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Horrible, HORRIBLE execution

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: December 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game would have been awesome if the email function worked. As it stands now, you'll have to wait upwards of a day or two to receive emails with clues vital to continuing in the game.

This is complete madness, the absolute epitome of horrendous game design, especially since this email function was the only selling point of this rather dull and poorly produced game in the first place.

Do yourself a favor: put away your credit card, click the back button on your browser, and search for one of the many online riddle sites that offer the same sort of arbitrary puzzles for free, without the awful acting and the crippling dependence upon an a faulty email system.

Boo, Dreamcatcher. Boo.

Intriuging Challenge

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: July 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you are looking for a game that really makes you think, a game adults can truly enjoy, this is a good game to try.

The use of websites and emails give this game a sense of realism, and really draw you into the roleplaying aspect.

It is a good value, this is a very reasonable price for a newer game. You won't be disappointed!

A different, innovative type of adventure game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 13
Date: July 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

In Memoriam is a new type of adventure game,one that involves using the internet (to access emails and web sites), in addition to the game's puzzles, presented in a very unique way.

I dont wish to spoil the fun for you by giving out details about the game. What you need to know is that a serial killer has sent a "spooky" cd-rom, with videos of the 2 missing journalists and puzzles that you need to solve, in order to understand who this "lunatic" is.

The interface and atmosphere of the game reminds of the movie "Seven", the images, sound clips and videos are of an exceptional quality and atmosphere. If you ever wanted to live an experience like the movie "Seven" or "Silence of the lambs", this is the chance.

The game does not require an expensive pc in order to play it. This brings to mind the old saying "playability is what makes the game, not the graphics!!"

One minor flaw of the game however is the traditional, poor packaging. You get a dvd-rom case, an insert with the manual and the cds... The good old times of Infocom and Magnetic Scrolls are long gone, when the package included many more extras which could be used in the game. I think "In Memoriam" could use such extra "trinkets", it would add to the atmosphere.

Nevertheless, as a die hard adventure games fan and collector, I recommend this game to all players, adventure games fans or not!

...no way jose

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: January 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The funny thing is.. I can't even tell you if the game is good or not because you have to register online (otherwise it won't work at all!!) and every time I tried doing that I got the error message "server is unavailable right now - please try again later" hahaha... so every time I tried "again later" I had to start the game from the beginning and watch the intro again and there was no way to skip that. And as far as I read in the description you even have to be online most of the time you are playing to receive hints and emails... bla bla bla.. long story short.. I wouldn't want this game if you would give to me for free... save your money.

Deeply involving

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: May 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Do you like instructions to be precise and obvious when you play a game? If so, stay away from this! This program is designed to get the user to expand their thought process. Work almost as a real spy in trying to break down ways to find answers to questions that are buried so deep that it will take time for anyone to find it. Very little instruction included. But, that's the fun. You discover/uncover the many different paths you will use to find out the truth. Clever video. Very good writing. Above average acting. I enjoyed this program immensely. Well worth the relatively small price tag. Have fun! Well, if you have an internet connection. Wait...you're here right now.... i guess that means that you do!

Makes you think

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: May 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Ok, alot of you out there are upset because you're thinking the game doesn't work. WHile you are being frustrating, check out the games website, there are patches that need to be downloaded in order for the game to work. I enjoyed the puzzles this game had to offer. ALthough some were difficult/pointless, they nonetheless did what they were supposed to and that was kill time, and make you think. there is an excellent website out there that will help guide you in the right direction if you get lost. If you would like this website, please email me at jaraivy@yahoo

Realistic Fun, if your patient.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It took me about ten months to finish this game. I had a love/hate relationship with it. I loved it when I solved the puzzles and hated it when the puzzles didn't make any sense or I was 99.9% sure I had the puzzle solved and it wouldn't let me pass. When this happened, I stopped playing it for a while and then eventually tried again. I also had to download a couple fixes to get the game do what it was supposed to.

The thing that brought me back was the realism. I had no problem getting the emails to keep the game going, the movie sequences were interesting and the killer, The Phoenix, would tease you if you took too long on one puzzle. Granted some of the stages were poorly drawn out games that made Pac-Man look modern but I couldn't stop playing until I beat it.

This game isn't for everyone and I understand why some people gave this game only one star. But I'm hoping they make more realistic games like this.

***Caution**** Missing Since January

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The game was fair at best.... the problem is, when I finally completed the game and tried to uninstall it, the uninstall program deleted ALL OF MY PERSONAL DATA AND SETTINGS! I am an experienced computer user and I dont' know if it was some crazy glitch or a bad joke, but none the less, it ate half of my computer!!! USE CAUTION with this game.

Different, yet appalling

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: August 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game consists mainly of the following:

-clicking on floating shapes(some of which are moving) for no discernable reason
-trying combinations of given nouns in Google to find the pages set up by the game makers
-playing truly asinine arcade games
-watching movies which are seldom in the least compelling

Admittedly, this game is a form of annoyance I have not before experienced, thus I suppose it is, in some way, innovative.

I should also note that there are 2 ``puzzles" near the end which are rather hard (on the patience and hands, not the brain), which was presumably a last-ditch effort to expand game-play time. Kudos.

"Missing: Since January" Does Not Work!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 18
Date: September 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Very disappointed in this game because after three installs, it still will NOT work on my six-month old computer using Windows XP. It keeps on crashing my computer and causing it to reboot. When I was able to play it for a few minutes, the puzzles made no sense and were very difficult. The instruction book that comes with the game is very poorly written and is not accurate. The instructions are unclear and don't match up with what is displayed on your computer screen. Perhaps this is due to the instructions being translated from French or something...I don't know.

Very upset that I blew $20 on yet another game I cannot play on my computer.

THIS GAME SUCKS!! TOO MANY FRIGGIN' BUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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