Product Description

Sentinel: Descendants in Time gives you a chance to rediscover the treasures of an ancient people. The Tastan civilization has been extinct for many years, leaving behind only the mysterious Tastan Caverns. You'll take a young explorer intot hese forbidden caverns to find what secrets they hide. Great treasure, great technology and great secrets are waiting for you!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13385 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: The Adventure Company / Detalion
• Model: PCO42550MB
• Released on: 2004-11-15
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .40 pounds

Features

• Search for the truth on a dangerous quest for riches
• 20+ mind-bending puzzles with various degrees of difficulty
• Beautifully created, colorfully rich 3D environments
• 8 brilliantly inspired, diverse worlds; built-in hint system
• Non-linear style of game play

From the Manufacturer
The Tastan civilization succumbed to extinction many years ago; their o nly legacy being the mysterious Tastan Caverns. Some believe the caverns hold a n invaluable treasure, while others say great wealth is attained through the kn owledge and technology left behind by this advanced race.

Take on the role of Beni and search for the truth as you enter the caverns on a dangerous quest for riches.

As you begin your strange and perilous journey, a female sentinel, a holographi c image with advanced A.I., positioned there by the ancient Tastans to guard th eir sacred caverns, awakens. She appears throughout your quest with a sometimes benign purpose, but other times with calculated intentions. You will soon real ize that behind the mask of illusions, the sentinel is much more than she appea rs to be--her dark purpose will threaten your very existence.

Features:

• From the developers of the best-selling adventure games: Mysterious Jour ney and Mysterious Journey II
• Over 20 mind-bending puzzles
• Various degrees of difficulty: easy, medium, and difficult puzzles
• Eight brilliantly inspired, diverse worlds
• Includes a built-in hint system
• Non-linear style of game play
• Beautifully created, colorfully rich 3D environments--from snow-capped moun tains to a land of hot active volcanoes

Customer Reviews

Buyer Beware
Caution bought this game and discovered this is the same game, with different title, as Realms of Illusion, which had gotten couple years before. even the description is almost the same. it's like buying a 'new' paperback only to find out released under different cover and title. It it is upgraded I don't see any difference and of course once opened store will not refund.

For Realms of Illusion "The legacy of the Tastan tombs has long held some of the most profound secrets of an extinct race of people. Some believe the tombs hold a fabulous treasure; others say wealth is in the knowledge and technology left behind by this advanced civilization. Watching over their sacred caverns is a holographic image with advanced A.I. who randomly appears in the form of a mysterious woman, awakened when there is disturbance in the tombs. You will discover that in the realm of illusion, the sentinel is much more than she appears to be -- her dark purpose might threaten your very existence."

For Sentinel "The Tastan civilization succumbed to extinction many years ago; their only legacy being the mysterious Tastan Caverns. Some believe the caverns hold a n invaluable treasure, while others say great wealth is attained through the kn owledge and technology left behind by this advanced race. Take on the role of Beni and search for the truth as you enter the caverns on a dangerous quest for riches.
As you begin your strange and perilous journey, a female sentinel, a holographi c image with advanced A.I., positioned there by the ancient Tastans to guard th eir sacred caverns, awakens. She appears throughout your quest with a sometimes benign purpose, but other times with calculated intentions. You will soon real ize that behind the mask of illusions, the sentinel is much more than she appea rs to be--her dark purpose will threaten your very existence."

The game itself was okay. The graphics not spectacular and movement could get you into corners, but not too bad.

Impossible
Realistically, this game is unplayable.


There is no information as to what the game is about or how to play. You are told about some long dead Tatans and their tombs. You are supposed to collect some crystals. That is all you know.

The guide to the "first five minutes" of the game took me over an hour, and I still had not reached the first destination. The game is simply too dark. It is almost impossible to follow the correct paths. Cursor points that are supposed to aid you in direction are barely visible with a magnifying glass because they are so faint.

Cursor movement is problematic at best. A mouse and four keyboard keys are required to move. The functions of the keys are never explained. A serious problem is that as you proceed along a path the image is magnified. If you make a wrong turn, you move into a partial magnified image of another scene, and orientation is lost. You must frequently reload the game to get back to your original orientation.

My wife started playing games with Myst. She gave up after two hours of this game

Under-realized game from good studio
I like what this team does, at least they are trying to take adventure gaming into a modern arena, but they still have not incorporated their own sense of story into their games..The interesting premise does not sustain itself, and the insistence to imitate the cryptic, puzzle based myst game style does not compliment the 3d interactivity of the game