It is one of the earlier Windows 95 games. Technically the game is dated, like a lot of games from that period (1995) because the video quality and resolution is low.

The problem is it is sometimes not obvious which objects to combine or what spot on the screen did I miss to progress in the story, which leads to trial and error. It's mostly a mixture of dialog choice, spotting things on the background, takeing objects and combining them with other objects in your inventory or on the screen or with people. Every dialog choice was fiilmed! From a todays perspective you could argue that the gameplay has it's flaws.

the cutscenes where entirely filmed and the main game plays on 2D backgrounds that are edited from photographs in a very good quality, compared to other games that use a similar technique. For example the castle Neu Schwanstein in Bayern. It has a great cast of real live actors and was filmed on original locations in germany. This is one of the best examples of Full Motion Video (FMV). In a greater context, from my point of view, the story is on par with the Harry Potter series, the Lord of the Rings and X-Files (although this is not science fiction). And it is obvious that she did a lot of research for the writing and visited all of the locations it plays in. Roberta Williams, the director and writer of the game series blends in a very suspenseful and intriguing mix of horror, mystery and real historic elements. Even I can't think of a single game at all that has a better story. I played nearly 60 games from this genre and in my point of view it has the best story of them all. I played nearly 60 games from this genre and in my point of This is easily one of the best Point & Click Graphic Adventures of all times. This is easily one of the best Point & Click Graphic Adventures of all times.

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