New Tex Murphy game coming to PC & Mac next year
If you've never played a Tex Murphy game, you are (kind of) missing out. They were a series of FMV games from the late '80s to the late '90s. FMV stands for Full Motion Video, which just mens that there were cutscenes rendered in video as opposed to the in-game engine. If that sounds a bit technical, it couldn't be less so:
Why am I talking about a series of games that looks so terrible? Well, for all of its shortcomings, the Tex Murphy series had a lot of wit and charm, and tried very hard to do something ambitious. It disappeared in the late '90s due, presumably, to a near-total lack of enthusiasm from the public.
Fast-forward fifteen years and the advent of Kickstarter and the growth of nostalgia for retro games have aligned to create Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure, coming to PC & Mac early 2014!
As you can see, the technology has gotten better, even if it has managed to retain its cheap, cheesy charm.
If you're curious about the older games, you can pick them up from GOG.com for PC or Mac. They're great, but be warned, the control scheme is very, very clunky and old-fashioned.
For the curious to buy:
Tex Murphy: Under A Killing Moon
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive (my introduction to the series)
In The Index: Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure