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Curse of Atlantis: Thorgal's Quest

Overall, Curse of Atlantis may not change the “twitch gamer’s” mind on what their favorite genre is, but as far as the story and the acting, etc … it was a really good game that had a solid enough story to be really entertaining. People who were fans of the old story style adventures from back in my day will find enjoyment in this game, and people who are fans of the point and click adventure style will probably find this to be a good buy. Even if it is A to B, and the game won’t take you too terribly long to go through if you are good at this type of game, the $20.00 is worth a good story, some entertaining puzzles, and some good entertainment.

Chaque adaptation de bandes dessinées en jeux vidéo fait débat. Cela est d’autant plus vrai lorsqu’il s’agit d’une série si célèbre que Thorgal. Les puristes chercheront chaque fois le minime et si terrible détail, cette chose qui cloche, ce cheveux de travers En quelques sortes, le moindre élément qui puisse être reproché. A côté d’eux, les joueurs. Ils se voient souvent frustrés par une adaptation d’univers qui prévaut sur les innovations techniques et graphiques, reléguées au second plan par les développeurs. Finalement, personne n’est content.

I enjoyed "Thorgal" very much. It is beautiful, with an interesting story, logical puzzles and no dead ends. It could have been somewhat longer, but it's surely not a short game (like e.g. "Road to India"). A MINUS of course, the semifinished translation in the form of sub-titles! And it's really barefaced that no word can be read on the packaging about it. Everyone has to decide for him-/herself whether a German dubbing is really important. The game itself is recommendable. The missing synchronisation is perhaps dependant on the fact that adventure games have a smaller market share... but what is really important in adventure games is the WORD, and the publishers deter the buyers with that.

'Thorgal' ist ein nettes, kleines Spiel. Nicht mehr und nicht weniger. Für meine Begriffe hätte man viel mehr aus dem Spiel machen können, es wurde eindeutig Potential verschenkt. Wer allerdings momentan auf der Suche nach neuem Adventurefutter ist, der sollte das Spiel mal antesten - schlecht ist es nämlich auch nicht.

Curse of Atlantis: Thorgal’s Quest is your typical adventure game that strives to pay tribute to the classics of the early 90’s. While I found a non-FPS adventure refreshing I felt this one could have been a bit better. Still, for less than $20 you can’t really complain. This title is fun for the whole family and you are even provided with multiple slots so everyone can play their own game at their own pace.

Curse of Atlantis: Thorgal’s Quest is a difficult game to recommend. It starts with a fairly interesting premise, but the plotline never gains any kind of real depth. The adventure is far too short for a commercial release. Too many of the puzzles rely on the use of Thorgal’s archery skills and offer no real challenge. There are annoying fights and timed sequences in place of puzzles that really make you think. As long as you take the time to carefully examine each location, the game should be a breeze as the puzzles will be extremely easy as long as you have the right items. The positive aspects of the game are unfortunately greatly overshadowed by its problems. With more places to explore and additional puzzles to solve, Curse of Atlantis could have been a good game. As it stands however, it can only be recommended to players who must own every single adventure game. Even then, you should look for a very good bargain.

Thorgal: La Maldición de Odín, es, yo diría, el punto de encuentro de la concepción gala de la aventura con las más antiguas nociones, una mixtura que resucita los ideales más arraigados de las sagas 'Quest' (no en vano y ojo con la casualidad, en otros países este juego tiene por nombre 'Thorgal Quest') adaptándolos a la actualidad con más buen tino que otra cosa, aunque eso sí, dentro de sus no pocos límites. Recomendable para los buenos aventureros que quieran pasar un rato agradable disfrutando de una historia más que aceptable y nada más.

When I first began playing Curse of Atlantis and saw its visual appeal, I began to hope that I was about to experience a classic. The interesting story involving a fascinating character certainly served to reinforce this optimism. Sadly, in a short period of time I realized that the problems with hidden objects, irritating action sequences, and extremely brief gameplay keep this title from getting anywhere near its potential. However, if you love virtual adventure and are more interested in Viking lore than the tale of Atlantis, you might still give this one a look.

