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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.

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.

JUNK! DON"T WASTE YOUR MONEY! WON'T INSTALL!

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

I have to add my voice to all of those who say that I couldn't install this game on either one of my "new in 2006" Windows XP Computers. What a joke! I was really looking forward to playing a good puzzle/adventure game. I called the tech support guys and was told "too bad... it's your problem." The stores won't take back opened software, so I'm stuck with a useless brand new game. If you're looking for a fun game that will run on a newer but not "latest video card" computer, try "Barrow Hill." It was just spooky enough, with lots of things to solve.

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!!!

Never got started

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: July 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was unable to play this game because it required a special sound card which I did not have and was unwilling to purchase (cost $50-$100). I found this peculiar since no other game that I've purchased in the last 10 years has required this sound card. Why create a game that requires some obscure kind of hardware??

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).

Don't bother with this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: August 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Be careful to check the system requirements before you waste your money. I have a fairly new computer and this software will not even install. The NVidia GeForce 3 and 4 cards are not supported. The company tech support said "too bad".

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.

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.

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

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