I'm glad to see others have written bad reviews for this game, as it means I won't have to write as much. The only decent thing about Jazz and Faust is the graphics. Everything else was terrible, especially the dialogue and gameplay. Faust sounds like a sedated cow, and says inane things such as "What a splendid fish!" and "Does nobody sweep the stairs?". The puzzles and problems were either simple enough for a 5 year old, or else made no sense at all. Furthermore, you couldn't solve problems or pick up items until you had spoken to the right person, even if you had figured things out beforehand. I plan on selling this game this week, although I am toying with the idea of setting it on fire. It certainly deserves it. I must concur with other reviewers, any Monkey Island game would be a much much much better investment than Jazz and Faust.