Posted on: October 15, 2014

ran6996

Games: 235 Reviews: 18

Simply wonderful adventure game

Definitely a masterpiece which would stay in my heart forever, but unfortunately is not too playable for modern gamers. Plot: the strongest point of the game! Without too much details, you should know that to truly enjoy TLJ you have to appreciate a great story. If you choose to be distracted by other 'flaws' in the game like dated graphics and long conversations, move ahead, you'll not enjoy this one. The game's setting is very well thought and detailed,giving you a wonderful world(s) to explore. The characters are deep and memorable, the writing is amazing voice acting is outstanding. Gameplay: TLJ has a classic point-n'-click interface. The puzzles are interesting, not too ordinary and yet I found most of them quiet logical (except for that rubber ducky puzzle in the beginning!) Graphics: The graphics are generally beautiful, the game uses 3d models which move over 2d backgrounds, and while the models are usually ugly the backgrounds are amazingly beautiful and nice to watch and observe. Still, the game runs in a pretty low resolution and therefore today it doesn't look impressive at all. Sounds and music:TLJ features a beautiful soundtrack. Still, unfortunately, I felt the game lacks music. The game's soundtrack lasts about a hour, and was used in the game only occasionally for short bits. It's nothing critical though, because there are great sound effects which always correspond greatly to your surroundings, so the soundtrack is still done pretty well. Test of Time: Unfortunately, the game is not as approachable as it was on its release. Many modern gamers would stay away from it, as it greatly centers on dialogues and story. TLJ requires a lot of your time, attention and patience. In short, this game is almost perfect, but is unfortunately not for the impatience or seekers of quick-paced action, as this one takes its time. If you only let it, it would tell you one of the most wonderful tales told in the video-gaming world in the last two decades.

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Posted on: May 6, 2019

Sombre

Verified owner

Games: 411 Reviews: 3

Fantasic game

Easily one of the best point-and-click adventure games. I finished it about one month ago and was very impressed. Yes, I missed this game when it came out for some reason. Great story, interesting characters, clever puzzles. I can't say anything bad about this game. For all those people who can't make it work on Windows 10: It's fully supported by the most recent nightly builds of ResidualVM (that's how I played it).

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Posted on: December 11, 2019

soyer76

Games: 388 Reviews: 1

Really vast adventure.

I wish a remake of this jewel was released. With up to date resolution at least. The design of locations and characters deserves to be exposed in hiresed details. It is just my wish. The original game still is a masterpiece of the genre.

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Posted on: March 21, 2010

bearcat33

Games: 60 Reviews: 12

Like Watching Paint Dry

I got sucked into this because of the premise: two worlds, one ruled by magic, one by science. I've always been fascinated by that idea. Unfortunately, the pace of the game was glacial. Game play consisted of tests of endurance and eyesight. You'd need a certain key, for example. Run across town, discover it is not there, and have to run, literally miles, back to where you started. To get a clue. Run back across town. Get sent, AGAIN, back to exactly where you started. This is where the key is. After an hour of randomly bashing around the room, you uncover it beneath a magazine sitting on a table, which previously couldn't be moved. Yes, the graphics were pretty, but this game was like getting slowly beaten to death. CRUSHINGLY boring. Game designers just don't get it: frustration does not equal fun. Clever puzzles can be interesting, but a lot of this was just brute-force "try everything until something works". Negative five stars.

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Posted on: December 30, 2011

Intyalle

Verified owner

Games: 367 Reviews: 3

Dissappointing

I want to warn those who, like me, were taken in by the pretty images and fascinating concept. The concept *is* fascinating... and the terrible writing utterly ruined it. Don't get me wrong, it's playable, certainly. And if you're good at looking past horrible writing and delivery, the concept still *is* very good. But the writing makes me cringe and the foreshadowing is useless. So far there is only a single major development I did not see coming at least two chapters before it was 'revealed', though I'm also still a few chapters from finishing. The one I didn't see coming was only because it had been said outright at the beginning, but in such a way that made it seem figurative when it was actually literal. Especially if you're a writer like me, pass this by. The way such a wonderful and fascinating story has been taken and so thoroughly made mediocre, boring and painfully written will just leave you bitter and disillusioned a mere few chapters in.

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