Let’s Play Steve Jackson’s Sorcery!

As you probably know, here on The Mental Attic we don’t do Episodic Reviews. That Order of the Thorne one from last week is the exception and only because it’s an anthology. As a rule, I keep the reviews on Episodic Games clamped down until the end of the season, so I can judge the story properly.

So instead of giving you a preview or a mini-review, I’m going to do something different. Below you’ll find a playthrough of the first segment of Steve Jackson’s Sorcery! This recently released game is based on adventure gamebooks written by Steve Jackson and illustrated by John Blanche. Not to be confused with Steve Jackson from Steve Jackson games—as in Munchkin—they’re two different Jacksonses! The one behind Sorcery! is one of the co-founders of Games Workshop, the company primarily known for Warhammer. Continue reading Let’s Play Steve Jackson’s Sorcery!

Review: 80 Days

Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne, is one of the classics of literature. It’s been adapted into plays and countless films and other media, but not so many video games. Well, 80 Days changes that! Continue reading Review: 80 Days