My friend has been raising his new daughter for awhile now. Seeing as how we’re all gaming geeks, I realize that one day she’ll be sucked into the same obsession we all share.
I remember the kinds of games that really won me over as a kid. I was the brainy type, wasting hours with science readers and Square One. A lot of the games I loved mixed puzzles with adventure. But I’m not talking about adventure games like King’s Quest (use kazoo on camel.) None of this action puzzle stuff either (like Tetris.) I mean full-on serious brain teasing.
I suppose I never grew out of it. Every once in awhile the craving hits and I pull out my trusty Professor Layton. But there’s more to be had in this little genre that shaped my formative years. Professor Layton comes on the heels of several puzzle adventure titles for computers. Each one is chock full of classic head-scratchers wrapped in the shell of an adventure game.
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