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It's OK

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: February 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is very easy. Only one "puzzle" was even remotely challenging, and this means that it took me about an hour to retrace my steps and find the object I was looking for. The graphics ARE beautiful and other game designers would be smart to use in their games the QuickTime VR technology that is found in #3 -- this makes it seem more realistic. However, I found this game very limited and a bit boring. I found myself often wanting more; the "world" seemed too small and limited. The characters had no personality, nor did they do anything other than their 1 given task and "talking" with you. The best game in the series is #2, and it is VERY good. In fact, it is one of the best games in this genre that I've ever played, although I really enjoyed Full Throttle and Curse of Monkey Island (Lucas Arts). #2 is VERY hard, but the "walkthrough" mode that comes with the game is entertaining.

Good Challenge, Bad acting, and downright annoying sidekick

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: January 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The gameplay is a good challenge, traveling through three different time zones of ancient cities to find three peices to an ancient alien artifact, the Legacy of Time. The graphics are prety good, and give you 360 degree view in any direction. The mazes are well set up, challenging, but logical. You do need to make sure you have decent sound for this game, and in areas the puzzles depend on it, so if you're hearing impared, or even tone deaf, this can be difficult.

You have a sidekick along with you in your journey who is an AI program who inhabits your enviromental-suits' computer, giving you suggestions, somewhat relevant to the situation at hand trivia, and making wisecracks as you go along....even making jabs at Gallagher. While helpfull, and sometimes funny, he gets annoying after a while. Fourtunatly you can set him to three levels of interaction, from very talkative to speaking only when asked for input.

The acting of most of the charachters was prety bad, but what do you expect from a computer game? ....beginer actors who are willing to take any job that comes along.

All in all a challenge, but not one I'd spend a lot of money on, I got it for free which is why I played it.

Disappointment after Journeyman Project 2

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 24, 1999
Author: Amazon User

While it was attractive to look at, with good music, I was really disappointed to find that I had to sit through a lot of religious mumbo-jumbo; most of which didn't really help solve puzzles. I did like the chameleon outfit, making choosing the right character part of progressing in the game. I would have also liked to see a longer puzzle-solving scene for the finale. JP2 was much better, in my opinion.

Good gameplay, so-so graphics and poor acting

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The gameplay and the puzzles are just fine, if a bit confusing (but hey, if I understood everything right away, it would be too easy.) The graphics are a bit disappointing (compared to Riven and Myst 3: Exile.) The worst thing about the game is the poor acting (especially the obviously fake accents) of the people you come in contact with. The characters are shallow, unrealistic, and stereotypical.

However, this is a game you play for the puzzles, and the puzzles are fun. Moving around the manipulating things is easy, which is a real plus. Overall, I recommend this game if you can get it at a good price (i.e., it's a fun game and worth your money, but not a must-play like Riven.)

Fun Searching

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: December 03, 1999
Author: Amazon User

In general, it was fun playing this game. The best part was in playing different faces and searching for the right stuff to feed the statues. However, I found it boring to listen to all the "teaching" which was not essential to the game.

Inspiring visuals for the virtual tourist

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: March 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is a little gem, although it does get off to a rocky start. The background for the story (with the aliens and spaceships) is silly and cartoonish. Fortunately, it does not last long, because the meat of the game--visiting the beautifully rendered legendary civilizations--is fantastic and totally absorbing. I loved how you could interact with other characters and how, with the aid of the special suit, you could eavesdrop into their cultures. How about more games like this--where you are a traveler and explorer rather than a warrior? This game has no violence, by the way, so parents and pacifists should have no problem with it. Also, the puzzles are fairly easy to solve. I was okay with this, because I didn't have to keep leaving the game to phone the cheating hotline, as I had to do with Zork Nemesis, Myst, and Riven. If a challenge is what you are seeking, however, look elsewhere. Same goes for you warrior wannabes. This game is for virtual travel hounds, like me, who like their visuals grand and their challenges mild.

Just plain enjoyable to play

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: June 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is just a pleasure to play. One of the few computer games where the plot (although very unrealistic--it involves science-fiction-like time travel, etc) is actually well thought-through, very logical, and self-supporting. The actors aren't exactly Oscar material, but they're not tremendously bad (as in some games). The puzzles are a part of the game, rather than a sepcific "puzzle" that must be solved to open a door or find a new location or something. The sidekick, Arthur, I found a nice little addition. In the first place, despite the fact that many of his jokes aren't that funny, it's nice to feel like you've got company throughout the game. In the second place, the historical trivia he shares is really fascinating (at least to me). In the third place, he can actually help you if you're getting stuck--a nice feature that all games should have in some capacity. Finally, unlike many annoying features of many other games, you can turn him off if you don't like him.
All in all, the game is quite enjoyable, especially the fantastic scenery and graphics.
Buy it and play it is my recommendation!

Great Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Second only to Riven on my list. Engrossing, satisfying, challenging. The only minus was an annoying midget [?] with a high-pitched voice who was supposed to help. I kept him turned off most of the time. He sounded a lot like Dennis Miller.

"Legacy" of great storytelling

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 16
Date: January 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Without doubt, "Legacy of Time" is one of the very best adventure games I've ever played.

The graphics are stunning, especially in the DVD version. The puzzles are difficult enough to be challenging, but not so impossible as to put you off playing the game. Far from the uninhabited worlds that some adventure games offer, this has a varied cast of characters who need to be thoroughly investigated before puzzles can be answered. The game interface (you wear a 'chameleon suit' which allows you to steal the likeness of every person you meet) is so clever, you quickly become immersed in the process of interviewing the same person with each different 'face' in your inventory. Getting these varied perspectives on the unfolding story is a key to solving the final puzzles. This is perhaps the closest you'll come to being able to actually being the writer of a story and seeing it from the POV of all your major characters.

More than that, though, it's an excellent family value. While it can be played strictly for its adventures and puzzles (all of which rely on communication and investigative skills), an 'enhanced' mode can be turned on which give players a great history lesson about the three real life ancient cultures being explored here.

This is probably the only game I've ever played where I wanted to actually buy earlier members of the series so that I could see how the plot had deveoloped.

Pick it up now while it's cheap!

The best of games in every aspect.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: November 09, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I don't want to sound like an extrimist, but this is literally the best game I've ever played. The story is extremely engaging, as I constantly found myself anxios to see what happens next. The graphics are superb, and the game engine is perfect! You can pan around in 360 degress. And as you turn, the sounds around you rotate accordingly. The worlds you travel to are brilliantly designed, each putting you in a different mood, somehow drawing you into the game (I know I sound looney when I say this, but this is true). You can also have conversations with characters, even assume their forms to get more info out of them. And there are more items to pick up then ever! In short, this is one game that you won't want to miss.

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