The Moment of Silence

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3.7/5

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3.7

35 Reviews

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Posted on: August 23, 2021

UglyMuffin

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Games: 115 Reviews: 12

Still an all time favorite of mine

Let's get the obvious out of the way. This game is older and it shows. It's not a graphical masterpiece, it has some adventure annoyances like finding the right paths, etc. So technically it's not what you'd expect from a more recent game. But remember what GOG stands for ;) To me adventures are about the story, atmosphere, characters, dialog and most of all how much it transports me into this alternative world. The Moment of Silence really does it for me at the last part but doesn't fall short in the other segments either. The hero of the story travels the world and I quite enjoy many of the scenes you can explore. Dialog isn't always super rich but they can be quite entertaining. If you speak German but usually prefer English versions, don't. The German narration of Peter is a treat to the ears ;) For an adventure it's quite simple. You won't spend ages trying to solve highly complex puzzles. It can be tricky to find the right spots or the right combinations of inventory items vs. other objects but overall it's not going to give you sleepless nights. The Moment of Silence reminds me more of an interactive movie. One with a decent story that happens to strike a cord with me. It's not for everyone and certainly not a technical masterpiece. But whenever I play this game I lose myself in it for a while and that's what really makes a great adventure for me. Hence a 5 star rating here.

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Posted on: December 22, 2017

elizabethlucett

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Games: 96 Reviews: 1

I loved it.

I loved it. I like text based adventure games where you decide what you do next based on dialogue and what you find. I don't remember any puzzles, more of a "I found this, now what do I do with it?". Yes, there is a lot of back-n-forth and conversations; the story line was so good it was worth it. It is not a difficult game, it is a very long game. I would guess two full days of gameplay. I played it off-n-on for four days. This was published a few years after 911, the events in the game portray that, I'm hoping there was a sequel as was hinted at in the final scene. There were a couple of times I caught myself holding my breath... Kudos to the developers!

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Posted on: April 23, 2016

tennoukishi

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Games: 769 Reviews: 17

It's "just OK" but you should play it

From a purely technical/gameplay point of view, I should have given this game just 2 or 3 stars, however I would definitely recommed this game not only because it tackles complex themes (terrorism, information manipulation, the difference between legal and legitimate) but because It tries to do so (and to a certain extent, it succeeds) in a way that prompts the player to actually THINK about these themes, rather than simply showing a target and saying "Here's the terrorist, kill him". I therefore give 1,5 stars "bonus" just for taking up such a challenge, even if the execution falls short in many respects. Graphically, the game must have looked quite pretty when it was released and the art style still holds up nowadays. The characters are 3D models which move on 2D backgrounds, "Alone in the Dark" style. Thankfully the devs allow you to highlight exits and hotspots by pressing the H key, because some environments are very difficult to navigate due to awkward camera angles and some objects are scarcely visible against the background. It's just too bad that there is no fast movement (you can make the main character run by double clicking, but traversing the screen still takes some time) and that path-finding does not work very well, so multiple clicks are needed to move the chacater the way you want. Story-wise, it's just too bad that they have been stuffed some very good dialogues in a classic dialogue tree that takes away most of their impact. Since the game tries to tell a "realistic" story taking place in a set number of days, there are also some parts where the game logic breaks the suspension of disbelief, for example when the game allows you to fly back and forth between New York and Puerto Rico several times in a day. I must also say that while the ending provides a conclusion to the game, it feels a bit rushed. Most puzzles are relatively straightforward but there are a couple which do not make much sense and the final puzzle made me pull my hairs off...

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Posted on: July 26, 2021

my name is catte

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Games: 1322 Reviews: 5

Decent game with navigation issues

This was a mostly enjoyable game with an interesting story with some good world-building. The puzzles are mostly sensible and only really let down by the fact that it takes a long time to traverse the game world. Many locations are physically quite large, with multiple camera angles that change as you move around the area. As noted by other reviewers, some of the angles and the points at which the game changes to them were poorly chosen and this causes issues with navigation - slowing traversal further. I must call up radoslawg's review for misrepresenting some of the puzzles though. A lot of the issues mentioned appear to stem from radoslawg not paying attention (not knowing why he'd gone to work, not knowing why he needed to access the terminal etc.). Having played this game 2 days ago I can only say that if you don't know why you're doing something, maybe it's because you have other leads to follow up on? The game made perfect sense in this regard. On the point of making you wait for the microwave for two real minutes - I agree completely.

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Posted on: February 21, 2017

Dragon_Cam

Games: 80 Reviews: 6

Love it!

really good overlooked game that was hated on release. Got great overtime. Played it on original release. Years later... still like it!

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