This game is part of the TimeQuest series, and as such it works in real-time, but this is not just a gimmick: it serves a purpose, and changes the usual dynamics as the player sometimes needs to wait in a location for something significant to happen. This mechanic is a matter of taste; one can get used to it not having to like it. Otherwise, the narrative flow is fine and well directed. The game is let down by a bizarre, totally deus ex machina (in more than one sense) ending which can only be logical after the consumption of suspicious chemicals. Still, I rate the game decently because it has one of the most original and "meta" puzzles ever put into a medieval fantasy scenario. You'll know what I mean.