MobyRank MobyScore
Macintosh
...
4.5
SEGA Saturn
...
2.7
DOS
62
3.3

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 DOS Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (53164)
The stereotype of an interactive movie - much more movie than interactive. DOS Mumm-Ra (385)
One of the most memorable gaming experiences I've had Windows hikari_no_tsubasa (11)
Quite horrible, really. DOS Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4480)
One of Sierras best and a great FMV! Windows Alex Misiti (84)
Technical Marvel, Gaming Disaster Windows Game22 (42)
A Campy Movie Adventure Windows Dustin Neal (9)
A memorable Horror Story, that has stuck in my mind since 1995. Windows Eric Ridenour (2)

The Press Says

Joystick Windows 3.x Oct, 1995 75 out of 100 75
GameSpot Windows May 01, 1996 6 out of 10 60
GameSpot DOS May 01, 1996 6 out of 10 60
Quandary DOS Dec, 1995 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
Just Games Retro DOS Oct 20, 2006 51 out of 100 51
Just Games Retro Windows Oct 20, 2006 51 out of 100 51
Just Adventure DOS 1996 C- 42
Aventura y Cía DOS Jul 06, 2003 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars 40
High Score Windows 3.x Nov, 1995 2 out of 5 40
AppleLinks.Com Macintosh Feb 10, 1999 0 Stars0 Stars0 Stars0 Stars0 Stars 0

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Trivia

The opening theme is called Consumite Furore (expend your rage) and was written by Mark Seibert with english text by Roberta Williams. The words are:

Come into this talisman || O Spirit of Darkness || Mighty Asteroth, I command you || And fill this stone with your rage || Fill it with your sulphurous powers|| Expend your angers on it || Those powers I will assume || I command you

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Venite in fascinum || O spiritus tenebrarum || Magne Asterothe, te iubeo || Et implete hunc lapidem vestro furore || Implete eum viribus sulfuratis vestris || Consumite eum iris vestris || Istas vires adsumem || Iubeo te






This entry was contributed by roushimsx (351), MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (34845), Derrick 'Knight' Steele (2190) and Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (54876)
 

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