A hilarious journey that takes our favorite intergalactic janitor through the times of future sequels.
Space Quest plays through the entire game in sequels. A rather fresh idea and rather fun to see how Roger reacts. You will be thrust into many Sequels, including a prequel of Space Quest 3, visiting the planet Ortega. In the past, SQ was played using written text to get across what you needed done. This was totally wiped out in this game, now you are given a point and click interface to do things such as taste, action, walk, talk, smell. While this was a nice feature, it took some of the guess work out of some of the puzzles in the game, and really cut down some of the funny things you could do. Another piece that makes this game really great and will make you laugh is now all of the game is done by voice actors. For the first time ever you get to hear what Roger sounds like, and even sometimes what he is thinking. With the voice acting, there is even not a narrator. While this may not seem like a fun idea, it adds so much humor to the game. Roger will actually get into arguments with the narrator. With all of what the game offers, there is still a lot of adventure to be had. Would you expect any less from a Space Quest game? Also, what would a Space Quest game be without a couple of mini games thrown in? During the game you will visit a mall, and work in a burger joint putting together burgers n a conveyor belt, and you will even have the chance to do anti gravity skating.
The graphics in the game really adds some meat to each and every character, with all new VGA support why wouldn't there be a little bit of texture. Roger and any other characters actually look human (or alien) and give rest to the cartoonish look of the previous games. Not everything is clear in the graphics department though. With the addition of the VGA graphics, it seemed to give the game a very gritty look, and you will sometimes find yourself overlooking an item or two because it actually blends with the background.
The sound has to be one of the highlights of Space Quest 4. It was nearly impossible to play this game without a Soundblaster sounds card. Sounds are much more faithfully re-created, and now with voices in the game, why would you want to settle for anything less? All the sounds, sound like they are supposed to, and the music was developed by the same person that worked on Space Quest 3. Although the music isn't as memorable as 3, it will still play through your head for a couple of days after playing it.
While The Space Quest games have always been very fun, The Time Rippers seemed to fall a little short of its goal. The graphics are very gritty and may actually hinder your experience just a tad. With the addition of voices in the game and hearing some of the script, this is what really makes this game worth while to give a shot. Of course if you are a big Space Quest fan, this is a must to play, for one, cause it's another SQ, and two, cause if you want to play any future Space Quest titles, this will be a reference. Even though it isn't such a heavy reference, it is still brought up.