Down in Bermuda was a good game. It kept me interested as each island had a different theme and puzzles that matched the island. It was a short game. I think I had under 3 hours play time. I would have liked more locations to investigate and find the relics. I hope there is a sequel to this. Very fun and not tedious like some similar games. Fresh.
I do plan to play again as I missed quite a few hidden pawns. And my sense of exploration diminished if I played too long in one sitting so I missed some explorable areas. As other reviewers have said, it starts out strong but the last couple of levels became tedious. I got stuck in one area and after that I was never sure if I was stuck or just had to keep searching white or black space. One unusual thing I experienced was an every 60-second mouse lag/accelleration. I got used to it but it was annoying through the game. My mouse would hang and then suddenly it would accellerate across whatever space I was in. I found some discussion related to Mac users but I am on a Windows 10 PC so not sure what that was all about. I tried some general fixes but nothing worked. I have not experienced this with any other game, application.
Great game. Great writing. Will play again. Makes you think.
Clever game. Rises above an inventory item puzzle game by making you thing creatively about how to create some of the inventory items instead of getting it from a character. I am sure the topic is a bit off putting to some but I found it refreshing and enjoyed a lot of the references. Would recommend if you like good, well made point&click games. Art was good, voice acting well done, no annoying interace issues. Recommend!
I played BS 1 and 2. Read reviews tht 3 and 4 broke away from the gameplay so skipped those. Really liked BS5. It has a mix of puzzles with some really make you think. I also thought the graphics were really pretty and made you want to explore. I always enjoy adventure games that take you to different real world locations and provide a bit of history. This game had a good feel and no sense of claustrophobia. I had no play issues. Once I thought I had a bug but found out I just had not done an action to allow me to continue. Smooth running and fun. Well done.
I played the sequel first and did like it better than this one. I thought this was a pretty good game and would recommend. It makes you think about solutions. Dark material, good graphics, makes you want to keep playing. I would recommend this and Yestereday Origins. I had no bugs or crashes on either.
Did you ever play a game and thought it was way too short? This one is not one of those. I thought I was near the end about 4 different times. And even at the end it kept going so I was still not sure it was finished. This game seemed as if they told multiple people to go develop a part of the game with just an overview of the story and then someone smashed them together. The art work, cut scenes and story line seemed to bear this out. It is not a bad game. I did think some of the characters' dialogues went on forever and some of the solutions were rather far fetched. But all in all I was entertained but think it could have been better if edited.
Played this game when it first came out and really liked it. I had a good time playing some 20 years later and had to have some walkthru help despite Arthur's hints. Worth playing but just be prepared to be somewhat put off by movement. It is node movement in the 3 historical locations and at times it can be frustrating. But considering how old it is, it is a fantastic adventure with good puzzles in Atlantis, El Dorado/Andes and Shangri-La.
