I would have never thought that the day would come when I’d spend ten hours in front of the computer, with only small breaks every now and then. Well, I suppose I had to discover PC role playing games to finally understand my kid. Before that, I was so upset with him spending so much time inside the house, instead of going out and play with kids of his age. Now I know he was actually interacting with other kids, even if it was in World of Warcraft or in Age of Conan or in Quake, or in whatever other games he’s been a fan of for a while.

You may ask yourself what role playing game made me change my mind: it’s Indiana Jones and the Secret of Atlantis. I’m playing Indiana Jones and I have to recreate his adventures in choosing the best way of interacting with the other characters on the game. If I make the wrong choices, I may never be able to solve the puzzles that would allow me to discover Atlantis. The funniest puzzle so far was the one in which I, Indiana Jones, was driving the submarine and I had to enter a secret cave on the ocean bottom. The entrance was there, but there was no way I could get inside. Each trial ended with a message from the computer that “the entrance will reveal itself only to reverse minds”. And guess what? I had to move the submarine backwards in order to enter. When I did so, I was suddenly inside.

Now, I still have to find a way to open a very old gate in that cave, that’s why this post of mine is going to be short: I need to see what’s next in the story!

What’s your favorite role playing PC game?