The Longest Journey

The Longest Journey is LONG, make no mistake about it. This game's strength is in its story, not in its play. The puzzles are predictable to seasoned players. Playing this game is more like reading a book, or watching a play. Dialogues are lengthy. Excellent continuity from beginning to end. The voice talent and direction are excellent! I can't say enough about it. The character Flipper Burns had me crying with laughter. (Warning: coarse language) I'd love to see or hear these actors in other works. The outtakes were a nice treat too. The look/feel/playability is similar to point-and-click games from Sierra-Online, such as the Kings Quest series. No arcade sequences. The rich story and character voices are what puts this game at the top of its class.

I just finished The Longest Journey, and if your looking for Video Game of the Year look somewhere else! This is Video Game of the Decade! Everything from the Music, Graphics, Characters, to Story is Excellent. The main character April Ryan, played by Sarah Hamilton, is the key to 'the balance' between two worlds. You will be emerged in a different time and world playing this astonishing game from FUNCOM. It's no wonder that it is a best seller around the world. Go check it out!

If this game had been released a little earlier in the United States it most likely would have faired better, but by the year 2000 the 3D graphics were quite dated.

That said, this game was one of my most memorable gaming experiences, right up there with the first time I played Zork, Myst, and Half Life.

The puzzles are mostly logic based, and while some require inventory items that can be a little non-logical to come by, it didn't takeaway from the experience, but rather enhanced it for the most part.

I always like playing a good adventure game, and this one is absolutely among the top three ones ever made according to me and a lot of others.. This game is really the top of the cream and will be for a long time because there hasn't been any game like this before..at least not as good.

The sad thing though, is that it hasn't been really integrated and didn't have a chance to be. But if You ever liked ANY adventure game, play this.

Above and beyond the great writing is this amazing soundtrack that I'm still listening to 20 years on