Tag: Point and Click
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The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow Review – Quintessential British Folk Horror
Folk horror has been a part of British culture for a long time and, even though the term itself is somewhat new, the genre continues to be a popular source of spooky entertainment. A recent example is Alex Garland’s 2022 film Men, which recontextualises folk horror tropes to tell a distinctly modern story about gender.…
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Day of the Tentacle Remastered Review – Perfectly Paced Puzzles and Puns
There are several factors that contribute to making a point-and-click adventure game truly great, and rarely do they all manage to coalesce like they do in LucasArt’s 1993 classic Day of the Tentacle. Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman managed, in their first directorial roles no less, to create a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground-breaking Maniac…
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