In this unique adventure title from the creators of Desktop Folder Shuffle, you play a private detective named Tom who receives a mysterious message in his inbox: "Tom, help. Theres a man with a gun!!1! o no! ROFD." Who sent it? Who -- or what -- is ROFD? And what does it have to do with your ex-wife and the former client she ran off with? Click through weeks of email in order to solve the case. But beware of spam! The prince of Nigeria says he has a clue, but he may just want your credit card number. It's up to you to find out. Available on PC and Mac.
Must you play this? Yes. Desktop Folder Shuffle kept us rearranging our desktops for weeks, and we're confident that the more story-driven What's This Email? will not disappoint.
[Note 1: Special thanks to Jorge Luis Borges and Stanislaw Lem for the inspiration.]
[Note 2: You can follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bbretterson/]
Sunday, May 10, 2009
[You might guess, based on my previous blog posts, that I consider games to be worthy of scholarly scrutiny. Well, you'd guess right. But you know what? Games are fun, too. That's why we play them -- they activate that little pleasure center in our brain that leaves us with a sloppy grin on our face. It's with that in mind that I'm starting Intermissions. Think of these posts as a counterbalance to the serious stuff: silly little posts on games that may or may not exist. First up is What's This Email? Have fun!]
What's this email all about? (Click to embiggen.)
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