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Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses! Review (continued)
More User Submitted Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses! Reviews
Date: 2009-06-17
Drew Does hidden Objects
The game takes a different twist for ND games. There is a story line combined with hidden objects & minor puzzles. All goes smoothly until near the end where you encounter a timed puzzle involving matching birds [crows] with colors. The time allowed for completion is definitely too short.
Date: 2009-05-25
Quick fun for the busy pc players
I really enjoy Herinteractive's adventure pc series, but during semesters when I'm busy with assignments from college, I don't have time to play them. When Herinteractive came out with this new series that advertised "fast fun for busy detectives" I was very pleased.
Positive aspects-
Hidden object games do not appeal to me (I've played demos) but Herinteractive has a neat twist to it which was fun. The player looks for objects that need to be used together to solve various problems or obstacles. In between levels, you can play other puzzles to get you more points. If you get enough points, you will get a bonus ending. This makes the dossier game great for replaying.
I felt that each level was easy enough for me to figure out on my own, and because I did not have to worry about lengthy conversations, I could finish a level in time to get back to what I needed to do. It is fun to choose what you want to say in the adventure series, but I was not disappointed with the new quiz type of conversations. In fact, it is entertaining to read all the choices since Herinteractive adds humor to them.
The music in this game is a real bonus to me. I sometimes replayed the game just because I wanted to hear the various pieces again. Besides that, I really enjoyed the artwork that made the background for each level. It's not like the adventure series, but I like it for its original style.
Negative aspects-
I may be biased since I really enjoyed this game, but I can't remember having a problem with anything. It is short, but that was more of a positive for me since it meant that I could play Nancy Drew during my last semester. I highly recommend trying the demo; that's how I found out the game was going to be really fun.
Date: 2009-05-12
A completely different style of Nancy Drew game...
I got this game on a credit I had from BigFishGames.com. It is one of their most downloaded (new) games, which should give you an idea that this Nancy Drew game is different. Now, I like the hidden item games BigFish offers and apparently I'm not the only one considering the shift in style. Although it was put out by HerInteractive, I really think they put this out with the BigFish audience in mind. Normally BigFish offers a 1 hour demo but not with Nancy Drew games (they offer the past titles for download as well). There is a little video synopsis of the game there and you can see for yourself before purchasing. This is a very easy game and the player is spoon fed nearly every step of the way. The game is more cartoon-ish and is over fairly quickly. As a previous reviewer said, the game goes from one static scene to another. You're given items to look for and some tasks to perform. Once you're done at one location another will become available. Very typical point n'click hidden item play.
I knew exactly what I was getting when I downloaded this, but if you're a die hard Nancy Drew PC game player and want the same experience, save your money and wait for the Seven Ships release in July. I think that one will go back to the usual style.
Date: 2009-05-07
Another side to Nancy
This game is produced by HER Interactive, the makers of the well known Nancy Drew series. The same actress voices Nancy in all the games including this game. I played a download version of this game. There is a strong story throughout the game. The player is presented with a series of scenarios in which the objectives are well explained. It plays as a puzzle game, with easy to medium puzzles. There are mini games too, to add more action. There is replay value too. A score is awarded for each part of the game. The overall aim is to amass enough points to unlock the last part of the game. Here's a tip : pay attention to the conversations to get a high score.
I played on an older computer running XP and had no problems. Graphics and sound well well done.
All in all a very enjoyable game.
Date: 2009-05-07
Not like the other Nancy Drew games
Note that the format of this game is different than the other Nancy Drew games put out by Her Interactive. This game is all about finding hidden objects in a still scene and then figuring out how to combine them to make things happen -- for example, you might have a lock and then have to locate a key to open it. You cannot change angles in the rooms, you cannot walk to different locations, and there is strictly linear game play. Once you've done everything you can, a diagram of footprints is shown on the screen and then the next room appears on the screen.
There is no phone to call anyone, and dialogues appear automatically. Instead of having conversation choices like previous games, you have a canned conversation with another character. The twist this time is that you are quizzed on facts from the game, and you earn points if you remember your facts during the conversations. This completely lost the feeling of being inside the story, which I got from all the other Nancy Drew games.
Really did not enjoy this one.
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