Reviewers Liked
- Enjoyable mystery plot
- Interesting stage magic and parapsychology themes
- Good looking Oxford environments
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Underambitious puzzles
Gray Matter
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Expert reviews and ratings
For all its excellent visual flair, interesting characters, and creative storytelling, the fact Gray Matter’s puzzles are one of its less impressive aspects is a major disappointment. The creative magic trick conundrums are an interesting touch, and...
By ign.com onBack in the 1990s, adventure gaming ruled supreme in the PC world. One of the publishers on top of that illustrious heap was Sierra, who gave us such gems as King’s Quest, Space Quest, and Leisure Suit Larry.* Sierra also introduced the writer Jane...
By NZGamer onGray Matter is a fun adventure game that boasts an intriguing story and a memorable cast of characters. The eighth and final act does fall apart, but you’ll definitely want to see more of these characters again. The game does suffer from a few hotspot...
By Diehard GameFAN onMany of you will remember Jane Jensen - creator of Gray Matter - for the Gabriel Knight series of adventure games if nothing else. Atmospherically moody and convincingly serious, the Knight trilogy solidified their author's reputation as one of the...
By Strategy Informer onJane Jensen first found fame with the fondly remembered Gabriel Knight series of supernatural mystery adventure games in the nineties. Gray Matter marks her return to the genre and weaves a tale around two main characters: young street magician...
By GameZone onProsaic puzzles take the edge off this point-and-click adventure's absorbing...
By GameSpot onGray Matter è, modo suo, un piccolo evento. Il motivo di maggior richiamo per gli avventurieri di vecchia data sta nel nome illustre dietro le quinte: Gray Matter riporta in scena Jane Jensen, la game designer che negli anni '90 ci ha dato la...
By wired.it
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Jane Jensen war auch schon verantwortlich für die Gabriel Knight-Serie, die jedem Adventure-Fan ein Begriff sein müsste. Umso mehr hat man sich nach der langen Pause der Schreiberin auf dieses Abenteuer gefreut. Doch auch die beste Story kann man mit...
By Gamezoom.net
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Wenn der Name Jane Jensen auf der Spielpackung prangt, dann weckt das große Erwartungen. Die Geschichten der legendären „Gabriel Knight“-Autorin zählen auch heute noch mit zum Besten, was das Adventure-Genre zu bieten hat. Auch „Gray Matter“, das...
By I Am Gamer
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s sicherlich nicht gerne. Die Rätsel wirken wie ein Mittel zum Zweck. Der eigentliche Star des Spiels ist nämlich die Handlung mitsamt ihren einzelnen, teilweise fantastischen Bildern, die den Spieler sicherlich in ihren Bann ziehen werden. Aber...
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