I remember buying this when it first came out - saw a cardboard display at a computer expo show and HAD to have it, knowing nothing about the game. Hindsight being 20/20, I was WAY too young to play the game the first time (thank goodness it allowed you to censor some of the more violent cutscenes as a game play option). Despite having to leave the room while some (most) of the cutscenes played, I found the game to be enjoyable. The puzzles were not impossible but it still had a few past-the-point-of-no-return moments (I died at the end innumerable times before realizing that I was missing a key item in my inventory). If you have never played this game and enjoy your adventure games, I strongly suggest making the purchase here. That being said, if you play this one and feel even slightly weirded out, avoid the sequel like the plague - that one is even more weird and unnerving!