And every time I am swiftly reminded how poorly designed this game is. The voice acting/script for the main character is simply horrendous (in English at least). The overarching storyline is weird and confusing, even in the context of the previous games. Many of the puzzles are illogical, rely on pixel hunting and/or require so much trial and error and going through the same cut scenes over and over again until you get it right. And don't even get me started on navigating the skull. The graphical design of the game is great, the graphics still hold up well considering when the game was made. As with all games of this trilogy, the soundtrack is arguably the best part. Honestly, if you're not playing this for nostalgic reasons and as part of the trilogy, I'd say don't bother.
This was state of the art for 1995, it was the first pc game of its kind I ever played as a kid and I loved it so much! its value for me lies purely in nostalgia of course but I still love it.
My favourite game from that period, I still play it to this day just to calm down. Some of the puzzles are incredibly frustrating and unskippable (oh god not the crabs again!) But the soundtrack is out of this world.
