I read in many forums bf buying but was the best I could seem to find for adventure games after the myst experience. I enjoyed the storyline but it was very slow in most places, which was frustrating (which I also read). I did learn hints of skipping annoying repeat conversations by pressing esc button to speed that up. You have to be careful though, if you hit esc too many times it could back you out of opportunity for a clue in conversations. I must admit I looked up hints at the universal hint system more than a few times when I just couldn't figure out what was left to do. I was able to figure out how to get places though, and did find most of what I needed by chance. My only complaint is waiting for Kate to walk everywhere. I hear the next one is a little better, I'll let you know!
