Critics think 'Thimbleweed Park' nails the spirit of '80s adventure games
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There's a new Ron Gilbert adventure game and you can play it **w.
Don't ask who he is. If you don't k**w, just go play Maniac Mansion. And The Secret of Monkey Island (plus its sequel). Gilbert helped create both of them, along with a string of other classic adventure games.
His latest — co-created with Maniac Mansion collaborator Gary Winnick — is called Thimbleweed Park and it is a Kickstarter darling. The game's crowdfunding campaign kicked off in 2014 with a $375,000 target that had nearly doubled by the time it ended — with $626,250 pledged. Read more...