The Longest Journey (PC Games, 2000)

If you enjoy a great PC game adventure game with brilliant scenery and good graphics, then by all means get this one and play it. Lots of interesting and colorful characters fill the game with fun and suspense. I recommend taking your time and fully enjoying this one as, while at times it seems it will never end, when it is over you find yourself wishing there was more. It is truly "the longest journey" but one well worth the time of anyone who enjoys many interactive characters with many terrific scene changes. One drawback I found was that the dialogue at times was a bit too long, and there is no way to avoid it as you need the information to progress in the game. But, all in all, a minor distraction in a terrific adventure game. If you liked "Siberia" you will like this one! Highly recommended.

The game works well, very hard to find and was able to get an XP compatible version finally. thanks again

Over the past few years I have acquired more than 100 fantasy adventure games and was just looking on ebay to see what was "new". I came across "The Longest Journey", read the info and decided to go for it. As it turned out, I won the item at a remarkable price & received it promptly. However, as this was a Christmas gift, my wife wouldn't let me have it right away! Once I started the game, it was like a good book you couldn't put down. There is not much more I could add to the already published reviews. The backgrounds, scenery and architecture were amazing, however the characters were less detailed and a little "stiff". The dialogues between characters were informative (although long)and sometimes hard to absorb it all. Thank goodness the programmers included a printed transcript which could be reviewed!

The puzzles and clues were easier to figure out than some games, with only a few that caused you to have to back-track to retrieve items.

As for the story itself, it was indeed a "long journey" to get to the end of the mission and once you got there, it was a climatic conclusion. The special effects were comparable to a movie, but could have had more cinema graphics depicting the restored balance and harmony of the two worlds, rather than the leading character just "walking off the set".

All things considered, I would say that this game rates near the top of my list for special effects and interaction. However, one word of caution, that I have not seen any other reviewers mention...Adult Language! My version was a DVD with a 16+ rating, and there were two characters that used the "F" word several times. Although I found it "acceptable" for the characters, I feel that it was overdone, and anyone who is offended by this type of dialogue should be forewarned!

On the other side of the coin, there is comedy interjected that will definately bring a smile to your face!

'Nuff said...I am starting the sequel "Dreamfall" (also acquired on ebay) and the graphics are also great. However, the playability is entirely different...and that's another story!

rare retro!!!! the longest journey pc cd rom game for windows 95/98/me and 2000 very rare hard to aquire in its original fullsize retail box, excellent for the retro games collector!!!! review by used1goods a half.com and ebay buyer and seller

It's great to see that adventure games are not dead, but The Longest Journey is a far cry from the adventure games of yesteryear. Funcom got a lot of things right with this game but they also fell into the popular traps of the genre. Puzzles are great when they are challenging and you can figure them out with a little research, but mixing up random inventory items to create crazy devices that MacGyver would never even think of is going a bit too far.

An adventure game needs to keep you involved. I recently returned the Dreamcast game Shenmue because it was 90% movies and 10% gameplay. When you have to sit there and watch/listen to hours and hours of dialog to only be rewarded with insane puzzles or trying to hunt the next location to trigger the next movie, the game ceases to be interactive entertainment and just becomes annoying.

The Longest Journey can be found in most stores for around $30-40 and there are rumors of a DVD special edition possibly coming to the US. I'm probably going to offend a lot of TLJ fans and I am certainly going against the mainstream reviewers, but I don't care. Despite the wonderful graphics, great voice acting and original story, I truly did not enjoy this game. The Longest Journey may be a glimpse of the future of adventure gaming, but hopefully designers that draw on its premise will be able to offer a better mix of interactivity than this game delivers.

Prompt shipping but no retail box or manual. I heard great reviews about this game but after playing it for 10 minutes I really didn't like it. It was way overrated in my opinion and definitely not worth more than $10. But it was a gift for my mom so hopefully she likes it alot better than I did.

Highly recommend as what I classified as (don't yell at me here) a "sleeper" title. I don't think this one got the attention it deserved. Great story line, beautiful graphics (for date in time) and quite unique. Very slight irritation at having to go back over areas a number of times, however. You find that in just about everything though.

Slow start - confusing as to which step to take next and what to look for. After chapter 1 it tends to make more sense and things pick up. I am not very much farther yet but I am liking it more and more each time I play. It is interesting as it follows a story and it feels like you have a say in what happens and when. I would recommend especially for the gamer who enjoys solving puzzles, hunting for clues, and likes science fiction.

It is very entertaining. I like role playing games. I had read reviews and decided to purchase it.