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Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam #1344899
04/28/25 06:22 PM
04/28/25 06:22 PM
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Back in 1999, before Benoît Sokal gave us Syberia,
he designed a game based on his own comic strip L'Amerzone.
It was generally well received, and I played it a few years later.
I remember being impressed, the visuals and the environmental
elements being what come to mind.

What we have now is a remake, enhanced and tweaked, and
apart from saying I am still impressed, what follows is based
on playing this as a stand alone experience.

You play an unnamed freelance journalist, tasked by Mondial
Magazine to interview French scientist and explorer Alexandre
Valembois about his career. Living as a recluse in a Brittany
lighthouse for more than 50 years, your letter of instruction states
that despite his unsavoury nature, he remains the only expert on
the little-known Amerzone.

Arriving at the lighthouse, your intended interview soon becomes so much more.

Find out more in flotsam's review of

******** Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy ********


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Re: Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1344900
04/28/25 06:25 PM
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I notice you played this game on your new computer, flotsam! How do you like it?


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Re: Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1344901
04/28/25 06:32 PM
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It sounds like a lovely game, flotsam! Thanks so much for the review. thumbsup

And thank you too, Drac. wave

Re: Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1344902
04/28/25 07:36 PM
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Thanks flotsam (and Drac)! I'm not sure about that part where you might not have 100% completion of the chapters. That kind of thing bugs me. Regarding saves, I am getting used to the fact that most games seem to autosave with only one save. I do not like it but it's not going to keep me from playing a game. However, I am one who likes to make a LOT of save because I don't like having something go wrong, such as hiccups or something.

Re: Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1344918
04/29/25 07:56 AM
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Thanks for the great review, flotsam! I hope to be able to indulge in playing the game soonish.

Thank you, Drac!


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Re: Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1344926
04/29/25 09:57 AM
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Very good review flotsam, thank you sir

Thank you Drac


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Re: Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam [Re: Orion] #1344936
04/29/25 01:16 PM
04/29/25 01:16 PM
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Thanks very much, flotsam (and Draclvr) 😬


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Re: Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1344946
04/29/25 06:27 PM
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I played this on the desktop pc Draclvr but I am enjoying the new laptop immensely.
I still need to setup Steam (which really means remembering my password grin) so I can try a game. That is this weekends task


Quantity has a quality all of its own
Re: Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1344947
04/29/25 06:46 PM
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Oh, sure. I just saw the Windows 11 and forgot that you had gone ahead and done the upgrade. That was a sweet laptop you got and I am anxious to hear how that video card handles gaming!


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Re: Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1344950
04/29/25 08:20 PM
04/29/25 08:20 PM
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I will certainly let you know thumbsup


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Re: Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1344967
04/30/25 07:31 AM
04/30/25 07:31 AM
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Great review, flotsam. thumbsup I played the game and enjoyed it, then I replayed the chapters, to find the things I missed, now they're all at 100%. yay After playing this one, I tried to replay the original, it didn't last 5 minutes. The remake is so much better. wave


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Re: Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1345070
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Another "Thank You" for a well presented review. I have been waiting for this since it's reintroduction was announced and it has been well worth the wait. I am going very slowly and meandering through every scene and reading every word. It's a really pleasant way to spend these gloomy Michigan days in April and May. (A secret wish: if they sell enough of these, perhaps they could take the same approach to Paradise. They could dump "Panther viewpoint" staff and add and clarify the rest. I really liked that game too.)

Anyway.; Thanks to Flotsam for the review; thanks to Gameboomers in general for the many announcements: and thanks to whomever decided to redo this game.


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