The Longest Journey

List Price: $9.99 Discount Price: $10.18

Features:

• Stunning Graphics
• Game Spot Game of the Year Award
• Captivating story and unforgettable characters
• 30+ hours of gameplay
• Sequel to game, Dreamfall the Longest Journey

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

Customer Reviews:

Just didn't care for it. [Posted on 2007-11-09]
I played a couple of adventure games (Syberia and another one I don't recall) and I got really enthralled by this game genre, so, based on everyone's review, I got this one.
Technical issues aside, I just couldn't get drawn into it. The story is too new-agey, too "evil white males vs pure frolicking happy people", etc etc. I just couldn't get to care for the main character, for the plot (I found myself rooting for the bad guys), and would get annoyed at the choices I was given.
After enduring the first chapter, I had enough and uninstalled it.
The graphics (dated, but good) and execution (didn't encounter a single bug) save this one from a 1 star rating.

Fantastic Graphics, Easy to Follow Game - Addictive! [Posted on 2007-11-26]
I like Nancy Drew series type of role-playing, work-at-your-own-pace games, that don't involve constant clicking, scrolling and fighting or gun-shooting. I like thinking games with puzzles and a bit-more degree of ease (than I found when I tried to play Myst, for example. Although I loved Myst it was far more difficult to play at the end of a long work day when my brain was weary.) This game was a great fit all around!

I bought this game looking for something with better (higher-resolution) graphics, than the Nancy Drew games, and boy did I get my money's worth. Not only does it look/ play great, the game was easy to figure out with minimal direction. I never "got lost" even if I stopped and started the game again a week or more later. There is even a diary to look back at and re-trace your conversations and steps to help you out. There are not just a few rooms or locations that you revisit over and over, like in some games, but instead, there are a seemingly limitless number of locals you go to and investigate. Of course, you do go back to places you've already been, but there are always some changes that revive it or new people to have conversation with.

The plot and theme are light enough to understand and follow, yet deep enough to keep from being boring or predictable. With so many places the game takes you through, it was like being in a whole new world with seemingly limitless places to go!

Beware those who want a game they can easily walk away easily from. I would have so much fun, 3 hours may have went by before I noticed. This game requires light concentration in some areas and some stronger reasoning and problem-solving skills in other parts. You might be forced to possibly re-walk your steps to see if you missed something (clues aren't always obvious) or get a better look at your "inventory" to see how you can use or it even combine items to make something all new to help you out of situations.

I liked this game so much, I ran out and bought the sequel the day after I finished it. That one was even better! I am itching for a 3rd version to come out, but I am not sure if one is in the works or not. I may need to get "Siberia" or something like that to hold me over in the meantime. I hear it is somewhat similar.

Brilliant Story in a Compelling Game [Posted on 2008-03-03]
This is one of the few games I have played that leaves me remembering moments as if they had actually occurred in my own life. Part of remembering is learning in the type of manner where I can relate to the story and relate the story to other elements of life and lessons. This is a novel brought into the genre of interactive video games. The story, the characters, the dialog and humor, the imagery, the engaging narrative. I finished the game and was ready to play again. It is always a pleasure to find a game that truly maximizes the capabilities of a genre. Too often the industry cookie-cuts a money making formula while focusing on graphics, resulting in static, limited selection with uninspired creativity. The Longest Journey belongs to the action-adventure genre of video games that was pioneered by Sierra in the 1980s and declined to near non-existence these days.

Technical notes: There is one patch to install that fixes a crash at the police station. After that, play goes without a hitch.

For it's age, definitely a great game [Posted on 2008-03-19]
OK, I see how a lot of people are rating this game. Let me first say, I just finished it today, so it's fresh on my mind.

Let's get the reason I took a star off first. I ran the game with Windows XP, which according to everyone else and the game site, is prone to crashing. That's an understatement. At times, I had to exit every other program I was running and sign off of any internet activity to run the game. But it was a simple annoyance and had it's pros, such as turning me into an obsessive saver so as not to have to do too many things over again

Also, I didn't like how long things took. The only way to get around in any time was by running. Then there was the long times it took for the cut scenes with other characters walking around to end. Like in the library and it took ages to read all of the books. But this again, was a simple annoyance and did not deter me.

Now for all of the good. First off, for being made in 2000, this was great graphically. I have some games that were made after this one that had worse graphics so I am definitely not complaining. However, April was definitely not an attractive character, some looked much better up close. Also, I loved the actors' voices and their emotion throughout the story. However, at some points it got difficult to hear, but then again, that's what subtitles are for!

The story was just plain amazing. I love to play through a game with puzzles that has a good story line. What's the point otherwise? This one kept you in wonder, made you think, and was emotional. Actually, this is probably one of the best story lines I've played.

And last but not least, the controls were simple and intuitive. It took me only about 10 seconds of complete not knowing before I figured out what to do. It was very simple to learn the basic controls and that is so helpful, especially when the puzzles can be difficult without having to worry about difficult controls.

Overall, I say, get this game. However, it's not for everyone. It is very vulgar in language at times. It also has very little violence, if that's what you want to see. And it can also be very slow going at times. But if you are one who loves to run around and solve puzzles, then this is the game for you. I also think that if you enjoyed playing the Myst games, but longed for more human or otherwise interaction, this is definitely the game for you.

Appropriate, really. [Posted on 2008-05-05]
The Longest Journey. Aptly named.

When I finished gameplay, I snapped the disc in two and tossed it. Not worth the $9.99 I payed for it.

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