I rarely write reviews, but I read that 2 star complaint, and I want to say; Im not a nostalgic player. I just heard this game a long time ago, try the demo some 15 yeras ago (or even more, I already forgot even to did this) but because Im a die hard adventurer I always want to try this. So when I saw on GoG instantly buyed it, not waiting for sale.
Thing is I just played the original Myst about a month ago, and Im was very disappointed. Im not a big fan to this genre, but Myst was the first of these kind of games. And maybe this is the only reason people talking about it. Beacuse it was the FIRST. Its story not so well written, you hardly use anything from your inventory, and literally you only picked up one thing at a time, (a blue, or a red page). WTF? You actually can play trough Myst in 5 minutes. Yes, you can read right: FIVE. In Myst the best part how on earth you can get to the Ages, and come back, and the best scene is the center island. But the Ages are huge disappointment. You hardly do anything.
So yeah Lighthouse stole the idea, go to a paralel world, and go places and return. But is has a superb atmosphere. and finally there are some characters. Not mention the 16 different endings. I also love the mechanical wehicles. My absolute favorite was the driller train. You can reach each destination at least 2 differnt ways. There isnt just one route. This game really branches, and you can solve one problem in many different ways.
The guy complains about the Birdman stole things from you? So what? Its not a fault. Its a way. Like the real life, you cannot win every situation. And its from 1996, now 2018. This kind of design was so refreshing. Not many games did this. Heck I even missed the kidnapping at the first time, because I was minding my own business, but Im not realizing I was missed something. Because I solve the problems on my own way, at my own pace.
And yeah thank GOD this game has tons of items. So I recommended Lighthouse.
