The Longest Journey

TLJ is by far one of the best adventure games created. Compelling characters, a great sense of humour, moments of breaking the fourth wall - it's got everything you need. Many of the puzzles were easy enough, but some did require a very odd way of thinking or, if you're weak-willed, the use of a guide. That said, it's a little dated now. The pre-rendered backdrops are still stunning, but the text and rendered stuff can be a little hard on the eye. The sound also seems to pop and click a little for me, but not once has it affected my enjoyment of the game. If you need an adventure game with charm, character and a few brain teasers, TLJ is that game.

I really enjoyed this one. Really interesting story and fun puzzles.

I'm not really that much in this genre but I get caught by this title. The plot is interesting. The voice acting is GREAT. The game is well designed. By well designed I mean you can't be put in a situation where you take a wrong decision (as waisting an item) and then be forced to load and old savegame. The level of challenge is apropiate, and if you ever get stuck, GOG provides you a very good walkthrough. Some dialogs get deep into NPCs private lifes, letting you know stuff absolutely useless. Some people may like this kind stuff but for me is a pain. The medicine for that pain es the ESC key. It allows you to skip full "pages" of the dialog. Any way, all the dialogs are logged. So, if you wanna read something you skipped, you can go to the log and read it. The graphics hasn't aged well and there are not a mod out there to fix that. If graphics are important to you, better search the game in youtube before get the game. After played a while in my desktop pc y switch to my netbook. In a 10 inches display it looks ok.

This game still holds such a high place for me. I loved it the first time I ever played it. It was so long, engaging, and rich in its storytelling that I just couldn't stop playing it. I sold my physical copy a long time ago, but luckily GOG has it now and I just completed the game once again and it was just as good as it was the first time around. TLJ is not particularly challenging. The puzzles are, for the most part, straightforward and the story is completely linear. There are a few puzzles that are just wacky, but that's common in adventure games. Really, TLJ is more like an interactive movie or book. It's so character driven that you relish the chance to learn more about them and the worlds they live in. You'll spend more time in this game listening and learning than solving puzzles. Anyway, a real, unique gem. Probably my favorite adventure game. Buy it, set aside a good 2 or 3 days, and get going on the longest journey.

The longest Journey is the best Adventure game ever made. It defines the whole genre. It's a classic p&c adventure game. No need to stealth or fight in this game, because it's an adventure game! It has a very long story, which touches your heart so much you almost feel pain when it ends. Don't mind the graphics, don't mind the low screen resolution, the story grabs you and takes you away in a minute and holds you so tight you feel sorry when it finally lets you go. The puzzles are not too hard, and you only need your mind to play this game, no matter if you have two left hands, no additional physical skill needed whatsoever (not like in so called adventure games these days!). It (obviously) surpasses it's POS sequel, but that's another story. Longest Journey has no fighting, no quick-time events, no time limit to answer in dialogs, no stealth, none of this sh*t just to boost sales by making it interesting for casual players. A must have and must play!