Posted on: June 15, 2017

Monstarcookie

Games: 338 Reviews: 1

Not such a great game

I bought this game expecting a sort of Tomb Raider-like game, and while I got what I was expecting the quality is a bit....lacking. You play as Indiana Jones (with whip and hat and all) and while the story itself is quite interesting, I found myself struggling with the controls most of the time. This lead to many deaths and much frustration (seeing as how if you die, you have to start the level from start, there is no auto save of quick save or any save of any kind). I was playing with mouse and keyboard, in case that makes a difference. To be fair, I am not great at these sorta jumping, climbing and fighting games, but I feel I would have done a much better job if the camera and movement controls weren't so janky. Not to mention exploration wasn't really encouraged, since many explorations lead to death and, as mentioned before, restart of the whole level. The game itself wasn't very hard, the fights were easy enough on normal and I often figured out the puzzles easily, it was simply the controls that made the game harder than needed. All in all, an okay game that I sadly couldn't wait to complete just to get rid of all frustration. If you like Tomb Raider games and are good at wonky controls, you might really enjoy this. If, like me, you're medicore at these sort of games, you may experience frustration that cannot be changed by turning the game difficulty down. Good story tho, very Indiana Jonesy.

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Posted on: June 4, 2017

Verified owner

Games: 0 Reviews: 1

It could've been a great game

As the title of the review suggests, my experience wasn't as good as I hoped. What I liked: - The fist fights are amazing; the feeling that you actually punching someone is very real. - Restoring your health by drinking water from a canteen looks silly at the beginning until you remember the Last Crusade and smile at the reference. What I didn't like: - Controls! I hate those gu... I really do! For a person with serious Tomb Raider experience, getting used to the locked camera 3rd person controls in Emperor's tomb for me was like jumping into a manual gears budget car after 20 years of driving automatic Mercedes. - Character's animation: except for the fist fights, Indy is rather clumsy when running, jumping etc. It feels insecure. - The game is primarily based on action - there are no clever or interesting puzzles. It's more about speed and timing than thinking. There is no balance. - The auto save! The number one reason I have always hated consoles is the lack of free save option. Having to re-play long parts of the level, for absolutely no reason, because you've died at the very end is stupid! But the biggest complaint is the story. Yes, the Indiana Jones films are full of action and adventurous moments, but the action works, because there is always a solid story background that supports it and creates the overall "on the edge of your seat" experience. I didn't get such thing from this game. Emperor's tomb is a fan-service with exceptional fist fights, yes, but the game experience in general for me was... clumsy and uncomfortable. Ironically, the 8-bit "belongs to the museum" Fate of Atlantis has way more of that famous Indy "juice" despite being a completely different genre. There is a reason why it didn't make well after it's release. Making a game, based on such a huge franchise is a lot of expectations and high bars. Unfortunately, The Emperor's Toms and Star Wars Galaxies marked the beginning of the downfall of LucasArts.

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Posted on: March 19, 2015

parabolee

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Games: 237 Reviews: 2

Among Indy's best games!

Behind Fate of Atlantis this is the best Indiana Jones game ever made. A brilliant "Tomb Raider" clone with more action than puzzles. It really captures the feel of the movies and when it was released it felt like a very polished game. I was trying to find the PC version only last week. So happy to see it on GOG. Hopefully we can get a widescreen patch at some point.

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Posted on: September 12, 2020

lord_lemos

Games: 21 Reviews: 1

It has the essence of Indiana

This brings the story of the adventure that is mentioned at the beginning of the second Temple of Doom film in which Indy as a mercenary, sells the remains of the first Chinese emperor to Lao Che, thus linking the game with the film, telling the story before the film . For a good connoisseur, you see your ambitious thinking in your sentences when collecting artifacts, demonstrating a thought contrary to that humble thought at the end of the first, showing that it has evolved. It can demonstrate the essence of Indiana Jones, ADVENTURE, exploration, element of archeology, hand-to-hand combat and archaeological artifacts, every fight you feel like you are in the film Indy, although you like The Fate of Atlantis and The Last Crusade he is undoubtedly the best. It inspired other sagas like Uncharted, in hand-to-hand combat, but it cannot be denied that it brings elements of Tomb Raider as exploration. If you like Indiana movies and want to know more about the stories before the movies, this game is a full plate, well worth it.

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Posted on: October 18, 2021

Corbul

Games: Reviews: 34

Great! With a few weak spots.

I bought this game on CD back in the day, was sold on the 'third person action adventure' thing. The game is fun, the locales are interesting, there are varied environs (you get jungles, castles, ruins, underwater levels, cities... one level is a moving turret section, and in another you have to fight a giant squid underwater), Indy changes outfits in different levels (a fun bit of immersion), and you get all the adventuring stuff you can want with whip-jumping across ledges, fighting bad guys and wild beasts, robe climbing, and whathaveyou. Weapons include: the whip, Indy's revolver, a sword (different kinds in different levels), a Walter pistol from the Nazis, and at least one machine-gun. Also, there's a magic boomerang that is mosly used in the final act of the game. Seriously, this game is just great! The soundtrack is splendid! The downsides? Well, controls feel a bit unresponsive at times, and the camera doesn't always want to behave properly. As others have mentioned, there aren't as many checkpoints as the game should have (no, I'm not talking about how modern games have checkpoints every five steps, but this is and adventure game with platforming and some "timed" jumps, so a few more checkpoints would have been welcome). But these can be overlooked, especially if you're an old-school gamer that's used to minor inconveniences. Overall, give this game a go. You'll love it!

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