Simon the Sorcerer 3D

Gameplay itself is fun, polish dubbing if fun, but the experience is painful on modern computers. - it often crashes when opening inventory in the city level (usually around the laundromat) - it freezes when trying to exit the game - if it crashes or freezes, you have to reboot your PC or it will not launch again - many issues with navigation (sometimes a doorframe will just not let you through, I assume there's some elevation difference the game interpretes as an obstacle). I wasn't able to finish the bridge near the end of the game because Simon would just not walk off it, like there was an invisible wall. - many visual issues, especially in chapter 6 where everything turns into a wireframe nightmare (can be mostly fixed by saving and reloading the game) - the final puzzle of the game is impossible to complete on most modern computers, as it requires specific hardware present which nowadays barely anyone has installed Overall I wouldn't recommend going through it unless those issues are fixed at some point. Shame that a nostalgic game gets this treatment. On the brighter side at least I got the funniest ending - I was streaming the game to a friend and couldn't finish it, so p…

A highly anticipated adventure game that flopped. Simon the Sorcerer was a very highly rated saga of adventure games back in the 90s. They are similar in tone and atmosphere to the first Monkey Island games but with british humour. Their wonderful pixelart, professional voice cast and parody of every fantasy trope, made them classics in the genre. Now we have the sequel, Simon the Sorcerer 3D was supposed to be another 2D game but it was scraped and instead we get a fully 3D conversion. Open worlds with nothing but grass and fences, a huge town with generic buildings, tons of clipping and glitchy collisions, and the worst graphics you will see in a long time. Originally released in 2002, the game looks like something made in Microsoft 3D Movie Maker (from 1995), with sceneries and mechanics that look more like Super Mario 64 or Zelda Ocarina of Time. Simon can crouch, walk, run and jog. Some puzzles are even built around this mechanics, including weird stealth sections. It's unclear what was the art direction, the 3d character models are blocky and ugly, most with very disproportionate heads, skinny bodies and weird bobbing animations. Speaking of plot, it takes immedia…

Simon the Sorcerer 3D takes the beloved fantasy adventure series in a bold new direction by transitioning from its traditional 2D roots into a fully three-dimensional world. While the visual leap was ambitious for its time, the game remains faithful to the core identity that made the franchise popular: witty writing, imaginative fantasy settings, eccentric characters, and puzzle-driven gameplay. The story once again follows Simon, the sarcastic young magician whose latest misadventure begins after his soul is reunited with his body on top of an ancient Aztec temple. After a daring escape with the aid of his fairy godmother, Simon finds himself pulled back into a magical realm where the mysterious Nexus has become the center of a dangerous conflict. His long-time rival, Sordid, seeks to harness its immense power, leaving Simon with the task of preventing another magical catastrophe. The narrative is one of the game's strongest features, blending comedy and fantasy with a healthy dose of self-aware humor. Simon's cynical personality continues to carry much of the experience, and his sarcastic remarks make even routine conversations entertaining. Returning characters such as Calypso,…

good needs cotroller support tho

Some really good but sometimes difficult puzzles to solve, but a great comical adventure, would certainly recommend, also Simon I and Simon II

3D Point & Click? nt!