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Funny

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

You will move around in this game and find out very fast that it's full of jokes and laughs. The quests are just hard enough. But even the best will need a walk though on some puzzles. Like the phone in hell you have to dail a number that I could not find outside a walkthrough.

Old game yet stillf un

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was introduced tot he Zork series by my older brother when he installed Z:GI on our computer when it first came out. I had a blast playing it then and I had a blast playing it this time. The one and only complaint i can give is that once you beat the game it isnt that long if you play it again (took me like one night to beat it once I got it again). It is a great nostalgic game though.

Zork!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game was much more fun to play that any of the other Zork games.
A lot of silly fantasy humour (similiar to the books of Piers Anthony).

The puzzles are medium in difficulty but a few easy ones and a few hard ones.

Even though the graphics are starting to look dated, I would still recommend people play it at least once.

I Miss Zork!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I learned how to play computer games with Zork (I think it was all keyboard driven back then, you had to type) and now seriously miss the [annual] sequels. I thought we'd have an annual Zork tradition to look forward to, sort of like Christmas, every year but it's been almost 10 years now since Grand Inquisitor came out. So sad that Zork no longer rises anew every year.

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.

Loved it...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've played quite a few adventures, and though it's been awhile this one still ranks as my all time favorite. I loved details like the flickering lights in the subway car-- taking the subway to hell, the varying ambience-- fun story, integrated puzzles-- I can't find anything to dislike in this game. Other longtime favorites of mine are "Dark Eye", "Obsidian," "Grim Fandango" and "Of Light and Darkness"-- what they all seem to have in common is a bit of a sense of humor and a taste for the quirky, odd or bizarre...

It's obvious though, that "Grand Inquisitor" was created by a group who understands the adventure genre well-- the game is well stitched together, nonlinear, a consistent and involving storyline, challenging puzzles, and interesting and different locations to explore, and for my money the most important-- it doesn't take itself too seriously (a sense of humor). A really great job has been done on this one....

Clever and creative!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: October 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Now this is what a puzzle game should be! Not as challenging as some, perhaps, but utterly engaging and set in a completely believable world. Don't be concerned about the fact that it's part of a series; as other reviewers have said, you really don't need any prior Zork experinece, and I say that from the viewpoint of somebody who had no prior Zork experience. Many of the puzzles were odd and a little esoteric, but there was a definite internal logic to the entire game. Anyone who's considering purchasing this game should be warned of that particular fact: succeeding at "Grand Inquisitor" requires the player to have the same slightly bent sense of humor as the game designers. Also, this is a 3D environment game and the usual rule applies: LOOK EVERYWHERE, TRY EVERYTHING. I did have to hit a hint site (and hints for this game are readily available online) once or twice only to find that the answer was simply something I hadn't been aware that I could do. That's my fault, though; don't blame the way the game is set up. In addition to having a wonderful world packed full of clever riddles, "Grand Inquisitor" boasts a great cast of characters voiced by some very talented people. A must-have game for the slightly wacky and the completely around-the-bend!

Good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: February 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This Zork is good, but not as good as Zork Nemesis, I just don't like the complaining lamp in the game it is so annoying, they should have has a feature to be able to turn it off, otherwise this game is good.

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 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

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