Phantasmagoria Retrospective
GOG.COM has a retrospective on the classic Sierra "full motion video" adventure game, Phantasmagoria. Taken in part from multiple interviews with legendary adventure game designer Roberta Williams, this article explores the inspiration, development, and reception of one of Sierra's more famous (or is that infamous) releases. Plus some interesting bits of historical trivia about the word "phantasmagoria."

GOG Editorial: Smoke, Mirrors, and the Phantasmagoria.

And GOG.COM now has Phantasmagoria available in their store.

I remember enjoying the game (way back in 1997 or something, a couple of years after its original release), but I didn't think it was in the same league as some of the other greats of the time. Maybe it was just that the blue-screen dinner-theater-quality video in a postage-stamp-sized window really didn't thrill me by that time. And scenes of torture and death never really did. So - after two years - the novelty factor wasn't much of a factor anymore. I'm not sure how well the game stands the test of time now FIFTEEN years later.

But like I said, I do remember enjoying the game. And I really enjoyed the retrospective. And for more fun - here's the trailer from back in the day:

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