No.
I am lying.
I am a slave to the system.
Yet, I have every right to feel nostalgic and rebellious, even if I'm doing it in the comfort of my own home wearing lounge pajamas and sipping tea.
Anyway, the story is that in my earlier days I used to be stuck to gaming consoles. While I drank deep from the cup of Quake and feasted on Halo and similar bad metaphors, I truly found myself a niche, warm and cookie-like, in the world of 'point and click' games.
Unlike those who build up steam with steady performances on 'escape the room' and 'exmortis' kind of excresence, I went for the big time early on.
Syberia.
One of the most beautiful games ever designed. Running as deep as it is broad, Syberia brought to life an entirely different genre of gaming for me.
Benoit Sokal, the genius behind this game explains his vision as using images to tell stories, and people to arrive at plot junctures through serendipity, rather than by the mere flick of a page.
Definite, definitely spare a few moments for White Birds Productions (http://www.whitebirdsproductions.com). The depth of the characters, the technical finess, the depth of artistry - there are numerous reasons to be awed.
Yet, I was like a child of 3 who was just waiting for the wonders of the next scene to unfold.
Disneyland for those uncomfortable 20s.
The games challenge you. There's always something you have to do, or haven't done to progress.
Fortunately, walkthroughs are plentiful.
Still wanna game but don't have the 70 or so hours free. Opt for the easier online versions of the dozens available online. Some of them are plain sucky.
I have not found anyone else online as yet who consider themselves to be leading more rewarding lives because they played 'Escape from little sister's room'
The Japanese ones test you.
Do a few easy ones to get warmed up.
www.pointnclickgames.com
www.escapegames24.com
Bon point and clicking!
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