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Good, but not great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have mixed feelings about TLJ. On one hand, I totally enjoyed the game's atmosphere, world, and characters. The game was beautiful, wordly, surreal, intelligant, cynical, profoundly thought-provoking and introspective all at once. I thought the dialogue and voice acting were excellent, and I could see myelf in the protagonist and some of her friends. At first I felt like I was playing a game about myself.

Then, the game's mediocrity crept in as I went to Arcadia. Interesting place, but I was much more fascinated with the details of Stark and April's friends. I wanted to know more about them instead.

What really disappointed me is the fact that there is so much potential, so much set up in this game, and little pay-off to where you think it might go. All the characters you're introduced to in the first chapter are interesting and I would have wanted the story to involve them more, but none of them turn out to be important in any way, and the story focuses more exclusively on the mundane quests of Arcadia instead.

Worse still, there was no sense of suspense in the gameplay. Unlike the King's Quest series (which is equally puzzle-laden, but has some atrocious dialogue) there aren't multiple solutions to problems, no time limits, and you can't make the wrong decisions, do stupid things, get yourself killed, or even lose the game. You can only get stuck while you try to figure out how to solve whatever puzzle you're stuck on that serves as nothing more than a bridge to the next narrative sequence.

Plus, the game's ending was disappointingly vague and kind of depressing, so by the end I was feeling kind of detatched, while at the beginning I was completely immersed.

In short, I felt like I was playing someone else's story. TLJ feels like a story that wanted to be a movie or a novel, but not a game.

A real gem

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you like adventure games, my wife and I strongly recommend this game. Like Grim Fandango, another we highly recommend, it is original and fun.

The Longest Journey

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game by accident but let me tell you its the best adventure game i've ever played. I cant wait for the next one which is Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Take a second and think to yourself.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Take a second and considered yourself as "well read" in the gaming world. What games would you have on a list to recommend to others as a good "read?" Of course Mario would be on top of my list, but looking a few games down you'll see The Longest Journey. It's not a game for everyone. If you don't like point and click, adventure games, this isn't for you. But if you are open to the possible diverse gaming world, you WILL have a great experience.

LOVED IT!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This has to be my ultimate all time game. I think personally it is much better than part 2 eventhough I love the sequel as well!!

So far though I have yet to find a game that beats this one for me! THe graphics, the story, the characters its all so fantastic

There are a few things I wish that would have happened that didnt but overall 5 of 5 stars :)

Love it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Im not a big xbox/PS fan, my fiance is though so I got him dreamfall first, HE HATED it, hes more of a war/action gameplayer. Usually I wont even try the Xbox games because there so complicated, but I picked this one up because I loved the graphics and began my journey...I couldnt stop playing, loved it so much. When I finished I purchased the longest Journey so I could start at the beginning except for the older graphics and slower capabilities it was just as great, Im highly anticipating Dreamfall/Longest Journey 3

Facinating.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was under a spell when I played this game the first time, I was so focused on this unusual game, that I almost did not get any sleep.

April Ryan is the main character, and she will lead you into two different worlds, the firs is our world (and this is far into the future) the reality, the tecnology world, the second is the magic world.
And April need to save them both.
The two worlds are melting together, this must not heppand.

You need to use your head if you want to win this game, it is a *back and forth* game and different from anything else you might have played.

Good luck!!!

Good. Not great, but good.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

There are several things to enjoy about this game. First is it's not a kiddie game -- the language and some of the themes are certainly for mature audiences, and as an adult who just plays games on airplanes to and from Asia, that's a nice plus. The graphics for the landscapes are excellent, and the worlds are wonderfully designed. 90% of the time, you have the feeling you're experiencing the world, and not just watching it. The sound track and sound effects are very well done, and usually the voice talents do a good job. Most of the time, I found the game addiciting, and I'm certainly glad I bought it.

So why 3 stars overall? Most people rave about the writing in this game. It's ok. The game is gennerally well designed, but the the dialog is, more often than not, BAD. It can get detracting at time, and get ready for a high amount of Cheese Factor. Also, game length seemed to be an issue with the creators, and it seems like they threw in tedious sequences of dialog or useless puzzles for the sake of extending game time. Unfortunately, more isn't always better; sometimes it's just more. Puzzles aren't always intuitive either, which means you sometimes find yourself looking to a walkthrough to figure out the next move because it doesn't necessarily follow, not because it's that difficult to figure out. Or maybe I'm just stupid. :-)

Still, for everything bad about the game, there is something good. I enjoyed this game, and I pre-ordered the sequel. If you're looking for an advenure game and you're Myst'ed-out (as I was), you'd be making a mistake to pass this one by.

addictive and enchanting

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: January 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game!

Every element is superb, except maybe for some of the puzzles. The characterization and plot are great. April can be a bit shallow at times, but then again she is only 18. But she's witty and has just enough sarcasm to make her interesting. Also, you can play her as more reluctant or more heroic, depending on some of the dialog choices you make. (The plot progresses the same way in either case, but it gives a different spin to things.)

The other characters are amazingly well defined, and really seem like different people, not just plot devices.

And speaking of the plot, it is inventive, fascinating, and most of all *long*. The game spends more effort on plot than "put key A in lock B" puzzles, and this is a good thing.

The only bad thing about the game is that some of the puzzles are a little too dependent on dialogue. There are times when you figure out what April has to do, but the game won't let you do it until you get all the verbal clues from everyone involved. There is no way to jump to the answer immediately and just try it, even when you have all the materials necessary to do so.

I also have a problem with random crashes, some sort of DirectX problem. Too bad there is no Linux port, that would make the game just about perfect....

My Favorite Game of All Time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: January 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Wonderful storyline, wonderful characters, wonderful acting. Get the picture? You can't go wrong with this one. Even better, there's a sequel. Visually this is so impressive I don't know where to start. I play it again for the imagery every once in a while.

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