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The Oracle
Author: Eugene Couto Resolution: 800x600 at 16-bit color Downloaded: 23869 times (75 Mb) Genres: Contemporary, Investigative, Original Length: Full length games
Added on: 26 June 2006 Website: http://www.bigbluecup.com/yabb/index.php?topic=27111 Content advisory: None  None  None Ratings: AGS Panel: (what is this?) Player rating: 84% THE STORY: What are friends for? That's precisely why you decide to help out a friend who's in way over his head. But you never expected this... Your friend Alex goes missing, a trail of notes and clues left behind, pointing to his possible whereabouts. All the while, you uncover an artifact so powerful you wish you had never laid eyes on it, and you learn of an ancient order of monks with ties to it. And the key to all three lies in -- the Oracle. FEATURES: The Oracle is a first-person perspective, photo-realistic adventure game, photographed entirely on-location in Canada and all over Portugal. - Over 140 screens - 8 different locations - Logical & challanging puzzles (inventory, musical & interactive puzzles) - Over a dozen unique musical scores - Over 75 realistic sound effects - Save games using photo snaphots - In-game hint system SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Pentium 600 Mhz or higher processor 32 Mb RAM Windows 95 OSR2, 98, ME, 2000 or XP, with DirectX 5 or above Supports all DirectX-compatible sound and video cards 800x600 resolution, 16 bit color recommended 95 Mb hard disk space (Soundcard highly recommended but not required) Resolution: 800x600 at 16-bit color Size: 75 Mb (zipped) NEW!!! Version 1.1 now includes more in-game hints and several bug fixes. Download Now (if the download doesn't work, try Right Click, Save Target As)
User ratings for The Oracle:
From 23 peoples votes so far: (vote here) Visual: 87% Immersion: 86% Puzzles & Pacing: 91% Overall Enjoyment: 84% You can see a detailed breakdown of the votes.
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Other games by Eugene Couto:
The Oracle (Demo) (Demos)
User comments about The Oracle:
Posted by Valentijn on 2010-01-31 at 20:45 (IP logged): This is a beautiful game with very good logical puzzles, some of which even resemble Myst-puzzles. The story is intriguing and the photo backgrounds make for a wonderful atmosphere. Excellent stuff! The only thing I minded in the game is that there is a bit too much coincedence in it. You encounter the exact same clerk in the entire city who spoke to your missing brother days earlier and even still remembers him by name; there's a thunderstorm at night exactly when you need one... it's a little bit too much. Posted by rbaleksandar on 2008-09-03 at 11:24 (IP logged): Although I'm still playing it, I can say only one thing - superb! So many years of waiting someone to make a remake of this awesome adventure and finally there it is. This is definitely a must-play. Posted by grydwrd on 2008-01-24 at 21:25 (IP logged): Very well done, best scenery I've ever seen.. Posted by Daphoenyx on 2008-01-10 at 01:53 (IP logged): I absolutely LOVED it. The scenery with the pictures was awesome, and the puzzles very well made :) Posted by LittleQueen on 2007-12-27 at 20:43 (IP logged): This game is awesome! One of the best I've played in a long time and hope they'll be more from the creator(s) or is there already? The scenery is gorgeous.How about a The OracleII?? Posted by Pelican on 2006-12-23 at 17:28 (IP logged): This is a great game! I agree the hint system is far too tempting, but overall I really enjoyed the game, and wished it lasted longer. :) Posted by voodoo_heart on 2006-08-29 at 14:44 (IP logged): a really beautiful looking game, with a well paced story and thoughtful puzzles. My only complaint is the hints system, which was just too tempting to ignore - I found myself taking the easy way out a few times too often, instead of solving the puzzles myself, which reduces the "yay, I finally got it!" satisfaction factor that is such a big part of adventure gaming. Posted by Joanie39 on 2006-07-14 at 10:14 (IP logged): What a perfectly wonderful game. It is one of the best ever. Thank you for all the work you put into it. I enjoyed every minute of it. Great job! 5 Star! 100% Posted by Jane on 2006-07-10 at 04:46 (IP logged): Great game!! Puzzles and graphics were excellent. Hope that you will make more games! Posted by Mimitheone on 2006-07-07 at 07:54 (IP logged): I just finished the game and all I can say is that Eugene is a genius!!!!!! The game is awesome!!!!! The game has incredible graphics, audio is excellent. I didn't find any bugs with the game so that an extra plus in my book. Can't wait for the next one.... Good going Eugene!!!! Posted by jkohen on 2006-07-02 at 10:27 (IP logged): Great production on this game. The digitalized graphics fit seamlessly together and the music blends in perfectly with the scenery. Nice story, although the end was a bit too compact. Beware that there is a bit of pixel hunting to make up for the not-so-difficult puzzles. Posted by Nodrighal on 2006-06-27 at 23:32 (IP logged): It was great fun playing it! Posted by TheCheese33 on 2006-06-27 at 14:23 (IP logged): Very well made and fun i must say 5 stars!!!!! Posted by Ronnie on 2006-06-27 at 01:09 (IP logged): Great game!! Cool way to make a game and really held my interest. Hope you make more! Posted by Rosie on 2006-06-26 at 23:07 (IP logged): Amazing Game....... It has everything......Fantastic scenery, Great music and amazing story line..... You can tell a lot of work went into making this one. Thank you for a good clean game with so many important extras

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