

Despite decades having passed, these games still have a surprising amount to offer and can hold their own against many of the genre's more modern offerings. Updated Maby Tom Bowen: With the recent resurgence in the popularity and prevalence of point-and-click video games, plenty of people are now beginning to turn their attention to some of the genre's earlier offerings. It's for this reason perhaps that so many of them still hold up so well today. What made these games so enjoyable wasn't cutting edge graphics or multi-million dollar budgets, but instead the excellent writing, engaging puzzles, colorful characters, and the unique approach to story-telling which many of them featured. RELATED: The Best 90s Video Games Of All Time, Ranked Their influence was wide-reaching and would go on to shape modern-day action-adventure games while also introducing the idea of narrative-driven gameplay. While console gamers were enjoying the golden age of RPGs and sidescrollers, PC gamers were treated to a host of fantastic point-and-click adventure games. The 1990s were hugely important for the video game industry.
