Beautiful Czech Animation in a Freeware Adventure Game | Submitted by costik on Sat, 05/05/2007 - 03:03. |
A point-and-click graphic adventure in the classic mold, Samorost has been lauded worldwide for its clever puzzles, excellent Czech animation (in Flash), and surrealist, cerebral nature.
Quite as good is its sequel, Samorost 2.
Illuminati is the classic Steve Jackson Games boxed set of conspiracy and high weirdness, inspired by the equally classic Illuminatus! trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea. The game won the Origins Award when it was first released in 1982, and inspired a trading card version in 1995 called Illuminati: New World Order, which plays similarly. In all honesty, I think no other boardgame has had such an influence in my life as this one –- both in terms of my admiration for its tight yet expressive game mechanics, and also for introducing me to the work of Robert Anton Wilson, and ultimately to the Discordian Society, of which I am a key member (I could tell you why, but then I’d have to scramble your brains with a spoon).
Samorost 2 Even Better
After discovering Samorost 2, I went back to play Samorost. Both are great, but the interesting visual style is superior in the sequel. Worth the time to play it.