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Timelapse

In the introduction to Timelapse, you are heading to Easter Island in response to a plea of help from your friend, Professor Alexander Nichols, who has found a strange device which he thinks may be a time portal to different ancient civilizations and perhaps a link to Atlantis.  When you arrive, the professor isn’t there, but you do find his journal, which begins your journey through some gorgeous ancient environments.  There are a plethora of puzzles to be solved along the way, each one designed around the civilization in which you find it, as are the myriad clues.

The screenshot shows the metamorphosis gods puzzle in the Mayan world.  Different positions of the crystal ball morph into different god heads, which are the keys to unlocking the Mayan temples where further puzzles await.

This game has been in my top 10 for a long time, and one of the few games I’ve played that has two good alternate endings.  Some of the acting is a bit hammy and some of the puzzles are tough, but the worlds are beautifully rendered and a pleasure to explore.

Another great game on the bookshelf that hasn’t been played in a loooong while.

This is the only game I’ve ever played in which I used an actual cheat for a puzzle.  In the Anasazi section, one of the puzzles is shooting an arrow through a hole in a rock formation.  After about 100 tries, I was ready to shoot the shaman who kept saying, “Shoot straight as the wind blows.”  I knew what I was supposed to do but just couldn’t manage it.  Then someone took pity on me and told me how to solve the puzzle without having to shoot, so I was back in business.

The game also has a very funny Easter egg in the Easter Island section, of course.

Lady Kestrel - 28 May 2016 06:46 PM

This is the only game I’ve ever played in which I used an actual cheat for a puzzle.  In the Anasazi section, one of the puzzles is shooting an arrow through a hole in a rock formation.  After about 100 tries, I was ready to shoot the shaman who kept saying, “Shoot straight as the wind blows.”  I knew what I was supposed to do but just couldn’t manage it.  Then someone took pity on me and told me how to solve the puzzle without having to shoot, so I was back in business.

The game also has a very funny Easter egg in the Easter Island section, of course.

I’m not sure it qualifies as a cheat, but I begged a saved game from a fellow player to get past this, and I am hard pressed to call this a, puzzle.

The game always intrigued me… ever since I read a review of it in a local gaming magazine where it was dubbed as one of the most difficult adventures ever - the author of that review made a good-spirited remark: “If you’re not the next Jean-François Champollion, better don’t even start this game!” .  I love the mystery behind the missing professor and how you need to follow his clues as well.