Sinbad in the Lost Land

Sinbad in The Lost Land pleasantly surprises with its reverent attention to the player, displaying the manners typical of high-society quests. Firstly, the game sets clear goals, achieved through the consistent solution of clear and logical puzzles, avoiding either routine inventory rummaging or vicious pixel hunting. Using associations and hints, Sinbad in The Lost Land subtly points out the semantic connections between objects and phenomena, gently weaving the threads of gameplay into the narrative. Secondly, Sinbad in The Lost Land is free of artificial gameplay thickeners: there are no detached dialogues, no unnecessary items that weigh down the inventory, no optional locations that artificially expand the game world. The game is so thoroughly purged of distracting elements and confusing gimmicks that at times it feels truncated and simple, and some locations are downright spartan.