/95/98 was still by popular demand.
In Space Quest 1 - The Sarien Encounter:
Roger Wilco is one of the most important men on the starship Arcada: he is the janitor! Just when he was doing what he does best (dozing off in a closet), the shrill sound of an alarm penetrated the air. Arcada is attacked by the evil Sariens! Before Roger realizes what is going on, he discovers that he is the only survivor. The Sariens have killed the entire crew and stolen the valuable Star Generator. Roger’s immediate task is to find a way to leave Arcada, which is about to explode in fifteen minutes. And then he’ll have to show the Sariens why they should never mess with brave intergalactic janitors!
– Real player with 143.3 hrs in game
Recommendation:
I heartily enjoyed the Space Quest Collection, but they won’t be everyone’s jam. These games are ‘classics’ in the sense that they’re old, and filled with design decisions that may frustrate the unprepared. If you are looking for sci-fi adventure games to enjoy then I would recommend the Space Quest Collection if:
- You have the mindset of an archeologist. If you are interested in the history of video games, and want to experience older graphics and gameplay conventions then you’ll find a lot to appreciate.
– Real player with 52.5 hrs in game
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
The classic of all classics.
It’s hard to imagine anyone who hasn’t played The Secret of Monkey Island or heard a name Guybrush Threepwood in adventure gaming. Following pirate wannabe on his quest to rescue governor Elaine Marley from the clutches of evil G.P. Le Chuck doesn’t get old even on the umpteenth re-play. Rediscovering old favorites became even easier with an ability to seamlessly switch from 1990s version to a remastered one in-game, at any moment it pleases you. Whether you prefer to look at updated visuals or nostalgically go through the original – you’re guaranteed hours of swashbuckling fun.
– Real player with 22.6 hrs in game
The Secret of Monkey Island is one of the finest games ever created. Impeccably designed, incredibly funny, wonderfully charming. While some areas have aged better than others, I still firmly believe that Ron Gilbert understood the adventure game genre better than anyone else.
I do have a few reservations about this Special Edition however - while I admire the effort put in to update all the art assets, the new style leaves a lot to be desired. It’s reminiscient of the art direction from the Curse of Monkey Island onwards, which wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing, but I don’t think it works as well for this game. After Ron Gilbert ceased to be the lead on the series, it took a slightly different approach, which warranted a cartoony style.
– Real player with 13.1 hrs in game
Armed and Dangerous®
Armed and Dangerous is a very old and unpolished game. That being said, the gameplay being so simple to pick up and the comedy keeping itself fresh until the very end keeps this old gem in the positive thoughts of my mind to this day.
Pros:
1. Simple controls - difficult level design. It’s really just a third-person click and shoot with some clever and funny weapon designs later. At first, I was worried that the game would be a cakewalk, but even on the medium difficulty I found myself constantly looking for cover, taverns to heal, and reloading my game a number of times.
– Real player with 12.5 hrs in game
Adequate Gameplay, Hilarious Comedy
Whenever I think of a flaw in this game to criticize, I immediately remember that there’s a gun which shoots sharks and forget what my criticism was. Watching enemies being devoured when a shark leaps out of the dirt below them never ceases to be hilarious. That said, I wish there were more comedy guns like that, and less of the standard aresenal of assault rifle, sniper rifle, and comedically-shaped-but-otherwise-normal-rocket-launchers.
The standard third-person shooting gameplay is probably the most disappointing aspect of Armed and Dangerous. Other than the shark gun, most of the weapons function like guns in any other game, even if they’re shaped like a tuba and fire exploding musical notes. This is kind of a shame, because the devs clearly knew how to make comedy, as the cutscenes and aforementioned sharkgun can attest to. That being said, the shooting is competent
– Real player with 11.5 hrs in game
Earthworm Jim
As a Doug TenNapel fan, I felt obligated to aquire this game eventually. Until the day this review was writen, I’ve never played an Earthworm Jim game and I haven’t sat down to a full run of the cartoon (At least not yet), but for years, Jim here has been a major curiosity to me. It wasn’t until recently when I finally decided to get the game. The game itself is great once you find a comfortable enough configuration of the keyboard. The only real nitpick I have with it is that there’s no full screen feature! Other than that, the choice is yours if you want to listen to the Negative side of the reviews. I didn’t, and if I DID, I wouldn’t be here leaving this review, now would I? I may be years late to the party for Earthworm Jim Mania (Much like I was for Sam & Max Mania), but I would sooner spend my entire fortune on a laboratory in the wilderness, swap hands with a demon and call a giant space eel to Earth before I let another year go by without adding him to my growing list of fandoms!
– Real player with 18.6 hrs in game
Earthworm Jim Review:
I’ll first of all start by saying this is the MSDOS version so it runs on DOSBOX and I can’t find any source ports for it.
I hate how Steam shows the screenshots because the screenshots seem to have been taken using the Mega Drive/Genesis release because in the DOS version the picture of the gun on the ammo count is different from the one in the screenshots and they shown the Intestinal Distress level which isn’t in the DOS version.
But overall I call this version Average it is a good version but if you are an Earthworm Jim Newbie I suggest getting the Sega Mega CD/Sega CD or Windows 95 versions.
– Real player with 10.2 hrs in game