Ripper

Great game - Terrific strategies, actors, & soundtrack

This game is incedidibly difficult. I've always though that with this type of game it should say, along the requirements- minimum of IQ 150. Some of the puzzles are beyond complex and very time consuming. However the story of this game is quite inventive and the characters make it interesting. But watch out for the hammy acting of the guy you play- Jake Quinlan- it is quite amusing if you don't take it seriously. Chrisopher Walken is overacting to the extreme but since I like him as an actor and this is just a computer game, I've forgiven that. I wish they would re-release games like this on one DVD, instead of 6 discs it originally came in. The walkthrough available on the web doesn't make you feel like a cheat, strangely, because it still takes forever. On the whole it is a good experience, though, as you get closer to finding out the ripper.

This game is from a genre of games that tried to capitalize off of the whole Myst-inspired trend--walk around, talk to people, solve puzzles. The puzzles themselves are absolutely horrible, but I'll stick to the acting itself, which is only slightly better. If you're looking for a convincing performance from any one character, you won't find it here, but this game is worth buying if only to witness the truly hilarious performance of Christopher Walken. His acting is so horrible in this game that it seems like he's imitating someone who happens to be impersonating him. He's a caricature of himself.

So buy this game if you're masochistic, a Walken fan, or simply want to hear the F-word a lot.

Really bad FMV game, one of the many that flooded the market some 30 years ago. Game often gives no clue about what you re supposed to do, riddle solutions are very abstract, often you get back to repeat all dialogues in case sth new comes up and that quickly becomes tedious. Its redeeming quality was supposedly its replayability because it claims to have 4 different endings but truth is you don't affect the story but it is randomly decided by the computer at the beginning of the game. Lol. Ending also sucks. Only good thing is the Blue Oyster Cult song. Bad acting, lame story, totally forgettable. Avoid.

The fact is I could play this a million times over and still enjoy. What would be more enjoyable is if it didn't freeze up all the time. In other words put it on PS2! I love the movie parts a lot more than I do playing the game. I wish they would make it a long movie!