![]() ![]() In this the story is revealed, detailing your quest to become a wizard that will hopefully result in you defeating the evil sorcerer Sordid. Looking around Calypso’s cottage, our young student of mystical forces locates a note especially written for him on the desk. On the other side, Simon appears fully dressed in purple and gold wizard attire, complete with a magical hat that will act as his inventory. Chippy disappears through the glowing entrance and Simon follows with haste. Inside the chest is a spell book, which Simon chucks to the floor revealing a magical portal. ![]() Simon is a typical disgruntled teenager who thanks to his small dog Chippy, discovers a chest in his attic. You are not just aimlessly wandering around admiring the scenery, instead collecting items to place in your inventory, chatting with the various bizarre folk who inhabit the landscape and completing certain tasks that require a little logical and sometimes not so logical puzzle solving will fulfil your adventure yearnings.Īt a time when Monkey Island and the lead hero Guybrush Threepwood dominated the scene, Simon the Sorcerer came along offering an alternative, featuring a world overflowing with comical parodies of fairy tales and even references to The Lord of the Rings. Like many other point and click adventure games, you guide a character through individual backdrops and by walking to the edge of the screen, another background will appear and this is where the exploration begins. Point and click adventures back then and even now have a very special place in my heart and although there was a serious lull in releases a few years ago when many believed the genre extinct, the advent of the Nintendo Wii, the Apple iPhone/iPod touch and online services such as Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Store, these games are re-appearing in both their original form, remastered and even brand spanking new ones carrying on the legacy.įor me though it all started with Simon the Sorcerer… The home of wizard Calypso
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