After discovering PowerQuest, Dave Lloyd’s collection of Unity prefabs for making point and click adventures, MEGHANN O’NEILL created an adventure game for Global Game Jam. It’s small, but complete, and you can find it on itch.io with the title, The Kid Who Stole Christmas. She isn’t absolutely fixated on adventure games this issue, but she has reviewed two, with a fresh eye. It’s also interesting to note that all of these games sell for the same price; $28.95, because they’re all quite different in structure, scope and in terms of production. If indie game prices are on the way up, that’s pleasing, but we’re also committed to bringing you the information you need to be able to decide if something is for you.
THE CURIOUS EXPEDITION 2
DEVELOPER Maschinen-Mensch PRICE $28.95 AVAILABILITY Released WEBSITE https://curious-expedition.com/
I love games that feel unfair. Not games that are actually unfair, just those that appear to be murdering you arbitrarily for the longest time, before they ultimately prove that your poor decision making did, in fact, justify failure. Although I’ve improved at The Curious Expedition 2, over many hours of play, there are still moments that leave me scowling. I feel like I “should” be more successful. It’s surprisingly compelling. When an outcome can’t be completely controlled, and the stakes are high, things get exciting.
Luck (in the form of an insanity event) can mean the difference between finding mangoes and Jules Verne
