The Longest Journey

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  • Publisher: Funcom
  • Release Date: Nov 16, 2000
User Score
8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 578 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 490 out of 578
  2. Mixed: 56 out of 578
  3. Negative: 32 out of 578
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  1. xcale
    Feb 23, 2023
    10
    This is not a game. It is a masterpiece of digital art. Incredible story + fun + great game dynamics + not so bad graphics. Probably this game changed my perspective for point & click adventures. A must try for everyone.
  2. gold
    Apr 3, 2022
    10
    Сюжет восхитителен, локаций много. Графика не очень, но это не было важно, можно найти в ней изюминку. Раскрытие персонажей добротные.
    Итог: 10/10
  3. Nacke11
    Dec 17, 2021
    10
    End of 2021. I got a decent hardware: RTX 2070 and Ryzen 5 3600 and I played this game without any additional HD mods or whatever exists out there, it was a raw experience. I thing this might be one of my favorite games. You can just feel the effort and love that went into it and I'm really, really grateful for this game. I don't know if this is a relevant information but I just wanted toEnd of 2021. I got a decent hardware: RTX 2070 and Ryzen 5 3600 and I played this game without any additional HD mods or whatever exists out there, it was a raw experience. I thing this might be one of my favorite games. You can just feel the effort and love that went into it and I'm really, really grateful for this game. I don't know if this is a relevant information but I just wanted to note that I'm 20 so it's not some kind of nostalgia because my parents weren't even planning on having me when this game came out. So yeah, I want to say "Thank you" to the developers and the whole staff. I'm especially grateful for the voice acting team that did an amazing job and made the whole world feel more alive. Again, thank you.… Expand
  4. alona
    Jan 22, 2021
    8
    Very good game! Usually not into point and click genre, but I love The Longest Journey. It definitely has something.
  5. M3ta
    Jan 11, 2021
    8
    This is an old point and click adventure; there is a HD mod available for better graphics. You can get this game cheaply on Steam.

    It has an interesting story, great voice acting, and fantastic character development. April Ryan is a protagonist I will always remember. Some of the puzzles are a bit obtuse, but you can always use UHS hints system rather than spending days getting    This is an old point and click adventure; there is a HD mod available for better graphics. You can get this game cheaply on Steam.

    It has an interesting story, great voice acting, and fantastic character development. April Ryan is a protagonist I will always remember.
    Some of the puzzles are a bit obtuse, but you can always use UHS hints system rather than spending days getting frustrated at bad puzzle design.

    There are 2 sequels (kind of sequels, but more really separate games). They are not nearly as good, and don't really have any proper puzzle solving elements.

    If you enjoy point and click games/ puzzle solving adventure games, play this game, and probably avoid the sequels.    … Expand
  6. Solaris123
    Jan 7, 2021
    10
    A beautiful story much better than most of today's boring new games like The Witcher 3 or The last of us
  7. a_void
    Jul 29, 2020
    10
    I got to play this game around 15 years after initial release and it still managed to become one of my favorite games. Amazing story and voice acting is what made me fall in love with TLJ and it got me involved in point and click adventure genre
  8. FreeThought
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    One of the best adventure games I have experienced. Great story, interesting characters and a gorgeous world. The Longest Journey is a good recommendation for a Fantasy/Sci-Fi fan.
  9. Babutto
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Pros.:
    - Story. It's absolutely fantastic and advanced for that time. It is almost the same level of story telling as in the Blade Runner from Westwood.
    - Unlike many other things, I appreciated diversity here. The setting was encouraging it. And made more gigs for the gameplay. - Music. Absolutely stunning. Dragon is among my favorites now. - When you play you can FEEL the flow of    Pros.:
    - Story. It's absolutely fantastic and advanced for that time. It is almost the same level of story telling as in the Blade Runner from Westwood.
    - Unlike many other things, I appreciated diversity here. The setting was encouraging it. And made more gigs for the gameplay.
    - Music. Absolutely stunning. Dragon is among my favorites now.
    - When you play you can FEEL the flow of time, the passion of the developers. It's magic itself. Magic of those great games created in the '90s.

