Registered just to say thank you to everyone who helped make ATOTK. While it's not the most
unique (fantasy-themed games are a dime a dozen these days), not one other AGS game I've ever seen had better scenery, music, or rewards for 'playing good'.
The graphics overall are amazingly detailed for a QVGA-resolution, and in some places nothing short of beautiful. Good enough to make me stop and just look around at the surroundings, and to imagine myself standing there in reality. Who says you need HDTV resolution and 32-bit color for lifelike pictures?
Music is a department that in many AGS titles, quite simply, stinks. ATOTK's well-written tunes not only
fit the scene at hand but
enhance it. Peaceful melodies for the woodlands, an appropriate 'danger song', and many more well-done pieces all give the game a polished quality.
The scoring system was an excellent idea. Higher ratings of honor & wisdom for behaving in-game as one should in RL is a
far better reward than merely awarding an arbitrary amount of 'points'. And all the intriguing side quests needed to get a perfect score simply gives ATOTK an excellent replay value.
And last but certainly not least...the game is freeware with a capital F. In ages past such a well-made title could have easily sold for $30, yet it is provided free of charge to the public.
To cash-strapped users like myself such generosity is a godsend. Thank you more than words can ever say.