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1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: August 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Okay, first off, I've played MYST since I was five, so don't think I don't know about this stuff. *ahem* Anyway...it's horrible.

First off, the storyline is so...bland...boring...bizarre...(need I go on?)... It lacks the depth that I expected.

Second of all, the puzzles are almost impossible to solve. My dad and I eventually stopped playing it, even after we looked at the walkthrough on the internet, because nothing was coming together right and we were basically just walking back and forth thinking we missed something. Well, there's really nothing to miss...it's just poorly done, that's all...

Third of all, despite what you may think, the graphics aren't that great. Sure, the music is OK, but...I've seen better...

So, the verdict? I would suggest skipping right on out of this web page and ordering yourself a copy of Real MYST.

Increadible, interesting and a food for you brain!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Great game! After the instaling I couldn't stop playing. 5 excellent CDs, 3D graphics, fast moving. Here you got not only simple puzzels, but real logic, geometry and math...you have to reveal it on your own, though!
Wonderful game!

Very difficult game, but rewarding in the end

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bought Schizm: Mysterious Journey just solely on the graphics I saw on the package and this was one game I do not regret buying. I only have the CD-ROM version, but I understand it is only made better if you get the DVD-ROM. Even if the graphics on the CD-ROM isn't the sharpest, I was still very impressed with many of the surrealistic landscapes. Also, it's much better to have all five discs installed, as it would avoid you the hassle of having to swipe discs as you travel new places. It took me an hour to give all five discs installed on my system, but then you don't have to worry about that again, and it makes things so much easier never having to changes discs. This game originated in Poland, but for us North American users, was translated to English. As it turns out the comparisons to the MYST series can't be avoided. You have to solve many puzzles to get places, just as you do MYST. Some puzzles are random (like getting the fish-like balloon craft inflated and ready for flight). Yes, many of these puzzles are very difficult, and unless you're a rocket scientist, you're probably going to need a walkthrough. Be sure to write things down on paper as you go along. This game is not for novices, but for those wanting a challenge, go for Schizm.

As good as the Myst series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought the DVD version from Dreamcatcher. It installed without problems, and there is no evidence of choppiness (at least so far). I'd say we're about two thirds of the way through.
The puzzles aren't easy - just about the right level, I think. Note to other reviewers: if you are trying to solve them by trial and error, it means that you either haven't actually solved the puzzle, or are still missing some information. Without giving anything away, I can think of at least two puzzles where the 'obvious' answer is not the correct one.
Another reviewer mentioned the multiple number schemes - you mean like decimal numbers and clock faces which count in twelves? Seems fairly natural to me.
Graphics are stunning, and the scene transitions are smooth and convincing.
One slight niggle - the rotation control was a bit too sensitive. Some means of adjustment would be nice.

Definitely worth buying

An unbelievable nightmare . . .

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When I first installed this and got it working (finally!) my jaw dropped to my feet. I had been under the impression from the screen shots online and on the box that this game actually looked as good as, say - Myst?
Hah.
When I finally realized I had done nothing wrong in the install and troubleshooting, I was so disgusted I actually felt bile rise in my mouth. In short, this game looks TERRIBLE.
Now, I'm out about 60 bucks for two games that are outright unplayable. This and Reah. They inhale big time. Why? Because they are nothing more than interactive mpegg-y video sequences. You don't actually explore anything, unless you like watching bad streaming video at low resolutions as you 'walk' to the next location. You can't look at anything, and the video garbage is so messy that this is in no way an interactive experience, unless they were just going for eyestrain. When you stand in one area, there are huge color blocks and hash that obscure and ruin what might have been nice visuals.
Why couldn't they have gone for still screens like in Riven or Myst? Those were immersing enough and sure as hell looked a lot better. This hack company tried to go to 3d and it's so god awful I can't describe it accurately. It's like downloading a bad video off of some kid's computer. I can't believe this was brought to this country. Remember that train sequence in the first Myst, the one that drove everyone nuts and was ugly to boot. Imagine blowing up that low res stuff to fill the whole screen and trying to play it. Well this game is just like that, there are no worlds to explore, just click the arrow and watch a cruddy video of how you walk through the area.
People compare it to Myst 3 with 360 views of all locations. Huh? Maybe they got a different game. What I got was so unlike Myst 3 that I'm just stunned. In fact, I have never run into this kid of gaming engine before, And I have played all kinds of games, from Mario to Kings Quest. This kind of engine is pure rot.
What it looks like is this grainy video that you press and arrow to 'walk' forward. Then the low quality video takes you halfway across town or whatever to another puzzle that you can hardly see because it's so low res.
Wow, I am out of money and patience and warn you to stay away from this clunker like the plague.

