Adventure Gamers has posted my review of Edna & Harvey: The Breakout, an quirky little game from German developer Daedalic. Actually, there’s nothing “little” about it… this is a long game with a ton of gratuitous interactivity crammed into it. But it’s a cartoon with a wacky art style, and you play a mental patient who (along with her talking stuffed bunny) are trying to break out of an asylum, so it’s tempting to characterize Edna & Harvey as a “light” game. I was pleasantly surprised to discover an emotionally charged story buried underneath all the layers of silliness.

If you find the review convincing, you can buy the game at Amazon. And probably other places.

Man vs. beast. Who do you think will win?

Last week I had the chance to play part of Telltale’s upcoming Jurassic Park game. Check out my hands-on impressions at Adventure Gamers.

I’m really not a Jurassic Park fan—I only saw the first movie, once, back when it was in theaters—but I’m loving the departure from Telltale’s previous games, from a cinematic standpoint. They’ve been comparing it to Heavy Rain (which I tragically haven’t played, due to a lack of a PlayStation 3) and from what I’ve seen so far, I think it’s a great way to tell this type of story. It’s enough like an adventure game while still as action-packed as you’d expect a Jurassic Park movie to be. As for the Quick Time Events, I don’t mind them, but that’s not really what makes it fun for me (and I expect they aren’t the aspect of Heavy Rain that I’d most enjoy, either).

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go refill my coffee cup by frequently tapping the X button until the liquid reaches the brim…