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The story was not originally made for this game as it is said in the review, but for an Indiana Jones comic called "The Keys of Atlantis".

At a difference to Sam & Max, which similar because the creator of the comic worked on the game, the original is worse than the game. The game's story is a much improved version of the one of the comic which keeps all the important and interesting points.

A very good game with only one logic error. Where does all the money come from which the planeflights to the locations cost?
I used the travel option very often to try out what happens when I use an item the "unusual" way and Indy never complained about the costs.

He sends the bill back to the university. You see, he is preparing for the next classes.

I would fire somebody who sends me an several hundred dollar bill because he wanted to combine two objects with each other without an reason.

Firing him is not possible. He gets female students to his college (just look at the classrooms where he holds his lectures in the movies) - and that's a political necessity for any college. Obviously, they would lose a lot of public funding if they didn't reach their quota. So on the whole, it's probably better financially to pay for Dr. Jones' travelling escapades.

Thats a good point I ignored. Maybe because there wherent much female students in my classes.

I played through the opening act of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (until finding the Lost Dialogue).

What I liked:
* Playable credits
* The irony of the book having been in Barnett College all along after travelling through half the world
* Really evil nazi antagonists

What I didn't like:* Way too much travelling. People keep saying it's "like a movie". No, it isn't. No movie would have this location hopping, just to have a single dialogue or find one object.* Wonky cause and effect. Suddenly, the guy is frozen, because...?* The percentage of expository dialogue AND puzzles relying on dialogue is much too high.

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Also, why doesn't Indy report the body to the authorities?? He just loots the dig site and moves on?? Hello, what a maniac?? The guy has a family surely??I can't get over this terrible scene

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For a game which overall is supposed to be serious in its tone (in a pulp way), this felt completely out of place.

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In all fairness, I do think later sections of this game flow better than the opening.There's a lot of good stuff in there that I had forgotten about.And while the back-and-forth might not be great, I do like a game in which you travel to many different locations. To me, that's what an adventure is all about really.

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like the world traveling in The Riddle of Master Lu. It really felt like going to a different place. So far in Indy, the Azores may as well have been another district of his home town.

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The Azores aren't very fleshed out no, but I do like the look of it!Combined with all the other locations you get to visit through out the game, I do feel like it's a grand adventure where you get to travel the world, which is cool.

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Another thing for the like list: each person has its characteristic animations. Such as Kerner's hand going through his hair. Sophia turning away with her arms folded. Little touches which do wonders.

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I'm playing the so-called "talkie" version for the first time in my life. Wow, those comedy accents!

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yeaaaaaaaaaahhhhh. I have a tough time with this game. I kind of set it down after a lot of poor design stuff. It is one of the biggest adventure games that just never clicked for me for a whole lot of reasons and it really does confound me as to why it is perceived as a classic.

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Based on recommendation of @console , I'm trying the wits path. First approach to find a random guy in Monte Carlo: hang out in front of a random hotel until he shows up. Right. I thought there was a Hollywood screenwriter involved? Next, a repetion of the Monkey Island finding-the-swordmaster puzzle. A camel chase. A car chase. Is this really the "wits" path? But then, how the eyes get used to the dark dig site: pure genious.

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For me, the digsite is the best puzzle of the whole game. Also great (and different) in Fists + Teams path.The darkness thing gets repeated one more time btw. But won't tell when.

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btw, the empty chest upstairs, in this room, is really disappointing. (or does it get populated at some random seed?)

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