Have You Played… Spaceship Warlock?

Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day of the year, perhaps for all time.

Space may be the final frontier, but it doesn’t have to be so serious. Back in the ’90s, space games were more than happy to poke fun at themselves, from the Muppet-like live-action puppeteering of Commander Blood to Sanctuary Woods’ light-hearted Orion Burger.

That’s why I’m in love with 1994’s Spaceship Warlock, a first-person adventure game that feels as far away from conventional space exploration games as anything ever could. It’s an odd mishmash of surrealism, space pirates, and the strangest characters you’ve seen this side of Harvester.

… [visit site to read more]

from Rock, Paper, Shotgun http://ift.tt/20EboQD
via IFTTT