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Don't Bother

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 19 / 44
Date: May 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I just bought this game at Target today and I was thrilled to get home and play it. When I got home, I immediately installed it and tried to run it. Except that it wouldn't run. No matter how many times I tried, it came up with an error message saying something about the game crashing. My computer exceeded the game requirements, so this problem has me utterly confused. Now I'm just hoping that Target will take it back, because to me that is just a complete waste of $30. So don't bother because it just doesn't work.

Puzzle lovers, your game has arrived!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 44 / 49
Date: May 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The majority of this game involves solving word puzzles of every variety so take the advertisments telling you it's an "Action"/Adventure title with a grain of salt. There's anagrams and actual cryptography, as well as tile puzzles and research puzzles. If you don't like to read and you hate learning, you probably won't like this game. If you're a hardcore Christian who believe every word of the bible must be true word for word, you're going to be upset by some of the very subversive stuff you'll find in this game.

For you puzzle lovers. This is your game. Even the combat is a form of twitch puzzle gaming, where you have to hit the buttons in the right sequence to defeat your opponent. I'm not the greatest at the combat, but it does have a very cinematic feel to it in the way they handle the camera and as long as your reflexes are fairly quick, it won't stop you from progressing. In most cases you can avoid combat by using stealth and hiding in shadows. If you're particularly sneaky, you can even knock out the guards without them having a chance to attack (sneak behind them and back attack). That's actually pretty fun.

The artistry is simply amazing. If you've never been to Westminster Abbey or St.Sulpice, this is probably the closest you'll ever get without actually going there. The renditions of the locations are nothing less than superb.

If you're a big fan of literature and history, you'll also enjoy this game. It's filled with small paragraphs about everything from the Canterbury Tales to the lost books of the bible (all located in your Visual Database). Of course, you have to earn that information by solving puzzles, avoiding combat and occasionally defeating opponents.

No problem on PC

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 21
Date: May 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought it in Target as the other reviewer. After I saved a game I had no problem running a game on my Dell notebook. The problem described in the other review may be user specific. The game seems promising, but I didn't have time to play it more. I will update a review once I will play it more.

Can not get the game to run

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 14
Date: June 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I agree with the other reviewers. I have spent all afternoon trying to get this game installed and running and all I get is error codes. I am so mad!!! Do not waste your money!!!

My computer too!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: June 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I spent most of the afternoon downloading patches and upgrades and still the thing won't work. BEWARE buyer! This game was obviously not designed for the average computer. Too bad too.

No, I haven't read the book ...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: June 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

..so I don't know how duplicative the puzzles in this game are to the story. Superb graphics and a smooth 3-d environment. Storyline is intriguing and atmosphere is visually immersive. Game suffers from a retarded save-game interface: only a few select "checkpoints" per mission are offered at which you can save your game, meaning that if you die (or if the game crashes, which it occasionally does) you can only restore your game to the nearest "checkpoint" and must stupidly repeat ALL puzzle solutions again (tedious and time-consuming since you've already solved them) before reaching your previous point. This is frustratingly retarded. The designers should have considered this and coded a save-game design that lets players save their game (position, inventory, etc) at ANY point (trust me, I'm not a programmer but this CAN'T be hard in this day and age). The check-point rationale makes no sense for a game like this.
Pros, this game is captivating and has me addicted despite its flaws (which include occasional crashes). I thought the fighting interface was retarded too until I figured out how it works (you click your mouse in a specified sequence to successfully attack/defend your opponent). I haven't read the book, but the game certainly presents some illuminating/controversial revelations of biblical history. I read the Gnostic Gospels in college so much of this info isn't new. Another flaw: from the beginning, one can identify holes in the game's logic. A body murdered, discovered in a pose mimicking christ's crucifixion with text scribbled in blood on the floor next to him. The characters immediately presume the DYING VICTIM did this himself (I'm hardly a criminologist, but am I the only one who recognizes the "duh" aspect in this?). Also, the issue regarding The Last Supper painting arises in the game, at which point the girl retardedly declares the character John the Baptist is a girl just because of his feminine features. Another "duh" aspect -- have you seen Da Vinci's last painting? Hint: it's titled John the Baptist. Google it and view it. Male portraits that emphasize effeminite qualities were pop culture of the day. Check out how Da Vinci depicts John the Baptist in his last painting, John the Baptist. I am about midway through the game. One other thing: some puzzles require finding obscure little "hot spots" amidst a huge 3-d environment: tedious. All in all, this game is intriguing but frustrating (in a non-intellectual way).

Won't even work in a new dell gaming computer

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: June 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have a brand new dell computer built for gaming and this game won't play, I get an exception_access_ violation error that reads (slayer) exception address (4b7bd9) (no game crash info) image help stack: TArchive ::operation=+BO599 Map file STALK WALK.

And not to mention when I tried to take the game back, the store wouldn't give me my money nor let me exchange it with anything but this product. I wouldn't buy this game unless you are 100% sure your machine has major upgrades.
would be happy to hear from others with this problem or anyone that has suggestion on fixing it

Won't run on my computer

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: June 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have a fairly new Dell computer bulit with gaming in mind, I have many other games that run flawlessly. This game gives me an error of Slayer Exception address 456c410, as yet I have not received any help from the support group, I will update this if I get it to run.

Can't play game and no support response

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: June 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game and tried to install on my Dell notebook (which I play many full-graphic games with) but I couldn't even play. While the first mission's loading, the game shut down and I've got the message...

EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
(Slayer) Exception address e86aa20
[5, Map_PostInit, 0xFFFFFFFF]
IMAGE HELP STACK:
ITriggerVisualDatabase::GetSingleton+9930
MAP FILE STALKWALK:

...I uninstalled and reinstalled but the same message kept coming. I tried to install on my desktop and still the same. I thought maybe it's the error of the DVD so I went back to the shop and claim to get a new one. After I tried installing, always the same problem so I gave up and claim my money back from the shop. However, I wrote to the support to ask about the problem, no reply. Now I think I won't buy this game anymore, it doesn't worth my time and money, just got me mad. I hope the others won't be unlucky like I was.

A Good Mix

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: July 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The game is better than the movie! Great scenery, especially inside the churches and the Louvre; if you've never been to Europe, and I haven't, it's almost like being there. Fun puzzles though I couldn't have managed the fights without my 19-year-old son to play them for me!

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