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Posted February 11, 2010
I bought this game in '96 (I think) and ran it on my then brand new Pentium 166 MHz top-of-the-line PC. Still, it was sluggish at times. Full Motion Video was all the rage then, but it just doesn't feel right in this game. The story is predictable and the puzzles not very interesting.
From what I gather, Sierra re-used part of this game's engine in the second installment of the Gabriel Knight saga: The Beast Within. There it worked much better, and was complemented with a much better story. Sins of the Fathers, the first GK-game, just came out on GOG. If you like FMV games, I'd recommend waiting for The Beast Within instead of playing Phantasmagoria.
Posted February 11, 2010
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akg1486: I bought this game in '96 (I think) and ran it on my then brand new Pentium 166 MHz top-of-the-line PC. Still, it was sluggish at times. Full Motion Video was all the rage then, but it just doesn't feel right in this game. The story is predictable and the puzzles not very interesting.
From what I gather, Sierra re-used part of this game's engine in the second installment of the Gabriel Knight saga: The Beast Within. There it worked much better, and was complemented with a much better story. Sins of the Fathers, the first GK-game, just came out on GOG. If you like FMV games, I'd recommend waiting for The Beast Within instead of playing Phantasmagoria.

I have to disagree with you. I own both games and I think they're just spectacular. Of course The Beast Within has the engine more advanced because they worked some time on it. But the environment of Phantasmagoria is far more scary and the story is as good as The Beast Within. Both of them are from the golden age of Sierra and I miss those times.
Posted February 12, 2010
While I tend to be defensive of Phantasmagoria (the first one, not the second), I really wouldn't compare it to The Beast Within which is arguably one of the finest FMV titles of all time.
Posted February 12, 2010
phantasmagoria rules, but yeah, its story is nowhere near as good as that of beast within. its a standard fun haunted house/demon story, while in the beast within you can tell a lot of historical research and thought was put into the story. gameplay-wise i must admit though, i dont find beast within that superior to phantasm.
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