Cameron Files: Secrets At Loch Ness

List Price: $19.99 Discount Price: $12.08

Features:

• A gripping graphical mystery adventure certain to capture the imagination
• A game of investigation, intrigue and adventure
• Environments, settings and characters created in full detail
• Motion capture technology provides true realism to the characters' lip movements and facial expressions
• For 1 player

Accessories:
PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

Customer Reviews:

A couple of times EXTREME PATIENCE AND DILIGENCE REQUIRED. [Posted on 2003-12-08]
A couple of times extreme patience and diligence is required. There was one time there was no way I would get to the next level without going aimlessly through every pixel of the entire complex. I did not have the patience and got the walkthrough. Finding it on my own really would not have been that gratifying. There was another time that the puzzle was a little off and required recallling what was said in an animation sequence (which I thought I was paying attention to) as well as outside research. You really have to pay attention to the animation sequence and unfortunately the critical info given was not documented anywhere. Often times excellent clues are given as what to do next. The graphics and music were excellent. But when clues were given it was still challenging enough to be interesting. And unless you enjoy repeating the same sequence after dying a thousand times or spend hours looking for a needle in a haystack then a cheat with a walkthrough for a little hint once or twice is definitely worth it. Otherwise you may get fustrated and annoyed if you want to finish the game in a day or two. And remember to save!

point and click heaven [Posted on 2003-12-09]
If you like point and click control with your games ,then this one is for you. I highly recommend Loch Ness for its simplicity of play. It's easy to load and save games and accessing the inventory is a breeze.
The main character, Alan Cameron, travels to Scotland to investigate strange goings-on in a medieval manor that overlooks Loch Ness. There are ghosts, underground chambers,hidden compartments and a big conspiracy. His job is to uncover the conspiracy while staying alive.
I got online 5 times to peek at a walkthrough [for shame]. But is was so much fun anyway.Also, I played the game on Windows XP without any trouble.

Just My Speed [Posted on 2004-04-06]
On a whim I bought Secrets at Loch Ness and now that I've played it, I want more! Though a little confusing at times, for a simple gamer like me, the game was perfect. I only wish it would have been longer.

Not Bad, But ... [Posted on 2007-04-25]
well, too many times I was going to drop this game, and thought that it was a very silly one, but something kept pulling me back, the game puzzles (if they deserve to be called that), are sometimes so easy and simple, and sometimes you dont have no clue what to do, anyway mixing easy with hard was not bad, the only thing that REALLY bothered me was the movement, it was horrible, slow, and very boring, and with limited response, the graphics were not so great.
overall it was not a bad one, i finished it in one day, and by the way it worked with Windows Vista perfectly.

Good adventure but hard to play [Posted on 2007-06-18]
This game was actually quite entertaining. The scenario was intriguing and it had really wonderful music to go with it; the location and scenery graphics were pretty decent, although the people were slightly stilted which started to annoy. The puzzles were just on the easy side of the right level of difficulty, I thought, but they usually fit well within the story which made them enjoyable. The fact that they did fit the story made them quite linear, which is either a plus or a minus depending on your preference.



So why is my review not so good? Purely navigation. I am not one who is prone to motion sickness of any kind (car sickness? nope. sea sickess? nope. big screen imax? all good.), but I found that I could only play this game for maybe a half an hour at a time because just moving around made me feel extremely ill. The mouse controls the way you look and move, but it is fixed at the center of your view. Most of the time that means that if you want to examine something or turn around you have to swivel your look direction around an awful lot; hence the motion sickness. Lots of games have the option to just move the view around from the edges, but I couldn't find any such option here. If you think this won't bother you, you should be fine. Just, be forewarned.

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