I know I say this a lot, but I was genuinely surprised by Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy. Not just because of the content of the game itself, but the—for lack of a better word—legacy that this game carries with it. As I’ve mentioned before, I never had a competent gaming PC growing up, and as such, I missed out on many of the biggest games to dominate the space.
But Amerzone’s 1999 PC release had quite the pedigree behind it. Not only was it an extension of designer Benoît Sokal’s comic strip L’Amerzone, but it would also become the first entry in the long-running Syberia series. It’s genuinely nice to see so many of the point-and-click puzzle games that defined the genre getting glow-ups, and much like Myst before it, Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy is enhanced by years of gaming innovation.
For those who may have missed the original, Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy puts players in the shoes of a nameless, faceless journalist who is called by the enigmatic Professor... Read more