tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post4316972514649320515..comments2024-03-28T06:43:37.598-07:00Comments on Gaming After 40: Adventure of the Week: Simon the Sorcerer (1993)StillGaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18366215127642090500noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post-56837801712608387802013-07-09T06:56:39.320-07:002013-07-09T06:56:39.320-07:00I always found Simon the Sorceror immensely frustr...I always found Simon the Sorceror immensely frustrating to play. It seemed to lack the easy intuitiveness of Lucasarts games.<br /><br />Oh, and I suspect the sacrificial table for shaved lions is a Narnia reference - Aslan is shaved then killed on a stone table in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post-44128921114661119862013-03-26T10:59:27.630-07:002013-03-26T10:59:27.630-07:00Thanks for this flashback -- the work is a classic...Thanks for this flashback -- the work is a classic indeed. I recall the sequel being more advanced on all areas, definitely worth a play. <br /><br />Nonetheless, what I consider perhaps the most interesting part of the series is the third installation. It is not a good game, to be clear, but has many interesting features that you don't see in adventure games often. The protagonist is nasty, and it has an exceptional repertoire of puzzles -- the final one being one of the most ingenious in the history of adventure gaming.<br /><br />The fourth game, as a whole, improves on the third one, being even more sarcastic with improved gameplay. It also has a unique thematic dimension of split personality. Moreover, it is rather easy, so definitely worth a quick playthrough as well.<br /><br />Heard they made a fifth one of these too, but haven't had a chance to try it yet.<br /><br />mattinoreply@blogger.com