Phantasmagoria

When Phantasmagoria came out it was one of the bigest games of it's time. Sierra spent on the whole around 4 million pounds in the creation. However, many reviewers at the time said that Phantasmagoria was too easy and the violence was way over the top. If we put Phantasmagoria next to Call of Duty, I think I know which one would have more violence. The story in this game is great and the soundtrack is just right so that it creates suspence and stress relief at exactly the right moment. It may just be a basic point and click game today - but then it was a new introduction to a brand new genre and era in video gaming. A great game and if your not sure - just give it a go!

Exciting and immersive horror story. Love it! Anyone into point and click games should try it! Not the hardest of puzzles but much fun and a Nice story. Bought this when it was released (7 discs) and have had much fun playing it! Thank you GOG :)

Ahhh Phantasmagoria. I first played this game as a teenager, and it was awesome. I remember spending many nights playing this, waking everyone up every time I yelped because I was startled over something (and it happened a LOT). As for the technical aspects, this was one of the first games I played with full motion video. It's obviously green-screened and can be slow at times with all the video transitions, but the story is one of the best I've seen in a horror game. Warning though, if you don't like gore, use the censor filter. THERE IS A LOT of it. All in all great game. Thanks GoG!

A very hyped and expected game back in the day, but one that personally let me down. First up, why was Roberta Williams chosen to write the game? The plot is like a mashup of the worst Stephen King novels and general horror clichés, and gets very stagnant at times. The very ending is thrilling and well made, but sadly doesn't make up for the awfulness prior to it. The actors are quite bad, and at times there was too much video and too little gameplay. Which for the most part was dead easy aswell. And the music.. aside from a few good pieces that mostly come during videos, the gameplay music in itself is a horrible midi "bleep bloop" -fest. And they somehow managed to make the sequel even worse.. Overall, a very, very rough diamond. But if you are a fan of the genre and can stomach the clichés and lapses in gameplay, then you should definitely give the game a go.

I played this out of sheer nostalgia. I had the original copy back in 95ish and thought it was great. Let's just say it hasn't aged all that well. The plot is...very mysterious. Not a whole lot of backstory. While it does let you figure it all out by the end of it, it's just very very very little breadcrumbs here and there as the game goes on, almost too little for too long. That said, the environment is nice and large, but there is VERY little to actually do/click on for some audio/visual narritive. The acting is ok for this type of game, but nothing to brag about. Keep in mind there are NO subtitles to turn on as well, which stinks IMO.