Mature
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
62
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.3
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Phantasmagoria is a rather large adventure game from Sierra in terms of CDs (7), not necessarily in length. You play Adrienne, who has just moved into an old mansion with her photographer husband Donald. Shortly after moving in, Adrienne begins to experience horrifying nightmares and have odd encounters inside the creepy old abode. Further, the house is having a severe effect on her husband, changing him for the worse and you must discover its secret before he (or the house) kills Adrienne.

The game places heavy emphasis on full motion video for exposition and cutscenes at various junctures to advance the storyline. Further, Adrienne is represented as a digitized character roaming around pre-rendered settings in the house. She inspects various rooms, finds items, adds them to her inventory, finds places to use the items, and triggers advancements in the storyline. There are 7 chapters to the game, and there is a status screen in the game which tracks your linear progress within the chapter.

If you happen to get stuck in the game, there is a talking skull icon who identifies himself as the hintkeeper. You can click on him to get out of a puzzle jam.

Alternate Titles

  • ""幽魂 1" -- Taiwan Title" -- "幽魂 1" -- Taiwan Title
  • "Phantasm" -- Japanese Sega Saturn Title
  • "로베르타 윌리엄즈의 판타스마고리아" -- Korean Title

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User Reviews

Full of flaws, but atmospheric and overall very impressive Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (60462) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
The stereotype of an interactive movie - much more movie than interactive. Mumm-Ra (385) 4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars
Quite horrible, really. Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4476) 2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars

The Press Says

Coming Soon Magazine Oct 31, 1995 89 out of 100 89
PC Joker Oct, 1995 88 out of 100 88
Joystick Oct, 1995 75 out of 100 75
Pelit Aug, 1995 65 out of 100 65
Quandary Dec, 1995 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
GameSpot May 01, 1996 6 out of 10 60
Just Games Retro Oct 20, 2006 51 out of 100 51
Power Play Oct, 1995 46 out of 100 46
Just Adventure 1996 C- 42
Aventura y Cía Jul 06, 2003 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars 40

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Trivia

Due to a strict censorship campaign, Phantasmagoria was banned in Australia.


This entry was contributed by roushimsx (537), MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (35183), Derrick 'Knight' Steele (2187) and Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (58396)
 

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