Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride
Two sisters reunite for a splendid wedding, a day of love and joy. However, evil lurks around the corner as the bride to be, Lilly, is kidnapped. It’s up to her twin sister to set things right but she soon uncovers a world of corruption and evil magic. Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride is a shining example of what a hidden item game should be, it has an engaging story with interesting characters as well as very good gameplay. One of the earlier games of this genre that I played, I found it very enjoyable and happily played it two more times for the sake of this review.
– Real player with 15.8 hrs in game
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I don’t normally bother reviewing every HOG I play, as they are pretty similar and existing reviews tend to hit the points people tend to want to know.
But I realized that I hadn’t reviewed an Artifex Mundi title before, so now is as good a time as any to correct that.
Artifex Mundi is, at least on Steam, basically the state of the art of the HOG.
What’s a HOG? Basically a “light” “point and click” adventure game characterized by hidden object scenes where you must find objects from a list.
Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride, the newest title of theirs I’ve played so far, represents striking production values.
– Real player with 15.3 hrs in game
Darkestville Castle
This game was so much fun and I’ve found a new universe and lore that I enjoy!
It is a point and click game with great humor, abiet extremely dark humor. Some small memes and easter eggs too scattered throughout. It’s not exactly a kids game, due to some language and subject matter, but it’s not too extreme either. It heavily reminds me of the old Monkey Island point and click games, which is a good thing as those are classics.
I got it on sale for about $10, I don’t think I’d pay the full price for the game, as it’s lacking in some parts but for my $10 I was extremely statisfied with what I had. I got about 8 hours out of the game, but as with most point and click games I get stuck/just wanna experince the story so I started to use a guide. Some of the items to me feel like you wouldn’t even think about trying them, so I guess if you had time on your hands and randomly trying to click on everything you’d get longer than 8 hours out of the game, but still 8 hours is pretty long for a point and click game. Or maybe if you’re smarter than me you’ll get it done faster. There’s also alternate dioulague options which extend gameplay if you want to go back and try all of the options and not just click on the obvious ones relevant to the plot.
– Real player with 11.9 hrs in game
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TL;DR
Darkestville Castle is a solid, albeit short and relatively easy, 2D point-and-click adventure game in the style of the 90’s classics like Day of the Tentacle and Curse of Monkey Island. Smooth gameplay and lots of campy humor provide a nice “in-between” snack for fans of the genre, although at full price, roughly 7-8 hours of gameplay and little replay value might be too little value-for-money for some.
Summary
The game puts you in the shoes of Cid, the demon of Darkestville, on a quest to defeat his arch nemesis, Dan Teapot. The game is divided into a prelude, three chapters (four if you count the final scene of the game) and two interludes, which will take you from Darkestville Castle to the town of Darkestville, and eventually to Hell. Along the way, you’ll encounter between roughly 30 to 40 NPC’s, somehow involved in the various puzzles the game offers, and pretty much all of them with extensive (and often funny) dialogues.
– Real player with 10.9 hrs in game
Anomaly Hunter - Prologue
Oh man, such fun! I’ve played HOGs for years and consider myself an expert. I really like this new interpretation and storyline of time travel. It was a welcome challenge! I’m not sure why we’re finding anomalies or why the helper is so combative lol, but I can only assume the backstory will be in the finished product. I like the artwork and going through doors to find what you need. BGM was nice and not intrusive. It lets you know which time (past or present) you were in too so that’s helpful. I’d buy this in a heartbeat! Can’t wait until the game is finished!
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
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Seems interesting, although it’s not very clear on what we’re supposed to be doing with these anomalies once we find them. Took me a little while to understand I had to go back in time and put the objects in their original place. The assistant’s are very vague, and don’t really help a lot. Still, once you get how it works, it’s a good game to pass time.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Anomaly Hunter
Anomaly Hunter - sci-fi hidden object game with unique puzzle and time-traveling mechanics. In the age of time-travelling machines, that’s obvious that somebody will mess up - play as detective, who must fix time anomalies and find the guest of honor.
