This is great. It has a long narrative to give you an idea of what's happening. It's a point-and-click adventure, so enjoyable for even those who don't play games often. Scenes are wonderfully constructed, and each serve their purpose, such as the helicopter looking like you could look around inside of it and then, "SURPRISE!", it's taking you to another location that you need to explore to complete the game. Turns out it wasn't just for looks! The gameplay is consistent. You'll notice some things being looked at twice from different angles, or even other sides of entire locations, such as maybe the pot of stew you encounter near the beginning of the game. When you first see it, you're like, "Ew, nasty.", but then as you search around and you notice it's viewed again from another area in the room, you may think to yourself, "This is a puzzle game and that MAY just be a clue that there's more to that pot than meets the eye.", so it's very intriguing! You're even able to take pictures of pages that you may need to reference later, which is very handy. If you're paying attention to the game you're playing, then there shouldn't be much trouble in figuring out which pages of information you'll need to take a quick snap of! No sense in taking the whole book, it isn't yours anyway. The hint screen is nicely tucked away to where it's there if you need its help, but it isn't intruding on your gameplay, so that you're actually able to give the game a fair shot. In short, gameplay is top tier. The storyline seems to be very sporadic at first but comes together as you play the game. The graphics look wonderful and have come a very long way from the original release 24 years ago. I purchased the entire deluxe version with all the extras. I'm so glad I did. The game has been brought back to life by today's standards.
