About This Game In a desolate corner of the Underground Empire, an evil demon torments the Land. Evil rules the Forbidden Lands. Here, the souls of the Empire’s Great Alchemists lie in perpetual hell…at the hands of the Nemesis. Now the forces of the Underground beckon you to uncover the mystery behind the Nemesis’ curse…Travel through five mind-bending worlds to discover the ancient secret of Alchemy that will free the trapped souls from evil’s grip….Before the Nemesis imprisons you with the others…For eternity. Do you dare enter the Forbidden Lands?Five highly detailed worlds entice you with over 65 innovative puzzlesSpectacular production value - Hollywood actors, dramatic live-action video, hypnotic ambient music and dazzling special effectsDirected by live action director, Joe Napolitano of X-Files and Murder One fame 1075eedd30 Title: Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden LandsGenre: AdventureDeveloper:Zombie StudiosPublisher:ActivisionRelease Date: 29 Feb, 1996 Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands Activation Code And Serial Key I cANT PLAY THIS GAME BECAUSE THE CURSOR MOVES TOO FAST. i HAVE FOLLOWED ALL THE INSTRUCTUINBS AND CANNOT GET IT TO SLOW DOWN SO i CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE iM GOING AS i GO. Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands is a point and click game that was released in 1995. You find yourself outside of a temple. Once you gain entry, you soon learn that you need to help four alchemists regain life in order to defeat the nemesis, a mysterious entity responsible for killing the them. Along the way, you'll find several letters, books, and forgotten moments in time that will validate your decision in the end.Pros:Graphics are okay (for the day)A great deal of puzzles to solvePuzzles range from easy to very hardNon-linearSimple controlsActing is decentMany hours of gameplayCons:Screen shots are disabledMouse sensitivity is off the scaleThere are many puzzles in this game ranging from easy to very hard, but if you keep an eye out and consult your notes on a regular basis, there's a good chance you'll finish without help. It's a good idea to read the manual before you begin because there's a map of the temple and there are a couple clues that will help you out.I didn't experience any technical issues with this game, but the mouse sensitivity is set much too high and there's no option in the menu to decrease it. This makes it very difficult to navigate. A fellow gamer did find a way to adjust the sensitivity, however, the 360 degree turning radius, the scenes still scroll much to fast and there is no way to modify it.All in all, this is a decent game, even so, I did notice that that Zork had the same formula as MYST. So much so, that they are almost carbon copies, nevertheless, that didn't make it any less enjoyable.At the time of this review, Zork: The Forbidden Lands was selling for $5.99. As I mentioned before, it was released in 1995 but I really enjoyed this one and I recommend it.. Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands is a point and click game that was released in 1995. You find yourself outside of a temple. Once you gain entry, you soon learn that you need to help four alchemists regain life in order to defeat the nemesis, a mysterious entity responsible for killing the them. Along the way, you'll find several letters, books, and forgotten moments in time that will validate your decision in the end.Pros:Graphics are okay (for the day)A great deal of puzzles to solvePuzzles range from easy to very hardNon-linearSimple controlsActing is decentMany hours of gameplayCons:Screen shots are disabledMouse sensitivity is off the scaleThere are many puzzles in this game ranging from easy to very hard, but if you keep an eye out and consult your notes on a regular basis, there's a good chance you'll finish without help. It's a good idea to read the manual before you begin because there's a map of the temple and there are a couple clues that will help you out.I didn't experience any technical issues with this game, but the mouse sensitivity is set much too high and there's no option in the menu to decrease it. This makes it very difficult to navigate. A fellow gamer did find a way to adjust the sensitivity, however, the 360 degree turning radius, the scenes still scroll much to fast and there is no way to modify it.All in all, this is a decent game, even so, I did notice that that Zork had the same formula as MYST. So much so, that they are almost carbon copies, nevertheless, that didn't make it any less enjoyable.At the time of this review, Zork: The Forbidden Lands was selling for $5.99. As I mentioned before, it was released in 1995 but I really enjoyed this one and I recommend it.. There are basically two things you should know about this game: first, is it a good game; second, is it a good port.To the first question, Zork Nemesis is among the best first-person point-and-click games of its era, and maybe my favourite outside Cyan Worlds' Myst\/Riven. The plot involves you entering an ancient, run-down temple and learning about the plight of four great alchemists who have been trapped in a state of purgatory by an evil presence called Nemesis. Of course, like many great adventure games, things are not as simple as they seem.It is a great game with tough but fair difficulty, no arbitrary deaths, a great little story, excellent cutscene direction, and really interesting and varied locations. If you take notes you should be able to beat the game without restoring to a guide, but there are also many guides online if you need to cheat. It is well worth the $5.99. The graphics are pre-rendered backgrounds with live action FMV playing on top of them, which at the time was very exciting and cutting edge. Also very nice music and sound effects, they really made the most of the 3 or 4 CDs the game shipped on. Compared with other games in the genre, it has a darker and more sinister tone. It's not quite horror, but at times it's close: for example, one