Posted March 01, 2009
This game is a decent adventure game.
It does suffer somewhat from one of the main problems with adventure games - illogical puzzles and item combinations. But mostly it isn't bad enough that it ruins the game as it can if too excessive.
There are also some logical based puzzles which help a bit overall, as those puzzles makes more sense and are solvable without the "trial/error" approach.
The game does in this version still contain a few bugs though, and especially two I found can be game-halting where you couldn't advance, so save often and save in different slots. And it does detract a bit, but like the illogical puzzles, not enough that it overall hurts the game.
The graphics is decent for its time and things are clearly visible as what they are supposed to be, so only rarely will the mouse have to scan the screen to find objects. So that is clearly a plus - the style still works.
The main problem with this type of games is longevity. Because once you've solved the problems and puzzles, most of the lure of a game like this vanish. So it isn't a game you buy to replay many times. So buy if you haven't played it (in a long time).
Overall - the game is a fun, detective type game, with some minor set backs. If a fan of adventure games you can't get around the great value of the game. Even if it is a one time through type of game.
4 out of 5.
It does suffer somewhat from one of the main problems with adventure games - illogical puzzles and item combinations. But mostly it isn't bad enough that it ruins the game as it can if too excessive.
There are also some logical based puzzles which help a bit overall, as those puzzles makes more sense and are solvable without the "trial/error" approach.
The game does in this version still contain a few bugs though, and especially two I found can be game-halting where you couldn't advance, so save often and save in different slots. And it does detract a bit, but like the illogical puzzles, not enough that it overall hurts the game.
The graphics is decent for its time and things are clearly visible as what they are supposed to be, so only rarely will the mouse have to scan the screen to find objects. So that is clearly a plus - the style still works.
The main problem with this type of games is longevity. Because once you've solved the problems and puzzles, most of the lure of a game like this vanish. So it isn't a game you buy to replay many times. So buy if you haven't played it (in a long time).
Overall - the game is a fun, detective type game, with some minor set backs. If a fan of adventure games you can't get around the great value of the game. Even if it is a one time through type of game.
4 out of 5.