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The Greatest Adventure Game Ever...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 28 / 29
Date: January 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best adventure game ever. Prior to this, Myst was my favorite adventure game. AMBER surpasses Myst in many ways...

Foremost, the puzzles are actually integrated into the storyline. In fact, the stories actually advance the story. In Myst, the puzzles were wonderful, but abstract and unconnected to the story.

Another area where AMBER excelled was the music and sound. The sound effects were wonderful and remarkably restrained. At one point, the subtle sounds of footsteps creaking on floorboards, were amazingly effective at making my hair stand on end. And the music -- particularly the jazzy hip guitar riffs in Brice's world -- were fantastic; likewise, the big band music in Margaret's world was perfect. I only wish I could find the soundtrack to this game.

The graphics in Myst were gorgeous, but in a fantasy sort of way. AMBER's graphics are so realistic and "normal" that I was able to completely forget I was playing a computer gamer.

And finally, the story. This is an area where AMBER *really* excels. If you're at all interested in the supernatural, you owe it to yourself to play this game. The theories presented about ghosts in this game are extremely compelling. This game offers some of the most lucid and believable theories about the paranormal that I've ever seen in a work of fiction.

Kudos to Hue Forest for this modern classic. I can't wait to try out their future efforts.

Xcellent Game but will not work on XP

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: April 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Whomever wrote that a Compatibality of Win 95/98 will run Amber then please let me know how you got it to run. It will load in XP, but when trying to run the game there is an error in the MOVUTILS file and an error of Script Handler -Both which shuts down the game.

I suggest that if you are "really" tired of the games out now to train our future generation of professional soilders, then keep an old computer on hand so you can play the really good entertainment and thought provoking games like AMBER Journeys Beyond.

Loved that Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: December 15, 1999
Author: Amazon User

When I first started the game I was amazed to witness several wierd and unusual hauntings like I saw a bloody knife floating in midair in the kitchen and it then floated up the stairs I thought it was neat how you could set up the equiment and go to different portals in time and trying to help the spirit find out hw it died I hope that I can find more games like it and I think that it is a long interesting game with good grapics and a plot that keeps you hooked for hours. I highly recomend this game to anyone who enjoys the supernatural or just plain likes computer games and mystery.:)

A Challenging Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: February 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I love ghost stories, especially those with a mystery. This game did not disappoint me in that area. The graphics are good, the story somewhat perplexing. I would've liked to know more about Brice. Margaret and Edwin's stories were tragic, but Brice's was downright creepy. The two heartstopping (the knife bobbing in the air and the spirit flying up the stairs) episodes involved him. The techno stuff, I found pretty interesting, too. Let's have a sequel, please?

Dripping with atmosphere

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: April 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am an old text adventure game player from the 8-bit computer games and one that often feels that graphic adventures actually hinder the game than help. Let alone rival good story, etc.
But Amber hits home big time! I am a horror freak and this game gave me the creeps! There where only three puzzles that frustraited me enough to think about putting it away for good (which happens often when logic doesn't make since). I mean... why try to get into someone's head to figure a puzzle when the story should weave it seamlessly into its fabric?
But the strong story and mood that Amber set put me in the mood for more, more, more. Like a good book, I couldn't put it down.

The graphics were great, the audio intense. This game just reminded me of the old Scott Addams and InfoCom adventures. Something Myst just never seemed to be able to rival. It absorbs you and you don't walk around in a 'cold' environment, like Myst. You feel right at home in a truely interactive feeling environment. If you're a fan of old horror like "The Haunting", "The Haunting of Hell House", "Last Man on Earth" - you are missing out if you haven't played Amber.

Journey Beyond!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: August 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Amber: Journeys Beyond was a pretty decent game for the price, if your looking for nice graphics and a fun evening player or even a game that two can sit and figure out the puzzles together this should be your game. This game was very suspencefull in the beginning from the old house to the odd occurances and strange aperitions. I felt that as the game progressed it lost a lot of its (goosebump) stages and became more of a "figure this out to move on" kind of thing. But, as the end drew near I found myself just as the other reviews stated "wanting more" still, the game came to an end after about eight or ten hours of gameplay (depending on the player) it had a decent ending kinda like an interactive movie.

Decent graphics, easy to moderate puzzles, good storylines and a low price tag gets this game five stars. Remember its ten dollars, think of that and you wont be let down.

Actually one of the best adventure games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Certainly does a better job of creating a spooky atmosphere than, say, Nocturne.

You visit your friend, a paranormal researcher, and discover something's gone terribly wrong with her latest experiment. To save her you basically have to follow in her footsteps, and (trying to be vague here) in the process you help out a few recalcitrant spirits.

The creators sensibly realized that atmosphere is better than cheap shocks, and the game is extraordinarily atmospheric, with a brilliant use of ambient sounds. The story is kinda New Agey, but nothing really offensively stupid, and actually a nice change from the comic book sensibilities that pervade computer horror games. The voice acting is very good. The graphics were fine for me, though may seem dated by this point.

The puzzles are fairly easy -- and only one maze, which is a GOOD thing. But they make sense in the context of this surrealistic world -- and that's a hard thing to do in the adventure genre. There's a lot of interesting ways to interact with the environment, and the game seems perfectly paced to me --I was never bored.

You won't spend hours on the game, but as a quick diversion it's eminently acceptable.

Very underrated, and a must-play for fans of either horror games or adventure games.

What a surprise!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I picked this game up in the bargain bin at our local software store. What a surprise! The plot was intriguing, the graphics and scenery great, the music was wonderful. I agree the only thing wrong with it was it's length. We were sincerely depressed when it ended! This game is seriously underrated. I am amazed (for it's quality) that it is not more popular. Just enough challenge, and creepy enough to draw you in! You'll love it.

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: September 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for 12 dollars and it was worth it. You are a ghost hunter and you go into the lives of three different spirits and help them figure out how they got to be dead. The graphics are good, the storyline is developed. The forties ghost especially was well drawn.

A great adventure game for the novice gamer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Amber: Journey's Beyond is exactly that, you journey to different places and times. The graphics and music are very appropriate and keep your interest. Even though the puzzles aren't too difficult even an advanced gamer will be intrigued by the story line. Some scenes are graphic but for the person who likes horror or suspense will greatly enjoy this game.

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