J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars vs The Longest Journey
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is truly a game that's very unique. Despite its apparent appearance - it does look like "just another space sim", doesn't it? - the game is a fun and innovative, story-driven adventure game with a heavy dose of mystery added for good measure. In this game, you'll get to step into the spacesuit of Rachel Manners, a 35-year-old astrobiologist who initially embarked on a critical mission to explore and collect data on potentially habitable planets with a crew of of other elite and hand-picked scientists, but somehow, things went awry, and she found herself alone with J.U.L.I.A., the space probe's rather tempermental AI and Mobot, the reconnaissance robot.Driven by a need to know, you'll need to help Rachel search for clues which might potentially explain the mission's failure and the missing crew. You'll also get to travel to six widely varied planets where you can then get to work trying to reveal their secrets. There will be plenty of puzzles and mini-games in your journey as well just to give your brain some intense workout from time to time.
That said, the puzzles in the game can be a tad bit frustrating to solve, mainly because it's the sort of "trial and error" puzzle-type. So, unless you have a thing or two against this specific game mechanism, J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is a really nice puzzle-adventure game to buy and play.
The Longest Journey
The Longest Journey puts you in the shoes of April, an 18 year old with a talent. The ability to shift between 2 worlds, Arcadia and Stark sets her on a path that will lead to either the destruction or saving of both. The Guardian has derelicted his duty and the balance between worlds is failing, if this goes both worlds will fall. Can you step up and become the heroine of the story? Discover these amazing worlds in a brilliant game with a story that just keeps you involved.This is a fun puzzle game where you are able to interact with the world around you and try to discover what is really going on. A point and click style with beautiful graphics and an engaging system keep it both interesting and great to play. Can you save the worlds in this epic game?