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Enjoyable, but lacking in many areas

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

As a longtime player of Infocom's original Zork series and other text adventures and having played a number of other graphical adventure/problem-solving games, I enjoyed Grand Inquisitor a lot. In retrospect, however, I found the puzzles to be a bit obvious and forced in many places (would Activision dare to release something as challenging as "Spellbreaker" in graphical form?). I also wish there was a bit more terrain to explore. Quite honestly, I found Zork Nemesis more challenging despite it being sinister and not in the spirit of Zork.

The interface is part of the problem. While necessary to some degree, I sometimes wish the changing/highlighting cursor interface could be downplayed a bit. The 360-degree motion is a nice improvement over typical "slide show" adventure games such as Myst and Riven, but the graphics and rendering are still a tad subpar. If there was fluid motion throughout the environments (i.e., true forward and back motion), well that would truly be something. The pop-up "menu bars" for inventory and spells is useful.

The humor in Grand Inquisitor is about right: a bit corny at times but always with its tongue-in-cheek sarcasm intact. The use of low-key actors such as Dirk Benedict, Rip Taylor, Erick Avari and Michael McKean as the voice of the Dungeon Master were all well-chosen and the video sequences were good.

Here's hoping the Zork legend continues...this time though, I hope Activision strives to make the next one bigger, more challenging and with an improved interface.

A refreshing adventure game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I played and finished this game a few years ago but remember this
game as one of the most enjoying. Why? because unlike myst it does not require too much concentration and a game should primarily help to relax after a day's work and not be too mind consuming. The graphics were pleasant and on the whole I found it very enjoyable and gratified because it was a game that one did not have to resort to hints to be able to play. On the whole even if not the best of this type of game i strongly recommend and sincerely hope that there will be a sequel

It's Great Fun and Laughter

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

This game is worth playing. This game is really funny and adventurous. Well done masterpiece of a game, the designs, graphics, colors, sound effects are great. Is the only game that I will play for hours. This Game is really worth buying and play. I really would reccomend this game to anyone that loves adventure in games.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. For those of you who remember the old Zork text game and the White house you will love this game. I have since not been able to compare to the graphics in this one! The whole family will love it!

Hilarious, addictive and totally engrossing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 27, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Where can you find an underground garden with real egg-plants, a six-armed sword wielding invisible bridge guard, a spell book with a chant to make purple things invisible, a machine that turns people into small metal objects which can still talk and a wise-cracking but disembodied Dungeon Master? It can only be Zork, where Activision has wisely returned to the traditional humorous format of gameplay. With stunning graphics, a complex but enthralling puzzle system and a script which has you in stitches, Zork Grand Inquisitor is easily the best insight into the Zork world yet.

My Favorite

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This has got to be my favorite game of all time. I'm not a very talented gamer, I usually find that games require a little too much concentration and forthought, ZORK grand inquisitor doesn't have to played that way (though for you serious types I'm sure you could). It's very funny and the cast of characters add to the games greatness. I had already owned this game several years ago and lost the first disk, remembering how much fun it was I had to buy it again, and it was as fun the second time as it was the first. If there is someone out there who doesn't like this game they should be sentenced to totemization by the frobozz electric totemizer.

Cheers,
Jay

P.S. There are some cons; First, on faster machines the panavision is way too fast and extremely touchy (I ran it on an AMD 4000 with a PCI Express 256MB V-Card). Second, as you progress through the game (in the time tunnels) you will find the switching in and out of CD's slightly irratating, but these points are a small price to pay for such a wonderfully absurd game.

Stunning 3D adventure with incredible sense of humour

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 16, 1999
Author: Amazon User

From my point of view one of the best adventure games ever.Get deep inside the zork underground empire,full of mysteries in order to release the empire from the evil dictator and return the magik.

Zork has returned

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 16, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I played Zork back when it was only text and it got me started on Adventure games. Once the graphics were added and playing Return to Zork and Zork Nemisis I thought the Zork I grew up with was gone.

It's back! Z:GI has the same sense of humor and playing style of the orginals. I especially appreciated going back to the little white house where it all started. I laughed until my sides hurt.

One of the Best PC Games Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Zork Grand Inquisitor is without a doubt the best adventure game ever. If you played the old text versions of Zork, then you will want this game. If you haven't, there is still a lot here to enjoy.

The story picks up sometime after magic was banned by the Grand Inquisitor (who insanely says "I am the Boss of YOU.") You eventually meet up with a magician who has been placed into a lantern and off you go to the Great Underground Empire.

The game itself is full of wonder, humor and clever puzzles. The music adds a lot to the locations and brings a sense of wonder to them. You really feel a part of what is going on. The humor is outstanding. There are several pop culture references that you will catch and there are some slapstick jokes. The humor can be best described as a Monty Python/ Saturday Night Live / Mystery Science Theater 3000 type of humor. The puzzles, at times obscure, are always rewarding when you complete them.

Without giving too much away, you will find many moments of awe (humor wise.) There is the talking door, the funny "singing spell names", and listen for David Lander (Squiggy) doing voiceovers for two different characters.

The DVD version is nice to have. First of all, it keeps the game on one disk. However, it has very strict requirements on DVD decoders. If you don't have one of the 4 it lists, the game will play in normal mode. It is hard to find these decoders now days. However, receiving Zork Nemesis with this is a big plus!

This is one game everyone should own.

A Great Game, but Needs More Stuff

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I received this game (believe it or not) FREE with my computer. I had no idea what it was, but I tried it out. It's pretty cool! It ranks up there with Myst and Riven, but it has more interaction, more video sequences, more comedy (which, I must say, I have never seen in Myst or Riven.) Anyway, I just wish that there was more stuff you had to do, like, after you beat the game, you unlocked a portal to a new challenge, or to a harder level or something. Bottom line is if you like adventure, but don't want to get involved in something as complicated as Riven (now, I'm not saying Riven's a bad game; it's an awesome game), then Zork: GI is for you!

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