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
The Press Says
| Game Revolution |
Sep 01, 1996 |
B+ |
83 |
| PC Games (Germany) |
Oct, 1995 |
79 out of 100 |
79 |
| Joystick (French) |
Oct, 1995 |
75 out of 100 |
75 |
| Puntaeclicca.it |
Aug, 2000 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| PC Player (Germany) |
Sep, 1995 |
68 out of 100 |
68 |
| JeuxVideoPC.com |
Jun 10, 2005 |
13 out of 20 |
65 |
| Adventure Classic Gaming |
Apr 26, 1996 |
3 out of 5 |
60 |
| GameSpot |
May 01, 1996 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
| Just Games Retro |
Oct 20, 2006 |
51 out of 100 |
51 |
| Adventure Gamers |
Apr 16, 2003 |
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30 |
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Trivia
The game could have been relased in the later part of 1994 since eveything had been finished. However, Sierra called back some of the cast and crew members for two one sessions of filming. They took filmed for another month, and then took a couple more weeks three months later.
