Not only that, but quite a few titles are being lumped into genres to which they arguably don't belong. The TI team had to pick their top ten games from a list of realistic contenders about twice that size. I feel my heart pounding with excitement. I have only been playing it for about 12 hours, but I am almost convinced.
Fallout is best game of the year.
Cyan has put a great deal of work into it, which only further complicates things. Compared with today s adventures and their 3D worlds, panoramas, and arcade-action, Riven has all the technical majesty of an automatic slide projector. Yet, it is also the most detailed and convincing virtual world I have ever seen, and complemented by a collection of truly excellent puzzles. A few years ago I had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of a rather odd little fellow with a top-knot who wore an elegant blue robe. As you've no doubt guessed by now, his name was Twinsen and the game was Relentless .