frank-l-baum posts

When was the last time you played a decent point-and-click adventure? Much less one with a Noir theme? Based on the collected works of Frank L. Baum? If the answer is "never", then feast your eyes on Emerald City Confidential, brought to us by Wadjeteye Games. First, it's difficult to do Noir properly. Second, the Oz series carries a reputation for being kids-only. Third, point-and-click adventure games have fallen somewhat out of favor since the days of LucasArts classics like Day of the Tentacle and Sam and Max Hit the Road. For a game to try to tackle all three of these at the same time is awesome/lunacy. How well do they pull it off? Read on to find out!