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Scrap naming convention -- just mo Bad Mojo

This game gets progressively grosser and more disgusting by the minute. And. Yet. I. Can't. Stop. Playing.

There are brief moments where you get a break from the horror factory, but they are few and far between. However, Roach Roger is getting closer and closer to discovering why he has been turned into a roach and how he can become human again. It's all metaphor and mystery -- things aren't always what they seem.

So I splurged and purchased Gabriel Knight Mysteries: Limited Edition from Amazon. The first game, Sins of the Fathers is supposed to be a spectacular example of adventure gaming at its best: fantastic story, interesting puzzles, great dialogue. We'll see. It's a very old game (came out in 1993), so I may end up just writing about my travails even getting the game to run on this computer.

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Mike said…
A game from 1993, eh? thats just crazy!
nelliegamer said…
mcgogo -- YOU are just crazy.

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