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Great Game, Great Value

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 60 / 63
Date: September 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game, "Anacapri : the Dream" is a traditional point-and-click adventure. As you might expect from the title, the action takes place in the island of Capri in the Mediterranean Sea. The story is fanciful and imaginative. I'm not giving the plot away, you will find that reality and dream are intertwined during the game. It's a long time since I enjoyed playing a game as much. One travels through the island in full-screen 2D photos (more than 6000!) which display the beauty of the place (as in the original Myst which inspired the developers). The music is unobtrusive and pleasant to hear. The game is long, 50+ hours. You get to travel by bus, boat and cable car as well as by foot. You play scopa, a card game, with a Neapolitan deck. This game is available as a stand alone after the mystery is solved. The puzzles are fair and well clued. There are no action sequences, sliders or mazes and you don't die. The game also has a walkthrough mode which is not a puzzle solving device, but a tour of the game locations. This too is available after the game is over and done with.

So, you get a great long game, a tour guide and card game. It's a steal at the asking price. I highly recommend it.

Players who bought "A quiet weekend in Capri" might like to know that Anacapri is, IMHO, a big improvement. The story is linear (you don't get left marooned by being out of order in the game). The game is full screen. The puzzles are clearer. You see the rest of the island of Capri.

GREAT GAME, VERY ENJOYABLE

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: October 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The adventure game Anacapri the Dream, is the next best thing to being on the Island of Capri, in the Mediterranean Sea,off the coast of Naples, Italy. I visited the Island of Capri after I had played the game. It was like stepping through my computer screen into the "Dream"
The game is so realistic. The point and click feature with some panning gives a person a chance to see what is around and behind you. It is full-screen with approximately 7000 2D photos.
A jump mode will take you back to a spot you have alredy visited, so there is no tedious back tracking. A map with flashing red arrows keep you from getting lost. A lap top icon in the game keeps track of what actors tell you so you can always refer to it for clues.
The game is non linear, so it does not matter where you go, although the areas of the game open one by one as you proceed toward the solution. The game develops in the Reality and in the Dream, with strong interactions between the two Worlds. The house you will visit in the real world is Anacapri where you solve the mysteries. Only at the end of the game will Dream and Reality converge in an unexpected solution, giving you also the chance to select one of two possible endings.
You can pause and listen to the pleasant music, island sounds, or go into one of the quaint shops that line the narrow walking paths and look around. If you are tired of walking the beautiful foot paths, you can travel by cable car, boat, or bus where you will find more clues to solve the mystery of the Obidian disk. The game is 50+ hours with puzzels and an Italian card game called Scopa. You use a real moving deck of cards in the game. If you just want to go on with the game, some puzzels can be by-passed. Puzzels are what I like and solved all of them making the game more interesting. I did not have to kill anyone and I did not have to die! That is a feature I really liked!
You will hear a lot of history of the Island while listening for clues. I found this very interesting and informative. I would recommend the game to anyone who wants to play a relaxing adventure game, it is well woth it.
After the game is solved it can be revisited again and again by using the exploration mode.
In the exploration mode I enjoyed going to the beach and listening to the sea and the sound of the sea gulls.
It takes about 30 min to load the game onto your computer. This is quite normal for a game with 7 Gbytes. This inclues 32,00 images and plenty of animations. This puts the game into your computer ready to play. I like this feature because there is no putting a disk in and out. It is a Myst type game, but in the real world, with real characters, and it is a much more complex and intriguing story. In a scale of 1 to 5, I would put the game at 5

Happy that I bought this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: November 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I too bought this game based on the single five star review. And I am very happy I did! This game is worth every single penny. This is a classic adventure game, with solid story line, well designed puzzles and great atmosphere. What people are expecting from an adventure game? Action? Violence? Speed? Well, this game has none of this and I am glad it doesn't. I enjoyed this game with all my family, we had several hours of entertainment, we learned about history and legends of Anacapri, with a lot of high quality pictures. It is not true there are no animations! All the ocean scenes are animated and they're absolutely stunning. All the animals are well animated and there are plenty of atmospheric effects. I did play developers' previous game which I found a step below. So overall, we had great time with this game and I recommend it to anyone who wants to have a serene yet intelligent gaming experience.

