Moebius: Empire Rising

I really liked this game! The negative reviews are too severe, because the wonderful Jane Jensen touch it's here! The plot, the characters, the gameplay ( with some interesting and new features ) and the dynamics between the protagonists were truly engaging...and bugs and flaws only make me imagine how much this game could have shined if developed to its full potential! So I warmly recommend it to those who love point and click adventure games., in the hope that Jane Jensen can come back soon with another gem!

LOVED the Gabriel Knight games of the past, so was excited to try this developer's game from years later. It did not disappoint. If you are familiar with the GK games, each one incorporated new ideas into gameplay, so that was just part of it. There are a few things that might annoy some with the technical gameplay, but it's really a very good game with a thrilling story. It also hit that sweet spot where I had to think and try things but didn't have to cheat with hints constantly. Here's how you measure a great game: are you relieved that it's over, or would you have enjoyed more of the story/stories like it? This game falls in the latter category.

Any fan of the Gabriel Knight series will LOVE this game! Not just because it's a really great game with a cool storyline and gameplay, but what really stood out for me was the MUSIC! Robert Holmes is the composer, and I found myself just getting lost in the nostalgia of that "Gabriel Knight Sound" to the music! Big thanks to Jane Jensen and Robert Holmes for this wonderful experience! (By the way, I've met Ms. Jensen, and she's super cool! Met her at a "Gabriel Knight Conclave" in Seattle, WA, where she was given a T-shirt signed by the GK crew, which she then signed and gave to me! I'll never forget it!) Just some advice: Save often! And be sure to [spoiler] unpack your suitcase before you leave the hotel! [/spoiler] I mean, it's common sense, right? :) Bottom Line: Buy this game! Because somewhere between 10 and 20 years ago, Jane Jensen gave me her T-shirt! lol

Recommended, with reservations I enjoyed Moebius: Empire Rising, but this is a game that demands patience. Many actions unfold very slowly, and the game often refuses to let Malachi pick up items proactively. Instead, you’re forced into unnecessary backtracking when an object suddenly becomes relevant. It feels less like classic adventure design and more like artificial time padding. That said, anyone used to old-school adventure games will recognize this rhythm: slow, methodical, detail-oriented. If you come in expecting modern pacing, frustration is likely; if you come prepared to observe and absorb, it’s manageable. The story clearly carries Jane Jensen’s DNA — conspiratorial, intellectual, and rooted in real-world concepts. The game borrows names, theories, and references (including the Möbius strip itself) not to present hard science, but to create a sense of plausible intellectual depth. It works as atmosphere and thematic texture, not as something to be taken academically. Unfortunately, some narrative beats and gameplay loops do become repetitive, which weakens the overall impact. The graphics are very dated, but that didn’t bother me — I value story over visuals, and here the narrative ambition is doing most of the heavy lifting. Overall, Moebius is solid entertainment for the right audience: patient players who enjoy conspiracy-driven narratives and classic adventure sensibilities. 6.5/10 — good ideas, uneven execution, and a strong concept that sometimes gets in its own way.

An awkward game that could have been oddly endearing if it weren't terrible in almost every way. Graphically horrendous, and it gets worse in motion. Every character walking animation looks like a magical hangar is holding them upright while they propel themselves forward. Whilst also having terrible back problems and severe constipation. The missions are quite dull, and involve a lot of back and forth. Unlike most adventure games/point and clicks, you don't just go around picking up random objects. No, his royal highness Malachi needs a specific reason to take some change with him or whatever. In theory it makes sense, it is weird that every adventure game protagonist is a kleptomaniac. But in practice, it's tedious having to go pick up the special item for the special use case because it's now plot relevant. Malachi himself is an arrogant jerk. He loves sizing up total strangers and guessing their entire lives. A businessman with glitter on his leg is obviously a sex addict, and a teenager with a defensive gaze obviously has a bad attitude. Of course it's often women who fare worse in these up and down scans, being vapid, vain or selfish. This game may have been devised by a woman, but we are sometimes fantastic at picking on our own kind(!) I have no idea why I wasted hours of my life trying to give this awful game a shot. There's better ones out there. If you want modern point n clicks with great humour, try: Lucy Dreaming, Return to Monkey Island, The Procession to Cavalry or Astrologaster (more of a visual novel but still great!) Don't waste your time on this dreck.

Si Gabriel Knight es la Mona Lisa de las aventuras gráficas, Moebius: Empire Rising es el cuadro de perros jugando al póker: fascinante, pero con sus bordes toscos. Jane Jensen nos entrega una historia intrigante que te atrapa desde el primer pixel, pero no llega a la gloria de sus obras maestras. Eso sí, comparado con el bostezo de Gray Matter, Moebius parece un premio Nobel. El protagonista, Malachi Rector, es un tasador de arte que camina como si le doliera la vida y analiza antigüedades con un ojo clínico digno de Antiques Roadshow. Reclutado por una misteriosa agencia del gobierno, su tarea es encontrar patrones históricos en personas vivas. Suena épico, ¿verdad? Lástima que la motivación detrás de esta misión sea más confusa que las reglas de un Monopoly familiar. En cuanto a la animación... bueno, digamos que Malachi parece diseñado en una tarde con prisas. Sus movimientos son tan robóticos que uno espera que se quiebre en cualquier momento. Los gráficos, aunque funcionales, no logran esconder este aspecto amateur que choca con la ambición narrativa del juego. Ahora, hablemos de la relación Malachi-David. Es imposible ignorar el subtexto romántico entre ambos, pero el juego no se atreve a dar el salto. En lugar de un desarrollo significativo, nos quedamos con un apretón de manos que huele a gaybait. Aunque se agradece la inclusión de personajes ambiguos, el juego pierde una gran oportunidad para avanzar en la representación LGTBIQ+. A pesar de sus defectos, Moebius tiene momentos brillantes gracias a su narrativa, aunque deja la sensación de que podría haber sido mucho más. Es fácil de completar, y su historia corta pero atractiva te dejará con ganas de una secuela que nunca llegará. Un sólido 7/10 para este intento algo torpe pero interesante.