The clunky controls, awkward camera angle changes, and old 3D graphics have not aged very well. Still, the game is worth playing for the story and atmosphere. Most of the puzzles are typical adventure game "exhaust all options" fare but the Sokoban-like box puzzles were quite enjoyable.
This game wonderful. The story remains interesting and fun throughout. The dialogue is really well written and acted. Overall production values are high in every regard, and I experienced no bugs or glitches during my playthrough. It is quite long for a point-and-click adventure. Took me four full evenings to complete, a couple of them well into the night. But the length hasn't been achieved artificially as often was the case back in the day. There is some back-and-forthing but it never feels too tedious (the double-click speedup helps). Pixel-hunting has been confined to the trivia card collecting subgame, which you don't need to care about to progress the plot. Moon logic puzzles are totally absent. Most players should not get stuck in any of the puzzles for too long even if they don't resort to hints or playthroughs. Yet it doesn't fall into the same trap some other contemporary point-and-click adventures trying to steer clear of moon logic puzzles do where the puzzles are almost totally absent. Puzzle-wise the balance is fantastic. Fans of the series will surely love it (yes, I am aware some people do not like the art style). It is possible that people who have not played previous entries in the series will not get as much out of it with the ample nods and references to the old games. But for us fans it feels like going back home.
