I'm old now, and I keep fond memories of the lucasarts adventure games I so much enjoyed in my youth. Dialogues are great, modern UX is fine too, graphics I don't really care much about, story is pretty much in the same vein as the originals. Puzzles could be more challenging but they are just fine. This one might not invoke the same unforgettable feeling I got with MI1 and 2 but I found it quite satisfying. I really wanted to return to monkey island and this game took me back there. No complaints
The game has surprisingly received lukewarm reviews so far, but I found it to be a great traditional point'n'clock graphic adventure. It's better to go into it without reading the professional reviews (or any reviews at all), as long as you are interested in sci-fi and can appreciate how it can reflect real down-to-earth everyday life of an adult. The whole thing reminded me of the longest journey, with much more mature plot and setting, and more satisfying puzzles. The story is wonderfully done, at the level of a good piece of literature or film, and mashes nicely elements of scifi, psychological and existential thrillers, with lots of emotional drama in the last part which could be done a bit more subtly but it never gets corny. Few grievances, which are not worth subtracting even half a star for: translation from German is rough at places (only a few), the 3d models during the cut scenes aren't too attractive, some of the mini games are so and so but still ok (and skippable), animation transitions could be more fluid, and finally lack of real puzzles after a point near the endgame. All in all, highly recommended especially for genre veterans
Yes, graphics & sound are gorgeous, story is interesting and quite original too. It's an adventure game but the emphasis is on exploration, not so much puzzles - which are few and rather simple. similar to stasis & cayne. I bet the creators were trying for a new star control II without rpg or arcade elements, albeit the game feels more like star control III. Still this trip into the alternate future south africa is worth it!
For fans of the genre, especially fantasy loving adventurers, this is a must. Graphics lovely, soundtrack perfect for the occasion, and the story is quite good too. Puzzles are annoyingly simple in the beginning, but they get a bit better as the game progresses (don't use the support function, you can solve everything without anything more than a mild frustration). There are some downsides though which could be avoided: - too much pixel hunting unless you enable hotspot viewing (not recommended, it ruins the experience IMHO) - bad bad English voice acting (with the exception of the fairy) - too linear story, although the game constantly tricks you into believing you can alter course of events during dialogue mode - definitely overpriced
