Henry David Thoreau: Coming Soon to a Game Store Near You!

By JackiJinx May 30, 2009 11 Comments

Alright, folks. We all know there's been games inspired by literature ranging from murder mysteries like Agatha Cristie: Murder on the Orient Express, to post-apocalyptic science fiction like I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, to completely twisted children stories like American McGee's Alice in Wonderland, but I think it's rather safe to say that there are no book based games on of the philosophical, autobiographic nature.

So guess what? Tracy Fullerton is filling this void with Walden: The Game, based on Henry David Thoreau's book Walden, a story documenting the portion of his life where he attempts to isolate himself from society in order to become more objective about it. That's a hard core philosopher for you. It's a concept I have a hard time seeing as anything beyond an interactive story, but perhaps there's just something I'm not seeing here.

In any case, I'm getting a copy of the book from my library to get the details down so I know what horrific things get altered when it's released. I suggest all other not-so-well-read cynics do the same.

On a side note, what is up with this guy's beard? Did he super-glue a bunch of used Brillo pads to his chin and call it a day? I think so.

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