Sanitarium

Sanitarium is one of those rare jewels which, for some strange reason, don't have all the recognition they deserve.I am 33 years old and, after many many years of computer gaming I can say this is one of the best adventures I have ever played. But it is not for everyone.This is an adult game. It doesn't mean that it has sex in it, but some secenes could be disturbing for children.The plot evolves around a man who, after having a car accident, awakes in an asylum with his head wrapped up in bandages and without a clue about who he is and what has happened. Your goal in this adventure is discovering your identity and why you have ended up there.But you don't seem to be in the real world anymore... along your adventure you visit a small rural town where all the children have been horribly difigured by someone called "Mother"; you visit a disturbing circus and freak show, isolated by a flood and surrounded by floating corpses; you watch some ghostly secenes of your chilhood happening around you in the darkness of an abandoned manor... It's better that you discover the rest on your own. Grim poetry, unbearable sadness, deep regrets... all of this and even more you will witness if you manage to get yourself inside the story which develops in the screen before your eyes.Regarding the ease of installation, everything is straightforward. As it should always be.The music is very good. I can't say it is something spectacular but it makes you feel what you are suposed to feel in every scene.The only problem I found with this game is the control system. It isn't as good as it could have been and it makes the few action scenes of the game a little bit more difficult but... If you want to enjoy a state-of-the-art narration, don't let this glitch refrain you from getting this game.As a bottom line I can only say this:If you want to play something different, a dark story (not unpleasant but disturbing at times), with an intriguing plot, a game that could make you shiver if you play it alone and with the lights out, a game that will make you wish there were more games like that on the market so you could find something similar once you have finished it... you should give a try to Sanitarium.As I said, a MUST HAVE. I wish it had the recognition it deserves.

If you remember that ol' 80's late night T.V. show called "Tales From The Darkside." That is the best way to describe this game. This game is a gem to dig up and play. They really need to update this game with todays stanards. I think it would be a hit, only if they did it right. But until then we have a game that has 1998 graphics. Point and click controls. Puzzle solving. Bizzare story line. All this makes it a great "weird" game and thats good! The story is that you are in a car accident and wake up in a sanitarium not knowing anything about yourself. So you go about talking to other people, if you can call them that, trying to piece your memory back to sanity. Or are you dreaming. Or are you really crazy? (Don't call me crazy) I didn't call you crazy, you called yourself crazy. (I didn't say that, YOU DID!) I'M NOT CRAZY!!!!!! Yep folks, that's Sanitarium and by looking at the other 5 star ratings, I think that speeks for itself like the voices in my head. So order Sanitarium before they put the straight jacket on you and you end up playing the game with your toes. That's my review! This is Hopscotch saying,,,,, BLLLAAAHHHH!!!!

This game is amazing. Atmosphere and gameplay are both perfect! Graphics and cutscenes are dated, of course, but still carry the surreal and ominous tone the story wants to convey. Story wise, this game is absolutely captivating. A great play for anyone who likes point-and-click games!The only issue I ran into in terms of function was because I was playing the game on Windows 8. Luckily, just copying everything from the disk onto a file in the (C:) drive has fixed my issues so far.

Played Sanitarium back when it first came out, one of my top best games to come along. Later lost the game but was able to find it on Amazon. Like meeting old lost friends. Still great game, good graphics, movie clips, great entertainment. Very amazed how the each episode tied together with a great story line.

Lol. I can't believe I was scared to play this game. I cannot watch scary movies because I have a very active imagination... but honestly I played this game in the middle of the night when no one else was home and the only enjoyment I got from it was laughing a few times at how bad or weird it was. Maybe this game just didn't age well, but it pales in comparison to the creepiness of shows like Grimm, Buffy, Dr. Who... it drags on at a slow pace as you have to have long conversations with many people that are just weirdos...my favorite character was the little boy playing with the ball in the child town.... talking to people takes up the majority of the time.If you are having problems playing this on a more recent version of windows, all you have to do is go to the cd folder in explorer, right click, change compatibility to windows 98/me, then go to where you installed Sanitarium on your computer, and right click on the file called sntrm.exe and change compatibility to windows 98/me. Once you start the game I recommend you go to settings to turn up the quality all the way so the images look the best.

The Graphics not compatible on windows 7 so I couldn't use the program. Trust me as I tell no lies.

The discs were bought used and only half way worked. The Game was all fuzzy and I could barely see to play. Very disappointed. :(