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The Fog Fall

Written by John Walker on April 24, 2008.

I’ve long been a fan of Mateusz Skutnik’s Flash adventures, so it’s always splendid news when a new one appears. The latest from his mini team at Pastel Games is The Fog Fall, which you can handily play after the jump. Or by downloading it from here.

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The Flash Adventures Of Mateusz Skutnik

Written by John Walker on October 22, 2007.

Would be the best name for a game ever. It is, however, a description of what I spent half of yesterday playing.

Skutnik is a former architect, turned Flash animator, who spends his spare time either painting watercolour graphic novels, or designing episodic Flash adventures. It’s the latter that’s caused him to garner a lot of the internet’s attention - attention I somehow hadn’t paid beyond playing his intriguing DayMare Town a few months back.

I began with his most recent story, Covert Front - a tale about being a behind-the-scenes agent during the Second World War, investigating a deep mystery about some manner of experiments being carried out by the Nazis. Fantastically atmospheric, the scratchy, hand-drawn Flash design betrays his architectural skill, creating an excellent cartoon space in which to unravel the peculiar narrative. It’s very much based on what I soon realised was Skutnik’s trademark style - machine-based puzzles, and foraging point-n-click exploration. The two episodes appear to be only the beginning of a larger story, with part 2 - Station On The Horizon - coming out only last week.

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