Pros:
- Nice puzzles, some have multiple solutions
- Nice graphics
- Some ideas will later appear in Monkey Island (e.g. the cannibals in MI1, the mazes in MI2, the two-headed squirrel, the monkey wrench, ...)
Cons:
- Too many dead ends
- Too many mazes, which are also very difficult to map
- The need for money for traveling makes the game unnecessarily difficult
Pros:
- Some fun situations (e.g. the flasher, the dance)
- Some nice puzzles
- Just the right game length
Cons:
- Slow movement
- Some walking dead scenarios
- Some random encounters carry important items
- Need precise wording for solving puzzles
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| Once again, I didn't get a full score in a Sierra game. |
Note:
Finished with Razor and Bernard.
Pros:
- Great, clean graphics
- Nice puzzles, some can be solved in multiple ways
- Relaxed mood
Cons:
- Walking dead scenarios
- Many red herrings
Pros:
- Nice graphics and smooth animations
- Silly humor
Cons:
- No dialogues
- Very illogical puzzles
- Cumbersome gameplay with unclear actions, mostly trial and error
- Too many red herrings
- No item descriptions, sometimes it's difficult to understand the graphics
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| Trapped in a coffin. Actually, asking for help doesn't help. |
Note:
Credited to be the first point-and-click adventure game. Actually, it seems like "La Souris Golotte" came first.
Pros:
- Nice challenge with some almost unfairly difficult puzzles
Cons:
- Too much randomness
- Fights require no skill
- Some very crude graphics
- Weird mixture of typing and mouse commands
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| This might also be the first appearance of a talking head in an adventure game. |
Pros:
- Stunning graphics
- Nice fitting music (although a bit repetitive at the beginning)
- Some nice puzzles
- Straightforward but refreshing gameplay
- Cool setting, mood and story
Cons:
- Some glitches and unresponsiveness when trying to do things quickly
- A bit too much backtracking
- Annoyingly slow character
Pros:
- Limited items and money make resource management useful
- Well written and darkly fun dialogues
- Great graphics, fitting dark ambient / industrial music
- Lots of nonlinearity and side quests
Cons:
- Cumbersome and annoying inventory management
- Using items can be confusing, the "use" functionality is not always the correct way
- Brutal difficulty encourages save scumming
- NPCs keep getting in the way
- Several glitches and bugs
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| Amusing example of the game's humor: this character replaces all the R's with W's, hence you must interact with the room by using the same rule... "look at dwawing" |
