This game was one of the first I played on the PC as a young man and it had such a profound impact on my life that it bled into my school writing and art assignments for years to come. To this day I still listen to the soundtrack in my car on the way to work. I still own the CD and can play just fine with DOSBox but I'll definitely buy again to support it here. As for the game itself, it hasn't aged very well if I am to be honest but is charming in its own little way. The best way to enjoy this is to seclude yourself away for several hours in the dark and turn the sound way up. Lose yourself in it and the story. The mechanics are fairly easy to get used to and the puzzles, while initially intriguing can rapidly become predictable as the game progresses (with a few twists and surprises along the way). The graphics are a mix of pixel art and primitive 3D creatures, settings and cutscenes which were pretty standard for the time. Graphics don't give this game any kind of lasting appeal in the least, but for the time they were stunning if you remember. All in all, I'd say it's definitely worth $6 if you have some time to kill on a dark, rainy day and mark me, you'll be looking up the soundtrack on iTunes (yep it's there).
For those of you that haven't played this game, don't let the graphics fool you. It's old but the story and gameplay elements are top notch. Truly the best space sim that ever was.
