The game just moves way too slow. There are vast areas to traverse and the character walks very slowly. I gave up on Chapter 4 with the light puzzle as I just couldn't stand going back and forth lining up the crystals. Chapter 3 was bad enough with an unnecessarily large library that I had to slog through. By 4 hours, I was extremely bored with the pace of play. I like a good puzzle game but while the puzzles are not too incredibly hard they just require way too much travel time to complete. I grabbed a walkthrough just so not to waste time. It was then I realized what is the point if I am just going to cheat by using a guide. There was no fun and no enjoyment of playing.

If you like slow paced games go for it. There is like 15 hours of play mostly due to endless walking. It is too bad, the graphics are nice and the story line while bare bones is good enough. The journal just confused me as the hints (or solutions) didn't appear until after I solved the puzzles. What the heck is the point of the showing the puzzle solve in the journal after the fact? Maybe I didn't understand how the journal works or missed some vital clue but it was extemely frustrating at times.

A faster pace and shorter puzzle travel times would really improve game play. For now, this goes on the unfinished game trash heap of my library. I'll probably never pick it back up again unless there are some major quality game play changes.