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85
Power Unlimited
Fans van Monkey Island, Discworld en natuurlijk Simon zelf moeten dit spel spelen. Pas alleen wel op dat je je geen kaakverstijving lacht.
77
RealGamer (Benelux)
Ja, toch wel. Ondanks dat de nogal 'grove' 3D een hoop van het stemmingmakende detail wegneemt dat juist in de vorige delen en ook in menig ander adventure juist de sfeer schept is het verhaal nog steeds erg leuk. De gamers die met veel plezier de vorige twee delen of bijvoorbeeld The Secret of Monkey Island hebben gespeeld kunnen er gerust op zijn dat de humor in dit spel nog steeds aanwezig is. De grappige wezens die je tegenkomt, de visuele jokes en verbale scherpte zijn nog steeds aanwezig.
73
GameStar (Germany)
Da kann Simon 3D noch so
hässlich sein – für mich zählen
die inneren Werte. Und
die passen im Großen und
Ganzen: Knifflige Rätsel
und vor allem der schwarze
Humor machen das Spiel trotz aller Schwächen
zum Vergnügen für Freunde des klassischen
Adventures. Ein wenig Frustresistenz
sollte bei Ihnen allerdings schon vorhanden
sein. Bei einigen extraharten Puzzles ist mehr
Glück als Verstand gefragt. Wer
Monkey
Island 4 jedoch zum Frühstuck verputzt hat,
darf sich nach langer Entbehrungszeit wieder
auf umfangreiche Knobelkost freuen.
70
Joystick
Pour peu que l'on parvienne à mettre en retrait le côté désuet du programme (décor simpliste, moteur poussif et interface old school), on se laisse prendre des heures durant à cette aventure loufoque dont l'humour n'a d'égal que les deux précédents opus du même nom. Les amateurs apprécieront.
70
Quandary
Please don't let my complaints put you off trying this game. I thoroughly enjoyed playing Simon 3D. The 'pure' adventure portions were fun and it was just so good to be challenged by the many devious puzzles and entertained by Simon's wit and inimitable 'attitude'. The game was so engrossing it kept pulling me back despite HeadFirst succumbing to 3D's arcade/action attraction. HeadFirst certainly know how to construct a truly engaging, humorous adventure game and they have successfully brought that experience into a 3D game world. The end game hints at a sequel so it is my plea that if arcade sequences absolutely have to be included then why not add an alternative adventure puzzle solution or, at the very least, offer a cheat mode? Of course, if you are an adventure fan who doesn't mind a bit of arcade action then you will have no complaints at all.
69
PC Gameplay (Benelux)
Simon the Sorcerer is een onderhoudend adventure dat echter heeft te lijden onder de verouderde graphics.
69
PC Games (Germany)
Viele Dinge stehen auf der Rückseite der Verpackung dieses 3D-Adventures. Einige davon sind wahr, andere nicht. Fangen wir an: “Spannende und unterhaltsame Story” stimmt! Der Zauberer Simon, der gerade erst einen Körpertausch mit Bösewicht Sordid hinter sich hat, muss einen ungenießbaren Pfirsich essen, um wieder ganz zu werden. Wie wunderbar abgefahren. “Pointenreiche Dialoge”, heißt es außerdem.
68
Adventurearchiv
I looked forward to the third part of Simon the Sorcerer, since I enjoyed the first two parts so much. At the end however despite great humour, sophisticated puzzles, enormous, freely investigatable worlds and a gaming length with approx. 60 hours and longer, that has really something to offer - was my impression neither hot nor cold. It disappointed me, that programming bugs were not eliminated during the long waiting time. This together with partial bumpy handling, the boring walk-arounds and the partial very frustrating action sequences don't really let it be fun. A contrast bath. Nobody should miss the wacky story and humour, but beware - those who flinch from keyboard controls and fastidious skill challenges will not become happy with this game!
62
PC Player (Germany)
Ob es einen fünften Teil von
Monkey Island geben wird? Schon möglich. Der
Simon-the-Sorcerer-Reihe aber prophezeihe ich den Untergang. Wenn diese Mischung aus der Einsamkeit des Langstreckenläufers und den Erlebnissen von Frechdachs, dem Großmaul, ein Erfolg wird, werde ich Algenfänger auf Helgoland. Der Versuch, Simon in 3D darzustellen, mag ja löblich sein. Aber dann bitte schön auch mit einer akzeptablen Umsetzung und von Leuten, die ihr Handwerk verstehen. Wem die Engine nicht reicht, den wird vermutlich die umständliche Bedienung schrecken. Doppelt schade um die gelegentlich doch sehr witzigen Sprüche von Simon. Aber Witz alleine genügt eben nicht.