As anyone who has ever played any Cryo game is aware, normalcy is not par for the course. Just as you begin to settle into the storyline and have your sandals rooted on good old terra firm, its off you go to not only the Land of Shadows – which I found acceptable as it fit the Viking mythology theme – but also to a *sigh* starship replete with robots and lasers. As ludicrous as this sounds, even worse was the criteria The Adventure Company used to include the word ‘Atlantis’ in the title. Three quarters of the way through the game, there is a brief flashback of Thorgal’s parents escaping from a crumbling Atlantis. That’s it, that’s the curse of Atlantis. Huh? And don’t even get me started on the starship.

In dieser Umsetzung des gleichnamigen Comics von J. Van Hamme schlüpfen Sie in die Rolle des tapferen Helden Thorgal, der zu Zeiten der Wikinger erzürnten Gottheiten und menschlichen Feinden die Stirn bietet, um zu seiner Familie zurückzukehren.

The game's one genuinely interesting moment comes at the end, when Thorgal learns what the vision actually showed him. It isn't an amazing plot twist, but it's more interesting than anything that comes before it. But again, that end comes all too soon. If it had given you a bit more to do, the game would be a simple and somewhat straightforward adventure game, but as it is, it's simply too short. To its credit, the game is budget-priced, so serious adventure game fans--the kind who like adventure games no matter how generic they might be--may find the short length to be less of a problem. Otherwise Thorgal's Quest seems like a demo for a bigger, if not necessarily better, game.

Die Grafik hinkt aktuellen Standards hinterher: Akteure hampeln herum wie Marionetten aus der Augsburger Puppenkiste; die Hintergründe scheinen im Konzeptzeichnungs-Stadium stecken geblieben zu sein. In einem Inventar verwahren Sie Gegenstände, mit denen der Wikinger zahlreiche Rätsel im Spiel löst. Schwierigkeit dabei: Die Puzzelteile sind oft fies versteckt – etwa eine Mini-Komponente für Säure, die nur lückenlose Mauszeiger-Kreuzfahrten zu Tage fördern. Solche Suchaktionen und das schmucklose Ambiente machen Thorgal zur Adventure-Durchschnittskost.

This was a somewhat messy game. And I am not just referring to some graphics problems, which I will talk about later. It didn't really have much at all to do with Atlantis (although I have no doubt Thorgal was voiced by the same person that visited Atlantis in all those other games); but there was certainly a quest. Not an odyssey, although aspects of the game did bring that title to mind (thankfully these were not the annoying third person camera with a mind of its own or the keyboard operation); but given the lengths to which Thorgal has to go - and the worlds between which he has to travel - just to get back home, it probably felt every bit as epic to him as the tasks of Ulysses.

Thorgal n'est pas le plus mauvais jeu édité par Cryo. En fait, c'est même l'un des plus soignés graphiquement, grâce, sans aucun doute, au support artistique d'un vrai artiste. Les amateurs du genre "aventure pour toute la famille" seront ravis, sans doute.

Vor allem Einsteiger und Gelegenheitsspieler könnten Gefallen an Thorgal finden, ich selbst eher nicht. Von den Rätseln hatte ich mir mehr erwartet, die verschiedenen Einlagen sind zwar ganz nett, aber auch nicht überwältigend und die grafische Umsetzung hat zwar gute Ansätze, die aber auch fast stümperhaft zunichte gemacht wurden (Einige atemberaubende handgemalte Hintergründe und was spielt sich im Vordergrund ab? Pixelbrei.). Ansonsten passt eigentlich alles von Steuerung über Sound und die sehr gut gelungene Sprachausgabe. Für einen kurzen Ausflug war es dann doch recht spaßig, aber nach wenigen Stunden ist es vorbei und ein weiteres Durchspielen lohnt nicht wirklich.

Thorgal n'est pas un jeu d'aventures à mettre dans les mains des amateurs de piliers du genre que sont un Monkey Island ou Les chevaliers de Baphomet. Ceux-là arriveront trop vite au bout de l'histoire sans d'ailleurs avoir eu à se prendre trop la tête pour avancer. Thorgal est plutôt à considérer comme étant un pendant interactif de la BD, uniquement destiné à ses aficionados les plus fidèles. A ce titre le jeu remplit tout à fait son rôle puisque les graphistes se sont bien imprégnés des dessins de Rosinski qui a d'ailleurs réalisé, comme on pouvait s'en douter, les dessins préparatoires des écrans du jeu.