Alter Ego

Posted by Gustavo Calvo-Simmons.
First posted on 04 November 2010. Last updated on 04 November 2010.
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Alter Ego is an example of a point-and-click adventure game that nearly hits the mark of perfection from beginning to end as a game for novice gamers. The game tells of a murder story à la Jack the Ripper from the perspectives of a duo of very different characters—a petty thief named Timothy Moor and a police detective named Detective Sergeant Briscol. The game takes place in the town of…

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Very Good

While I agree that this game is a near-miss in *many* regards, I still had a lot of fun with it, just because it's a bit off the beaten path in terms of characters and story structure. I think it was quite ballsy of the developers to go with such ambiguous (not to say unlikable) protagonists instead of your typical by-the-numbers good guy.

Germany By Rod • On 04 July 2011 • From Germany