Atlantis - The Lost Tales
Atlantis: The Lost Tales is a first-person point-and-click adventure following young guard Seth as he investigates the queen's disappearance, travels beyond Atlantis, and solves mechanisms amid a political conspiracy. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.1 / 10
About this game
Atlantis: The Lost Tales is a first-person point-and-click adventure following young guard Seth as he investigates the queen's disappearance, travels beyond Atlantis, and solves mechanisms amid a political conspiracy. Pre-rendered panoramas, art, and mythology were highly immersive for the period, with varied locations and characters across the linear journey. Hotspots, puzzle logic, and death feedback are often unclear, movement and loading are slow, and language editions or early interfaces raise barriers. Atmosphere exceeds usability. This description covers the original ps1 release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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Atlantis: The Lost Tales is a first-person point-and-click adventure following young guard Seth as he investigates the queen's disappearance, travels beyond Atlantis, and solves mechanisms amid a political conspiracy.
Pre-rendered panoramas, art, and mythology were highly immersive for the period, with varied locations and characters across the linear journey. Hotspots, puzzle logic, and death feedback are often unclear, movement and loading are slow, and language editions or early interfaces raise barriers. Atmosphere exceeds usability. Overall, its main strengths are Strong panoramic art and mythic atmosphere; Locations, cast, and conspiracy sustain the journey. Its material limitations are Unclear hotspots, puzzle logic, and death feedback; Slow movement, loading, language, and early interface. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Strong panoramic art and mythic atmosphere
- Locations, cast, and conspiracy sustain the journey
Weaknesses
- Unclear hotspots, puzzle logic, and death feedback
- Slow movement, loading, language, and early interface
Who it is for: Players who value strong panoramic art and mythic atmosphere and can accept the original release's limits.
Play notes: Before playing, expect unclear hotspots, puzzle logic, and death feedback and slow movement, loading, language, and early interface; this assessment covers the recorded original-platform release.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Locations, cast, and conspiracy sustain the journey; Slow movement, loading, language, and early interface. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Strong panoramic art and mythic atmosphere; Unclear hotspots, puzzle logic, and death feedback. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Locations, cast, and conspiracy sustain the journey; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original ps1 release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Unclear hotspots, puzzle logic, and death feedback. | Reviewed | 5.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Cryo Interactive
- Publisher
- Cryo Interactive
- Release date
- 1997
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- InvestigationLinear LevelsSlow BurnMythologyFantasySolo-friendlyStory-drivenFirst Person3D GraphicsExploration
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStationWorldwide1997
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