Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands

Couldn't get to settings menu to save, panning moves way too fast, it doesn't have full screen modes. It really is a bummer to not recommend it because this is one of my all time favorite games from the mid 90's era. I'd ask for a refund if I hadn't gotten it at rock bottom pricing. It would be great if the issues could get fixed.

The game is awesome! Been playing the games since the original Zork and Enchanter where you had to type what you wanted your character to do. This game is definitely a challenge.

Very ridiculous game. It definitely starts fairly strong and logical, but begins to really fall apart after the 3rd area. The ending is rage inducing and spoils an otherwise passable game. This game is literally the Grim Reaper meme. Quicksilver Software Inc., Zombie LLC, and the CD Drive are all dead now. Hardly a coincidence. Who would have thought that the developers who went on to make Spec Ops: The Line would end up being so villainous.

To read this with screenshots visit https://lonemountainhomestead.blogspot.com/ I first played Zork Nemesis, a PC game from 1996, in June and July of 2000. I finished it, with hints, in just under 26 hours of total gameplay. It instantly became one of my favourite games, scoring 86%. This put it ahead of the original Myst for me, but behind Riven and Obsidian. Thus it became my third favourite game back in the day. How does it stand up today? Deb and I played it as a team, and we took just under 17 hours, using my notes from 2000 to help us out. There are spoilers, so beware. We played it on Steam, beginning in April and concluding in June of 2026. The original CDs (three of them) sometimes got stuck during game play, though I also found some problems with the Steam version. At the very beginning I was unable to use the cursor to guide us through the game. It would spin or move far too quickly. Luckily a previous gamer had posted a solution on Steam, and for the most part it worked like a charm. Each time the game was started (including after any save) players have to hold down the Ctrl key and then strike the F11 key 18 times! That seemed to slow down the cursor just…

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