The Da Vinci Code

It doesn't really, it challenges the standard narative of Jesus' life and such, without actualy dismissing him entirely, but it is so blatently fiction, even simple geographical details are muddled up.
I don't see how that entirely disproves christianity, let alone religion peroid.

Hmm, i've been playing Gabriel Knight III (similar theme), which is older than the Da Vinci Code, and its reminded me just how unoriginal alot of the stuff in the book is.

Certainly, and yes, the interface was very different from the Sierra games I was used to and loved, but you get the hang of it in the end, the time slots were slightly annoying too.
That said I never played GKI and II, only the Space Quest/Kings Quest/Police Quest/Hero Quest games, which all have a similar and very intuitive interface.

The game sort of parallels some the plot devices featured in Da Vinci Code, albeit in a different setting and with different twists and a curious ending. Neat little storyline, and with a little bit of character development from the main characters who I guess are carryovers from the previous instalments of the series.
It is virtually entirely puzzle orientated (with no possibility of dying) until the end, when there are a few, what you might call 'perfect timing' challenges (jumping from a moving object), where missing kills you (but lets you immediately try again), and a few puzzles with deadly results if attempted wrongly (but with the instant retry, makes for a fast learning curve).
The time slots are sometimes annoying, as you can�t progress until you have done the necessary things required for that time slot. This can often mean running around talking to everyone to see if there is a line of conversation which has not been followed entirely to its end, or even an object that needs to be looked at (this is different from other Sierra point-and-click adventure games I�ve played that to a degree let you do different things in your own time as it were).

I need to get back into adventure style games, but ones that are more puzzle orientated, and not so much arcade/action orientated (that seemed to flood the market in the wake of the Success of Tomb Raider (hugely overrated game IMHO).
So that�s Sierra type stuff, and LucasArts; the brilliance that was Day of the Tentacle, and the sublime Monkey Island series, though the later instalments of Indiana Jones series went somewhat into the arcade/action direction. And basically anything that lives up to that.

*Edited for bloody awfull English


Edited by Cywr - 27-Aug-2006 at 21:03

Originally posted by vulkan02 I was being a little playful there don't take me too seriously but i think there's always stuff out there that will remain mostly hidden to the masses and are better than whats popular. I would not rather like Venice because of its sewer water surroundings rather than the tourists, great destination to go with a girlfriend though.

Edited by Aelfgifu - 28-Aug-2006 at 06:47