The opening interface offers up 'clickable' options in the form of a child's drawings. This charming beginning and inventive interface sets the stage for an excellent game. The detail and effort put in the most unlikely places is astonishing. The graphical quality is astounding as each scene in The Longest Journey is incredibly detailed with ongoing background animations transpiring throughout the entire game. Using 3D characters and 2D backgrounds the games' models are arguably some of the best ever seen.
Some scenes are, in fact, so beautiful that they are deserving of a frame.
The Longest Journey's music is extremely atmospheric, standing out from the start as incredible. The sound effects are hauntingly authentic, further adding and creating atmosphere in the game. The games voiceovers are superb making you can feel the emotions in each character's voice. When you play the The Longest Journey , you do not play as April Ryan, you become April Ryan, feeling her hopes, joys, dreams, successes, and disasters just as she. The attention to detail helps here, as each new scene brings an entire new world along with it.