Continuing my adventure game marathon I choice to play Simon the Sorcerer 1 which is a really funny game. The game follows Simons journey to save an alternative dimension on request by a powerful Wizard. The game is filled with some great moments and parodies of other fantasy and adventure series, such as LOTR and a few faerie tales. Some of the things you have to do in the game are really far out but with the right mind I was able to finish it off in less than four hours, a pretty good feet in that, even though I say so myself. This is a fairly funny and enjoyable adventure game and I look forward to tackling number II in the series.
Rating: 3/5

Simon is just an ordinary boy in an extra-ordinary world. A world in which he must rescue Calypso the Wizard by embarking on a long challenging quest. The game is a point-and-click adventure, using a typical interface with words such as ‘Use’, ‘Open’, ‘Walk To’ (unlike Lucasarts’ SCUMM games a simple click on that area of the screen won’t do) and ‘Pick Up’ (again, a double-click on the item doesn’t suffice – these two features extend game time significantly) The game’s plot has a number of references and spoofs to fantasy and fairy tales, with the Three Billy Goats Gruff involved in a particularly significant scene. The humor is very British in places, with lots of dry sarcasm, and lots of Simpsons-esque self-references to the fact that this is a computer game. The levels are non-linear in layout, with puzzles spread across the lands.

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