    Cons.:
    - As usual with the adventure games closer to the end it's becoming too simple;
    - Graphics are out of date and not updated in Steam. There are fan packs with texture updates and so on. But still nothing changed. Pity;
    - There is a crash coming to the police station. Still not fixed;
    - The font crash after quitting the game and font disappearance after alt+tab.

    Minor cons. Game is 10/10.    … Expand
  10. bancandrei
    May 12, 2020
    10
    The best old school adventure game. It is creative, introduces an interesting world and the ending felt just perfect, so yeah it's got a story as well :) masterpice.
    Avoid the sequels though. Even though the graphics have hardly aged well, this is still the best of the bunch.
  11. ChesterField
    May 1, 2020
    9
    Incredible old school point and click graphic adventure. Ahead of its time and a mandatory purchase for fans of the genre.
  12. russiangamer
    Apr 19, 2020
    8
    В игре текста на целый роман хватит, но это не минус, конечно. Вот самого квеста в игре мало, ближе ко второй половине он практически сходит на нет. Но у меня, как не особого игрока в квесты, это тоже не вызвало отрицательных эмоций. Ну и последним отмечу, что с той самой второй половины, когда действие исключительно разворачивается в фэнтези-мире, мне становилось скучновато. Может, потомуВ игре текста на целый роман хватит, но это не минус, конечно. Вот самого квеста в игре мало, ближе ко второй половине он практически сходит на нет. Но у меня, как не особого игрока в квесты, это тоже не вызвало отрицательных эмоций. Ну и последним отмечу, что с той самой второй половины, когда действие исключительно разворачивается в фэнтези-мире, мне становилось скучновато. Может, потому что игра чередовала два мира до этого. (Да и просто мир Старка напоминает наш, тут и наркоманы с ленивыми толстяками-рабочими, сленг, шутки про бюрократию и всяческие политические проблемы, и просто главная героиня контактирует с обычными людьми, которые рассказывают о своих проблемах и своей студенческой и не только жизни - одним словом, жизни повседневной. Просто близко это, поэтому и интереснее).
    Много интересных персонажей и существ встречается. И с юмором отлично, диалоги интересные.
    Отличный квест на добрые 20 часов, с огромным количеством диалогов. Советую!    … Expand
  13. ToxicBeast
    May 5, 2019
    10
    Awesome! The Longest Journey - the greatest point and click game ever made.
  14. RagingPoet
    Feb 14, 2018
    8
    The Longest Journey is very big and epic adventure game.
    The plot is might not be that original and the ending leaves a lot of questions unasked, but colorful characters, great dialogues and superb voice acting make the story much more amazing than it might look on paper. Graphics are very outdated, but prerendered backgrounds are still gorgeous and imaginative. Backtracking is a bit too    The Longest Journey is very big and epic adventure game.
    The plot is might not be that original and the ending leaves a lot of questions unasked, but colorful characters, great dialogues and superb voice acting make the story much more amazing than it might look on paper. Graphics are very outdated, but prerendered backgrounds are still gorgeous and imaginative. Backtracking is a bit too slow because of the scale of the world, but it's not that big of a deal.

    Overall, The Longest Journey is very memorable experience and worth playing even today, 18 years since its release.    … Expand
  15. Genezi
    Jun 10, 2017
    9
    Great game. i have spent a lot of time on this title. It has a great story with memorable characters. Good gameplay and best cut scenes with good dialogs.
  16. owmynose9000
    Jan 8, 2017
    9
    The Longest Journey is an amazing story adventure game and perfects the point & click genre. In terms of story, the game excels and the world is equally incredible as it incorporates both sci-fi & fantasy elements. The Longest Journey is imaginative in its way of creating a diverse and unique universe filled with lore and characters that remain memorable. April Ryan is fantastic as theThe Longest Journey is an amazing story adventure game and perfects the point & click genre. In terms of story, the game excels and the world is equally incredible as it incorporates both sci-fi & fantasy elements. The Longest Journey is imaginative in its way of creating a diverse and unique universe filled with lore and characters that remain memorable. April Ryan is fantastic as the game's leading protagonist. She is well written and stands out as a main character. The world is truly great from the moment the player enters the futuristic world of Earth, being set about 300 years into the future. Sci-fi alone is done so well in this game and so is the fantasy aspect inspired by classic medieval lore with a fantastical touch.

