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A priest, a rabbi, and a penguin walk into a bar, and… Wink

Do you ever go on a hiatus from the things you love, only to get back to it with even bigger flame? You know, taking a break from listening to Iron Maiden for a few months, stop watching crime TV shows for awhile after you’ve seen every possible Poirot episode and learned murderers by heart, leaving an internet forum… or adventure games?

Well, I know I installed Ankh when it was released after some fruitless period in 2005, and said - WOW! So that’s what Roberta Williams and the rest of the bunch tried to do when thinking of 3D in a “classic” adventure! Not everyone might be interested in its lighthearted take on Egypt, story, humor… but you can’t deny how Ankh brought an original idea when it comes to the graphics engine and the general concept, which was copycated not only by Deck13 in their other games, but also in the games like Ceville, or The Book of Unwritten Tales with a further enchanced look (the specific term is OGRE 3D engine). And it managed to look cartoony in 3D, it MANAGED to look 2D in 3D, and be free of action! An adventure gamer’s paradise! Wink

     

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So I’m not the only one who’s watched every possible Poirot episode?

This game was a surprise and a lot of fun. Assil is a classic anti-hero. Or maybe a classic semi-hero?

Anyway, he makes me laugh.

     
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At least you have the new Poirot reboot to look forward


I was happy when the first Ankh game showed up digitally recently, I will finally play the trilogy one of these days

     
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You love this game, don’t you Diego? You’re the only one that mentions it around here.

One day I’ll play it, I promise. I have a copy but it doesn’t seem to work on my PC.

     
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Oscar - 24 November 2015 08:49 AM

You love this game, don’t you Diego? You’re the only one that mentions it around here.

Hehe… Advie likes it, too! Grin


But yes - some of the ex-Lucas Arts people were involved in the making, and it shows. It’s not a perfect game, but it’s a nice little comical romp that has a classic adventure ingredients, and like I said, a typical 2D cartoon vibe to it.

wilco - 24 November 2015 08:40 AM

At least you have the new Poirot reboot to look forward…

Kenneth Branagh? Noooooooo!!! Tongue Crazy

     

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diego - 24 November 2015 09:39 AM

Kenneth Branagh? Noooooooo!!! Tongue Crazy

Kenneth Branagh? Yay!!! Cool

Kenneth Branagh looking like the pic above? Wait, what??? Gasp

In any case, David Suchet set down the ultimate Poirot. That’ll be impossible to top.

     

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I thought Ankh was a hoot & played the sequel too & was very disappointed when the 3rd took a while to appear (which I haven’t played) but funnily enough I enjoyed the games I got through but when I look at the screenshots I think aaaaagh!  Laughing

     

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