Adventure Game Collection PC 2 Disks, Box and Instructions Keepsake

Description

Adventure Game Collection Volume 1

Brand: Dreamcatcher
Platform : Windows XP, Windows 2000|Rated: Teen

Nibiru: Age of Secrets–unlock the secrets of an alien civilization linked to the ancient Mayans. A mysterious World War II tunnel is unearthed while building a new highway in Bohemia. Martin Holan, a linguistics and archeology student has been contacted to examine the fascinating discovery.

Keepsake–this epic quest will take you on a journey of enlightenment leading you to the gates of Dragonvale Academy

Return to Mysterious Island–point-and-click adventure recreates an exciting mystery and dares you to solve it. Alone on a round-the-world sailing expedition, adventurous and determined Mina, becomes stranded on the shores of a wild and apparently uninhabited island.

Secret Files: Tunguska–race against time to uncover a global conspiracy that will carry you to the far reaches of the world. On June 30th, 1908 an explosion with the combined power of 2,000 atomic bombs rocked the region of Tunguska wiping out over 2,300 square miles of trees. The explosion could be heard from 600 miles away. To date, what happened on that day still remains a mystery¿ Prepare yourself for an unforgettable adventure, as you race against time to uncover a global conspiracy that will carry you to the far reaches of the world. Do you have what it takes to solve the Tunguska mystery?

Dead Reefs–play an investigator sent by the King to discover the source of madness plaguing the island of Dead Reefs. The island of Dead Reefs was infamous for the wicked pirate inhabitants that would lure passing ships onto the reefs, looting their cargo as the ships would sink. One stormy evening, a group of monks decided to set anchor on Dead Reefs to take refuge ¿ only to fall victim to the vile pirates led by Baron Wyndham. After murdering the ship¿s captain, the Baron inherited an ancient relic far more evil than any of them could ever imagine¿ Play the persevering investigator Amadeo Finvinero, as you are sent by the King to discover the source of madness plaguing the island of Dead Reefs!

Game by game:

Keepsake – Fan-freaking-tastic! My favorite of the pack. Gorgeous visuals and atmosphere, great story (sad). The puzzles were unique, challenging and fun. And it was pretty long, which is good for me, because I breeze through these types of games in one day.

Mysterious Island – First off, I love the literary references that this game is based on. This is very different from most adventure games. For one thing, it’s 1st person. Also, there are multiple solutions to every puzzle, allowing a different buildup of game points. Which means you can play it multiple times trying to get the best score. The puzzles are inventory based with the exception of the last two (you actually choose one or the other) puzzles which are very challenging. One of the most challenging games I’ve played. Also, you get an adorable monkey helper – bonus!

NiBiRu – Weird story and disappointing ending. Hated the main character. If you use subtitles, like I do, make sure you increase the speed in the options menu. Otherwise there will be huge awkward breaks between each sentence. Which would be awful considering this game is like 75% watching dialogue scenes. If you are a fast reader you can read the subtitles before the character finishes talking and click to move on to the next sentence. BEWARE THE BALL PUZZLE. This evil creation was based on the Rubik’s cube and is nearly impossible to solve without a walkthrough.

Tunguska – I really enjoyed this game. There was a lot of humor, particularly around breaking the 4th wall and making fun of video games. There was also romance and a bit of sass. The voice acting was well done. A bit of a pixel search at times, but the search scene feature makes that a non-issue. Make sure to watch the “bloopers” during the game credits.

Dead Reefs – here is the bad egg. The controls for this game are awful and make it ridiculously difficult to get around. That combined with rapidly swinging camera angles that made me motion sick caused me to abandon this game after 5 min of playing.

All-in-all a well priced pack.

Box has wear. Disks are both like new, bought for my mom…she never used them.