Posted By: Betty Lou
The Messenger - 06/06/01 04:07 PM
Minimum System Requirements:
Windows 95/98/ME
Pentium 166 (Pentium 200 Recommended)
16 MB RAM (32 MB Recommended)
4X CD-ROM Drive (8X CD-ROM Drive Recommended)
3D Accelerator Video Card
16 Bit Sound Card
(ALSO GIVES MSR's FOR MACINTOSH)
This game uses the mouse/trackball for movement, picking up objects, accessing inventory menu, accessing the main menu (for saves, loads, exits etc) and the Space Bar on the keyboard to stop an animated scene and continue to the next area of gameplay.
THE MESSENGER - "Step through and discover...."
- "Breaking in is the easy part"
- "Embark on a fantastic journey through time"
In the present - I am Morgana, and I receive a letter (message from my father, who is now dead). In it he requests of me that I undertake to "Go to the Louvre, get the ewer (jug) and destroy it."
To accomplish this task I break into the Louvre in Paris, France and find and steal a Lion shaped perfume burner statue (perfume burner? perhaps receptacle for burning incense). Then I get to talk to a ghost who is to send me back in time to accomplish my fathers task. My first adventure takes place in 1377 during the reign of Charles the fifth. I am to collect other keys the assembing of which is to help me with the task at hand.
My second adventure takes me back to 1610 to continue my quest.
Then I am sent back to 1717 and I end up lastly in the 21st century for the ENDGAME.
I enjoyed this game very much for several reasons. Moving around was so easy. The puzzles/taskstoaccomplish were not so difficult that I pulled my hair. Some people might have wanted them to be a lot harder. Those of you who DO NOT use a walkthrough may have a hard time with some of them. Those of us who do can do the difficult with help and enjoy the game just as much.
Thanks to MaGtRo for the walkthrough and to all those on GB who helped me if/when I got stuck. I had no technical problems with this game at all. I guess my only complaint was the management of the inventory. You are only allowed to 'carry' 8 items but there are many, many inventory chests provided in different areas/rooms and getting to them when you find you need something you couldn't carry was not hard. There were no 'get lost forever' mazes, no timed puzzles that were 'undoable' and I don't remember any 'almost impossible to do' sliders. All in all an enjoyable game, great story, terrific graphics, fun, fun, fun.
I highly recommend it. Enjoy.
Love, Betty Lou
Windows 95/98/ME
Pentium 166 (Pentium 200 Recommended)
16 MB RAM (32 MB Recommended)
4X CD-ROM Drive (8X CD-ROM Drive Recommended)
3D Accelerator Video Card
16 Bit Sound Card
(ALSO GIVES MSR's FOR MACINTOSH)
This game uses the mouse/trackball for movement, picking up objects, accessing inventory menu, accessing the main menu (for saves, loads, exits etc) and the Space Bar on the keyboard to stop an animated scene and continue to the next area of gameplay.
THE MESSENGER - "Step through and discover...."
- "Breaking in is the easy part"
- "Embark on a fantastic journey through time"
In the present - I am Morgana, and I receive a letter (message from my father, who is now dead). In it he requests of me that I undertake to "Go to the Louvre, get the ewer (jug) and destroy it."
To accomplish this task I break into the Louvre in Paris, France and find and steal a Lion shaped perfume burner statue (perfume burner? perhaps receptacle for burning incense). Then I get to talk to a ghost who is to send me back in time to accomplish my fathers task. My first adventure takes place in 1377 during the reign of Charles the fifth. I am to collect other keys the assembing of which is to help me with the task at hand.
My second adventure takes me back to 1610 to continue my quest.
Then I am sent back to 1717 and I end up lastly in the 21st century for the ENDGAME.
I enjoyed this game very much for several reasons. Moving around was so easy. The puzzles/taskstoaccomplish were not so difficult that I pulled my hair. Some people might have wanted them to be a lot harder. Those of you who DO NOT use a walkthrough may have a hard time with some of them. Those of us who do can do the difficult with help and enjoy the game just as much.
Thanks to MaGtRo for the walkthrough and to all those on GB who helped me if/when I got stuck. I had no technical problems with this game at all. I guess my only complaint was the management of the inventory. You are only allowed to 'carry' 8 items but there are many, many inventory chests provided in different areas/rooms and getting to them when you find you need something you couldn't carry was not hard. There were no 'get lost forever' mazes, no timed puzzles that were 'undoable' and I don't remember any 'almost impossible to do' sliders. All in all an enjoyable game, great story, terrific graphics, fun, fun, fun.
I highly recommend it. Enjoy.
Love, Betty Lou