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Imagine this: You're playing Myst. Suddenly, all the puzzles aren't so tediously tough any more. The graphics look far more cartoony, with realistic cutscenes. It isn't frustrating any more, but actually fun to play. Well, if you can imagine that, you're imagining Ween - The Prophecy.
Ween is an adventure game, but not in the way we're used to. It's a point-and-click first-person adventure game, in the style of Myst, yet for some reason completely different. You can gather companions, to start with. In addition to that, there is the variation on the usual inventory system, along with a notepad and the option of having a short list of what you have to do, which you can use three times. All in all, it's more like Myst, Scumm and Gobliiins combined.
The game itself is divided into several levels. Those are mostly made up of two screens, and a couple of close-ups for certain places. The puzzles are challenging, yet not too hard, which keeps the game fun and interesting. The graphics offer a lot of extras, like chuckling skulls. The cutscenes have realistic graphics, which is a nice change whenever you see it, and it helps to maintain the player's interest.
Ween is a game in which you start out wondering what you've loaded up, but quickly enough, it has you entirely hooked. It deserves it, too. This game is one-of-a-kind and therefore needs to be played. Have fun with it, or else...
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