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I was watching the latest episode of Lost last night and I was struck by how cool a game you could make, just based on what they've shown so far. In fact, the island and the stories they've told on it, remind me of the old fashion adventure games of yore...

I'm going to do my best not to give anything away, but consider it. The story starts with you crashed on an island with the fellow survivors of your flight. You quickly learn the island has secrets of its own, but then again, so do the other passengers. Who can you trust? Why does it seem like everyone's past is inexorably tied to this island? Who are the others? What is the island?

These types of mysteries are exactly what made the old Lucas Arts and Sierra adventure games so great, you know? The cast is the perfect ensemble of archetypes for a video game and their flashblacks give you plenty of opportunity for lateral gameplay or kick-ass cinemtics (depending on your take). And then there is the island itself, talk about your perfect adventure game setting! Confined, remote, but large enough to be mysterious...

*sigh* I miss the old adventure games, especially when I watch a show like Lost. At least the artform of the staged plot reveal is still alive and well in Television; I thought for sure Reality TV would stamp it out completely.

- Snipehunter