Game 61: The Cryptic Canvas

Cryptic Canvas lets you guess the titles of 50 movies from clues sprinkled throughout a handsome illustration by Amie Bolissian, and gathered under the theme of "great movies".

Depending on how well you know your recent Hollywood hits, this could keep you occupied for a very short time, or a very long time indeed. But there are some very clever hints as well, and the interface is pleasant enough (the manual zoom feature is a blessing), and the artist commits herself to each gag, so even the brain-coagulatingly simple ones may satisfy you on the "lol" front!

A Note About the Sign-In: Cryptic Canvas asks you for your email address, as a reference so that you don't lose your progress. However, I gave it a fake address, and I was able to quit and resume my game later from the same computer without having to input the address again. So if you want to remain the anonymous cinephile, you can.

Game 58: Warfare 1917

War isn't fair. This is a fact that you become painfully (although less painfully than in real war I imagine) aware of once you get into Warfare 1917. Set in the trenches at the end of WWI you can choose to take control of either the British or the Germans and you must deploy your troops in order to push the enemy back and claim their territory.

As you progress (surprisingly quickly) through the ranks and levels, you are awarded new troops to play with, new barrage weapons to control, and eventually a tank to rumble forward with under your command. Be careful though, as in the heat of battle your troops can be struck with fear should too many of their comrades fall by their side. Your country needs you!

Controls:

Click on the troop type of your choice and wait until loads, when it will join the battle. Then you can choose another troop - some take longer to reload than others, but all options will reset themselves when you choose a new troop. Click the switch at the bottom of the trench to see the contents of that trench and to choose when to go over the top (only 3 troops per trench).

It might sount complicated, but it's easy once in the game.

Game 43: The Goat in the Grey Fedora

I give you, The Goat in the Grey Fedora. A strange and offbeat point-and-click adventure with a black and white film noir atmosphere. This is a superb 3D type graphics mystery, with tremendously atmospheric audio (from the moment "a dame walks in and asks you something totally bizarre"). The downside is that it takes ages to load and the first two real puzzles are bit complicated compared to everything else. That aside, it really is a fantastic game. In my opinion, this is best played full screen, so hit that little ol' maximize button.

Mouse click to select items or menus (or click the "Use" symbol of an item in the inventory then drag it onto the main screen).

The game gives every item three options (usually "Look at/ Examine", "Take", and something else) for a reason - make sure you don't miss any.

Addition to Game 33

If you haven't seen the two original short films that The Animator v Animation Game is based on; you can do so by clicking here and here