I am an hour in and am enjoying this 'classic' point and click adventure.

Despite having boxed copies in my collection, I never played the earlier games, so can't tell you how this compares. It does though feel and look like a game from that era (the first game game out in 1993), albeit spruced up to today's standards, so well done on that count.

This game is set up as a prequel, which the game tells you itself about 30 minutes in. It begins as Simon is moving house in a current world environment, although he quickly finds himself in a whole other place, be-decked in wizards robes and trying to enter the Magic Academy. Things are needed, one of which I have and one of which I have sourced but not yet acquired. Pig knuckles beckon.

The whole thing is point and click and you can save at will. It's all voiced (including apparently by the original Simon), looks bright and breezy (a little muted in the colour pallet) and is accompanied by a musical score. TAB highlights hotspots, and the icon generated by the mouse will indicate what you can do at each one (look, talk, take, exit etc.).

The wizard's hat bottom left is the route to your inventory. It also contains your diary, which keeps track of your objectives, and your map which will enable you to fast travel (although I only have one location marked at this stage).

It's a sassy bit of adventuring to date.

Thanks so much, flotsam! It sounds promising. I have played several of the previous Simon games.

And thank you for your help, Drac.

Thanks very much, flotsam !! [And Draclvr.]

I'm pretty sure I've played every version of a Simon (Adventure) game that's ever been released 😊 so I'm hoping that this one will become available to me too 🤞

Thanks flotsam (and Drac)! I'm in the never played , but have the games bracket also (not boxed though).

I love the sassy part.