Living up to Capri

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: December 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Lets face it, Living up to A Quiet Weekend in Capri is not an easy task. This game does it in every respect. How many games have you bought that you can contact the writers and get a quick response? You don't belive me, e-mail Silvio and Gey Savarese. From the ease of the install to the quick load time and save anywhere feature, this game was like a dream. The puzzles were as much fun as I have ever had in a game. You will not want to miss one of the beautiful scenes on Capri. The game is huge and I used MaGtRo's walkthrough but did not follow it exactly and found no dead spots and could easily go back and get any missed needed object without using a previous save. Thank You for writing and publishing the game and making it so affordable. The best things in life truly are free. I am truly sad that the game has ended. Please write another one. Thank You.

Great scenery and gameplay

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: November 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I just loved playing this video game! The imagery is great and really makes you feel as you were wandering through the island. Great puzzles, riddles, characters and plot! I really liked the whole experience it gave me while playing it, I recommend it. The idea of setting a whole videogame in a photographically created environment is stunning and original!

I Must Go There Someday

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game! This game is not just about going from point A to point B to solve a puzzle or find a clue. It is also about the journey between. This is not an action game, far from it. The game's platform is not based on animated graphics, but actual photos of the beautiful island of Capri, Italy and its inhabitants. People who would most appreciate this game are people who would like to travel and learn about different cultures, their history, mythology, and experience the local flora and fauna. Yes, I would say this game is for older audiences who would more likely appreciate walking through pretty villas or on the many nature trails, with the birds singing in the background, and enjoy the incredible views. Although this game is listed for 10 years old and up, I think someone more mature would better appreciate and understand certain portions of the game, such as the Philosophical Park. So, those of you that thought this game was boring, give it to your parents, I bet they'll love it. I sure did, in order to escape from a stressful day at work. With all that said, the game is still plenty fun trying to solve the puzzles and the mystery of the Obsidian Disk. It switches back and forth from reality to a dream state, hence the interesting characters you bump into such as talking animals, mythical characters and ghosts to name a few. There is a walkthrough available on the homepage that I found very helpful and a relief not having to dig through hundreds of posts in a chat room or buy a strategy guide just to get a little extra help. Note to Vista users: If you are unable to hear the characters speak, there is a fix on the homepage, simply download Screenshots Pack 2 and click on the monk. One of the game's developers got back to me with this solution within 24 hours, impressive! Finally, I was delighted to find a game for mature audiences that had nothing to do with violence. The island of Capri is certainly on my top 10 places to visit someday.

Enjoyable -- For Some

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: October 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The dialogue and voice acting are weak, and wandering through screens and screens of beautiful location shots slow the pace. However, I find these add to the dreamlike feeling of the story -- very Italian. The previous game I played had too many timed puzzles and life-or-death moments for my tastes, along with up-to-the-minute yet annoying navigation. AnaCapri is the perfect antidote: a game you can enjoy for the ample opportunities to explore a beautiful place with a good plot and puzzles that are enjoyable, not frustrating. If you want an action-packed ride with sizzling effects, look elsewhere. AnaCapri is for relaxing and enjoying on its own terms.

A sea adventure.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: December 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is a lot of fun, I highly recommend it, especially suited for the whole family.

PC Game AnaCapri

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Love the game's graphics and history of Capri...but the puzzles are impossible without a walkthrough. If you love travel shows you will enjoy the beauty of the images, for sure!

SAME OL SAME OL

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

NOT for the HARDCORE adventure gamer. If you liked A Quiet Weekend In Capri and were left wanting more, then that is what you'll get here. My wife, who has never played a video game ever liked this game as it was easy and had alot of "pretty" pictures. but even she got bored with it after a while and she stated she would rather go there than to play this game. I likewise lasted about 2 hours before the game became too monotonous for even me to play. Let me preface this by saying that I get bored with most games where you have to retrace your steps over and over again screen by screen with NO shortcuts to a location. If you never plan on going to Italy and want to see what it would be like, then maybe this game would be for you. And it is a great improvment over its predecessor, just like Runaway 2, this game is a great disappointment. not a total waste though. The dream sequence idea is kinda cool and there is more interaction/dialog than the previous if you can pick this game up cheap, then go for it, otherwise look elsewhere.

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