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Rhiannon: Curse Of The Four Branches | 
 enlarge | From: Got Game
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $27.00
You Save: $2.99 (10%)
New (7) Used (2) from $18.95
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 2522
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Genre: adventure_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.3
MPN: 0
Model: 851612000854
UPC: 851612000854
EAN: 0851612000854
ASIN: B001B5BRZK
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: brand new - still sealed
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RHIANNON: CURSE OF THE FOUR BRANCHES (WIN XP,VISTA)
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 Great Potential Game Destroyed by Primitive Interface & Graphics November 29, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
From what I read online Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches was created by former amateur gamers who partnered as Arberth Studios and developed the game themselves. When people do something for love, you don't want to be critical. At the same time, the game has a hefty retail price and is being marketed as a professional effort, so I feel I have to warn potential buyers. First, the game designers have to be complimented for creating an interesting and compelling plot. I wish other adventure games had such well thought out plots. At the same time, the design and interface completely ruined the play experience for me. After playing beautifully designed games like The Lost Crown, Nikopol, Overclocked, & Sinking Island, Rhiannon looks and feels like an old, old game. I think its design is so primitive because the designers simply didn't have the resources to produce something up-to-date and visually compelling. There are so many better produced games currently available, I suggest you save your money on Rhiannon and find something that will give you better value for your dollar.
 Rhiannon October 23, 2008
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
Rhiannon : Curse of the Four Branches
This is a traditional point-and-click adventure game. It is set in Wales.
You play as Chris (take this as male or female to your taste), a character drafted in to hold the fort in the absence of the owners and their daughter Rhiannon. The latter was having nightmares and hearing voices so her parents decided to holiday elsewhere.
Naturally you explore and dig around to see if you can help.
The game installs from DVD and does not require the disk in the drive for play. I played without any bugs (worth remarking on these days). I've an older computer and it is below the min spec required (regarding processor speed).
The story holds interest throughout. Puzzles are inventory based with perhaps only a couple of exceptions. Essentially this is series of scavenger hunts, so expect to visit and revisit locations to check if objects seen earlier have become available for picking up to help solve the current puzzle.
The graphics and animations are to a high standard. Controls work well. There is a little awkwardness regarding navigating. Presentation is Myst-like i.e. a succession of stills. Also in common with Myst, you play as first person, there are no conversations, so it is a lonely experience. The game engine is by Wintermute which is slow when saving. There are up to a hundred save slots. Incidental sounds are well done. Background music is sparse, not annoying when it does play.
I found the game relatively easy, not requiring a hint of any description. In fact, once the first couple of the five chapters were done the play seemed easier simply because I'd got more into the swing of the game. There is some pixel hunting, particularly above eye level and also below.
There is ogam (ancient script), homeopathy and ghosts in this game. None were overdone. You never do meet Rhiannon.
All in all this was worth playing. A solid adventure but not a ground-breaking one, suitable for the family (but not very young children). There's no violence and no cussing in this game. Expect roughly 30 hours play (shorter if you find all the objects required without delays).
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