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The Colonel’s Bequest, a unique adventure game favored by Roberta Williams' mother, stands out for its less challenging, more narrative-driven gameplay, and has influenced later titles like The Crimson Diamond, despite not achieving the same iconic status as other classic adventure games.
A Link Between Worlds, a classic Zelda title released on the Nintendo 3DS in 2013, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The game reimagined what a 2D Zelda title could be, embracing intense dungeon-crawling and puzzle-solving while introducing innovative mechanics that foreshadowed future Zelda games like Breath of the Wild. Despite its exceptional story, gameplay, and dungeon designs, A Link Between Worlds has received less recognition compared to its three-dimensional counterparts. It is now due for a remaster to allow a new generation of players to experience its vibrant world.
Annapurna Interactive showcased six exciting games coming to Xbox Game Pass, including Cocoon, TO A T, Flock, Ghost Bike, Bounty Star: The Morose Tale of Graveyard Clem, and Thirsty Suitors. These games offer a variety of genres, from puzzle adventures to narrative adventures, and will be available on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Release dates range from September 29, 2023, to early 2024, with some games already confirmed for Game Pass.
Steam's Puzzle Fest sale is offering discounts on over a thousand titles, including classic point-and-click adventure games like Myst, chill platformers like Braid, and mind-bending puzzle titles like Baba is You and Exapunks. The sale runs through May 1 and includes free demos.
The Legend of Zelda, released almost 40 years ago, remains a masterpiece in game design. It offered an open world of possibility, with no instructions or hints, and allowed players to approach the ultimate goal of collecting the scattered pieces of the Triforce Of Wisdom in their own way. The game's brilliance lies in its confidence to drop players into its world and leave them to explore, experiment, and uncover secrets and surprises. The Zelda series has since gone from strength to strength, but the first game's unique quality of allowing players to live the adventure remains unparalleled.
Twinsen's Little Big Adventure and Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 are getting remastered versions using Unreal Engine 5 and will be released on consoles and PC via Steam in 2024. The remastered versions will feature improved graphics, revamped controls, and updated music. The previously announced reboot, Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 3, has been delayed with no specific release date announced.
Little Big Adventure and its sequel are getting remade in Unreal Engine 5 by a small team in an effort to drum up interest in a reboot project. The remakes will feature graphical and technical overhauls, reworked controls, and new features. A demo of the first game will be released during the next Steam Neo Fest, with both games expected to be out by 2024.
Polygon has compiled a list of their favorite The Legend of Zelda-inspired games, with the majority of them available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. The list includes Tunic, Elden Ring, Okami HD, Hyper Light Drifter, and more.