    While filled with great lore and characters, the adventure filled game play can seem slow at times due to April's walk speed and this requires a bit of patience. This may be a problem as it can make the game experience seem a tedious one. Nonetheless, despite this The Longest Journey features amazing voice acting and dialogue coupled with a very well written script. This game is a true classic and really is one of the greatest adventure games ever made; nothing since has really compared to the degree of detail evident in the game's story structure and lore. Scale-wise, it is a series filled with imaginative lore containing creatures and characters from different worlds and backgrounds. This all combines to make an outstanding story adventure. The Longest Journey is the first of the Dreamfall series and anyone interested in fantasy, or sci-fi with an emphasis on narrative should definitely experience this game.    … Expand
  17. Cavalerra
    Apr 17, 2015
    9
    This is an excellent game for its time, rivaled only by Blade runner by Westwood Studios. It presents a game that lives up to it's name, with over 100 hours of play time, this is truly "The Longest Journey" of it's genre. The story is highly captivating, the scene is believable, it just draws you in and doesn't let you go.

    The only draw back that I can see is that some of the puzzles    This is an excellent game for its time, rivaled only by Blade runner by Westwood Studios. It presents a game that lives up to it's name, with over 100 hours of play time, this is truly "The Longest Journey" of it's genre. The story is highly captivating, the scene is believable, it just draws you in and doesn't let you go.

    The only draw back that I can see is that some of the puzzles are bordering on very difficult to slightly absurd. I found myself playing through the game with a guide more frequently than I dare to admit. All in all, for it's time this was a astonishing point click adventure, and still to this date holds up as one of the best point click adventure games - if not the best, which was ever made.    … Expand
  18. Klewer
    Apr 4, 2015
    8
    Classic game that while slightly out dated now is a must play for point and click fans. Amazing story and world pulls you through a great and unique experience.
  19. Mizuki1408
    Feb 16, 2015
    10
    I have not felt compelled to write a review since playing "The Cat Lady" since no game has really appealed to me that much. Let me just get this out of the way beforehand. Yes, the graphics are incredibly horribly outdated. What do you expect from a game that came out in the year 2000? That being said, this has to be one of the most charming and easy to love games I have ever played. TheI have not felt compelled to write a review since playing "The Cat Lady" since no game has really appealed to me that much. Let me just get this out of the way beforehand. Yes, the graphics are incredibly horribly outdated. What do you expect from a game that came out in the year 2000? That being said, this has to be one of the most charming and easy to love games I have ever played. The dialogue is superb and the amount of sarcasm and witty retorts from this game will never go out of style. If you want to play a game with a fantastic story and some of the best dialogue known to mankind, I can't recommend this game more.… Expand
  20. Darkly_Tranquil
    Jan 26, 2015
    9
    Created in the late 90's, The Longest Journey is a classic from the golden age of point-and-click adventure games. It is filled with great ideas, interesting well written characters, and a wonderfully immersive world for players to dive into. If you are a gamer who cares about a great story in your games, this is one not to miss.
    The game play, as you would expect, is of the classic    Created in the late 90's, The Longest Journey is a classic from the golden age of point-and-click adventure games. It is filled with great ideas, interesting well written characters, and a wonderfully immersive world for players to dive into. If you are a gamer who cares about a great story in your games, this is one not to miss.
    The game play, as you would expect, is of the classic point-and-click type, mainly focusing on talking to various characters, picking up and interacting with various objects, and using those objects in various combinations to solve a range of puzzles to progress the story. In truth, many of the puzzles in this game are obtuse to the point of being annoying, but there are plenty of walkthroughs around if you don't want to beat your head against them and want to simply enjoy the wonderful story.
    Given that the game was originally released in 1999, its graphics have aged quite badly, even through they were lauded at the time for being pretty cutting edge. Fortunately, point-and-click adventures do not depend heavily on fancy graphics to be playable, so its not a gamebreaking issue. The music and voice acting however, stand up very well, and once you get used to the dated graphics the game remains immensely enjoyable.
    Given the insignificant price you can get this game for these days, its well worth the investment if you love a good story.    … Expand
  21. runner
    Oct 15, 2014
    9
    Wonderful, simply wonderful game adventure game! Definitely a masterpiece which would stay in my heart forever. It has a few (minor) problems and unfortunately is not completely playable to modern gamers, but I'll try to review it as objectively as I can!

