The biggest "narrative dissonance" in adventure games set in the modern day is the lack of retail stores.
Need a screwdriver? Better hope there’s one lying under a brick in a back alley somewhere!...
IFComp - predictions, favourites? (ifcomp.org)
For the unfamiliar, IFComp is the biggest event in the IF community, with usually 50+ entrants each year. The link is to all the games—which are, of course, free. Consider becoming a judge or donating to the prize pool!...
very funny playthrough of Tender Loving Care by supergreatfriend, reading everything in the game (some NSFW dialog/text) (youtu.be)
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/4153346...
Intro for The Curse of Monkey Island (1997) (youtu.be)
brilliant intro cinematic
Interview about the music of The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour (youtu.be)
My band Error 47 sat down with two legends — Graeme Devine and George Sanger — and chatted for an hour about the music of these iconic CD-ROM games. Lots of cool nuggets in here, including how Trilobyte took a massive chance in supporting General MIDI, and how we might not have gotten Nine Inch Nails’ beloved Quake...
Point-and-click adventure game royalty Broken Sword is back (www.pcgamesn.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3710782...
many game demos available on the ScummVM website (www.scummvm.org)
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/980903...
GOBLiiiNS5 on Steam -- with demo! (store.steampowered.com)
GOBLiiiNS5 - The Invasion of the Morglotons Point'nClick adventure game in 2d. French and english version. 16 great levels full of puzzles, characters and humor....