Wel-ll, you've persuaded me. I've just traded for 'Atlantis : The Lost Tales', having played 'Atlantis 2' months ago. I didn't know the others were worth playing, but this thread has convinced me.

Gelert. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" />

Oh Gelert, you will love it. It's the only one of the 3 that actually takes place in Atlantis, and it's gorgeous, 'specially the Air Ships.

Hi Jenny100, I'm with you about the things that have to be done in a hurry. I like the adventure games because I like to walk around and take my time finding stuff and checking out things. I bought this game with Beyond Atlantis in a box at Media Play. I hope that Beyond Atlantis is better.

Lone Wolf

I always thought my OLD computer was too fast to get out of the tavern safely (it is 466MHz) - has anybody done it on one of the newer faster computers?

In all the times I tried it, I could only get to the top of the stairs 2 or 3 times; and only once I was able to get my knife on the rope. Most of the time, Meljanz killed me as soon as I turned towards the stairs. Syd saved the day for me with a saved game. After that, I thought killing the boar was a piece of cake.

Beyond Atlantis and Atlantis: The Lost Tales have totally different playing styles. In Beyond Atlantis you can take your time. Even the spider puzzle isn't really a timed puzzle, though it looks like one at first. There is only one place where you have to be quick - near the end when you have to defeat the octopus.

Well, I have to say I loved Atlantis: The Lost Tales more than its 2 sequels (for one, the plot actually made sense - instead of being rather obscure like the sequels)...

I too had problems with the tavern sequence and the chandelier - took me days to figure it out, and when I did, I found out there's actually 2 hot spots (rather close to each other) where you can click on to swing on the chandelier - and only one of them will let you continue on with the game (the other kills you)... If you get up to that point and find yourself constantly dying, this is probably the reason why...