Just before vowing to stop buying computer games until I finish the ones I’ve got, I picked up a copy of Runaway 2 - the Dream of the Turtle.
Like its predecessor Runaway (surprise, surprise), it’s a point-and-click adventure game. I much prefer these to the MMORPGs everyone else is playing because:
- I can play it at whatever pace I want
- I don’t end up getting whipped by some 13-year-old kid
- I don’t have to remember what MMORPG stands for.
It’s a pretty wacky storyline, and nowhere near the calibre of Grim Fandango or The Longest Journey. But I’m enjoying the ride, and so far I’ve made it to chapter four (of goodness knows how many chapters) without any hints whatsoever.
Still, considering I’ve made it through only one adventure game on my own (The Curse of Monkey Island), it probably won’t be long before I turn to the universal hints system (otherwise known as Google).