Dragonsphere

I absolutely loved this. The graphics look quite fresh even in this day and age and the story/characters were charming. Even the bad audio was not that bad in the setting provided and I found this to be charming and immersive. It had a perfect length as well (about 4 hours, leisurely playing), not too short and not too long. Brilliant story, brilliant setting. First review I feel compelled to write here.

i wasn't expecting much when i downloaded this, but i ended up enjoying it more than the other game i purchased on gog. on the surface it looks a bit like kings quest or quest for glory, and it's really not so different. rest easy that there's no time limit or way to get stuck, and if the story seems a little dull at first know that it gets more interesting as the game unfolds.

I personally do not enjoy adventure games, but decided to give this one a try. The game is well done: the story, graphics and sound. Though the puzzles sometimes are really tough, for someone like me at least. One needs to pay attention to every little detail in this one.

This is my second adventure game ever after Lure of the Temptress, if you are a seasoned adventurer this might be not helpful to you (and you probably played the game anyway). Based on the screenshots you can decide whether you like the graphics or not - I personally think it is good. What you can't see on the screenshots is the voice acting which is hilariously bad. The plot is average with an excellent twist. Some of the riddles were pretty hard for me, it won't hurt if you get yourself a walkthrough before you start, just in case ( and again, it is just me - if you are an experienced player you may find them easy). After I completed this game I realized that I've enjoyed it more than I enjoyed Lure of the Temptress and 4 stars for the latter was too much - but I did not know that until I've played this one. Funny, how perception changes. I've found one bug, since I did not play the original game I have no idea whether this is related to the gog release or not: on every fourth or fifth start the game my mouse clicks did not work - I could move the pointer but could not use it for aníthing. After the game is restarted the problem ceased, but it was certainly reproducable. Since it is not a long game once you figure out the puzzles, I might just replay it again sometimes.

This Point-and-Click Adventure isn't quite a masterpiece, but it is quite good! There are a few obtuse moments, but the genre is lousy with them; it's just something you have to put up with in the older games. The visuals are mostly nice, but occasionally, the sprites look almost like the cheesy digitized graphics you'd see in Mortal Kombat, but best I can tell, they're not; they don't have enough detail. The walking speed is a bit slow, too, and the climbing scenes just go on and on. All that said, the world, although small in terms of traversable real estate, has a lot of ecological diversity, as well as a rich lore with many different sentient species. Some of them are twists on old fantasy tropes, but some are completely new, and unique to this world. It also gets into the struggle of racial inequality a bit, and does it pretty well. This may not be a top-tier adventure, but it is absolutely worth your time, if you're a fan of the genre.