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Too Hard to be Fun

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game's puzzles are too hard it killed any fun that might've come out of it.

Awful! Why didn't I read these reviews before purchasing?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: July 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I honestly don't know why I didn't look at these reviews before I purchased this game. I don't know the technical terms -- (interface?) but simply moving through the game is excruciatingly difficult, and the screen goes to black and you suddenly appear someplace new -- you can't actually see yourself "move." I am a huge fan of Nancy Drew PC games and Syberia I and II. Not only are they fascinating, but it's easy to move through the game -- you don't even think about it. This was a huge struggle, no fun at all, and I was very happy to give up on it.

Writing that makes you wish you were in Soviet Russia

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 21 / 21
Date: April 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Oh man, where do I begin? First of all, I have never written an amazon review. Reason being that I am usually pretty indifferent, or i should say on the level and feel that the customer can choose for him or herself without listening to my opinion which is many time different from theirs anyway. However, this game was so utterly and painfully terrible that I feel it my duty .... no, my crusade, my jihad, my mission and my ka to warn anyone, ANYONE no matter your usual preference of games to avoid this embarressmet at all costs. Do not take this game even if someone offers YOU 20 bucks to take it off their hands. This curse, this abomination may quiet possibly signal the doom of mankind and any further intelligent thinking on the part of mankind. The writing is terrible on such a level that I felt sick listening to the dialog .... which is impossible to turn down other than adjusting you own speaker volume because this game offers absolutely no game options what so ever. I am one of the few people who still love playing adventure games and i state this so no one gets the imppression that i am a first person shooter who's first forray into adventure gaming was this. I play adventure games for story, writing and thinking .... this monstrosity of a game gets a F in every category. I'm serious, do not waste your money on this game, do not waste your time or even 2-3 days of your life on this game .... go outside and feed bread crumbs to ducks or drill an enormous hole straight through your eyeball, just do not play this game. It is a curse that will stay with you. After witnessing this you will never ever buy an adventure again without first reading 30 reviews at least. After playing this game, which i might add I did not have the stomach to complete, I now no longer believe that mankind as a whole is evolving upwards toward some form of perfection. I now believe that we are de-volving at an unparrelled rate and that soon we will be swinging from trees again or living in caves drawing stick figures of deer and bears and such and calling those stick figures works of unriveled artistry. Please, unless you are considering all the pros of tolitarian censorship, then avoid this game as if it were a rampaging rabid grizzley in heat.

Corny and made little sense to me

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: February 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game was just bizzare. I rarely laughed at the corny humor that saturates the gameplay--I usually rolled my eyes. I thought the navigation was illogical and frustrating as well. This is one of those games that I forced myself to finish, and was glad when it was over. Still, it had enough challenge in it to keep me going, so it wasn't a total waste. I've definitely played worse games (like Conspiracies).

Save your money unless they come out with a patch

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 22 / 23
Date: August 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game has done nothing but misbehave. First it did not want to load my saved game so I started over again. Second time around it was OK. Then the game blacked out on me at the same point every time, I uninstalled and installed again but the same thing kept happening. The Adventure Company has no on-line help, you have to e-mail them. I could not find a patch either. I am probably going to e-mail them to see what happens but basically I have written it off. I have all the requirements needed according to the box(XP etc.).

The little I played was disappointing and very confusing, the best thing they could do was to give a solution guide along so you can check if you are really just confused or does the game go somewhere?? I never got past the 2nd chapter so who knows?? Graphics are very cartoon like but then I am used to Myst, Syberia and other top of the line games. I could live with that if other features would make up for it, but that is not the case.

Dreadful

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 17 / 21
Date: August 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Had a heck of a time trying to run it on XP which only added to the unavoidable realization that this "adventure game" is a complete waste of a person's time and energy. I couldn't tell you much in the way of storyline because my computer would freeze up every 10 sec. I gave up trying to go past the 1st chapter. Who needs this aggravation. Root canal is more pleasant.

My Kind of Exploring

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 20
Date: July 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is not for people who like shooters or blowing things up. You can easily get lost in the jungle for a while if you don't keep track of where you have been. Then there are the 6 doors that all look the same. They have a beautiful butterfly pattern on them, but you have to keep track of which door goes to which room. I really like this kind of exploring. I haven't scene a game like this in years. Once you find your way around, then you have to have found the right inventory items and figure out where you need to use them. Some of these are hilarious. You are in for some surprises. Then you can also explore areas out of sequence which adds to the confusion. There are doors in the middle of nowhere that are dimensional portals. Let alone you keep looking for the same guy, well, at least he kind of looks like the same guy. Actually the Doc is different versions of himself in past lives. These can be funny too. One time he is in a gorilla suit, then he looks like a sailor from a corporate office and then he is locked up in something - but I don't want to give that away. If you like taking your time trying to figure out a whacky world this is the one.

Breaks the mold

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: July 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game definitely breaks the mold. It makes fun of a lot of conventions with it's inventory and weird locations. Elevator music in the butterfly lobby. There's even luggage. But then there's these transparent characters who seem to come in pairs and talk to each other and don't seem to know who you are. But who are they??? So strange. This is so out there. I loved this because it is so different! Excellent!

Surprises and makes you feel good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: July 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is not a hard game, but when you think something is going to be easy it may surprise you. So do the punchlines. I kept getting surprised when characters would say something funny when I wasn't expecting it. It is deceptive. There is a lot more going on here than you think at first. The canoe ride really caught me for a while, but thank goodness there is a strategy guide included. I found I needed it. But then once I read it I realized I probably could have figured it out if I had taken a little more time. That is really where the fun is. Give yourself a little more chance. You will be rewarded. It starts to look more challenging and then you figure it out and that makes it a lot more rewarding. This game made me feel good when I solved something. That's when you see some great animations to let you know you did it. I especially liked the giant condor bird and the butterflies. They were not like any other game I have ever played.

Cult thing

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: July 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I really enjoyed this game from the beginning. It is one of those cult things like Being John Malcovitch where you find this one for yourself. I don't think it is a mainstream game like some of the big ones from the past. But I really, really liked the fresh approach here. If your favorite movies and games are ones that have a different approach then here you go. I loved it.

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