Rhem 3 Review

Exploring Rhem 3 is more of a snooze than an adventure. Your quest begins on a rather slow moving train bound for The Secret Library and after chatting with the dull coordinator via video telephone, its off to uncover artifacts, your only mission. Upon arriving, the lack of color or complexity of the library ruins will leave you disinterested in progressing further.

Frustrating Puzzles

Delving deeper into the complex reveals little more interesting features and a series of locked doors and complex puzzles will frustrate the average user, leaving little desire to continue onward. Furthermore, background music is a series of ominous tones that adds little to the game, sound effects are limited and annoying, and voice acting is sub par at best.

Dull Characters and Theme

The very limited number of characters speak too slowly and have little to say, matching the rather dull theme the game seems to take. Perhaps the only redeemable quality is the level of difficulty which is most certainly above average. Like adventure games of old, there are no hint features or obvious paths to take which makes Rhem 3 incredibly attractive to the die-hard gamer.

Mini-Games Lack Real Skill to Solve

On that note, mini-games require little obvious intellect and are primarily based on a guess-and-check strategy, such as clicking flickering lights in the proper succession or deducing which series of numbers will unlock a set of doors. To the advanced player this is a real treat as it will assuredly be a time-consuming task to maneuver through such intricacies. However, casual players will be extremely turned off by the seemingly impossible task of solving a riddle that involves no logical pattern or clues.

Conclusion - Skip This One

Die hard adventure fanatics will likely be able to look past the overarching boredom this game is liable to produce as the challenge will be too enthralling. All other players are strictly advised to steer clear of The Secret Library as its dull graphics, bothersome sound effects, and overall difficulty are so intrusive its unlikely you will progress very far beyond the opening scene.