Aesthetically the game looks beautiful, has great atmosphere, and the story is engaging. However, the gameplay has gotten repetitive and boring to the point where I'll either delete it or turn on immortality and one shot kills just to get through the story. At this point fighting the enemies is nothing more than a pointless chore. I don't find the weapons and powerups aren't all that compelling, so exploring the maps and taking side missions for the few scraps that the game throws at me is simply an unpleasant time waster. I'd say it's worth it on sale, especially if you don't mind spending hours grinding and exploring every nook and cranny. Otherwise, move on.
I played this game when it came out, and it felt like a dog even back then. Westwood built in their fair share of tedious tasks and certain puzzles that require a measure of clairvoyance to solve into Kyrandia 1 and 2, but with Malcolm's Revenge they raised it to an art form. The game is soulless - Full of nonsensical puzzles, endless scavenger hunts, and bleak artwork. There is no magic sauce that the previous games had. I think at the time, a lot of devs were experimenting with going from 2D art to 3D renderings to get on the Myst/7th Guest train and many games suffered because greatly of that. Malcolm's Revenge had a laugh track for God's sake. Save your money and check out Grim Fandango if you want to see how it's done.
