I'm copy/pasting this across all Lost Lands editions.
The short: beautiful artwork, captivating stories, great cross section of medium to challenging puzzles, very apt orchestral music, detailed but simple menu system that allows instant travel across accessible places.
The Long:
Incredible artistic detail is made possible through pre-rendered 3D worlds and animation along with exceptional hand painted detailing - in Sand Captivity I can't tell whether some character animations are in time or pre-rendered - I'm a 3D artist btw.
The story lines in each of the series carry our imagination from start to finish through use of brief video and character interaction to pull us into another reality where what we see in our mind feels real - if you don't get this then I pity you.
Music has been composed with full understanding of the plot behind the Lost Lands series - hardship in overcoming challenges towards the end goal. Instrumental sections such as horns, strings and percussion excel with each solo supported by exceptional backing by associated orchestral sections.
There is absolutely no slouch on programming - I've been programming systems for over 30 years and succeeded against 'the impossible' a number of times. While I certainly have not tested hint everywhere, I have no question that it works everywhere as when I have needed it, it worked perfectly. Every minigame has a Skip where most show us the solution in real time.
I'll go further to say that there is absolutely no slouch on progamming...or testing it. During every 'End Minigame Video' that I've tried to, I have fast travelled out then back without a minigame ever failing to complete - their progamming and testing is bullet proof.
The bottom line is that Five-BN cover a number of types of entertainment, in many ways, with their Lost Lands series.
While I'm at I've bought most of their games where I've seen the logical structure change without ever losing the focus they have - there is no other entertainment developer I know of to have their dedication.
