| gurok said: ... |
Simon 4 has been published outside Germany http://eu-adventureshop.gamesplanet.com/products/ASHSTS4?affiliate=AG If you don't want the downloadable version though, amazon.co.uk currently offers the retail version for only £7 (I'm not familiar with prices or offers of Australian online shops).
I haven't played Simon 4 (or 5, which came out here last year) - for some reason I don't like the art style of the new Simons - but here's a recommendation of a German-developed title which I really liked and which is already published in English:
Ceville http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,990 (currently available as retail version for less than £10 on amazon.co.uk and as more expensive download on adventureshop or Steam)
This year not only the The Whispered World but also The Book of Unwritten Tales and Edna & Harvey the Breakout should be published in English (though this is not guaranteed, as international releases of European p&c games are delayed very often). Together with Ceville these three are the best German-developed point&click games from 2008/2009 I played (I have yet to play Secret Files 2 and Black Mirror 2).
You probably already know, but Runaway 3 (A Twist of Fate) is also already available in English, at least as download version: http://runaway.gamesplanet.com/runaway-a-twist-of-fate-game-focus.html (retail version up to now only available in German and French as far as I know, which seem to be the two strongest markets for p&c adventure games nowadays). Side note: It seems this game from Madrid-based developer Pendulo Studios is not yet available in Spanish at all.
