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Unique Story, Tremendous Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 115 / 117
Date: July 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I don't know why someone hasn't thought to make a game around this setting - about 20,000 + years ago before, and still respect what we know about the period. Don't let this scare you. Forget the muscle bound club and kill stuff.

Although several of the puzzles are variations on puzzles I've met in several other games, here they are totally in sinc with the story line and tremendous fun. Others are new to me, challenging, and still totally appropriate to the story line.

The graphics are extremely good, and in some places - especially good. I really felt like I'd been transported back to that world of our own earliest direct ancestors - the people who did those cave paintings. Not Neaderthal, by the way. The characters' interaction with their world of that time (end of last Ice Age) was neither grating, nor silly.

It IS true that the plot isn't all that unusual from the other games I've played, but the way it was done here, given what I've already said, made it totally fresh and TREMENDOUS FUN!

There are games that I HAVE played that I enjoyed just as much - for different reasons - but few I've enjoyed more. (Warning: I AM a terminal Syberia fan.) Even the acting was OK!

All in all, I couldn't recommend it more highly. Even the price is reasonable! It wasn't difficult giving ECHO 5 stars in BOTH categories.

Hard puzzles

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: August 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I really liked this game and liked learning about our ancient history. There was no way I could do the puzzles without the strategy guide. For that reason alone, I dropped the score to 4 stars.

Echo-puzzles etc

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Echo was a fun game with some very inventive puzzles which I really enjoyed. The only real problem that I had with this game was that it was wayyyyyyyyy to short! Enjoy!

Neolithic Adventure

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First off, I must say I did enjoy the game. The idea of adventuring about in what I took to be Late Stone Age Europe was at least different from any other Adventure game I have ever played. As the game progressed, I found myself becoming very involved in Arok's life and his search for the Lost Cavern. While the story line was somewhat weak, as was Arok's motivation for starting his journey, I found that I wanted very much to see how it would all turn out.
Now to some particulars:
The graphics were very nice, especially the FMV cut scenes. I began to wish I were right there with him (Arok), breathing the crisp, clean air of post Ice Age Europe.
Sound effects and music were more than acceptable, and the User Interface was very easy to control.
The puzzles made sense, at least once I figured out the underlying logic. Bear in mind that in many cases, certain objects and locations will not become active or "hot" until you have progressed to a certain point in the game.
If you enjoy Adventure games, I think I can say you will enjoy "Echo". Although it is rather short, at least as compared to something like "Myst IV" or "The Longest Journey", it is an interesting experience, and the historical information included as part of the game play can turn an enjoyable game into an educational experience, if you give it a chance.
Four out of five stars

ECHO -- Myst-lite in the stone age

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 31 / 33
Date: October 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

A good value for the price. This is a fairly short and not too tricky game (especially if you've been playing adventure games since Zork). It's a Myst-like game, though not nearly as challenging. However, the paleolithic setting is unique, and the educational tie-ins were very well done. I would definitely recommend this one, especially for 10-15 year olds.

short and easy

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Good game to play with kids. Some puzzles seemed to be fillers, like the stone wall to climb or the gate made of sticks. Very welcome to locate the game in the Paleolitic, but I missed more landscapes, animals and people. Would buy a second part only if longer and a little more dense.

Boring.....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 10
Date: December 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game was SO boring! The puzzles were stupid. The setting was interesting and could be a learning experience but the game itself was just SO bad and very short. Certainly not worth the money.

If you like games such as Black Mirror, Myst, Atlantis etc you will be very disappointed with this game.

A Great Non Violent Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This was my first adventure game. I was told it's short, but that's what makes it better. Less chances of getting bored.
The story was great, and there was no trouble following it. Well worth the money, in fact I even purchased two. One for me, and the other for a friend. By the way she loves it also.

Ruthie

Really fun game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I just finished playing this very enjoyable game. Navigation was very easy and there wasn't a lot of that tedious walking back and forth between places looking for stuff that so many games have (I think just to make the games longer). The graphics were top-notch, with a 360 degree rotation. Beautiful scenery. The music was very good. Voice acting was good. There wasn't a lot of dialogue to wade through and I liked that. I also really enjoyed the puzzles. I thought they were a bit different from many other games I've played. They were challenging but not impossible to do without a walkthrough.

My only complaint was the ending, which I thought was too abrupt. It also could have been a bit longer. I'll definitely buy the sequel if they make one. I highly recommend this game.

The story is the best "get you hooked" story

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: January 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I liked this game but the fact that i kept crashing at an same spot
annoys me , but this game is unspeakalby straange. Never have i seen a game like this. It must be a first for Caveman so i say Bravo!! The story got me hooked and the puzzles were not that challenging like Myst or Raven. You do so much stuff like fish, make tea, hunt, and have puzzles to solve. This is a short game but like i said, a first for caveman so Bravo!

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