Ah yes, Silver. When it first came out, I was so very excited. A big, hardcover box... and two discs. That's quite something, right there. Silver delivers a great story with, for its time, impressive narrative. The characters are (overall) fully voice acted with voices that fit the characters like a glove. The story is easy to follow, but with enough twists that it doesn't get dull or unimaginative. The combat mechanics are also quite ingenious for its era; granted, higher ranked weapons are generally better, but the combat system makes them different. Combat is delivered through the mouse; different motions makes your character respectively chop, slash, stab or deliver (cooldown-based) special attacks. Different weapons are best used in different ways; axes and hammers are great for chopping (hammering) or slashing, but thrusts are for obvious reasons near-useless. Swords are decent for chopping and slashing, but do massive damage when used in thrusting attacks. Additionally, at least some enemies are more susceptible to different kinds of attacks, making it an enjoyable (but not tedious) challenge to find the best combination versus different opponents (take my word for it; hammers don't do much against treants). There are basic weapons, magic weapons and magic spells (orbs) that all have different modes of attack. They're unlocked at a steady pace throughout the game, leaving you with an ever-growing arsenal of weaponry. The environments and scenery is great for its time; there are many beautifully drawn vistas. But most importantly, what you come to enjoy most in Silver, is the music score. Personally, I would vote it among the top three best scores through gaming history; the soundtracks are diverse and very evocative of different emotions; they are excellent for conveying both calm, distress, sadness and exaltation. All in all, Silver is a great story that, while it suffers from somewhat aged graphics, still delivers a wonderful narrative with great environments, memorable characters and most of all, a soundtrack that has you walking on clouds. An overly generous review? You might think so; I say to you, buy it and try it for yourself, and then come tell me I was wrong. Because, in all fairness, ladies and gentlemen... you wont.
