![]() ![]() One nice touch here is that rather than having to navigate through tons of screens in order to get back to a particular location, the game provides a handy map that will let you instantly travel to any section of the game that you have already visited. Of course, all of this would be for nothing if the puzzles weren't up to par, and fortunately there's no letdown at all in the gameplay.ĭTI is played in first-person mode with a standard node-to-node navigation scheme, with each screen containing hotspots and movement indicators to travel in each direction possible. And while I can't really mention the characters in the game for fear of spoiling the story, rest assured that they are all excellently portrayed, with voices that match the personalities to a tee. The game's music is an island-themed score that fits the setting perfectly, and is exactly what anyone who's seen a pirate movie at some point would expect. Anyone who has played Return to Mysterious Island or VOYAGE will be instantly familiar with this artistic style, and Kheops has once again used it to good effect here. And aside from the game graphics, you also have the cutscenes, which are all told in a charming comic format that pulls you in and leaves you wondering what our hero Jim is up against next. The graphics are gorgeous, and the different environments each manage to have their own unique feeling, with nothing feeling out of place or put into the game just for show value. As it turns out, I had nothing to worry about. When I saw the first screenshots of the game I was impressed, but I was a little worried, as we've seen plenty of node-based games over the years with pretty-but-static graphics. And Kheops managed to do this while creating a great set of puzzles that fit in perfectly with the atmosphere, never pulling you out of the game in order to make you solve another sliding tile puzzle for no apparent reason. ![]() ![]() It may start out as a simple treasure hunt, but as Jim gets deeper into his quest to solve Silver's riddles, he'll learn more about the island, and what exactly happened to Silver after he went on the run. ![]() But Kheops has managed to craft a great story that builds on the original while managing to keep you interested with a great series of twists along the way. There have been lots of great adventure games over the years with horrible stories and great puzzles, just as there have been plenty of intriguing stories dragged down with the same old puzzles over and over again with different window dressing. So Jim sets off on another treasure hunt, with a group of deadly pirates right behind him hoping to find the treasure (and Silver) themselves. Silver has retired to the majestic Emerald Isle, and Jim is informed that there is a great treasure buried there for the taking, if he can only solve the captain's riddles to find it. Jim has grown up and assumed the role of a captain, when one night he is visited by Long John Silver's parrot, Captain Flint. And apparently Kheops Studio feels the same way I do, because they have taken Stevenson's beloved characters and turned out a game that is not only a tribute to the original story, but stands on its own as a great tale.ĭestination: Treasure Island takes place four years after the end of the original story. Treasure Island is one of those rare books that is almost required reading for young boys, and I'm sure that I'm not the only one who spent plenty of late nights reading it by flashlight, holding my breath while I waited to see what was going to happen next, and then trying to re-enact it the next day with my wooden sword out on the front lawn with my friends. From there the reader is treated to one of the best adventure stories ever written, with the requisite swordfights, double crosses, and mutinies, and ending with Silver on the run with a portion of the treasure, Jim taking his portion back home, and the rest left behind on an island for later plundering. The adults (as they always seem to do) take over and decide to buy a ship and go after the treasure, taking Jim along as a cabin boy, as well as a mysterious cook by the name of Long John Silver. The mariner dies soon after and Jim finds a treasure map amongst his belongings. Hyde, the adventurous Kidnapped, and my favorite of the novels, Treasure Island.įor those not familiar with the book, it is the story of Jim Hawkins, a young man hired by a former seafarer to keep a lookout for pirates, as he thinks that they are after him for his treasure. The rest of that summer I pored over the horrific story of Dr. She took a shine to me, and when we got in the car to leave, the trunk was full of the complete works of Robert Louis Stevenson. I've always loved reading, and one of my happiest memories growing up is when I was introduced to a long lost great aunt that had been an English teacher in the late 1940s. ![]()
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