Tag Archives: Tim Schafer

The Secret of Monkey Island and the life & death of point-and-click

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jake Shapiro

The point-and-click adventure genre occupies a strange place in game history, living and dying with LucasArts’ non-Star Wars endeavors in the 1990s. The complete non-action nature of these graphic adventures seems counterintuitive in today’s game devel… Continue reading →

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Costume Quest = Fight Club for Kids

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Jake Shapiro

Costume Quest is a lil’ downloadable RPG developed by Double Fine Productions, the company founded by Tim Schafer of Grim Fandango and Psychonauts fame. Its inception came about during Double Fine’s tumultuous Brütal Legend period in 2009, when they h… Continue reading →

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