Indiana Jones® and the Last Crusade™

A good old game from the time when games were punishingly hard.
Many puzzle have obscure solutions, and you are required to note information down to solve the final puzzle,
I did do this but when I got the final room, I got it wrong. When I reloaded the game again, the hint from the very beginning of the game had changed. It was no longer Welsh, it was Olde English. I gave up there, and restarted.
The game actually isn't very long if you know what you are doing. I played through it again after messing up the final puzzle and got there in an hour and a half.
The game doesn't follow the movie which might be annoying to some but interesting to others but all in all, the game is a classic but there certainly isn't anything you are missing out on.

Warning: press Alt+S to remove that annoying ugly smoothing filter.
At the time, there was already a nice leap forward with graphics compared to Maniac Mansion and Zak McKracken. Gone are the lanky, blocky and barely animated characters in favor of better proportions and more frames of animation, along with very nice locales; I especially dig the parts with top view. The interface also starts becoming more familiar (to people like me who got their start with Monkey Island, that is).
The game is quite short but has great replayability, as entire sections allow for several different approaches, a few can be even skipped outright, so there's plenty to try; you can even change some details of the ending compared to the movie.
Only real blight is the combat, which was underdeveloped to begin with and hasn't become better with the years; to the developers' credit, they designed things in a way you will never need it if you play it right, making clear it's to be treated as a last resort.
You also have to keep several savegames at hand because this is still a game where you can die or, worse, do or forget something that impedes any further progression.
It takes some liberties with the original but it's still much more faithful than most movie tie-ins, especially at the time, and it stands tall as one of the best examples in that category. Of course, it's also another certified Lucas classic.
Quite unfortunate that this release is so bare-bones; beside that annoying filter, it has no manual aka Grail Diary among the files (it's linked from the store page to get but did it really cost having it there?). Like other old adventures, I also wish the EGA version was available, as some backgrounds of it are impressive with how they use the few colors available, sometimes looking sharper than the more detailed but occasionally gaudy VGA graphics. At least those files can easily be used with ScummVM.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade isn’t just a movie tie-in – it’s one of those classic Lucasfilm Games (LucasArts) adventures where every screen oozes atmosphere and every puzzle feels like part of the story, not just an obstacle.
You follow the film’s main beats – Venice, the catacombs, the zeppelin, Castle Brunwald, the Grail – but the game adds enough extra details and choices that it doesn’t feel like you’re just rewatching the movie in pixel form. There are multiple ways through several situations: talk your way past guards, sneak, or do it the Indy way and start swinging punches. For an old-school adventure, that flexibility still feels surprisingly modern.
What really stands out is how the Grail Diary is used. Instead of being just another inventory item, it’s basically a physical puzzle book you’re expected to read, study, and use to solve the final trials. It’s a brilliant mix of game and “real world” that you don’t see much anymore.
The puzzles are mostly fair, but this is still an old adventure game: you can absolutely paint yourself into a corner if you’re careless, and a few solutions are more “late 80s logic” than actual logic. But when you figure something out on your own, it’s incredibly satisfying.
The presentation is pure retro charm – chunky pixel art, great Indy mood, and that feeling of stepping through hand-drawn scenes instead of generic 3D corridors. If you played it back in the day, it hits straight in the nostalgia. If you’re coming to it fresh, you need a bit of patience… but you’ll see why people still talk about it.
In short:
This is Indiana Jones as he should be in games – clever, a bit clumsy, relying as much on brains as on fists. A real adventure classic, and still one of the best movie-based games ever made.

It's fine for it's time, but it's not as enjoyable as I had hoped. And while I can play thru some retro scuff, this is just bogged down by it due to the game's complexity and a manual that is not very helpful. For the price and for those who love the character and are curious, this is worth checking out. Maybe wait for a sale tho.

A pretty classic adventure. Personally I'd recommend using the GOG version, but that's just me. The game is fairly difficult in comparison to more current adventure titles, which might lead to more frustration than one might like. I played this years ago and certainly couldn't find the nostalgia compelling enough to play through it again. But, if you have never played it I think it is certainly worth it.

i remember the first time i played this was on my dad's janky old computer on a floppy disk (those were the days). i wouldn't recommend to anyone who's never played a classic point and click game, the frustration is real. but if you know the risks (to your mental health) and don't mind the frustration, def a good game for the nostalgia. the internet also exists now so i'm sure there are guides that exist. however, i will try to attempt to play it with no help, the way god intended, and hopefully not end up wanting to kms

Pick this up only if it’s going for under a dollar. You’ll want to find a solid walkthrough because each playthrough has small variations that can make the game more frustrating than it should be. WARNING!! This game is a bit JANKY—it’s decent for a nostalgic run, but don’t expect anything polished. And it’s a shame there are no trophies to add to the replay value.