Anachronox

As someone who has never played this before, I had nothing to go on but other reviews. I tend to like old games with good stories so I thought I would like it. It starts out fairly boring and it lags when leaving a conversation or cinematic - seriously just shifting the camera from the guy you were talking to back over to behind your character takes half a minute sometimes, and I'm running the game off of an SSD! I finally called it quits when I got stuck in the floor of Frank's Flophouse after accidentally walking into the corner of a railing and falling through part of a catwalk. I think it's fun for those who have played it before, but I can't recommend it to someone new. The problem is not that it's just old, but that it's old and it's slow and it's buggy. Go play something else.

Had several bugs, or what I"m hoping were bugs and not just game mechanics (considering the number of good reviews for this game), but plenty bad game mechanics as well. Minor problems with movement (character would "stutter" frequently). Combat was very awkward, seems a third person action game shoehorned into a party based rpg system?, very limited movement options while in combat. Strange animations that would proceed slowly for up to 10 seconds with only slow camera movement occurring (I thought the game had locked up several times..nope..still going, v e r y s l o w l y). same thing (quasi-lock up) after the frequent animations when transitioning between areas. the courser as character gave the game a point and click adventure feel that i didn't like, and seemed corny (like the rest of the game) but it did work fine...so may not be an issue for most.

Works fine on wine on linux. For high resolution, you can download it on WSGF. Just choose the folder suiting your screen resolution and copy paste the two files in the game folder and enjoy! (also works on linux)

When I first played Anachronox 24 years ago, it became an instant, lifelong favorite. So when I saw it on GOG, I didn’t hesitate to add it to my wishlist. The moment it dropped to $0.97, I bought it without a second thought. Many classic games stand the test of time—I can replay Doom, The Sims, Deus Ex, or Resident Evil endlessly, and they still feel great. Unfortunately, Anachronox hasn't aged as well. It’s aged like milk. After about an hour, I tapped out and requested a refund. The graphics and story still hold up, even by today’s standards, but the gameplay feels clunky and frustrating. At least I’ll always have my memories of playing it back in 2001. Some games are best left in the past.

There is a big disappointment you'll notice once you start the game--DARK lighting!You can barely find ways to your destinations,and I even need to refer to a video online to complete my first quest!How can I immerse myself in the game when it is easy to get lost?