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Not Bad, But ...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

well, too many times I was going to drop this game, and thought that it was a very silly one, but something kept pulling me back, the game puzzles (if they deserve to be called that), are sometimes so easy and simple, and sometimes you dont have no clue what to do, anyway mixing easy with hard was not bad, the only thing that REALLY bothered me was the movement, it was horrible, slow, and very boring, and with limited response, the graphics were not so great.
overall it was not a bad one, i finished it in one day, and by the way it worked with Windows Vista perfectly.

Good adventure but hard to play

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game was actually quite entertaining. The scenario was intriguing and it had really wonderful music to go with it; the location and scenery graphics were pretty decent, although the people were slightly stilted which started to annoy. The puzzles were just on the easy side of the right level of difficulty, I thought, but they usually fit well within the story which made them enjoyable. The fact that they did fit the story made them quite linear, which is either a plus or a minus depending on your preference.

So why is my review not so good? Purely navigation. I am not one who is prone to motion sickness of any kind (car sickness? nope. sea sickess? nope. big screen imax? all good.), but I found that I could only play this game for maybe a half an hour at a time because just moving around made me feel extremely ill. The mouse controls the way you look and move, but it is fixed at the center of your view. Most of the time that means that if you want to examine something or turn around you have to swivel your look direction around an awful lot; hence the motion sickness. Lots of games have the option to just move the view around from the edges, but I couldn't find any such option here. If you think this won't bother you, you should be fine. Just, be forewarned.

concerned parent

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 17
Date: May 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I do not own this game and only have limited knowledge about it, but I can say that my 8 year old played it for several hours at the grandparents house and has refused to sleep alone for two nights now. She hasn't specifically said what was scary about the game, but I could tell she was scared by it when I went to pick her up. I came on this site to see what the age rating was on this game and was surprised to see 6 and up. I just wanted to warn other parents that maybe the rating should be for older children. Our child hasn't had an episode like this in 4 years!

12 yr old gamer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: June 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

lol this game ROCKS 1st of all my name is cameron and i thought it was a real kick when i saw wht it was called, its prob the 2nt BEST and MOST FUN game i have (1st is age of empires 2 COOLEST GAME EVER MADE)although dont be foold by the cover, its not as scary as it looks ( definatly not as scary as MYST)its more of a mystry then it is a scary game BUT they do cuss a lil bit in it i wouldnt buy this for a 6 yr probably a 8 or 9 yr old mostly cuz of a lil cussin and its hard i had to get codes for it. but over all its a SWEAT game, i think its worth every penny of the 20 bucks, to CD's and all its a prety long game, and hard i love it but once you beat the whole thing im probably not gonna play it anymore. anyways i love the it is a MUST have for people who love MYST if you know what that game is lol. :)

Just My Speed

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

On a whim I bought Secrets at Loch Ness and now that I've played it, I want more! Though a little confusing at times, for a simple gamer like me, the game was perfect. I only wish it would have been longer.

Eh! It was alright

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: April 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game 3 days ago and I already beat it!! I hate it when a game promises me a lot of game play and thinking, but I personally found this game too easy and kinda boring. The graphics were great and loading and saving games was extremely quick. I recommend people to try it, beat it, and then trade it!!

great graphics,decent plot

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: July 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i thought the graphics were great.As far as the plot it is not the best game but still very good.The room on the second floor by the stairs where i heard voices was so tempting to enter.I wish i could have actually gotten inside that room.What is surprising most of all is that there was nothing hidden behind a mounted deerhead.I thought for sure that there would be a hidden chamber behind a mounted sword,moosehead,deerhead.etc.Several rooms i could never enter.I rate the game a 3 but probably at least a 4 if i could have entered every room.Overall a good game.

NOT BAD AT ALL

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 11 / 22
Date: October 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

REally good game for the most part - the graphics weren't quite up to par I thought but not too bad. The movement can be a bit stilted but easy to get through. Good puzzles and story line. Not bad at all.

FINALLY, A FINE FIND

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 11
Date: March 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I AM A OLD FART AND THOUGHT FUN WAS FOR THE YOUNG... NOT SO, OH WRINKLELESS ONES... FUN IS WITHIN 'THE CAMERON FILES' FOR ANY AGE, ENJOY.ENJOY.ENJOY!

point and click heaven

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you like point and click control with your games ,then this one is for you. I highly recommend Loch Ness for its simplicity of play. It's easy to load and save games and accessing the inventory is a breeze.
The main character, Alan Cameron, travels to Scotland to investigate strange goings-on in a medieval manor that overlooks Loch Ness. There are ghosts, underground chambers,hidden compartments and a big conspiracy. His job is to uncover the conspiracy while staying alive.
I got online 5 times to peek at a walkthrough [for shame]. But is was so much fun anyway.Also, I played the game on Windows XP without any trouble.

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