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This game will disappoint those who are more experienced at adventure games. Amerzone was the third modern adventure game I played. I found the gameplay easy to learn, but problem-solving puzzles involved scenarios that seemed either illogical or contrived. In many cases, the "problem" to be solved was just within grasping range of the character, but because of the visual perspective, you have to roll your head around and up and down to find the related object. Combined with a sometimes "fishbowl" perspective, I found myself getting dizzy and nauseated at times. Also disturbing was the disjointed way you jump from scene to scene as you progress. Thus, if you face north, and continue straight ahead, you'd expect to still be facing north. But in many cases, you transition into the next frame by facing another direction. In settings like swamps, jungles, and underwater lagoons that have poor visibility anyway, this can be disconcerting. After playing Syberia II, also by Benoit Sokal, I anticipated Amerzone to have a richly engaging story, but was disappointed to discover that I didn't much care about my mission or the characters. Also disappointing was that the game is played in first-person so you never see yourself, and that nearly all personal interaction is with characters you'd normally avoid under other circumstances. There were no engaging personalities, no witty dialogue. In Amerzone, most of the time you're alone, with no dialogue, and no "inner dialogue" of the mind. On the upside, Amerzone's storyline was imaginative, there was no violence, no sexual content, no coarse language, no nudity, and the scenery was filled with fantastical creatures and lush landscapes. The cut scene movies were illustrated dreamily and smoothly. There were a few other minor technical bugs in the program, but they resolved themselves. I also discovered that it is best to play this game with as few other software programs running as possible--otherwise your mouse movements will be choppy and difficult to control. For imagination and originality, I'd give this game 5 stars. For interface, puzzle solving, and value for your money, I'd give it 2 stars. Overall, a 3. Not really bad, just not really good.Read full review
This is not a bad adventure/puzzle game. First Person/Point & Click. The graphic were good (not the best). But there ain't really that many puzzles, only 5 or 6 puzzles in the whole game. The puzzles are (sorta) challenging. And you only talk to 5 characters. And the ending SUCKED. But you'll be playing this game for acouple of days without using a guide. Also all in all the game itself felt too short. I like this game better that MYST, I didn't like MYST. But if you like adventure/puzzle,first person view/point & click games then pick you up a copy for a VERY cheap price.
Nice program...received it in a very short time, Works well so far...Great experience..would buy from them again
disk #4 had some glitches
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