Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley is a very sweet, cozy and charming game. Fans of the saga and especially the old animated 90s series or the books will like it, as both the artstyle and the stories seems like a perfect blend of the two. You’ll get to explore Moominvalley and meet most of the characters from the universe. Pretty good dialogue. The controls are also easy and intuitive.

I personally like that they didn’t hold back on Snufkin’s anarchism. He will destroy signs and even pick apart whole damn parks, and the anti-authoritarianism is treated like it’s heroic and not vandalism. For a game aimed towards children, I find that especially endearing in a way. The Groke scenes are also quite scary, and will appeal to those who remember it from the TV series. The relationship between Moomin and Snufkin are also exactly made in a way so you can interpret it how you see fit. (I see them as best friends personally.)

Only drawback is that it’s not a very difficult game, but I guess it goes more for being chill and almost meditative. It’s critiqued for being a bit short, but I think the length is alright. It’s a game anyone can play. It has a very nice end and animated sequences too.

I had a good time playing through Gabriel Knight: Sins Of The Father. It’s one of those 90s classics in the point and click genre I never played in the past, and it’s often listed as one of the best ones.

You are playing as Gabriel Knight, a struggling author who also runs a private bookstore. He has an assistant clerk working for him, Grace and a friend in the police, Mosley. The setting is there has been a succession of unsolved voodoo murders in town, and it’s pretty uncertain what is going on. Is it actually real voodoo? Or just murders made to look like they are? The police considers them fake voodoo, but your role is to do your own private investigation to write your book. Another part of the plot is Gabriel family history, which may or may not be connected to the story. Gabriel himself is a weird kind of person. Haunted by nightmares, a bit of a mess, and strangely sleazy to most women. Since the game is written by a woman I suppose it’s by design. Voiced by Tim Curry, which was an interesting choice.

I can see why GB is so beloved. There’s a very realistic feeling to New Orleans, and the characters and the setting that sets it all apart. The music is fitting, and the voice-acting is superb. There is a lot of dialogue though, but it’s extremely well written, and you’ll learn a lot about the history of voodoo and the everything else. I also liked how it’s divided into days.

The best part is when you meet an old lady who tells you about what is going on in town, and you learn about the voodoo scene in town, and how they are on to you and even people you know. One days a creepy guy looking through the window of the store. That was a great touch. It’s creepy and tense, and it get’s worse as the plot unfolds. The build up is masterful. I do however think there’s a slight disappointment when the mystery is revealed, although I’m not sure why I think so. It works, I’ll admit, but it’s a bit far out. Perhaps it reveals too much? Not as detailed as the earlier parts?

The very last part of the game also has a bit of the same structure as Kings Quest 6, where you can get to the ending, but if you missed something you can’t properly finish it while you have no way of knowing. I am personally not a fan of these, but seemed trendy at Sierra in those days. I also thought the zombie parts were a bit annoying.

I got stuck around 3-4 times in the game before having to use some minor hints at Uhs-hints.com, which is quite much for my «no hints allowed» standards. So the game was fairly hard at times for me, I’d say, but if you are patient most puzzles can be solved like with most games in this genre.
Either way, recommended.

I played the original many times in the past, but not the remastered version. I think I would recommend this version as it's just modest polishing up graphics just like Grim Fandango. Didn't mess with anything else. (With Monkey Island 1+2 I still prefer the original graphics)

Full Throttle is a great biker related point & clickgame with a great story and great voiceacting and great characters and great most things. It's a little short perhaps, and perhaps the action sequences isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I personally like them. Another classic from Tim Schafer and LucasArts.