It's OK, but not great.
The Whispered World is the latest game by Daedalic Entertainment (Ankh), a classical point-and-click adventure. In this genre, story and puzzles play the major rolee in the game, and The Whispered World does a good work on both, but it doesn't really nail them; the story is nice, for a while, but it gets a bit bland at the very end. Puzzles are great, or they would if we were in 1997. If you ever played graphical adventures, chances are you have already done at least a couple of them (the eight queens in a chessboard, yeah).
There aren't many characters in the game, and their voice acting is decent. A couple of them seem to be dubbed by the same guy, though. I've read some complaints about Sadwick's voice. I found it appropriate for the character, but maybe it's because English isn't my native tongue. However, he's one of the greatest emo-kids in history, and while the game tends to mock about it (even Sadwick himself), he may get on your nerves at some point.
The Whispered World shines when it comes to design; the graphics are gorgeous, in its huge XGA resolution (believe it or not, 1024x768 is even nowadays quite a lot for a totally 2D game). The animations and style resemble those by Disney... but for some reason they didn't seem to be able to give that touch to the cutscenes, that look... well... hm... bad. There just aren't good words for it.
The adventure is pretty long, and I found it, overall, pretty enjoyable. If you can get it at a reduced price it may be worth it. However, be warned, it's just a "decent" game. If you aren't very fond of point-and-click, you won't like it, and if you are, chances are it'll bore you at some points throughout your walkthrough.
As a final score I'm giving it a 5 out of 10. Standard. 15 years ago it would have been obscured by others, but there isn't that much to choose from at the moment unless you go indie.
