Part of me feels really badly for giving it a 3.5...I mean I found the game to be totally fun (I played it basically non stop for a two days and finished it up quick)...and the amount of fun in this game (including erudite humor--and some pretty non-erudite humor!) is phenomenal (if you like puzzles)...especially for the price...which is a great price! The puzzles are tough, but they aren't as frustrating and opaque like I found Myst III. So it is a very accessible puzzle game, I think. Which is another plus.
And the music is really great. So are the cut scenes. And the two main voice actors are really fun. So much atmosphere, so much goodness! But I have to dock it points for technical mistakes. But even with the docking--really good game. Though, I must point out that people who don't want to spend a long time looking at one screen figuring out a lockpicking puzzle will not want to play the game...because these puzzles aren't things you have to do in order to get on to the game, they are the game.
Re: I'll second that
Date: 2005-07-10 06:29 pm (UTC)And the music is really great. So are the cut scenes. And the two main voice actors are really fun. So much atmosphere, so much goodness! But I have to dock it points for technical mistakes. But even with the docking--really good game. Though, I must point out that people who don't want to spend a long time looking at one screen figuring out a lockpicking puzzle will not want to play the game...because these puzzles aren't things you have to do in order to get on to the game, they are the game.