I always forget how beautiful (especially the music in this game!) and the story is (so rare, the main character’s love interest is a love triangle).
The arcade sequence with the ice – was too much. Even when I figured out what to do – I felt like it was too many screens. The timing of the boars and spear was a pain – because it was difficult to get that right – and not being able to save the progress was a further pain. The Black Knight took a few shots to figure out how to knock him off his horse. I liked the riddles and the references back to the goddesses – but that’s why I probably didn’t play this as much as I always did other games – because there’s a lot of referencing back to the manual (which until I got it on gog, I didn’t have an easy way – now I have the pdf).
I made two versions – the first is my play through, including where I hit a dead end (which was after the ice bit, sigh) – when I didn’t have enough money to book passage to Gaza (which was 2 hours and some change into the game!). The second one, I did something different – after the prayers – I went back to the treasury and refilled the bag full of coins again. I also didn’t give as much money to the hunter in the woods. The second video is obviously shorter, since it doesn’t include the dead end.