Simon the Sorcerer Origins

Classic point and click game in the best way possible - great to catch up with Simon the Sorcerer again!

Für meinen Geschmack etwas zu kurz, viele der Rätsel sind komisch (insbesondere das wo man die drei Gemälde aufhängen muss) und mir fehlt es etwas an Detailgrad (z.B. Kommentare von Simon über Dinge in der Welt). Aber unterm Strich hat mir das Spiel trotzdem Spaß gemacht.

I really enjoyed the game. It was beautiful and I loved the characters. I do have to agree with others that if one had not played the games or become familiar with the way the puzzles are made, it can be confusing. You almost have to guess what to do or just randomly combine or click. For instance, how was a person meant to know that they were supposed to do spells? Once you see the light switches and how that works, it is easy but not at first. There just isn't enough leading. One must find and use a walkthrough. The only other issue I had was that the fast travel wasn't very fast and I am not a fan of having to click to walk 3 feet, click for another 3, and over and over like that. Of course, this is just me being nitpicky in case we are allowed to get another remake. I would love that and would definitely buy and play. The little lizard could have a game of his own. He made me smile every time.

an sich gutes Spiel , hatte Simon allerdings schwerer, und umfangreicher in Erinnerung. an sich aber ein gutes point&click spiel. Wünschenswert währen logische Rätsel, da gab es schon 2-3 stück auf die man nur sehr schwer ohne Hilfe kommt.

Great

Not a great point and click adventure unfortunately. Most of the puzzles have zero clues, progression is achieved by either combining everything every time you pick anything up or by googling a walkthrough. Very frustrating

Animates nicely, funny narrative, bit of nostalgia thrown in, could be a little more difficult but satisfying all the same.

Wer kennt noch den Kaugummi Orbit, natürlich ohne Zucker... Ja und nun gibt es den Dunklen (Kaugummi?) ÄH? Magier Sordid und ja der schmeckt auch so lang, so lang, so extra lang. Und selbst Sumpfling alias Meister Soda oder war es Joda findet in seinem Sprachslang den weg zum HappyMeal. Hat etwa "Mc`" und Sumpfessen etwas gemeinsam? Frag Meister Soda du kannst und im Anschluß an deine Mahlzeit du kannst ... ein Sordid kauen, du musst. Es geht doch nichts über und unter eine Magische Schule wo jeder rein möchte, aber die wenigsten die Macht erlangen. Falls auch Sie Ehrenwärter Leser bis hierhin gelesen haben, so sage ich für wahr: Tapfer gewesen du bist. Und das Fazit? Simon the Sorcerer 1 und 2 waren die besten Spieleteile... Aber neues muss auch seinen Weg finden. In dem Sinne, ich gucke mal ob ich Speichel eines Monster finden kann! Habe Hunger bekommen auf Sumpflingsmenü...

Does a great job transitioning into the first game. Couple of "oh yeah this is an adventure game" type puzzle annoyances.

Overall I would recommend the game if it is on sale. It has some moon logic which is typical for the series. But the main fear, making it a prequel was unwarranted: the story and the character of Simon work really well. The art-style is beautiful but in some close-ups they do look a bit too much like sketches. The main problem is that using items in a wrong way or on the wrong thing in the game-world just gives you a generic "this doesn't work" even if your halfway there with the solution. There were several instances when I gave up on a train of thought but it turned out I was just missing a step but generally close to the solution. The game would be a lot less frustrating if these quips would be a bit more helpful at times.