If you're an adventure game enthusiast and are yearning for something to play besides the classics, give Simon the Sorcerer 5 a try. The voices and character designs aren't exactly top-notch, but there's still a lot of fun to be had with Simon and his newest adventure.
Presentation - 7.0
Graphics - 6.5
Sound - 6.5
Gameplay - 7.5
Lasting Appeal - 7.0
Overall -
Strategy Informer writes: "Adventure games are funny old things. Or perhaps that should read: 'adventure games were funny old things', because you'll find it difficult to chuckle at the bum notes that underpin Simon the Sorcerer 5's script. But despite those faltering gags and - at times truly terrible - voice acting, there is still much to love about Simon's latest jaunt, and a return visit to his world of fairytale spoof and pop culture reference overload winds up surprisingly entertaining – despite the odds."
Currently available only through digital distribution at GamersGate, it's more Saturday morning than Sunday evening cartoon (some slightly racy content aside), but with roughly ten hours of gameplay all told, you could start at the former and end at the latter, and have an enjoyable weekend of Simon the Sorcerer 5 in between.
I haven't even play Simon 3. The first two were quite good, but I heard number 3 wasn't that great.