844th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Crystal Dynamics Publisher: Eidos Interactive So I still had two Tomb Raider games left to play – Tomb Raider Underworld is yet to come. My only real exposure to the series was the original Tomb Raider, which was my only real […]
Posts Tagged ‘adventure’
#698 Tomb Raider Legend
Posted: 9th February 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, action, adventure, crystal dynamics, eidos interactive, xbox 360
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#99 Fairlight
Posted: 12th December 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1985, adventure, the edge, Various
829th played so far Genre: Adventure Platform: Various Year of Release: 1985 Developer: The Edge Publisher: The Edge This genre of isometric adventures, which we’ve seen before in games like Knight Lore and Crystal Castles, had its moment in the eighties but has almost completely died out since – I think the still upcoming Monster […]
#348 The Curse of Monkey Island
Posted: 25th August 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1997, adventure, lucasarts, pc
809th played so far Genre: Adventure Platform: PC Year of Release: 1997 Developer: LucasArts Publisher: LucasArts I’ve always loved The Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island II and it was a treat to revisit them for the blog. I’m not as familiar with the third game, having played through it only once, but I’ve […]
800th played so far Genre: Adventure/Puzzle Platform: Various Year of Release: 1993 Developer: Cyan Publisher: Broderbund Game 800! To celebrate that achievement (and it really is one to me, somehow the before-last 100 milestone matters a lot) I’m playing game that I’ve been interested in for a long time, for similar reasons as The 7th […]
#1006 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Posted: 6th June 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2011, action, adventure, naughty dog, playstation 3, sony computer entertainment
789th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Playstation 3 Year of Release: 2011 Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment We’ve already played two Uncharted games. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune was quite fun, but had some issues with the fighting. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was a lot better – solving part of that problem and leading […]
#973 Shadow Complex
Posted: 2nd June 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, action, adventure, chair entertainment, epic games, microsoft game studios, xbox 360
788th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Chair Entertainment/Epic Games Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios At the point when this game was released, it felt like the Metroidvania (Metroid and Castlevania, referring to their large worlds with backtracking to find all the secrets as you unlock more powers). They’ve […]
780th played so far Genre: Adventure Platform: PC Year of Release: 1995 Developer: LucasArts Publisher: LucasArts I’m still excited to see all these LucasArts games. I’ve played a bunch of them once, but never got Full Throttle. When I was younger, I think the theming put me off a bit, but it’s been cited as […]
#927 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned
Posted: 14th March 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, action, adventure, pc, playstation 3, Rockstar Games, rockstar north, xbox 360
768th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: PC/Playstation 3/Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Rockstar North Publisher: Rockstar Games I’m playing this set of one hundred’s GTA game nice and early. The final few don’t have quite as much staying power – The Lost and Damned, today’s entry, is an expansion pack sequel for […]
#85 Deja Vu
Posted: 2nd March 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1985, adventure, icom simulations inc, kemco, mindscape, Various
765th played so far Genre: Adventure Platform: Various Year of Release: 1985 Developer: ICOM Simulations Inc Publisher: Mindscape/Kemco As time went on, the adventure has continued to evolve – and while interactive fiction was the medium of story telling, it’s just not as attractive as graphics bring in. For that reason, games started introducing some […]
#679 Ninja Gaiden Black
Posted: 17th January 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, action, adventure, team ninja, tecmo, xbox
754th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Xbox Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Team Ninja Publisher: Tecmo The video games list has a sad group of repeat entries, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes being the most quoted remake on the list. Ninja Gaiden Black is another – a remake of the original Ninja Gaiden […]