Summary
A perfect conclusion to the series
The Good
Where to begin? First of all, the plot was very well done, and was always interesting; at no point did I become bored with the storyline. There were even a few unexpected twists and turns.
Arthur, while an annoyance at times, still had his shining moments of humor. And for those that hated Arthur in the previous game, fear not - you have the option now of muting him completely. A nice touch. :)
The ability to pan your view around was a very welcome improvement over the first two games. While this degrades graphic quality somewhat, it's well worth it.
The Bad
There is a horrendous problem with audio in this game, and it is apparenty a common issue with many computers. In order to stop the audio from studdering and popping constantly, one must tweak their system performance settings to disable various acceleration options - making this game playable, but other modern games will slow to a crawl. But perhaps it may be worth it, if you only play one game at a time.
The other problem I had, was that there was no way for your character to die - there was no risk. In the previous games, there were numerous ways to die, or cause temporal anomolies, and some of them were quite humorous. The sense of isolation in the first two games was not present here, and was missed.
The Bottom Line
If you can overcome the audio problem, this game is a must. The plot is well-crafted, and the drive to advance to the adventure's conclusion is always present. Look forward to many hours of lost sleep.
