This is it! The pinnacle of what genre has to offer! Look no further if plot, characters, puzzles and everything in between is right up your alley! If you don't know Tex Murphy, it's a shame. He's a likeable down-on-his-luck private investigator, who somehow always seems to get in trouble, get out of it again and save the world, probably without even knowing it himself. "The Pandora Directive", which is his fourth case, he even solves the mystery behind Area-51, uncover an ancient conspiracy and, if you've played it right, gets the girl in the end. Not bad for an ordinary guy who lives in post WWIII San Fransisco in a mutant neighbourhood. And yet, he still manages to be behind on his rent.... Tex is brilliantly played by co-creator Chris Jones. Always genuine, often funny and very human. He's the star in a wonderful cast of characters that will stay with you, long after you've turned your computer off. The puzzles are good too, and if you find them too difficult, there's a hint system integrated in the game. "So, how good is this game?" a few of you might ask. I'll tell you: it's so good, I wrote to the company and told them how good it was! And they sent me an autographed picture of Tex Murphy. My inner geek exploded! Anyway, why are you still reading?!? Go download it! Go, go!!
"ObsCure" is an above-average survival-horror game, set at an american high school. It has a unique setting (the game takes place at an american highschool) and, for the genre, pretty scary enemies. A few interesting design ideas also help to make game stand out amongst its peers. A student disappears one night, and all tracks lead to his highschool Leafmore High. Four of his friends decide to go search for him, and boy, do they regret that decision!!! The school is infested with monsters, and dawn is far away.... An interesting aspect is the playable characters. If one dies, he or she is dead! Gone! For good! And they all have special abilities, so you want to keep them alive.One can fight, one can pick locks etc. I played it on my ps2 years ago when it first came out, but wouldn't mind another rump through Leafmore High.....
