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IMPORTANT!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 13
Date: February 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When I got the Box, I opened it up and discovered Cd's all mixed up and out of their little holding slits. the packaging was so cheap that during shipping the cd's were severly scratched by the other CD's! So much that none of the games will work.

DO Not Buy!!!

The series is good, but this collection has problems

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First off, the games themselves are absolutely brilliant, especially Journeyman project 2. Highly enjoyable, though the third is perhaps too easy except when you don't know what you're supposed to be doing.

However, the packaging is horrible. The Cd's are in cardboard slips, which are just taped together. The tape was broken before I opened it, so the cds had slid around and gotten scratched up. In any case the first game was unplayable (but that was because the game itself doesn't like new operating systems). The second game was nearly unplayable, as it failed to recognize disc 2, which is strangly the first disk you use. I managed to play it by using a demo disk, but I was severly limited in how far I could get. Furthermore, in the medival section a wall never blows up, making that section impossible. There was a patch for this, but it's sad they didn't patch the version ON THE CD. The third game seemed playable, but I ran into a corrupt file on the fourth cd, making me quite mad since I was close to beating the game at this point.

So, if you want to take the risk of having your cds scratched and unplayable, feel free to order this... the games are brilliant, but you might not be able to play them.

Buyer Beware

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: December 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE PURCHASING THE JOURNEYMAN TRILOGY

As you read the reviews, you might notice that some reviewers had problems with the 2nd game of the trilogy. Specifically, disk 2 of Buried in Times would not read. In fact, if you look carefully, you will see that everyone who bought the trilogy had this problem. Those reviewers who bought Buried in Time separately did not.

I did not notice this at first, so I took a chance on a used copy of the Journeyman Trilogy. I also have a disk 2 of Buried in Time that cannot be read. I decided to explore this a bit further by examining the files on each of the 3 disks. Disk 1 of the Trilogy version of Buried in Time is named BIT_MPC_1 and has an identifying file called BIT_DISC.1. Disk 3 is named BIT_MPC_3 and has an identifying file called BIT_DISC.3. So we would expect disk 2 to be named BIT_MPC_2 and its identifying file to be named BIT_DISC.2, but its not. Instead, Disk 2 is named BIT_MPC_3 and its identifying file is BIT_DISC.3 -- identical names to those used for disk 3. Not only that, but the size and creation date of the BIT_DISC.3 file on disk 2 is exactly the same as the one on disk 3. In other words, the disk that is labeled disk 2 is really just another copy of disk 3; there is no disk 2.

Given the prevalence of the problem (see other reviews here), it looks like this was a manufacturing problem. It's likely that many packages were shipped with this error. In fact, it appears that the technical support folks weren't even aware of the problem so whenever it was reported, they just shipped out another copy of the same defective disk (see one of the reviews here).

I haved tried to track down a correct copy of disk 2 for Buried in Time, but since so many of the original developers and marketers have either gone out of business or have been sold and merged with other companies multiple times, I am having no luck.

I am still happy with my purchase because I bought an inexpensive used copy. I will be able to play Journeyman Projects 1 and 3. I am trying to find someone who has the original Buried in Time so that I might use their disk 2. I wouldn't spend the money for an unopened box unless I was interested in it as a collector's item.

I hope this was helpful

Time Travel with a Twist

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: September 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Journeyman 3: Starting this game was not as easy as some. The El Dorado setting is slightly dark and hard to navigate. It does get better. The latter parts of the game including Atlantis and Shamballa as well as the Living El Dorado are bright and easy the find you way. However, sometimes having to go back and forth between places to find things can get a little crazy. Overall, a fun game. Arthur is a hoot. Be sure to put him on chatty. He gives lots of comments and hints.

Great Sci-Fi Action

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: March 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Being very ahead of it's time, the Journey Man Project series delivers a great challenge to both amateur and expert players. Above average.

Lots of humor, and nicely made

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: January 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The Journeyman Project 3 (TJP3) is a nice game overall, and certainly worth the money. Ok, the graphics are a bit outdated, but having said that, it is certainly a game worth buying and playing. The storyline is not all that orginal - you have to go back in the past to find clues to a mystery in present day or future. In short, it's up to you to save the earth. For those who played the (very disappointing) `Schizm', yes, it must have been a inspiration to the Schizm-makers.... TJP3 has lots of humor, more than any other adventuregame I've played. It provides you with hints and nudges if you want to. The suuroundings, especcially the Tibetan region, is stunning, and very true to life (I've been in Tibet...). So, long story short: this game is a good buy. Note that the first two installments of this game, TJP1 and TJP2, will encounter frequent problems on newer computers. TJP1 might not run at all, TJP might experience difficulties in reading some of the cd's. TJP2, by the way, is in the same class as TJP3 - great story.

Fun but.....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have played this game before I bought it and I liked it so much I decided to buy it. However once I had the game I was a little disapointed especially in the third installment: Legacy of Time, which was my favorate. After one time through beating it, it loses its fun. Also, the first two games: Journeyman Project and Buried in Time don't work well on more modern computers, I would keep that in mind.

The bugs might as well be a puzzle...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

From the title, it probably sounds like I hate these game, but that's not true. I got the Journeyman Project Turbo with my old computer, and loved all the puzzles. When I saw this collection, I knew that it was my only chance to grab the Journeyman 2, and 3 has become harder to find.

However, JP2 would not run, giving me an error that I was missing a CD, even though it was the RIGHT CD. Using all my resourcefullness, I managed to use a demo, save on another disk, and then play the game that way. However, I encountered more problems. I STILL couldn't get back to the apartment, which made the Farnstein's lab puzzles impossible. In Chateau Galliard, the wall wouldn't be crushed properly (Yes in my desperation I consulted a walkthrough), so I could not get down from the wall. Finally, DaVinci's workshop would cause my computer to crash or not show up at all unless I ran it in low graphics mode.

So I went on to JP3, with no errors until I hit the fourth CD. In Shangri-La the game would lock up when I tried to gain access to the steam tunnels, denying me that part of the game.

Ultimatly, these games are fun, but be aware that they may not work perfectly, and Technical support will NOT help (I know from experience.)

Don't expect to play them all

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The title and rating may be a bit confusing, so let me explain. After purchasing the trilogy, my husband and I were only able to play the 1st and 3rd games. We had a few minor problems getting the first one to run, but once we got it going we found the game to be fun and interesting. Definitely impressive considering the time it was published. After installing the second game (Buried in Time) we were unable to start because of an error. When prompted to insert the 2nd CD "nothing happened". We were unable to solve this problem, so we exchanged the game twice. The two replacement games had the same problem. Technical support was no help at all. We tried to contact the manufacturer, but that was a dead end. So we gave up. In any case, the third game was excellent. Legacy of Time made up for the other problems. We figure the third game alone was worth the [money]. Maybe this is a common problem and that is why three games for the price seems like such a good deal. We hope to find a way to play Buried in Time eventually. Let me just end by saying, we are still very disappointed about not being able to play the second game - but Legacy of Time was great. ...

Excellent game during it's time.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have had Journeyman Project Turbo for a long time, and I've always enjoyed playing it.

-This game also works on Windows 2000 with service pack 3!

I've tried it on Windows 2000 and still works with no flaws.

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