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No-Action Jackson - Graphic Adventuring Up Geekdom

Posted by simoniker on from the where's-the-cheetos? dept.

digitaltacoGSI writes "Fans of LucasArts-style adventure games (Monkey Island, Day of Tentacle, etc) would be wise to check out the brand-new, freely downloadable PC graphical adventure entitled No-Action Jackson, from independent developer Britton O'Toole. The story revolves around a young nerd -- Jackson -- who must escape the confines of his house and free his friends from their daily activities in order to make it to their D&D sessions at the local comic book store. It's very funny, very professional, has a great old-school look, and includes some very difficult puzzles." Judging by the positive reactions on AGSForums.com, this is well worth checking out.

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  1. Lack of innovation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Yuck, what a common slashdot subject line. *hits anonymous*

    Seriously, though, "great old-school look" is what all these fan adventures do. I'd like to see one that looks like a Hieronymous Bosch come to life or something. With 1024x768 and 16.7 million colours to work with, there's no reason a 2-d graphic adventure couldn't come to life.

    I'm sure this one's great... but that's what happened to the whole genre. A quick glut of nearly identical games made 3-D seem like the only visual choice. Don't talk Grim Fandango... too little, too late, too "wishing to be real 3-D".