Secret of the Silver Earring

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

Myst V: End of Ages

Myst IV: Revelation

Indigo Prophecy

Gothic II

Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Beyond Good & Evil

The Temple of Elemental Evil

Runaway: A Road Adventure

Gray Matter

Very nice story

I am in video games for the stories, and since point-and-click adventures these days must have excellent stories I play them a lot. The story in Gray Matter is refreshing, since it takes standard point-and-click tropes ... Read Full Review

Dragon Age II

Nice story, good game. I'd recommend it!

I am the self-appointed official reviewer for the stories in games. As such, I'd rate this game fairly high. It did one funny thing for me, which is to have the main motivation for a character be "you need to have more... Read Full Review

Hydrophobia: Prophecy

This game would be a lot better with a different story

This is a game that would be really good if it had ANY inkling of a story. But as it is you find yourself running around after nameless and mainly toothless bad guys for reasons that cannot be explained. There is a m... Read Full Review

F.E.A.R.

Over-Hyped

I was promised a compelling story and an amazing AI. I was promised hordes of enemies. Unfortunately, I did not get any of these things. As the man said, “I will show you fear in a handful of dust”. OK, at the begi... Read Full Review

Nibiru: Messenger of the Gods

Strange game with a strange protagonist

Nibiru is a strange game with a strange protagonist. Usually, I would like that, but in this case I found it simply too far a field from what my own reactions would be in the presented situations. For example, let’s sa... Read Full Review

The Case of the Silver Earring

Nice touches, great characters...

Sherlock Holmes and his various side-kicks (Watson, Lestrade, etc) are such great quirky characters, and this game does an admirable job of capturing their spirit You can tell from the first instant of the game, where H... Read Full Review

Fahrenheit (French)

Best game of the Year (albeit in a bad year)

The story-line and characters in Indigo Prophesy are interesting and likeable. There are three main characters, two police types and one protagonist type. This would have been nice in a longer game, but in a game as sh... Read Full Review

Fable: The Lost Chapters

In the end there were no real choices...

There were many things I liked about “Fable: The Lost Chapters” and yet, somehow at the end of it I feel like I was given a story that never finished. In this case, I have to agree with the GameSpot review (which I hate... Read Full Review

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Why are all women evil and stubborn (in this game)?

Please be aware that this review will contain spoilers. When I review a game I focus on its storyline, characters and character development. Warrior within had a few nice plot twists and one glaring philosophical posit... Read Full Review

Still Life

Delivers much more than expected, plus I am left wanting more...

Finally, another adventure series I can get behind. Still Life is a continuation of the very good adventure game Post Mortem, and unlike so many second games of a series, this one is better than the first. Gone are the... Read Full Review

Shadow of the Colossus

This is the tur-duck-en of video games

AoC is the tur-duck-en of video games. Where a tur-duck-en is a turkey stuffed with duck stuffed with chicken, AoC is a high-fantasy adventure wrapped in a puzzle wrapped in an action game. And I loved it. I know a ... Read Full Review

Post Mortem

Nice hors d'oeuvre, where is the meal?

In a world where games have become more and more focused on abilities and less on story, this game takes the opposite approach. The detective protagonist never seems to figure out what is going on, and to tell the truth... Read Full Review

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay - Developer's Cut

The Riddick character gets some depth in this prequel...

This game does exactly what it is supposed to do, and no more; and that is a *good* thing. The character of Riddick already has two movies, and hence the idea of developing the character in a video game is not going to... Read Full Review

Myst V: End of Ages

The end of an Era. Sad to see it go.

Myst V. The end. My favorite series is at last finished. You would think I would be sadder. But the last Myst game did not leave me wanting more, nor did it leave me unsatisfied. It managed to steer between these wo... Read Full Review

Return to Mysterious Island

That was a nice first half. Where is the second?

Return to Mysterious Island is a sweet, short game. It has a nice story and is the best inventory game I’ve every played, but somehow I was left wanting more. While this might be a good thing for a comedian, it isn’t s... Read Full Review

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

You will meet lots of interesting characters. Trouble is, you won't be one of them.

I started playing the Vampire game at the best possible time for the game. I had just given up on two other games as being "too stupid to finish (Sid's Pirates and Leisure Suit Larry)" and was desperately looking for ... Read Full Review

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Short and sweet

This game is a short, fun ride. As the resident rater of stories in games (it is what I care most about) I would give this game's story a solid 8 out of 10. I go in a lot for character development and love stories. Th... Read Full Review

Myst IV Revelation

Why can't all adventure games be like this?

Myst is the reason I started gaming again after a long hiatus. Of course, that hiatus also included going to college, graduate school, working and getting married. But let's admit it, that "real world" stuff is just ex... Read Full Review

Thief: Deadly Shadows

Steal this game ;-)

This is a fun game to play, but the mechanics of the game are a bit too easy, even at the end. In games like this I like to essentially be forced to do some of the extra quests simply because I could not possibly comple... Read Full Review

Far Cry

Not as good as Serious Sam

Every once in a while I break out of my usual pattern of game-playing (adventure/RPG) and do one of these turn-off-the-brain and kill first person shooters. I had a very good experience with Serious Sam, so I continue t... Read Full Review

Syberia II

Almost not worth it, except for the existential ending

Syberia is very much like living someone else’s dream – one that you are not particularly interested in. After the wonderful performance of the first Syberia this game falls flat in most respects. First of all I never ... Read Full Review

Gothic II

This game is the reason I continue to game at age 37. I don't give a darn about graphics - I care about storyline and character. I can get used to just about any control scheme. And I actually *like* the control schem... Read Full Review

Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon

This game is only OK for an adventure game. The story, to me, seemed stilted. George, for example, is faced with death and destruction at all times and maintains a flat affect that would make that little girl in the Ad... Read Full Review

Beyond Good & Evil

Fun lighthearted action/adventure game with emphasis on adventure

This game is a fun, lighthearted action/adventure game with the emphasis on adventure (which is a good thing). The voice acting in many cases is hilarious (my son, a 4 year old, now walks around the house saying "Not me... Read Full Review

The Temple of Elemental Evil

Old fashioned hack and slasher. Was disappointed in the lack of overall story. When I played this game with pen and paper I remember the story being the main thing, filled with intrigue, twists and turns. I also remem... Read Full Review

Runaway: A Road Adventure

I wanted to like this game; after all, adventure games are my favorite genre. But lets admit it, there are more bad adventure games than good ones (see most titles from DreamCatcher). I have pet peeves about every genr... Read Full Review

Gothic

I just finished Gothic and was impressed by the story line and character development in the game. The story has a beginning, middle and end – each of which is satisfying. As the story moves along, so does your characte... Read Full Review