The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

Chains is a point-n-click adventure game that in many ways is quite unremarkable. The gameplay isn't particularly polished. The puzzles aren't particularly satisfying. The voice acting isn't particularly engaging. etc. etc. Yet there's an enjoyable game under all this if, like me, you can get behind the main characters. Geron is a very reluctant hero, even being a bit of a doomer, but I think that serves to make the story a bit more grounded, even in the fantasy setting of The Dark Eye. Geron's character is believable given his history even if it makes the first act of the game a bit insufferable due to his bad relationship with the rest of the town. Things pick up after his chance encounter with Nuri, a reclusive fairy, and the rest of the plot is essentially driven by the collision of their budding relationship and the dark prophecy that hangs over Geron. The story of Chains is very personal in scope - while there are larger ramifications to the world in the story, they're more a side-effect of events rather than the main driving force of the story. I'm normally a sucker for grand fantasy epics, but I found this small-scale tale strangely satisfying for the most part. It's no masterpiece, but if you like story-driven fantasy adventures, it's worth a look. If you find youself liking it, be sure to check out the (slightly superior in pretty much every way) sequel, Memoria.

This game is a comeback to the usual point and click adventure games. The game starts somewhat slow and the characters are not your usual hero or clumsy comedic actor. Instead you have a boy, Geron, that you grow to like and understand as the story unfolds. A fairy girl named Nuri that is as sweet and naive as it could get with which you will defently fall in love. The art is beautiful and the music transports you in each scene that is like a painting. I personally liked the story a lot with out super heroes but still of epic proportions. The puzzles aren't to hard but they get more complicated or irrational towards the end. If you are looking for a visually beautiful game that is a point and click adventure you should play this game.

I really liked the story and the characters. The game is not easy. While some puzzles will only take you minutes, others I spent a good bit of time trying to solve. Unfortunately I had to look into a guide 2-3 times and it was always because there was something I haven't spotted, so keep your eyes opened! Enjoy the story and don't rush it! I also recommend you spend some time in the main menu just listening to the game's beautiful soundtrack :)

It seems I am pretty bad at this game if I count the number of time I had to check a solution, but that didn't prevented me from having fun with the game; maybe an in-game hint system could have been useful. I enjoyed the world, even if I didn't know anything about the Dark Eye before playing. Characters weren't that developed, but they fit the style of game and story.

Bought this game on whim when it was on a discount. I love classic adventure point and click games and I wasn't disappointed by this one. It is definitely good but it's also a bit cliche at some moments. However, it's a good adventure game in the spirit of the old 80's and 90's adventure point & click games. It reminds me a bit of the old King's Quest games. The puzzles are logical and increase in difficulty and complexity as you progress throughout the game (they may seem a bit to easy in the beginning but this grows). The pacing in puzzle difficulty is well done. The scenes are drawn beautifully and the story is interesting. All the speech is voiced (pretty good, not great). All in all it's solid and fun adventure point & click adventure.