    Plot: without a doubt the strongest point of the game! The Longest Journey tells you about April Ryan, a teenager which got entwined    Wonderful, simply wonderful game adventure game! Definitely a masterpiece which would stay in my heart forever. It has a few (minor) problems and unfortunately is not completely playable to modern gamers, but I'll try to review it as objectively as I can!

    Plot: without a doubt the strongest point of the game! The Longest Journey tells you about April Ryan, a teenager which got entwined in the complex story of Stark - the world of science and logic, the one we know, Arcadia - the world of magic and wonders which exists in parallel to ours, and The Balance - which is in between the two worlds. The balance between the two worlds gets corrupted, putting in danger both worlds. The story goes far beyond that, with some twists and turns, and is also quiet deep. A little complex at times, yet that's what makes it so interesting!

    Settings: The game takes place in the far future (23rd century if I'm not mistaken). It therefore has sort of sci-fi settings, with a futuristic version of our world on one side and the magical world of Arcadia on the other. The characters have depth and some are even memorable. The futuristic version of our world is rather believable, and the world of Arcadia is very well-crafted and actually lets you explore a whole new world, including its folklore, tales, histories and different nationsspecies. The game's setting is very well thought and detailed, which adds a lot to the main story and make the game even more interesting! Add the amazing writing and the outstanding acting and you got yourself a Masterpiece.

    Gameplay: The Longest Journey has the classic point and click interface. You collect items, combine and use them in order to solve puzzle, and keep exploring and examining your surroundings, talking to the people around you... The puzzles are pretty original and interesting, not too ordinary and yet I found most of them quiet logical. I (almost) never found myself thinking "damn, I would have never figured it out myself!" (except for that rubber ducky puzzle in the biginning!)
    One little thing that annoyed me though, there wasn't always balance between puzzles and dialogues, where I think there should have been. You can, at times, find yourself talking with people, more and more, without messing with the inventory at all, while at other times there's almost no dialogue and many puzzles to solve.

    Graphics: The graphics are generally beautiful, the game uses 3d models which move over 2d backgrounds, and while the models are usually ugly the backgrounds are amazingly beautiful and nice to watch and observe. Even by simply checking the game's artworks you can see there was much though put in that. Still, the graphics are limited and the game runs in a pretty low resolution (like many games from the nineties)

    Sounds and music:TLJ features a beautiful, magical soundtrack. Still, unfortunately, I felt the game lacks music. The game's soundtrack lasts for about a hour, and was used in the game only occasionally for short bits. I really like music in video games, and therefore was sometimes disappointed with this aspect. It's nothing critical though, because there are great sound effects and background noises which always correspond greatly to your surroundings, the the sounds&soundtrack are still done pretty well.

    Compatibility: This game is rather old, and I still managed to run it on 3 different computers, which were all modern compared to this game, with almost no problems at all. So you're still able to play it on modern machines even nowadays without much effort.

    Test of Time: Unfortunately, the game is not as approachable as it was on its release. Many modern gamers would stay away from it, as it greatly centers on dialogues and story. There's a lot of content which isn't even relevant to finishing the game. TLJ requires a lot of your time, attention and patience, and even I couldn't always stand it while playing it last week. It was different when I first played it, many years ago, but nowadays players don't have so much patience as before. Modern gamers are ususally looking for things they won't find in this game. Add the dated graphics which by today's standards are terrible, and you get a game which is unfortunately fully appreciated mainly by those who played it back when it was fresh and new, even though storywise it's a great classic!