One of my favourite adventure games

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Well, maybe the graphic resolution is not excellent, but I found the landscapes really beautiful.
And I really loved the puzzles. For the first time I had to really THINK, to solve them. I really felt like a xenoarcheologist, trying to decode an alien alphabet and using an alien numerical system).

A first for me...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The first plot to EVER make Star Trek look good.

The basic premise is that people from Earth inhabited a planet full of wonderful machinery, but no people. It is a Type 4, M type planet (Oh my God!) If that part of the plot didn't pique your interest, I don't know what will. The two characters that you play as were stranded now, and all the people from Earth have dissapeared also... DUN-DUH! The cymbals crash, I'm incredibly involved in the plot... Which finally comes back at the end of the game, with a twist that is so ludicrous! It was a cop-out that was almost insulting! Not that there was all that much build-up.

Let me start out by saying that you will never have to worry about the incessent talking that are unfortently all to common in some adventure games... In fact, you never talk at all. One could say that there are no cutscenes in this game, but everytime you move, the game simulates the first-person footsteps as you 'move' forward. This was graphically stunning (I used the CD and I thought the Graphics were awesome. But I've never seen the DVD version) But it also leads me to my next point.

You cannot skip these walking scenes. Some last as long as thirty seconds, and you still have to go through six more to get to the location that you want to go to! At first I was like 'This is beautiful' and the second time I passed by that same stupid boat thingie I'm like 'Look at the view' and by the tenth I've brought a book to read while I'm waiting for the clip to stop! It made Kate Walker's continuous walking in 'Syberia' a sprint!

However, the puzzles were very hard, with occasional clues that in were in no way obvious. I had a walkthrough.

You must know Pythagorean's thereom in order to understand a puzzle, as well as understand warped alien language played backwards... Your clue 'plays' once, and then you never hear it again. So pay attentian! Unfortently, due to all the walking, My book distracted me from this ever so temporary hint, so I had to once again, look at the walkthrough.

There's a glitch, where if you follow the logical choice (Going to a new location that opened up) you will lose the game. So make sure to remember that your characters (There are two, remember?) have not visted the locations that the other started in. I know this seemes like a spoiler, but if you don't think of this, you will lose the game and be forced to start over from scratch, very tedious considering all those once beautiful cutscenes of 'walking'.

The music was okay, not outstanding. Of course, it's not like James Newton Howard was on call for the soundtrack. "A new Dreamcatcher game? I'll be right there!" I think not.

Overall, I gave this game a three, because if you are in for a game with outanding graphics, and extremely so-hard-that-you-bang-your-head-against-the-wall-repeatedly-and-get-a-concusion-and-your-game-crashes-so-you-have-to-start-all-over-again puzzles, then you'll probably love it. I think that Myst lovers will enjoy it too... Not that there's a difference. For newbies, I suggest Nancy Drew games (Do not get any after number nine, except for maybe number 11. The other games stink... I sugges Danger on Deception Island) or Syberia for those who are bored of Nancy Drew. Perhaps, Mystery of the Mummy will do something for those who found Syberia too easy. But, for those who don't care about the puzzles, enjoy walking around. The graphics are superb.

Don't bother! Just throw your money away instead!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: April 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I purchased thsi game in the discount section of a local retailer thinking I would have a good alternative to the usual first person shooter clones that are flooding the market.

After starting up the game and watching the two main characters do their thing It became quickly apparent that no matter what I tried to do the curser indicated that no action was possible for me.

I guesss the game consists of installing it, watching the intro, and then uninstalling it. Not as I expected at all.

Moreover the game is unsupported. My copy is in the trash now!

I Wish I had the money I spent on it instead!

In my opinion a genuine Rip Off!

Pshaw, ignore it.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a nice game, but somewhere around the second or third puzzle I had to cheat to figure out how it worked. No sane person could figure it out. I NEVER would have.
I wouldn't recommend it. I never even finished it. How can I if I have to cheat to do the puzzels?

Schizm is full of bugs

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Had to contact their tech support, loaded 5 cdroms, but it NEVER worked without constantly swapping cd's over and over and over and over again!

It might be an interesting game, but having to constantly reswap cdroms is really a big WASTE of time...

ps: their tech support sent me a zip file supposedly that would fix the cdrom swapping problem, now, not only does it STILL have the same problem, but it also FREEZES and send error messages.

No more games from these DreamCatcher, The UNAdventure Company! That's 4sure...:-(

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