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Rated 2/5 by Kirk Hiner. "There's nothing exceptionally wrong with Adventure at the Chateau d'Or (save for the music), but there's also nothing new here to inspire gamers."
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Applelinks.com: Review Adventure at the Chateau d'Or Throughout high school and college, I took four years of French classes. Madames Cooper, Finney and Dufault all did their best to teach me the language and customes of the French, and for a while it looked like I was...Rated 4/21 by Stephen Granade. Harsh review citing "horrendous problems" and response from Karma Labs.
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Brass Lantern Adventure at the Chateau d'Or Review When commercial game companies stopped making text adventures in the late 1980's, a handful of small companies and interested amateurs picked up where the old companies had left off. We're in an analagous situation with graphic adventures today. More and...Rated 1/5 by Frank Nicodem. "The lack of any significant story line, non-intuitive nature of the puzzles, difficulty in navigating through the game, tedious repetition of needless actions, and annoying character interactions make the game's brevity quite welcome."
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UHS: Adventure at the Chateau D'Or Review The graphics and background music are the high points of Chateau d'Or, along with the edutainment value of the historical knowledge of France. The lack of any significant story line, non-intuitive nature of the puzzles, difficulty in navigating through the...[2.5/5] Review by Bob Mandel with screen shots. "The release definitely comes off as 'adventure-light,' with only one location, two main characters, three principal challenges and short gameplay."
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AVault PC Adventure at the Chateau d'Or Review Ever since its release in the early 1990s, game companies have been attempting to recreate the incredible success of Cyan's MYST. Unfortunately, most of the adventure-puzzle titles which have followed this landmark release have been far less than blockbusters in...[8/10] Review with screen shots. "The puzzles and gameplay are challenging enough to keep you on your toes, but also streamlined logically enough into the storyline to make it a fun and relaxing play."
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"Unfortunately the game is too short to be truly satisfying and it has some flaws that might spoil your experience." By Rosemary Young.
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