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Great Game...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 98 / 101
Date: December 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I really enjoyed playing this game. The story is an intriguing one, centering around an old theme park and the entertainers who once lived there. At one point or another, each inhabitant had made a pact with the devil, selling their soul for personal gain. You play Marcellus Faust, who has been placed in the park in order to figure out whose soul goes to heaven, and whose soul burns in hell -- or at least that's what you think you're there to do. The game has seven episodes and each episode allows you to discover certain truths about each character. You do this through finding clues and solving puzzles -- some fairly complex, otherst a bit easier. All in all, they kept me on my toes. The graphics are pretty good and you move easily through the game. After episode two there is a built in hint mechanism you can use when you get stuck. The game is accompanied by a great soundtrack of various blues music, which adds a haunted atmosphere to the scenes. The game is rated Mature due to sexual content, etc. but personally I thought it was fairly mild.

Great graphics but....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 23
Date: December 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Really good graphics but it was a little difficult. I might figure it out before Christmas 2001.

A Game of Profound Lessons

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 41 / 45
Date: January 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I just finished Faust: Seven Games of the Soul. I must say that I could not leave this game at night without getting up the next morning to begin again. It takes the seven deadly sins one by one and puts a character in the role to make it believable. I would say the voice acting and the graphics were shockingly well done. Each level got better than the last. Most adventure games try to get to this level of intelligence but few make the grade. It was great fun and kept me wondering what would come next. That is the duty of game producers, but sometime they do not make the grade. I loved this game and I would love to hear from some of the rest of you with opinions.

Satan can have my soul before I'll play this again.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 38 / 44
Date: March 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game sounds like it would be cool- you wander around an amusement park and deal with the condemned. Well, it's not. The graphics are out of date, the voice acting sounds like a badly dubbed movie, and the point and click puzzles make no sense. Also, you're in an amusement park but you can't interact with the rides. I could forgive all this if the story was good. Instead, the storyline is just a bunch of weird events strung together. For example, one of the "sins" you have to deal with is a scientist who gets offered immortality. He says no so you pile little rocks around his house and leave. And that's IT. Also, the puzzles are so illogical they're impossible to solve. It took me 15 minutes to figure out I had to get to the secret passage behind the refrigerator by lifting the fridge with a complicated rope system and a teddy bear. Yup, you lift a refrigerator by using a teddy bear as a counterweight. I just pointed and clicked on everything to solve the game. It took 4 long hours where I kept shaking my head and saying "WHAT'S GOING ON?". The only good thing about the game was that some of the FMV's were fun to watch. They didn't add to the plot, but they showed some creepy images. If you want a good adventure game I'd go with The Longest Journey. I just wish I hadn't wasted my 20 bucks on this one.

buy the seventh guest instead. or watch the movie "freaks".

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: March 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

i sincerely regret the money i spent on this. the gameplay was awkward and way too linear. the graphics were malformed and irritating, with these huge pockmarked looking chins. bleah. i didn't bother getting past the second chapter.

when i buy a game one of my requirements is FUN. while the ambience was nice, i don't find it FUN to go over and over and over doing the same tasks to find one stupid little thing. that's bad design. or to have to hover over a practically one-pixel area to find said item or hint.

i recommend either encasing the game in concrete and dropping it in the ocean, or saving your money all together.

seven wasted hours of the soul

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I can't say enough about how poor this game is, especially after having finished a *real* game (grim fandango: buy it now). Typos, bugs and poor dubs are bad enough, but to have to endure the inane plot, the senseless "puzzles" and the utterly frustrating lack of continuity is too much (not to mention the poor attemps at ripping off myst/riven).

It's strange, though. There is some out-of-place attention to detail in odd areas. My guess is there was an above average art director, an ok story teller, some run-of-the-mill programmers, a UI person that had no clue, and someone in charge that had a "QA-be-damned" attitude that only cared about getting the thing out and didn't care about playability. I can't imagine *anyone* getting by without a guide book. It is just too obscure, annoying, and just plain idiotic to play. There, you've been warned.

Seven Games Too Few

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 47 / 49
Date: April 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

What a treat this game is! Superb graphics, gameplay and storyline make it a standout among recent adventure games. It is a first-person, point-click game that incorporates the best from the past while offering a fresh, new feel. The voice acting is elegant and is the best I have heard in years, and there's not so much of it to make it irritating. "Faust" has a pleasant Myst-like quality with beautiful scenery and environments. The navigation is easy and stress-free. The game is logical and clever, and while a walkthrough may come in handy at times, there are no obscure hot-sopts to drive you mad, and since the game is not linear at all, you can wander and click at your heart's content. It is nearly impossible to get stuck beyond repair. The music makes this game especially enjoyable. Mel Torme, Sarah Vaughn, Stan Getz, Marvin Gaye, and John Lee Hooker are a few of the marvelous musical artists to enjoy. Plus, you can play the cuts by clicking music in the options menu - too cool! After just a few minutes of playing, you will be hooked. All of the professional reviewers have raved about this game. That's why I bought it! That is also why I find it strange that there are a few negative reviews on Amazon. Maybe they were written by young, inexperienced gamers. I don't know, and I don't care because everything about this game is likeable. Easy load, beautiful graphics, great sound, intelligent puzzles, easy navigation, addictive story, no bugs, elegant voice acting - a rare combination these days.

Greatest Game in Years

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: April 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It has been a long time since I was so obsessed with a game. This one has everything. You are Faust, the old keeper of an abandoned amusement park that looks like it was created by the Myst team - gorgeous. There are seven episodes in which you will collect clues and evidence. Will you save your soul in the end? Navigation is easy and the story will keep you engrossed for days. The music is the best of any game on the market. Everything about this game is great, from an easy load to the gameplay which is smooth in every way.

Great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. With great graphics, music, story, and gameplay, it's much a better game than other similar games like Morpheus, and Ring.

Fantastic Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 16
Date: May 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I kept passing this game up at the store and on-line. I just wasnt sure it would live up to its description. Man, was I so wrong! I am glad that this game "haunted" the back of my mind so much and made me buy it. The story-line is fantastic. The puzzles and reasoning are perfection. I really felt for the characters in this game. Some I still wonder about as if they were real. Evil and Good....or as they say,"force and counter-force." I wanted to see everything and be everywhere in this carnival of Dreamland. There were no glitches at all and the game ran so smoothly. I love the 360 degree viewing and the graphics were outstanding. This is a very mature game. The content is over PG-13 rating in a few areas. After I finished, (satisfied yet, sad that it was over) I immediatley went to the software site to see if there was any chance of a sequal. One of my top ten Adventure Games!

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