If you liked Samarost and want more self-contained Flash games, you should also check out Tork and Chasm. If full-length computer adventure games are dying a slow death (witness the cancelled Sam & Max game), then short-story length mini-adventures are having a renaissance. If only computer game companies could learn something from this: 3-D graphics do not make your game better. Cartoons are fun. Puzzles are better than dialogue.
As corroborating evidence for my first point: Does anyone really think this looks better than this?
(Via Little Fluffy.)
Posted by Francis at 02:33 AMAdam Cadre wrote an essay on this subject a while back: Popcap.
Posted by: Tablesaw at May 26, 2004 04:39 AMI did quite enjoy Tork--was able to finish it in a sitting, without hints, which is a nice feature for a game to have. Very cleverly done.
Posted by: Lance at May 26, 2004 03:34 PM