Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam
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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]
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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
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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
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Thanks very much, flotsam (and Draclvr) 😬
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Re: Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam
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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  ) so I can try a game. That is this weekends task
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Re: Amerzone, The Explorer's Legacy, A Review by flotsam
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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
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Great review, flotsam.  I played the game and enjoyed it, then I replayed the chapters, to find the things I missed, now they're all at 100%.  After playing this one, I tried to replay the original, it didn't last 5 minutes. The remake is so much better. 
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