Toonstruck definitely felt like old hat at the time when it came out. Adventure games were a dying genre; meanwhile, the same year we got games like Quake, Duke

Toonstruck definitely felt like old hat at the time when it came out. Adventure games were a dying genre; meanwhile, the same year we got games like Quake, Duke Nukem 3D, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, and Command & Conquer. One of my favorite games from that year was also an adventure game: The Neverhood. It was weird, highly original, and innovative. It was, I felt at the time, a game that could herald a new direction for adventure games. It was puzzle-based but also felt strangely immersive. Another game that felt groundbreaking was Tomb Raider, even though its puzzles weren't very interesting.