The graphics are good, and the animation doesn't overshadow the plot. They lend an interesting flavor to the game and keep you on your toes. Fuelleman commented that 'Overall, the game is excellent, in spite of the graphic animation and frustrations of play, or perhaps because of them. Steve Fuelleman reviewed Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony in Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer No. The reviewers gave the game 4ВЅ out of 5 stars. The game was reviewed in 1989 in Dragon #141 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in 'The Role of Computers' column. The magazine criticized Moebius 's ' Apple conversionitis, with blocky graphics, jerky animation, and a clumsy keyboard user interface'. has a decent storyline and the action is challenging'. Info gave the Commodore 64 version three stars out of five, stating that the 'ambitious game. The magazine's Charles Ardai stated in 1987 that the martial-arts and RPG portions of Moebius 'don't fit together very well, but each is individually enjoyable'. The addition of a fully animated combat system was frosting on the cake'. Computer Gaming World stated in 1986 that the game was 'sort of an outgrowth or continuation of the best parts of Ultima with special emphasis on graphic detail. It stated that the game had excellent graphics, 'challenging and functional' arcade combat, and 'many hours of enjoyment' from the puzzles. Combat is also played in a 2D side-scrolling view similar to fighting games, having a wide range of attacks to use, even including shurikens and fireballs if the character is experienced enough.Д¬OMPUTE! called Moebius 'yet another program worth raving about' from Origin, and a worthy followup to Ultima IV. Frighten a citizen with a sword, and the karma will drop defeat monsters in battle, and it will rise. Although gameplay is similar to standard RPGs, there are some differences: in addition to familiar character statistics such as dexterity, the players also has karma, a crucial attribute that goes up or down constantly depending on his deeds. To do that, the player must train its body and soul in the best tradition of Chinese warriors: to 'walk the path of Moebius the Windwalker.' The action takes place on the four Elemental planes of Earth, Water, Air and Fire, which the player must traverse in order to recover the Orb. I do like the character analysis puzzles and the Moebius analysis ones as being a bit different.The player's objective, as a disciple of the Headmaster, is to recover the Orb of Celestial Harmony from the disciple-turned-badguy Kaimen. His relationship with Walker is pretty good and the way it develops through the game. Malachi is a total ass, but that is the point of his character at first, coldly analytical, anti social, kinda like Mulder plus. I'm glad that the point and click game genre seems to be making something of a comeback albeit with redos of old games (Gabriel Knight, Grim Fandango etc), but also with new games like the Deponia series, and even some lesser known but still good games like the rather unfortunately names Lost Chronicles of Zerzura which sounds like a very cheaply made HOG game.

This game has some graphical issues and some freezing but is thoroughly enjoyable. I've long been a fan of Jane Jensen games since the days of the very first Gabriel Knight, the exception being GK3 due to its primitive at the time engine, some bad puzzles and protracted development.

Moebius empire rising david