    In short, this game is almost perfect, but is unfortunately not for the impatience or seekers of quick-paced adventures, as this one takes its time. If you only let it, it would tell you one of the most wonderful tales told in the video-gaming world in the last two decades.    … Expand
  22. youngwind
    Oct 7, 2014
    10
    This is my absolute favorite of all the point and click adventure games. It's so incredibly good in every way. The story is incredible, the characters are vivid, the locations colorful and full of eye-catching beauty. I love the mystery of this game, how it slowly gets you deeper and deeper into April Ryan's world, step by step, never leaving you bored. I remember playing this as a tenThis is my absolute favorite of all the point and click adventure games. It's so incredibly good in every way. The story is incredible, the characters are vivid, the locations colorful and full of eye-catching beauty. I love the mystery of this game, how it slowly gets you deeper and deeper into April Ryan's world, step by step, never leaving you bored. I remember playing this as a ten year old after school, totally blown away, couldn't even get my homework done, haha! You've been warned! :)… Expand
  23. CorbanDallas2
    Sep 4, 2014
    9
    The Longest Journey was quite literally the pinnacle of my experiences from gaming since i started playing games back in 1992!
    The game does have its shortfalls, the mechanics are a touch clanky, some of the puzzles are silly, but I have never gotten so completely engrossed in the story and characters of a game as I did with the Longest Journey. The game is now 14 years old, so if you    The Longest Journey was quite literally the pinnacle of my experiences from gaming since i started playing games back in 1992!
    The game does have its shortfalls, the mechanics are a touch clanky, some of the puzzles are silly, but I have never gotten so completely engrossed in the story and characters of a game as I did with the Longest Journey. The game is now 14 years old, so if you are after the latest and best graphics available then move along, the mechanics of the game are a vessel with which to carry one of the most intriguing and ingenious plot-lines you will ever experience.    … Expand
  24. DorisDiamond
    Mar 18, 2014
    10
    This game is absolute a true addiction ! In my opinion is the master of all adventure games ( the whole story including Dreamfall and the coming soon Dreamfall Chapters.) A true adventure gamer who respects himself/herself must try it out !
  25. dubesor
    Dec 9, 2013
    9
    I decided to give this game a try just recently. I knew it was an old game and at first I was put off by some of the screenshots, they seemed aged obviously. But I gave it a shot and I have to say this is the best adventure game I have played. The graphics may have aged a bit (in a technical sense, polygon-count etc) but the aesthetics and the art are still amazing and gorgeous. The storyI decided to give this game a try just recently. I knew it was an old game and at first I was put off by some of the screenshots, they seemed aged obviously. But I gave it a shot and I have to say this is the best adventure game I have played. The graphics may have aged a bit (in a technical sense, polygon-count etc) but the aesthetics and the art are still amazing and gorgeous. The story and the voice acting is the games biggest strength and easily beats most modern titles out of the wind. The dialog is extremely well written and almost all the characters seem authentic. The ending could have been a bit more satisfying, it was rather weak compared to all the other stuff the game had to offer. Still, easily the best adventure game out there, even after 14 years.… Expand
  26. DuskSnare
    Nov 2, 2013
    9
    This game happens to contain one of my favourite universes and it was so well made. I'm not really a fan of adventure games, but this game managed to keep me enthralled. The characters were amazing and the story was to. I have recommend this game to multiple people in hopes they'll play it, so I'd recommend it to you to!
  27. ManiaK
    Oct 7, 2013
    10
    This is The Game (with a big "T" and a big "G") of its genre: an epic Adventure, with a big "A". In this game you'll make a journey between our world, depicted in a very realistic way, and a fantastic fantasy world. This duality gives the game a lot of variety in its atmosphere, story, characters, dialogs and puzzles. Yet, the whole thing stays consistent, and is therefore reallyThis is The Game (with a big "T" and a big "G") of its genre: an epic Adventure, with a big "A". In this game you'll make a journey between our world, depicted in a very realistic way, and a fantastic fantasy world. This duality gives the game a lot of variety in its atmosphere, story, characters, dialogs and puzzles. Yet, the whole thing stays consistent, and is therefore really immersive, which is no less than a feat for a fantasy story. Story which is engrossing. Dialogs are funny, full of humanity and well interpreted by the voice actors, which gives characters a solid deepness. Graphisms (except for the archaic 3D of the characters) and art style are very, truely beautiful. Along with the music and sounds effects, they create incredible atmospheres. Most of the puzzles, while challenging enough, aren't as hard as in other adventure games: they make sens (and no too-small-to-be-seen item to pick up), which is yet another very good point to be added on one of the "Longest" list of qualities for a game.… Expand
  28. MsWerewolf21
    Aug 6, 2013
    10
    Well where i am suppose to start this game is awesome in many ways voice acting, graphics and the thing that you have 2 whole worlds to explore and the riddles that you must solve the are just mind blowing i dunno as i said all about this game is really GREAT best adventure game i ever played if there was scale much higher that 10 i will surely give the higher
  29. aborle
    Jul 22, 2013
    8
    This game features masterful storytelling, interesting characters and unique and amazing locations. Also the brilliant voice acting fills up for any deficiencies in the graphics department (which were not a problem to begin with). The two worlds concept has been done very well since each of the worlds (a technological world and a fantasy world) has been crafted with amazing details.

