The Watchmaker PC
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  • Summary: A taxi deposits Victoria and Darrel at the gates of a mysterious and imposing castle in present day Austria. Their assigned mission is to recover a device resembling a large pendulum. The device has been stolen by a fringe group of religious fanatics and is believed to be hidden in the castle. The pendulum's ability to maximize the earth?s energy, coupled with a rapidly approaching solar eclipse, now poses a serious threat to human survival. Victoria and Darrel must find the pendulum and stop it before midnight to avoid a catastrophe of potentially global consequences. [Got Game]… Expand

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. Quandary
    80
    A small conversational clue may lead to a startling revelation. Items you find may seem insignificant at first but may be crucial later. Seemingly unrelated historical information could be just what you need to get your mind focused. It's up to you to make the connections.
  2. GameSpot
    69
    Fans of traditional adventure games will enjoy the puzzles and will likely be able to bear with the awful voice acting and the underdeveloped story.
  3. Adventure Gamers
    60
    Despite a few glaring deficiencies, The Watchmaker is a solid game. It offers firm value at its retail price and for the length of gameplay, approximately 20-30 hours, as well as for the degree of difficulty in its puzzles.
  4. netjak
    40
    The game falls short of expectations, and will not appeal to anybody but the most hardcore adventure gamer.

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  1. GrahamC.
    10
    Who cares about the acting, really? (Like Myst III had good acting?) The point is that all the puzzles are pretty much logical and solvable, which makes it better than any other game I've tried.… Expand

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