I'm a big fan of adventure games, and in the adventure game genre, this is what you would consider a blockbuster, so I had to play it. The graphics are top notch. There may be some optimisation issues here and there, but it's an adventure game, so not much of a big deal, I locked my framerates in game to 30fps, which was a perfectly adequate gaming experience for this type of game (i7 10th gen, RTX 3060 laptop). The gameplay was average for this type of game, but it was very simple, probably too simple really, I don't like games to be hard, I prefer medium, but this really was a breeze to play. Only one puzzle had me stumped and that's because I forgot to use the 'sixth sense' type feature. *MINOR SPOILER ALERT FROM HERE* The other part I didn't like gameplay wise was the existence of 'The Maw'. I relaise they may have wanted to add a bit of a threat, but when I play adventure games I want puzzles rather than sneaking around. There weren't too many appearances of him though thankfully. The story was also average, but I didn't get into it much. I got the various mens names mixed up as they were all pretty generic, and at some points didn't completely know (or care) what was going on or who was who. Story was probably a bit below average for me, but I could see that some people would like it. I like more character interactions in adventure games. *END OF SPOILERS* So overall, I'd say it's a good looking, but below average adventure game. However I like to support developers of these types of games as I do enjoy them, and developers like this are keeping them alive in the mainstream and giving them the 'blockbuster' treatment that adventure games deserve.
UNDER A KILLING MOON REVIEW Still one of my favourite games of all times. I can remember when this game came out. CD Roms were new and I bought one and installed it just to play this. It came on about 4 CDs, which at the time was pretty unheard of, and it was a true interactive movie, a revolutionary step forward at the time, with FMV (which never caught on as we thopught it would). The game cost a whopping £60 (UK, so maybe $90-$100 US at the time). That was a lot of money for a PC game in 1994. Anyway, it lived up to my expectations. It's a truly immersive game, with fantastic graphics at the time. Tex Murphy is possibly the greatest computer game character in history, a fleshed out, well rounded, 'hero' with dry humour that works very well. The game world is a devestated San Fransico of the future, after World War 3, where mutants live in the old town slums, and the humans live in the 'nice part'. The game is a mystery conspiricy story, with great characters, wonderful locations and generally good gameplay, which still holds up well. Some of the puzzles are a little annoying, and the fuzzy graphics make some of the items a little tricky to see, but this doesn't hold back from a great adventure game experience. If you;re a modern gamer and haven;t played it before, it probably looks like a relic, and it is a bit of one. However, if you can get past the fuzzy graphics and give it a chance, it still holds up well, and if you enjoy the slower pace of a good adventure game, it's worth playing this, and its 3 sequels.
