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Summary: Interesting gameplay
Review: Journeyman Project 3 was a wonderful game to play. The 3-D graphics were beautiful (DVD version), the movies interesting and the story was easy to understand. The mysteries were relatively easy to figure out without too much help. All the levels or time zones were interconnected which was a great feature. Another great feature was a tiny biot named Arthur who helped you through the game but only if you needed help. I plan to purchase the first two Journeyman games in the 3 game pack. The only problem I had with the game is it was too short.
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Summary: Great Game
Review: Second only to Riven on my list. Engrossing, satisfying, challenging. The only minus was an annoying midget [?] with a high-pitched voice who was supposed to help. I kept him turned off most of the time. He sounded a lot like Dennis Miller.
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Summary: Great Game
Review: Second only to Riven on my list. Engrossing, satisfying, challenging. The only minus was an annoying midget [?] with a high-pitched voice who was supposed to help. I kept him turned off most of the time. He sounded a lot like Dennis Miller.
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Summary: Good gameplay, so-so graphics and poor acting
Review: The gameplay and the puzzles are just fine, if a bit confusing (but hey, if I understood everything right away, it would be too easy.) The graphics are a bit disappointing (compared to Riven and Myst 3: Exile.) The worst thing about the game is the poor acting (especially the obviously fake accents) of the people you come in contact with. The characters are shallow, unrealistic, and stereotypical.However, this is a game you play for the puzzles, and the puzzles are fun. Moving around the manipulating things is easy, which is a real plus. Overall, I recommend this game if you can get it at a good price (i.e., it's a fun game and worth your money, but not a must-play like Riven.)
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Summary: Good gameplay, so-so graphics and poor acting
Review: The gameplay and the puzzles are just fine, if a bit confusing (but hey, if I understood everything right away, it would be too easy.) The graphics are a bit disappointing (compared to Riven and Myst 3: Exile.) The worst thing about the game is the poor acting (especially the obviously fake accents) of the people you come in contact with. The characters are shallow, unrealistic, and stereotypical. However, this is a game you play for the puzzles, and the puzzles are fun. Moving around the manipulating things is easy, which is a real plus. Overall, I recommend this game if you can get it at a good price (i.e., it's a fun game and worth your money, but not a must-play like Riven.)
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Summary: Good Challenge, Bad acting, and downright annoying sidekick
Review: The gameplay is a good challenge, traveling through three different time zones of ancient cities to find three peices to an ancient alien artifact, the Legacy of Time. The graphics are prety good, and give you 360 degree view in any direction. The mazes are well set up, challenging, but logical. You do need to make sure you have decent sound for this game, and in areas the puzzles depend on it, so if you're hearing impared, or even tone deaf, this can be difficult. You have a sidekick along with you in your journey who is an AI program who inhabits your enviromental-suits' computer, giving you suggestions, somewhat relevant to the situation at hand trivia, and making wisecracks as you go along....even making jabs at Gallagher. While helpfull, and sometimes funny, he gets annoying after a while. Fourtunatly you can set him to three levels of interaction, from very talkative to speaking only when asked for input. The acting of most of the charachters was prety bad, but what do you expect from a computer game? ....beginer actors who are willing to take any job that comes along. All in all a challenge, but not one I'd spend a lot of money on, I got it for free which is why I played it.
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Summary: Good Challenge, Bad acting, and downright annoying sidekick
Review: The gameplay is a good challenge, traveling through three different time zones of ancient cities to find three peices to an ancient alien artifact, the Legacy of Time. The graphics are prety good, and give you 360 degree view in any direction. The mazes are well set up, challenging, but logical. You do need to make sure you have decent sound for this game, and in areas the puzzles depend on it, so if you're hearing impared, or even tone deaf, this can be difficult. You have a sidekick along with you in your journey who is an AI program who inhabits your enviromental-suits' computer, giving you suggestions, somewhat relevant to the situation at hand trivia, and making wisecracks as you go along....even making jabs at Gallagher. While helpfull, and sometimes funny, he gets annoying after a while. Fourtunatly you can set him to three levels of interaction, from very talkative to speaking only when asked for input. The acting of most of the charachters was prety bad, but what do you expect from a computer game? ....beginer actors who are willing to take any job that comes along. All in all a challenge, but not one I'd spend a lot of money on, I got it for free which is why I played it.
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Summary: Inspiring visuals for the virtual tourist
Review: This game is a little gem, although it does get off to a rocky start. The background for the story (with the aliens and spaceships) is silly and cartoonish. Fortunately, it does not last long, because the meat of the game--visiting the beautifully rendered legendary civilizations--is fantastic and totally absorbing. I loved how you could interact with other characters and how, with the aid of the special suit, you could eavesdrop into their cultures. How about more games like this--where you are a traveler and explorer rather than a warrior? This game has no violence, by the way, so parents and pacifists should have no problem with it. Also, the puzzles are fairly easy to solve. I was okay with this, because I didn't have to keep leaving the game to phone the cheating hotline, as I had to do with Zork Nemesis, Myst, and Riven. If a challenge is what you are seeking, however, look elsewhere. Same goes for you warrior wannabes. This game is for virtual travel hounds, like me, who like their visuals grand and their challenges mild.
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Summary: It's OK
Review: This game is very easy. Only one "puzzle" was even remotely challenging, and this means that it took me about an hour to retrace my steps and find the object I was looking for. The graphics ARE beautiful and other game designers would be smart to use in their games the QuickTime VR technology that is found in #3 -- this makes it seem more realistic. However, I found this game very limited and a bit boring. I found myself often wanting more; the "world" seemed too small and limited. The characters had no personality, nor did they do anything other than their 1 given task and "talking" with you. The best game in the series is #2, and it is VERY good. In fact, it is one of the best games in this genre that I've ever played, although I really enjoyed Full Throttle and Curse of Monkey Island (Lucas Arts). #2 is VERY hard, but the "walkthrough" mode that comes with the game is entertaining.
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Summary: It's OK
Review: This game is very easy. Only one "puzzle" was even remotely challenging, and this means that it took me about an hour to retrace my steps and find the object I was looking for. The graphics ARE beautiful and other game designers would be smart to use in their games the QuickTime VR technology that is found in #3 -- this makes it seem more realistic. However, I found this game very limited and a bit boring. I found myself often wanting more; the "world" seemed too small and limited. The characters had no personality, nor did they do anything other than their 1 given task and "talking" with you. The best game in the series is #2, and it is VERY good. In fact, it is one of the best games in this genre that I've ever played, although I really enjoyed Full Throttle and Curse of Monkey Island (Lucas Arts). #2 is VERY hard, but the "walkthrough" mode that comes with the game is entertaining.
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