Obviously I found it very engaging and very much a return to point and click classics.
There are timed sequences - but once you've sorted out the correct plan of movement - you will get through it easily.
Some of the characters were hilarious - I'm going to write to Revolution suggesting a game series for Viscount Archibald Lonsdale.
He was wonderful.
Some old favourites make an appearance.
The game control is very like Grim Fandango - you get used to them after a couple of minutes. You can also point to a location - holding down the ctrl button - and the character will run there. Useful for timed sequences.
There is an amount of pixel hunting. Some hot spots are huge - and others are tiny - remember that when you're searching -
and search everywhere !
Pick everything up - you may have to reload and start a scene again if you forget an item in the last scene.
In some cases the puzzles are too easy - the game practically shows you the way. You have to do a lot of talking and reading ot trigger responses - but I enjoy that.
There were Pros and Cons.
Pros - the characters, the humour, the intriguing story line, the fun of having challenging but solvable puzzles.
If you have played the previous ones - you'll find it fairly easy.
Cons - the controls were fairly unweildy at times - although I didn't have the bugs and crashes that some others have reported.
I used my laptop and the touch pad/key combination was fine -
although I'm sure I have RSI from some of the timed sequences.
The ending - well. Many have been very disappointed with it -
I simply felt bereft - as if the game had frozen and I somehow couldn't finish the game.
It was far too abrupt.
It also wasn't at all what I was expecting - not from the introduction at the start of the game -
but I'm not including any spoilers.
I really REALLY enjoyed this - and feel at a loose end now I've finished.
I paid top price for it at Game in the UK - £34.99 -
but they already have it at £17.00 on Amazon.co.uk - drat!
