The Blackwell series of adventure games now on sale at gog.com

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http://www.gog.com/promo/series_gem_promo_blackwell_200814

I got the bundle for cheap during the last Steam sale and I was so impressed that I bought the final chapter at full price immediately after it was released. Something I haven’t done in a long while. Great stories and characterization.

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In a city teeming with life, who has time for the dead?

Meet Rosangela Blackwell, an embittered writer who just found out that she is a medium and that it’s her mission, whether she likes it or not, to assist tormented spirits and investigate other supernatural goings-on. She is assisted by the sardonic Joey Mallone, a ghost from the 1930s.

The premise sounds lame but turns out to be really compelling and the logic of the world remains internally consistent throughout the series. The user interface in the first few chapters are bit clunky and the graphics are pretty 90’s retro. It never detracts from the experience though. The games are IMHO some of the best adventure games I ever played and are up there with the best of Lucasarts and Sierra. Highly recommended.