Dark Fall: The Journal

while the idea of this game is at least pretty solid as a spooky point and click game, i think it falls short of being a good game as you get such a broad set of information and not a lot in terms of getting that information to the puzzle it needs to be at, even finding where the locks are can be tricky as each area gets scanned up and down with the pointer and the sequel doesn't seem to be any better in this regard a lot of viewing spots don't seem to have much purpose, and much of the written information is to further expand on the lore rather than be used on puzzles, but you may have to read it anyway to get a hint, or the information is otherwise useless it does make me wish more games had a system where you could see all the interactable on the screen, like in "dracula origins" as i would have been more invested in getting to the end without the substantial re checking that a puzzle may require so, really wouldn't recommend it unless you just really like checking every screen until something of note is found

Dark Fall is a solid point-and-click horror adventure game. It has mostly good puzzles, utilizing the standard adventure game logic of it's time. There are a few standout puzzles reminiscent of Riven, and a few puzzles that struggle with the technological limits of the program. There is maybe one puzzle that makes no sense. This is an indie game from 2002, so reflect on what that means for it technologically. Movement areas can be aggravating and the soundscape is somewhat limited. However, the voice acting is surprisingly abundant. I'd say the scare factor is maybe 1 spooks out of 5. The atmosphere is probably more eerie than outright scary. Of course, it would be hard to make a terrifying point and click game to start with, movement being like controlling the Mars rover and all. Aside from that, the story is generally interesting and well-written. Part of the bouquet of the game is a nostalgia for WW2-era England.