Meet King Arthur, alien mutants and communist dictator - all in a single game. Control time, discover worlds, destroy civilizations just by… CLICKING! Hidden object power!
Features
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Well-designed plot with various characters, plot twists and funny dialogues
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11 original locations from different times and planets
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Time-traveling mechanics that affect locations
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The unique detailed visual style
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Gazillion of Easter eggs, most of them you won’t find anyway ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Chimeras: Mortal Medicine Collector’s Edition
As with all the Chimeras games, this is fun to play, smoothly running from one scene to the next. Some entertaining hidden object scenes (slightly on the easy side) and lots of actual game play in between. The story line, as you would expect, is rather silly, but who cares?! I have now played all 6 Chimera games and would recommend you buying them in the bundle, try one and see for yourself. Simply amusing, relaxing games highly recommended for whiling away a few hours.
– Real player with 4.1 hrs in game
You are a detective hired to recapture a convicted murderer. Said murderer is accused of poisoning the town’s children and killing his own daughter. But is that what happened?
HO scenes are fun, minigames challenging, and the plot engaging. Recommend in the bundle, just for ease of purchase.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Dark City: Paris Collector’s Edition
Friendly Fox returns with a shocking new mystery in the Dark City series!
When ghost sightings in Paris threaten to ruin the World Expo, only a detective of your caliber can crack the case! Someone’s using ghosts to terrorize Parisians, and recent scientific advancements only seem to make them stronger. With both the Expo and the city itself on the line, can you uncover who’s behind the dangerous attacks and stop them before it’s too late? Find out in this electrifying Hidden-Object Puzzle adventure!
This is a special Collector’s Edition release full of exclusive extras you won’t find in the standard version. The Collector’s Edition includes:
•Head to the Louvre and investigate a confounding case in the bonus game!
•Replay your favorite HOPs and mini-games and earn achievements!
•Tons of collectibles and morphing objects to find!
•Includes downloadable wallpapers, soundtrack, concept art, screensavers, and more!
•Never get lost with the strategy guide!
This is a Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game, meaning a specific genre of story-driven, point & click adventures. Throughout the game, players are tasked to find a list of objects hidden within a particular scene, and to occasionally complete various mini-games/puzzles.
Find the Gnome
where is he
– Real player with 2109.7 hrs in game
found him
– Real player with 468.6 hrs in game
Halloween Stories: Horror Movie Collector’s Edition
I was going to click No however, this would be a good game for a preteen or teen. It is not scary and a bit juvenile.
– Real player with 6.1 hrs in game
This is the first Halloween Stories game that I have played and is overwhelmingly the absolute best ever hidden object game that I have ever played. It is the complete deal. Story line keeps you interested in the game play and the bonus chapter picks up where the main game leaves off. The interaction with characters is one that I myself have never encountered. I extremely enjoyed the added “liveliness” of some of the animations, (streets apart from anything I have seen) congrats to the entire team that are responsible for them :-) I have no problem at all recommending this game to anyone, in fact I would encourage you to buy this game. My many thanks to the entire team for an absolutely fantastic, unforgettable and pleasurable game. Thanx
– Real player with 5.9 hrs in game
Hidden Histories: The Principality
Over sixty hidden object scenes to master - Themed images in each scene. Based on a fictional Principality in the Pyrenees. In each scene the player must find items from a list that are hidden within the scene’s main picture. Six hints available per scene with no cooldown period.
Mystery Trackers: Train to Hellswich Collector’s Edition
Thumbs-down only due to length. It was way too short. Get it on a discount ($6 US or less).
Other than that, I thought it was a better-than-average game for the genre. Had all the usual elements. Lots of stuff to find. The mini-games weren’t just the same ones you see over and over (though a couple were way too simple). It was a little too linear for my tastes, but not too bad.
– Real player with 3.8 hrs in game