It may start out as a simple treasure hunt, but as Jim gets deeper into his quest to solve Silver's riddles, he'll learn more about the island, and what exactly happened to Silver after he went on the run.
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But Kheops has managed to craft a great story that builds on the original while managing to keep you interested with a great series of twists along the way. There have been lots of great adventure games over the years with horrible stories and great puzzles, just as there have been plenty of intriguing stories dragged down with the same old puzzles over and over again with different window dressing. So Jim sets off on another treasure hunt, with a group of deadly pirates right behind him hoping to find the treasure (and Silver) themselves. Silver has retired to the majestic Emerald Isle, and Jim is informed that there is a great treasure buried there for the taking, if he can only solve the captain's riddles to find it. Jim has grown up and assumed the role of a captain, when one night he is visited by Long John Silver's parrot, Captain Flint. And apparently Kheops Studio feels the same way I do, because they have taken Stevenson's beloved characters and turned out a game that is not only a tribute to the original story, but stands on its own as a great tale.ĭestination: Treasure Island takes place four years after the end of the original story. Treasure Island is one of those rare books that is almost required reading for young boys, and I'm sure that I'm not the only one who spent plenty of late nights reading it by flashlight, holding my breath while I waited to see what was going to happen next, and then trying to re-enact it the next day with my wooden sword out on the front lawn with my friends. From there the reader is treated to one of the best adventure stories ever written, with the requisite swordfights, double crosses, and mutinies, and ending with Silver on the run with a portion of the treasure, Jim taking his portion back home, and the rest left behind on an island for later plundering. The adults (as they always seem to do) take over and decide to buy a ship and go after the treasure, taking Jim along as a cabin boy, as well as a mysterious cook by the name of Long John Silver. The mariner dies soon after and Jim finds a treasure map amongst his belongings. Hyde, the adventurous Kidnapped, and my favorite of the novels, Treasure Island.įor those not familiar with the book, it is the story of Jim Hawkins, a young man hired by a former seafarer to keep a lookout for pirates, as he thinks that they are after him for his treasure. The rest of that summer I pored over the horrific story of Dr.
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She took a shine to me, and when we got in the car to leave, the trunk was full of the complete works of Robert Louis Stevenson. I've always loved reading, and one of my happiest memories growing up is when I was introduced to a long lost great aunt that had been an English teacher in the late 1940s.
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