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Under a Killing Moon, or UAKM as it's called, is groundbreaking game, not because it has the voice of James Earl Jones, or because Brian Keith and Margot Kidder make cameos, but because it was the first adventure game to properly implement full 3D examination and movement. "Oh no", you think "pixel hunting in THREE dimensions? Horrors!" It isn't though, the game implements it perfectly, and includes some very helpful and forward-thinking features like a complete history of all the facts you've discovered, complete dialogue history by character, items that can be examined in 3D, and even a built-in hints feature goes from very vague hints to explicit solutions, depending on how desperate you feel. To this day it remains one of the most "user-friendly" point-n-click adventure games around.
Bad points? It's a huge game, originally came on 6 CD-ROMS, due to all the FMV cutscenes and character interactions. The acting is certainly above-par for an FMV game, the only exception being Tex himself, played by the game's creator. While he gets much better in later installments, he's by no means a turn-off, just campy and cheesy to the max.
It's fun, with well written dialogue, and a 3D interactive world that in this era of Syberia and TLJ is still almost totally unique.
And it was *4* CD's, not 6. Pandora Directive was 6. My mistake.
I definitely agree, although I did find the 3D interface a bit intimidating at first. But once you get used to it, it's wonderful. One of my all-time favorite games and I'm very glad to see it come to GOG.
Yep. You are so right :).
I still remember when I bought it back in '94, and struggled to make it work properly on my x486. =P Had to set vesa, or whatever it was, huge pain in the back.
Well, not anymore! =D
Yeah, man. Those were the days... :-)
I remember being really pumped about getting a Pentium... PC's today are outrageously overpowered compared to back then.
Post edited June 24, 2009 by PimPamPet
The only thing i wouldn't agree with, is that Chris Jones is phenomenal as Tex, just as much in this game as he is in the other two.The only really awful acting i found were from the truly third party characters, such as the thief you scare half to death with a clown.
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PimPamPet: PC's today are outrageously overpowered compared to back then.

And yet they often seem just as slow today as they did then...
I love Tex! I played this game in Jr. High and now that I found it again I am downloading! yay!
Between the Tex Murphy series and the later Wing Commander games, FMV storytelling reached its highest point. Unfortunately, it seems like it died just as quickly. Man, I'd love to see some more FMV-based adventure games like Phantasmagoria or Return to Zork/Nemesis/Inquisitor available.
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phanboy4: The acting is certainly above-par for an FMV game, the only exception being Tex himself, played by the game's creator. While he gets much better in later installments, he's by no means a turn-off, just campy and cheesy to the max.

I think his cheesiness is what made it so fun. A catchphrase like "Oh my hell" is terrible in print, but wonderful when he says it.
Post edited August 30, 2009 by andrewkcs