15 years ago i had to decide between this game and Resident Evil 2 for my pc, i ended up buying RE2. Ive regretted that due to how hard this game was to reacquire and more importantly get to run on newer pcs. This game sadly was not worth the wait all those years. Playing through the 15+ hours it took it was pure torture. Game requires alot of open browser tabs in how to get the game running + downloading 3-4 files and adjustments to your pc. Even with those i still managed to get tons of problems with the game since there is a big bug at the boatman character that hasn't been stickied or fixed at the forums, so you can encounter a moment where you might have to backtrack to a older save, i personally used a custom save file though otherwise i would have stopped. The game itself has always fascinated me with its prerendered backgrounds and very FF7 style of visuals. However once you get your hand on it the similarities disapear. It has some nice touches like small early pc/amiga type oc health bars/icons and nice clean graphics. Some of the voice work except for the games main character David is really well executed and the ambiance/music in the game is great. The letdown of this game is mainly by some really obscure and un-intuitive controls and a interesting but ultimately horrible and chaotic combat system, the 2 combined leads to more frustration than joy with the game. The story and characters arent deep either, its about collecting a set of orbs and then fight some bosses on the way. The last 1/3 of the game the enemies in a screen/room just keep coming after killing the 1st/2nd groups, that it becomes more and more tedious and you keep longing for it to end. I cant recommend this game unless you're completely out of the top Tier Rpg's, its simply a torment to both get working and play the more you play it. I used to see this game as a gem for the pc but thats not the case anymore, this game is a mediocre missed opportunity, it could have been a classic.
