PC Longplay [748] Return of the Phantom

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Played by: Eino
This 1993 detective / mystery solving adventure game by Microprose is based on Phantom of the Opera. I really like the soundtrack, sets up the atmosphere nicely, but only to be decimated by awful voice actors. Animation is good and graphics look OK in few places, but progressively more blurry and confusing as details increase. The script is boring and told boringly. There's an option to speed walk the character, but it's not always possible.
Novice difficulty was selected, because the difficulty only affects the mandatory maze section, making it longer. This just makes the game longer by adding more of the same. Correct paths for both novice and hard difficulty can be checked from a written walkthrough. Another thing, there are few places with death scenes towards the end. For these places death is shown first, followed by the correct option. In one room the character dies if it takes too long to solve a puzzle. Here the video was edited to skip idle time. -
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[@nerium.nerium]

Holy moly, I looked up the Paris opera in real life and to say it is opulent would be the understatement of the century.

[@MrSatanislav]

Very good classics of adventure games.

[@jfinley91]

48:11 WHAT?
1:51:33 Never mind indeed.
If they were still doing them, this is the type of game I would nominate for a Retsupurae.

[@misteuraxe691]

looks really good for it's time.

[@Torontosmarilyn]

I had this game when I was little and loved it. Played it all the time. Wow brings me back. Where can I play this now?? 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@nerium.nerium]

54:30 *cue Kill Bill sirens*

[@plume...]

Well, this looks interesting!

[@TheDigworks]

Julie's 12...I didnt realise this, no wonder it gives you "shes a bit young for that" when you try to "take" her

[@nerium.nerium]

Also, geez, rude! 1:45:05

[@HiAdrian]

Yes, nice.

[@barwryofficials6271]

Well very

[@delcarmat]

that was a weird ending

[@KrystalHarwood-ty7rk]

there are no voices in mine. whats up

[@RagnarokAvatar]

I hate temporal paradoxes, but it's a good game overall

[@Jerma987]

3

[@YouTubeOfficial.]

Si

[@xyzero321]

1:29:37

[@SwedishEmpire1700]

They shouldnt have done the voices, they sounds so...bored when talking. Also this is the classic tale of the hideous incel being foiled from the fair thot by the handsome chad LOL

[@thuytienlives8487]

Christine isn't a thot. She didn't cheat on anyone. She's seventeen and underage, the phantom was never in a romantic relationship with her. The phantom threatened to kill Raoul unless Christine entered a relationship with the phantom.

[@HappiestMango]

Only the CD version has the voices as far as I know, most let's plays of this game do not have them