http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-SIMON5/simon-the-sorcerer-5-whod-even-want-contact

You can buy it here now, had none idea it was comming now at all since 4th isent that old.

Simon games are bad since 4th one. I couldn't get into 4th it had a visually horrible simon the voice was totally off (not british) and very dull environment and stuff.

Not lookin forward to this ill read some reviews and watch utube gameplay vids to see how it is but i doubt id buy it.

Shame the series has gone to pot.

That's good news! I loved Simon 4, so I've been looking forward to Simon 5.

Skeeter -- was the Americanization of Simon really such a disaster? (A blunder of diplomacy?)

Is this Simon 5 the english release???

That's what it sure looks like!

It is English from this announcement here:

To Becky.

Yes it has ruined it. The voice doesn't match what i think to be simon, the look of him looks far too different (no ponytail and face looks horrible). His behaviour is very different to what we loved about him, being a snot nosed wise cracking sarcastic teenager, in these new games he's dull and isnt as bad as he was. No sordid. And many other oddities that turn it off which is also the gfx direction they took.

And about is it English version yeah its English thats just been released.

http://www.simon-the-sorcerer-5.de/forum...d611f5d637f2218

Not just me and i agree with their comments about lack of charisma the other voices of simon 1 and 2 and 3 had. It just isn't simon without the good old British accent, charisma, humour we gave to the simon games.

Plus simon games were special to me as it was British game and voiced because nowadays its hard to find a British voiced game that had a cockney character hehe.

Oh , Boy !!!!

I loved all the Simon games

I've had Simon V on pre-order with "GAME" here in the UK for months .... but for a retail boxed version.
Hopefully such a version IS going to become available ??

Played a little of the demo Simon 5 but it was in German. Just wanted to see how the game play was and I liked it. I usually have the captions on anyway. I can't get out of the room and I don't understand German. The graphics were real good.
Richard

Count me in. I loved the first two Simon games. The third game seemed more like an arcade game to me but from what I have been told games four and five are more like the first two games.

I just downloaded the game and what a great game. Played real good. The hints are build in the game. Really like it. Not sorry at all.
Richard

Keep us updated!

Simon 3d is far funnier and better adventuring imo, ok it has basic gfx but i think it suits simon great. I'd rather have another simon 3d than 4 and possibly 5 imo.

For me, Simon's character has changed slightly with every game.

He was nowhere near as cheeky or rude in the original game.
[Still my favourite of the series.]

It was in Simon 2 that the "attitude" definitely jumped up a notch.

And he was cheeky again in Simon 3 but all the arcade stuff was not to my taste.

Then along comes the "new" Simon in 4 who is more adult - and personally I quite liked the change.

So if Simon in 5 is of the same ilk he'll do nicely for me

Agree 100% with what SkeeterUK says. I haven't enjoyed a Simon game since the third one. I did buy and try the 4th in the series but found the voices so irritating that I couldn't finish it and game play was boring. So unless I read some very positive reviews on this one, I'll be giving it a miss.

I have to disagree with the arcade stuff ppl say about 3d it wasnt nearly as bad as ppl make it out to be and there was little arcade stuff in it it was adventure i think.

We don't seem to be talking about the same game, SkeeterUK ??

I experienced many horrible timed arcade sequences - which weren't made any easier by the dreadful controls and spasmodically bad graphics

Unfortunately Simon3D was finally released - years late - in a rather poor state.
Mainly because of difficulties relating to company takeovers that were going on at the time.
But that was no excuse for the inclusion of timed arcade sequences

I get the impression we (generally) prefer the Simon with the English accent, so kjos, put us out of our misery and tell us. I enjoyed Simon 3, but had to give up at the shooting sequence at the fair-ground. Simon 4 was painful due to complete change of character. I want to want 5. More feedback please.

Almost half done with the game and I think it is wonderful. No trouble with the English accent., no timed sequences. I used the hints a few times. Lot of saves. Played really good on my XP. You really don't need a walkthrough. I don't know why anybody wouldn't like this game. Awful hard to pull myself away from the game. You can save anywhere.
Richard

So Simon in this game DOES have an English accent? (Just confirming.)

Thanks, Richard

You convinced me...But, Then again I would buy it anyway..

Question: What is the inventory like?

Inventory is in the bottom of the screen,put the cursor down on the bottom.
Becky what is a English accent? Is it the same as British. I'm from Florida and Simon sounds like me.
Richard

Richard...Do you combine things in inventory?

Do you have a large inventory?

Once in a while you combine things. Not to many things in the inventory. I have ten,but you can put as many things as you want in the inventory.
Richard