Karsten -- the game was definitely shorter than Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis. But part of that was because Secret Files 3 is structured so that it cut out some of the "back and forthing" that I did in Secret Files 2 -- though I like exploring large environments, I'm not wild about trudging everywhere before a puzzle can be solved.

I appreciate it when a game doesn't have (for instance) a difficult maze that seems to mostly be there to take up time and extend gameplay.

I didn't finish the game thinking "that was short!" -- partly, I suspect, because so much was happening in the plot.

Great review, thanks Becky! So you would say that there's a lot of character interaction then? Everything I've read has mentioned that there is hardly any, which I found disappointing. I would get the game either way, as I must complete the series, but good character interaction would be a definite plus for me.

The dream sequences sound intriguing.

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Well, to me "character interaction" means talking to other characters, and yes there was plenty of dialog. Not an excessive amount and not (as I recall) long strings of dialog trees. (I'm not a big fan of lengthy dialog trees.)