60
Adventure Gamers
This game really has divided people’s opinions and I’d ask you not to be drawn in by what you’ve heard. If you like Simon games, then you should play this—I swear it’s not as bad as everyone makes out!
59
Gameguru Mania
The game seems to be quite boring at first, but try to finish it at least to the end of chapter 3 and you will see that the game isn't so bad after all. Despite the game looks ugly and dated, If you liked in the previous Simon games, you will probably like Simon The Sorcerer 3D too. But honestly I think this game will target rather hard-core adventure players with lots of patience.
58
Just Adventure
There are a lot of reasons for gamers to skip this game or put it on a back burner for leaner times. However if the keyboard controls, actiony bits and such doesn't scare you - I think overall you will be glad you didn't miss this game. There's a lot of wonder in it and genuine fun for those intrepid gamers who dare the challenge of Simon 3D.
55
Jeuxvideo.com
On se demande alors pourquoi avoir choisi la 3D. C'est vrai quoi, la 2D c'est pas si mal. Ce qui est d'autant plus incompréhensible, c'est que le jeu était initialement prévu pour sortir en 2D (si vous allez sur le site officiel, vous trouverez même quelques planches des décors). Alors pourquoi ce revirement de situation ? Tout simplement parce que les développeurs jugent que la 2D est morte ! Pffff, n'importe quoi. Moi en tout cas, je reste convaincu que Simon The Sorcerer 3 aurait été bien plus amusant en 2D et je suis aussi sûr que les nombreux fans de la série pensent comme moi. Bref, ce troisième volet n'est franchement pas le digne successeur que l'on attendait et si l'humour et toujours là, la réalisation graphique catastrophique empêche de se plonger pleinement dans le jeu.
54
Svenska PC Gamer
De som gillade Simons tidigare äventyr kommer förmodligen att få ut en del av detta spel, även om spelkänslan blir lidande av det opassande kamerasystemet och den misshandlade grafiken. Om utvecklarna bara fixar alla buggar kommer detta att bli ett enkelt val för fansen. Däremot blir det svårare att rekommendera denna del till andra spelare.
40
Aventura y Cía
Con esta aventura visualmente lamentable que pone en conjunto puzzles clásicos con minijuegos paupérrimos propios del Larry Magna Cum Laude, Adventure Soft se despide por ahora del género que la vio nacer. La familia Woodruffe nos deja con un final que claramente indica secuela, pero que con poca probabilidad veremos en los años venideros. Demasiado enfrascados están en proyectos de mayor remuneración, como los juegos de rol de Call of Cthulu.
30
ActionTrip
The first reports that Simon the Sorcerer 3D had gone gold were spotted sometime back in November 2000. What had happened in the meantime and why was the game delayed; I guess we'll never know for sure. In any case, it's largely due to the outdated visuals that many gamers who are loyal to the old Simon games, may refuse to play this one at all. We all know that most of the game's that have switched from 2D to 3D haven't achieved much of a status. Perhaps, one of the rare precedents of a successful change to 3D would be Escape from Monkey Island. In the end, I have to say that Simon didn't reach such success as Escape from Monkey Island. And, at the risk of sounding hackneyed, Simon should've been left in the old 2D P&C manner.
0
Just Adventure
Did I give this game a fair shake? I put in over ten hours of playing time. I restarted numerous times. I downloaded and installed a patch. I researched various walkthroughs on the Internet and discovered that not only were others having the same problems, but even after installing the patch there are still tons of bugs in the game that render it unplayable unless you take certain precautions such as turning off any programs that might be running in the background of your computer. Just Adventure has been following and looking forward to this game for four years, but there comes a point when you throw your hands up in disgust and we're not going to give it a good grade just because it's a much needed adventure game.
| Category |
Description |
MobyScore |
| Acting |
The quality of the actors' performances in the game (including voice acting). |
3.7 |
| Gameplay |
How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) |
2.7 |
| Graphics |
The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines |
1.9 |
| Personal Slant |
How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes |
3.2 |
| Sound / Music |
The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition |
3.3 |
| Story / Presentation |
The main creative ideas in the game and how well they're executed |
3.6 |
| Overall MobyScore (16 votes) |
3.1 |
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