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Today on The Examined Game I am talking with the writer, developer and designer of The Drifter, one of my absolute favourite point and click adventure games of the last few years.

I am in a constant pursuit of a great point and click adventure to scratch an itch that's been bothering me since childhood, after being exposed to the classic LucasArts (Sam & Max, Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango, Monkey Island) and Sierra (King's Quest, Police Quest, Gabriel Knight) games. Of course, the realisation is that nothing can truly scratch that itch, but modern indie developers can take what worked about those games and breathe new life into the genre. That is exactly what Dave Lloyd of Powerhoof has done with The Drifter, alongside art director Barney Cumming.

I talk with Dave about how he designed The Drifter, reinvented the point and click adventure interface, wrote a gripping mystery, and why launching his indie game after six years of development was more terrifying than he ever expected.

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