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Amerzone | List Price: $14.99
Discount Price: $6.32
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Platform: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95
Brand: Dreamcatcher
Binding: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2001-08-10
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Features: - PC for DreamCatcher
- ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
- Adventure/ Role Playing Game
- Discover the secrets of the Amerzone jungle and the mystery behind the legend of the "White Birds""
Pretty Good but not up to Syberia [Posted on 2005-09-23]
I got Amerazone because I was crazy about the Syberia games. This one is ok, but the game itself is a bit choppy and the puzzles a bit more obtuse (especially getting the flying machine to work, which I could not do without numerous hints). You also play in first person, rather than third, so you can't hear yourself speak (none of that snappy Syberia dialoge), and the game is quite linear. The story is interesting, but I had trouble getting into the game in the beginning. However, when I went back to it I'll admit it did get better. I'm just hoping Sokol makes a new one along the lines of Syberia.
A game to play and finish in one day.................... [Posted on 2006-10-24]
Me and my girlfriend enjoyed a Saturday playing this game. While not the greatest game, it was worth the time and energy spent. Very linear in play and not to hard to figure out. A Myst type game but no where near as challenging.
If you loved "Syberia," you'll be sadly disappointed by "Amerzone" [Posted on 2007-01-28]
Let me say at the outset that I rate Benoit Sokal's "Syberia" as my all-time favorite adventure game, and "Syberia II" pretty close. If I hadn't expected "Amerzone" to be a worthy successor, I might have enjoyed it more, but for me, most of what made Sokal's earlier games captivating and memorable is missing from this one.
There is no music. There are precious few characters, and no choices to be made in interacting with them. The voice acting is overdone for all but one character, and she says only five or six words. There is little reasoning needed and no puzzles worth the name; most of the play is pixel-hunting for a small number of objects to make the devices work. And the interface is inconsistent; in at least two places where you need to pick up an object, the game shows the "work on me" cursor instead of the reaching hand. Overall, the play is dull, and more frustrating than challenging.
More's the pity, because otherwise Sokal's genius is on diplay here. The settings are beautiful, if less bewitching and varied than in the "Syberia" games. Sound is magnificent. The creatures are brilliantly imaginative and great fun to watch. The hydrofloat is a charmingly implausible contraption. And although the game failed to draw me into it, the story is plenty intriguing.
My last gripe is the graphics. The resolution of the scenery has been compromised to allow you to pan continuously around each scene, and I think it's a bad tradeoff. I'd rather see a finite number of sharp, clean views (as in earlier games) than an infinite variety of pixellated ones. I think "Schizm" sets the standard here, with seamless, intuitive panning among razor-sharp scenes.
I give "Amerzone" three stars overall because it's a decent game in its own right. It has an interesting story, nice settings, and great sound and animals, but it's light on puzzles, heavy on pixel-hunting, and the interface gets in the way. I give it two stars for fun, because I expected "Amerzone" to captivate me as "Syberia" did, and it failed utterly. There's just too little breadth or texture in this game to do the job.
ancient pc technology [Posted on 2007-03-29]
I can't really rate the game because the game engine was terribly outdated. I'm running a state-of-the-art pc and video board and this game barely worked at all. It was apparently designed for Windows 95 or 98... but even a computer-setting of Windows 98 didn't help one bit.
Probably a good story, but... forget it... it doesn't like Windows XP Pro!
Awesome game [Posted on 2007-04-12]
Amerzone is a really engaging game. If you liked Syberia, Longest Journey, Myst, etc. and want to play another game in the same vein, try this one.
The storyline is interesting and the tasks are fun, although not very challenging. The "puzzles" consist of having and using the proper inventory items and they are pretty logical so you won't have to consult a walkthrough, and pixel-hunting is minimal. The only drawback was really that the graphics aren't up to par with those in more current game, so it is a bit distracting at times. The video cut-scenes are really pixelated, but obviously the game was made a while back so the graphics won't be like those you'll see in more current games. Otherwise, the surroundings and artwork are very beautiful and interesting. The game goes by really quickly (my boyfriend and I finished it after playing it a few hours for 3 or 4 nights). I gave it less stars due to how short it was. I think this game would be perfect for someone new to adventure games.
Pros: Logical and engaging tasks, little pixel-hunting, beautiful artwork
Cons: Extremely short, pixelated graphics, puzzles not very challenging
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