The great Marek Bronstring has taken an illuminating first look at the upcoming adventure game Mata Hari, which as you should know by now has the very capable hands of former LucasArts adventure veterans Noah Falstein and Hal Barwood all over its design.
Just when you thought the standard point-and-click interface "ain't broke", a game comes along that shows it might just be a little bit broken after all, while elegantly fixing it. Mata Hari's interface is remarkably balanced between simplicity and representational richness, making me very curious to see how it will be carried through in the full game.
The preview is awesome, and contains several new screenshots. (The first?) The game is aiming to come out in the first quarter of 2008, so get excited.