back on topic: I just finished Sam & Max Season 1
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Episode 3 is easily my favorite of the bunch so far.
Yes, really. 
I missed this dragging business, but you think I wouldâve missed a simple click? 
I fixed the gamepad controls with antimicro, by mapping the right stick to the mouse.
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I finished Kathy Rain. Itâs quite interesting. A bit too Wadjeteye inspired for my taste but certainly worth playing. Another influence seems to be The Cat Lady in the later part of the game. Also, that has to be the first protagonist in an adventure game who is an atheist and openly mocking religion. A bold move!
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Which reminds me:
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Finished Guard Duty. A good game. Personally Iâd have preferred less linear gameplay and more interesting puzzles (which means the puzzle should be an inseparable part of the plot. But there are two or three puzzles like that in the game).
Next in line: Sumatra: Fate of Yandi is going to be released today. This looks like my cup of tea! I have high hopes 
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Tales episodes 4 was a bit inconsistent, but the good moments were decent and the bad moments not much worse than anything preceding it, if repetitive.
5 was definitely a stand-out episode. It felt much fresher. The end was a bit annoying though. Same principle as MI1 & 3 I suppose.
Iâm not sure if it lifts the whole to a good game, but Iâd say 3, 4 & 5 may be worth playing. But youâll still need the very meh ep 1 & the repetitive ep 2 for the story, such as it is.
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Played Snapdragon, which took about 30 minutes to complete. Nice to look at, but more an experience than a game.
Started Irony Curtain, and I have to say itâs another prime example of how to not design a point & click adventure game. Mostly everything the player has to do feels so disconnected from what is actually going on, itâs sad. And there is a lot going on, masterfully captured in the gameâs glorious 2D, highly detailed cartoon art style!
Less focus on the visuals in favour of better writing and puzzle design would have gone a long way.
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Thatâs what I meant by âyou missed the best parts, thenâ by only having played episodes 1 & 2 before.
Sure it isnât MI/MI2 quality (or even, arguably MI3), but weâll take it.
Update on my quest for playing/finishing all games I always wanted to, I am currently progressing -slowly- in Another World. On the Sega Megadrive, no less.
Was hoping you guys could give some guidance on two games I was looking to buy. Been looking for some chill games to dig into and was considering buying:
Kentucky Route Zero & Stardew Valley.
Can anyone give any feedback on these games, and whether they are good relaxing fun?
Episode 1, 2, 3 and part of 4, which is where I originally gave up on the game.
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Kentucky Route Zero is definitely chill. I enjoyed it but found it a bit slow after a while. More narrative than puzzle but a unique atmosphere and style.
Have you played Milkmaid of the Milky Way? Thatâs a fun 8-bit style adventure with a relaxed style Iâd recommend.
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Is it complete yet?
I think there is one act left, still coming this year. First act came out in 2013 The nice thing is that I only had to pay the one price, and the new acts just showed up as they came out over time without additional cost.
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Stardew Valley: Very chill game. The gameplay loop can get addictive, but totally worth it I Havenât try the multiplayer but that could be really fun if you have someone close to share the experience withâŚ
Kentucky Route Zero: is the final episode out? Looks interesting but Iâd rather wait and pace myself than be paced by episodic releases.
oops just reading this now.
Played Irony Curtain a bit more, and itâs not entirely without some funny moments. However, for some reasons, this weekend I really felt like playing a driving / racing game. Not sure how much fun that will be, without pedals and a wheel, though. Anyway, the first one that piqued my interest was Wheels of Aurelia. Very stylish, but quite casual and itâs more about conversing with the people you pick up along the road than driving, On the bright side, it works great with keyboard only and has a pretty nice soundtrack. '70s Italy, here I come!
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I finished Life Is Strange, the game Dontnod made after Remember Me. The next game I play may well be Vampyr.
One might quibble to what extent LIS is a game, but it does have a reasonable amount of time-based puzzles, even if not always realized to its fullest potential, a few regular thinking puzzles, as well as some evading detection stuff. Either way itâs one hell of an interactive storytelling experience. I went all in for Chloe. I might replay it the other way around in the future.
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Great game. I agree that whether itâs a game or not itâs debatable, however doesnât really matter if itâs enjoyable. I loved playing it, the story was great and the mood was terrific. Hast anyone started playing the 2nd part?
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I finished Vampyr (cf. here). It was quite good, but I thought it was too long â or perhaps more to the point, too drawn out. Respawning enemies are annoying, but I suppose they belong to the genre. In the later stages of the game you have enough stamina to just zap past 'em if you donât want to engage.
Youâre also somewhat punished for exploring, in that if you run into an NPC whoâs being ambushed you have to save 'em that very night.
PS I played it on ânormalâ difficulty.
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Because of this I wanted to ask you how the save system works but a quick search revealed this:
An article specifically about how to save in a video game doesnât look like a good sign.
Also this one seems to be completely unncessarry. And there is even a video 
And the save system seems to sucks 