So with LucasArts unloading its back catalogue on steam, and Monkey Island getting both a facelift and a new episode, adventure titles seem to be coming back into vogue. I have no less than 3 adventure games to finish on my to-do list (Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, and Sanitarium) and yet I find myself waylaid by a low-budget production by a pair of
insolent limeys.
Been There, Dan That is the first game in the series, and it's bloody hilarious. It's a classic point-and-click - right clicking cycles through possible actions, left clicking interacts with objects and the environment. The protagonists - Ben and Dan, of course - merrily adventure their way through alternate-dimension locals, bantering back and forth about everything from shitty American beer to how exactly Ben knows which objects are useful to pick up and which are safe to leave behind. It's full of references that seasoned adventure fans will love, and coarse (but brilliant) humor for everyone else. It's irreverent, clever, entertaining, short, and most importantly, free.
Once you've finished it (and hopefully
tossed some of a bizarre "L" shaped currency to the creators) then it's time to fork over a whopping $5 for the sequel
Time Gentlemen, Please! Which is bigger, flashier, and even more irreverent (in the options menus, there's a slider labeled "Racism.") The story follows immediately after the end of the first game, and while it provides a quick recap for those who haven't got the time for fun you really should play through the first one...er...first. I'm not really going into the plot details because I don't think I'll be able to do it justice, but I will say this: The main antagonists are armies of Cloned Nazi Dinosaurs.
Really, there's not much more for me to say. If you enjoy adventure games, you will enjoy these. You might enjoy them even if you hate the genre - the mental leaps required to figure out the puzzles are refreshingly clever and logical, unlike
certain abominations. Buy
'em. Play 'em. Support clever people who write fun games.
Also,
Gibbage is pretty fun, too.
Been There, Dan That is the first game in the series, and it's bloody hilarious. It's a classic point-and-click - right clicking cycles through possible actions, left clicking interacts with objects and the environment. The protagonists - Ben and Dan, of course - merrily adventure their way through alternate-dimension locals, bantering back and forth about everything from shitty American beer to how exactly Ben knows which objects are useful to pick up and which are safe to leave behind. It's full of references that seasoned adventure fans will love, and coarse (but brilliant) humor for everyone else. It's irreverent, clever, entertaining, short, and most importantly, free.
Once you've finished it (and hopefully tossed some of a bizarre "L" shaped currency to the creators) then it's time to fork over a whopping $5 for the sequel Time Gentlemen, Please! Which is bigger, flashier, and even more irreverent (in the options menus, there's a slider labeled "Racism.") The story follows immediately after the end of the first game, and while it provides a quick recap for those who haven't got the time for fun you really should play through the first one...er...first. I'm not really going into the plot details because I don't think I'll be able to do it justice, but I will say this: The main antagonists are armies of Cloned Nazi Dinosaurs.
Really, there's not much more for me to say. If you enjoy adventure games, you will enjoy these. You might enjoy them even if you hate the genre - the mental leaps required to figure out the puzzles are refreshingly clever and logical, unlike certain abominations. Buy
'em. Play 'em. Support clever people who write fun games.
Also, Gibbage is pretty fun, too.
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