segment involves you decapitating a cadaver with a guillotine and hooking up the severed head to electrodes. This is not the light-hearted comedy of the traditional Zork games, although there are jokes here and there.To the second question, I think the quality of the port is mixed. First, the game was released in two versions: Windows 95 and DOS. This is the DOS version, emulated through DOSBOX. There are no achievements, trading cards, gamepad controls, graphical settings, etc. Moreover, the DOS version requires you to use keyboard commands to save (Ctrl+S), load (Ctrl+R), exit (Ctrl+Q), and set options (Ctrl+P) because there are no menus. Please read the manual before you play to help with this. There are two minor technical issues -- some slight sound crackling, and mouse sensitivity is way too high. The bulk of the game is navigated through panning your field of view with the mouse, and so high mouse sensitivity makes it difficult to control. You can set it to a lower sensitivity in the preferences, but even on the lowest setting, it is too sensitive. This appears to be a the GOG.com version, which also suffered from these issues. There is also a question of the game holding up. It runs at 640x480; the FMV overlays are highly compressed, interlaced, low resolution video. Some of the game's beautiful visual designs look blurry or low detail because of the resolution, and there are a handful of puzzles where you must be very very precise with the mouse because click targets are quite small. This is definitely not modernized or ready for 2017, so I would recommend you be sure that you can handle something feeling dated before you jump in. I highly recommend the game. The playtime listed above is until completion on a replay; someone playing for the first time without a guide would be looking at probably 10-12 hours, maybe a little more.. This game is another challenging addition to the Zork universe that takes a more somber tone punctuated with good humor. As a Zork game, the puzzles are again often very difficult and sometimes convoluted. As I iterate with other Zork titles, you are not a failure if you look around for hints. Just give it a fair shot, preferably with loved ones and pad and paper, then go online and look for pushes in the right direction.The story is nice, the acting is pretty good, and the atmosphere is immersive. The animation for the time was gorgeous. Altogether a very atmospheric, well-put-together game.P.S. The nudity tag is from art nudity and hardly explicit or frequent.P.P.S. While there is substantially less peril and fewer opportunities to "lose" the game by breaking the wrong item, etc., save from time to time. There is a place where you can be eaten by grues.P.P.P.S There may be technical issues with running the game. Be warned and ready to do some forum troubleshooting.. There are basically two things you should know about this game: first, is it a good game; second, is it a good port.To the first question, Zork Nemesis is among the best first-person point-and-click games of its era, and maybe my favourite outside Cyan Worlds' Myst\/Riven. The plot involves you entering an ancient, run-down temple and learning about the plight of four great alchemists who have been trapped in a state of purgatory by an evil presence called Nemesis. Of course, like many great adventure games, things are not as simple as they seem.It is a great game with tough but fair difficulty, no arbitrary deaths, a great little story, excellent cutscene direction, and really interesting and varied locations. If you take notes you should be able to beat the game without restoring to a guide, but there are also many guides online if you need to cheat. It is well worth the $5.99. The graphics are pre-rendered backgrounds with live action FMV playing on top of them, which at the time was very exciting and cutting edge. Also very nice music and sound effects, they really made the most of the 3 or 4 CDs the game shipped on. Compared with other games in the genre, it has a darker and more sinister tone. It's not quite horror, but at times it's close: for example, one segment involves you decapitating a cadaver with a guillotine and hooking up the severed head to electrodes. This is not the light-hearted comedy of the traditional Zork games, although there are jokes here and there.To the second question, I think the quality of the port is mixed. First, the game was released in two versions: Windows 95 and DOS. This is the DOS version, emulated through DOSBOX. There are no achievements, trading cards, gamepad controls, graphical settings, etc. Moreover, the DOS version requires you to use keyboard commands to save (Ctrl+S), load (Ctrl+R), exit (Ctrl+Q), and set options (Ctrl+P) because there are no menus. Please read the manual before you play to help with this. There are two minor technical issues -- some slight sound crackling, and mouse sensitivity is way too high. The bulk of the game is navigated through panning your field of view with the mouse, and so high mouse sensitivity makes it difficult to control. You can set it to a lower sensitivity in the preferences, but even on the lowest setting, it is too sensitive. This appears to be a the GOG.com version, which also suffered from these issues. There is also a question of the game holding up. It runs at 640x480; the FMV overlays are highly compressed, interlaced, low resolution video. Some of the game's beautiful visual designs look blurry or low detail because of the resolution, and there are a handful of puzzles where you must be very very precise with the mouse because click targets are quite small. This is definitely not modernized or ready for 2017, so I would recommend you be sure that you can handle something feeling dated before you jump in. I highly recommend the game. The playtime listed above is until completion on a replay; someone playing for the first time without a guide would be looking at probably 10-12 hours, maybe a little more.
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