The first time (about a decade and a half ago) that I attempted to install Sins of the Fathers on my then Windows 98 SE PC, I was met with bitter disappointment; the game just refused to run properly, defying any and all workarounds. It was only in 2015 - thanks to its drastically revamped, 20 year anniversary edition distributed on Steam - that I finally got to play this legendary adventure, rightfully considered as a cornerstone in its genre.
A nice, atmospheric little game telling the story of a failed writer who finds himself locked in a wooden house in the forest, unable to remember his recent past. An exploration of his surroundings gives him some clues which make him doubt his own actions and motives. Serena seems to be his wife, who has disappeared under suspicious circumstances. But what exactly happened to her, and why?
Inspired by Beethoven's only opera, as also suggested by its title, The Fidelio Incident recounts a plane accident that ends up separating a young couple, Stanley and Leonore, in a vast snow-covered landscape littered with half-dead jellyfish and giant animal skeletons. During a desperate search for his beloved wife, Stanley's apparently lost memories gradually resurface, painting a not so rosy picture of his past...
A young couple, Victor and pregnant Alicia, move to a somewhat decrepit urban apartment building, only to find out that their elderly landlord, lonely and mysterious Mr. Morton, is spying on them and the other tenants through a sophisticated surveillance system. In an attempt to catch him red-handed, Victor stumbles upon an unimaginable discovery...
Aesthetically superb and intellectually challenging, The Room Two follows in the steps of equally gorgeous riddlefest The Room, this time with a hint of a story.
A neat, prettily designed short game without much action besides walking on a strange island, discovering half-ruined landmarks and reminiscing on your relationship with a sinister woman whose influence on your life has been disastrous. The deeper nature of the narrator's feelings for and about her are gradually revealed in voiceover as he stumbles upon each key location.
The NADI Project is a very nice little game, with pretty graphics and a good story. A lot more sophisticated and beautifully accomplished than one might expect from a free game, which brilliantly proves that lack of financial means is not an excuse for lack of quality.
One of the first games of the genre (if not the very first, in fact) that I had the chance to play, from a demo that came with a new PC back in those heroic times.
