Realms of Illusion

I ordered this game on-line without realizing The Adventure Company just reissued their "Sentinel: Descendants in Time" under this new title. Amazon & all who sell it should state this in promos or adds. I ended up cancelling the order, but did enjoy the original - Sentinel very much; so, I still recommend the game 2 puzzlers.

Having just endured Myst V, I was looking 4 something 2 take my mind off the last Myst game & redeem my faith in puzzle software. Realms of Illusion has done just that.

The graphics are very wonderful and, with a minor hitch or two, have run very well on my two year old Dell. I'm the type who will stop every few feet just 2 look out over the scenery or just pause 2 enjoy the view, & I must say I've enjoyed Realms immensely. Since I live in a tropical climate, snow scenes are always my favorites & Realms has a lovely one I can wander through, pretending the AC isn't humming away.

The puzzles are a good mix of hard & "easy," & you have 2 use logic & reasoning. I don't hesitate 2 use online hints when stuck, but I've not had 2 do that often with Realms. My teenage sons would look over my shoulder & ask about the puzzles in Myst...then say "And that's supposed 2 make sense?" With Realms, they say "That's cool."

The voicework is not the best & the rendering of the woman you match wits with is passable, but not memorable. (She's still MUCH better than the Bahro in Myst 5) Neither of these detract much from the game, however.

Overall, very enjoyable!

The puzzles on this game are way too difficult, grapics are bad, & its not in the least bit exciting.

Realms of Ilussion is the same as Sentinel Descendants in time, the change was done because of some copyright issues. But the game is very good doing a challenge mind. The hard puzzles (to me) are the sound based. You will get worlds over the sky, with snow, a under sea city & many other places with fantastic landscapes. The puzzle style is similar 2 Schizm, & you will need write details 2 solve them.

This is not a new game, it is "Sentinel: Descendants in Time" renamed. The Adventure Company has done this with other games as well.

The legacy of the Tastan tombs has long held some of the most profound secrets of an extinct race of people. Some believe the tombs hold a fabulous treasure; others say wealth is in the knowledge & technology left behind by this advanced civilization. Watching over their sacred caverns is a holographic image with advanced A.I. who randomly appears in the form of a mysterious woman, awakened when there is disturbance in the tombs. You will discover that in the realm of illusion, the sentinel is much more than she appears 2 be -- her dark purpose might threaten your very existence.