    I    This game features masterful storytelling, interesting characters and unique and amazing locations. Also the brilliant voice acting fills up for any deficiencies in the graphics department (which were not a problem to begin with). The two worlds concept has been done very well since each of the worlds (a technological world and a fantasy world) has been crafted with amazing details.

    I was going to give this game a title of the quintessential adventure game', were it not for 2 glaring deficiencies :

    1. Some obtuse puzzles
    Some puzzles require completely unrelated objects to be combined and used together. And some puzzles require objects in distant locations (ie non intuitive object finding).

    2. The ending brings no overall closure to the overall story, Also, its kinda abrupt
    When you finish an epic game of "saving the world" (or two worlds in this case), you want more than just basic closure for the main character. Questions like what exactly happened to the world(s) and what happened to the other characters afterwards are unanswered here (yeah i know, they are kinda explained in the sequel, but still)

    So there you go, if you guys don't have a problem with the two negatives that i have mentioned, this game would definitely be a 10/10 for you. Despite it, its a must have for the lovers of the adventure game genre.    … Expand
  30. freyja
    Jun 28, 2013
    10
    A true gamer would care not for the graphics quality but for the game's true quality.
    The story is beautiful, and the characters are very easy to relate to. The puzzles are not too difficult, but also fairly challenging. There is also humor in the game. It's one of those games that are long and they grow on you and after you finish it, it's a shock. I still wish to stay in that world. I    A true gamer would care not for the graphics quality but for the game's true quality.
    The story is beautiful, and the characters are very easy to relate to. The puzzles are not too difficult, but also fairly challenging. There is also humor in the game. It's one of those games that are long and they grow on you and after you finish it, it's a shock. I still wish to stay in that world. I wish the longest journey were a longer journey. I love it so much I have played it over and over again. (71 hours!)    … Expand
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#3 Best PC Game of 2000
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#6 Most Discussed PC Game of 2000
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#11 Most Shared PC Game of 2000

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Quandary
    90
    TLJ is a masterpiece and one of the best Adventures to be released during the past few years. Unfortunately it should be avoided by people who are violently repelled, for themselves or their offspring, by some extremely crude language.
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  2. GameSpy
    92
    The powerful story affects you as it unfolds and by the end you will be drained--your life will never be the same again. This game could do to adventure games, what Doom did for the FPS. A must buy for anyone and everyone.
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  3. IGN
    93
    This game does more than just recreate the nostalgic experience of old school adventure gaming, it actually reinvents how stories can be told in the medium, and gives us a glimpse of what we can expect in the years to come.
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