Hello, everyone
Sorry I haven't been around much.
I've been working a lot before college starts up again.

So I got this nifty little coupon by Big Fish Games that basically is any game for .99 until Aug 31st.

I cannot decide, however, whether to buy Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy, Paradise or Chronicles of Mystery: Tree of Life.

I finished the Syberia series not too long ago and absolutely adored them. I know that Paradise is made by the same company but is drastically different in plot/vibe.

I played a little bit of Tree and the looks seemed the same but it was hard to know what the game would be like (only a trial).

Nostradamus I have no idea what-so-ever how good it is other than that it's 1st person.

I've read a few reviews but I would really like the opinions of you folks to help me decide. Again, looking for one with great adventure and plot like the Syberia series with maybe a touch of Nancy Drew.

Of the three you listed, it's sort of a toss-up between Nostradamus and Paradise, IMHO. I haven't played Tree of Life yet.

I would go with Paradise or Nostradamus.
BFG has a problem with Tree of Life, buy it on Amazon.com and Art of Murder, Chronicles of Mystery series.

It is a very good game but not on BFG.

I loved Paradise although others didn't. I thought it was a great game and a steal at that price.

Ana

I also liked Paradise. I thought it was a good adventure game. I think I finished Tree of Life in about 6 hours. I never played Nostradamus.
For .99 any one of them would be a good buy. IMHO.

Cathy

I also vote for Paradise. While Tree of Life was fun for what it was, I think Paradise was a much stronger game. I'm pretty sure the majority of the criticism was due to the bugs in the game. I could be wrong, though. In any case, that hopefully won't be an issue with Big Fish's version. I'm assuming they carry the patched version.

Never played Nostradamus, unfortunately, so I can't vouch for that one.

I'd vote for Nostradamus over the others.

I've played all three and I would definitely say Paradise. Underrated game IMO. Thematically not very far from Syberia at all.

Nostradamus was ok. It's very much like the other games from that French company (forgotten its name), like Secrets of Da Vinci and Return to Mysterious Island. A bit on the "casual" side, despite the heavy use of inventory puzzles.

The Tree of Life is just as cheesy as the rest of the games from City Interactive. Technically ok, but with writing and voice acting that will make your skin crawl.

Thanks everyone

I think I will try Paradise first. I believe that either BFG or another site posted a link for the patch, but BFG may have it already included, not sure.

Either way, I will definitely get the patch. I guess the major bugs were mouse related or something.

If I do a second game, it will most likely be Nostradamus. Tree of Life seems to be the short end of the stick, haha.

I will update once I've purchased Paradise

I'll be interested to know what you think of Paradise after you've finished it. You're in for something...different.

Gil.

Dreamer, BigFish version is bug free.

Ana

If you like straight story driven games with strong character interaction (like the Syberias) go with Tree. Loved both of the Chronicles of Mystery games as well as the Art of Murder Games by city Interactive.

Regards,

Barry

I love Nostradamus, loved the puzzles, in it..
and the History..
Marcia

I played and liked them all, but Paradise is in a league by itself. I loved it even with the 'bugs'. If you have a 'bug-free' version, it's the winner.

I really liked Tree of Life and the other games in that series. I didn't finish Paradise. Nostradamus looks good to me but I usually have trouble playing first person games so I haven't tried it. Let us know which one you played and how you liked it.

I've played a bit of Paradise and I really like it.

It's very different from Syberia in a way though. Seems more intense.

The only thing I don't like about this game is what I have to do to play it.

See, I also play Sims 3 a lot which means my DEP has to be set to "except these programs" or whatever it is that I have to add the Sims 3 to the checklist.

For Paradise, however, I have to click the first option in order to not get the DRM error.

To say the least, it's a juggling act to figure out which I want to play and restart the PC.

Other than that, the game is golden

P.S.: Does the BFG version come with the patch or do I need to download it still? It's hard to tell yet at this point in the game.

Dreamer -- Paradise came to Big Fish long after the patch was standard. So yes, it already has the patch.

Dreamer, sorry you are having so much trouble with the protection, but glad you are enjoying the game. I agree, very different from Syberia, but a great game in its own right.

Tree of life could have been a good game, but my version from bfg was buggy and kept me from finishing the game....