Dark Romance: The Ethereal Gardens Collector's Edition

My least favorite hidden object adventure game so far! Playing for two characters is confusing, you jump between two sides of the story, and you forget what was happening, what was in your inventory etc. And unlike any other hidden object adventure you actually can use things for other than their main purpose (medallion as a screwdriver or pin as a key etc), which again is really confusing for me, but kind of cool in a way. The story itself is simple and even boring, no plot twists. Puzzles are in general more diverse than I’ve seen before, the final one was even difficult, I could say. The bonus chapter is slightly better, with a lot of new characters, it was difficult to keep track of them for a casual game. It’s an ok game, but I did not enjoy it. Would not recommend for an hidden object adventure connoisseur.

Would I recommend this game? Hell yes! The graphics are beautiful, music is gorgeous, and the story has plenty of twists and turns I didn't expect. Both main characters are interesting, strong, kind and clever. Their friends are interesting too! Worldbuilding is fantastic, and I just wanted to keep exploring the game's world. Puzzles are intelligent and intriguing, and there's hidden object puzzles where you can find objects. There's subtitles for deaf people, and you can change how loud or soft the music and sound effects are. Art wallpapers from this game are magnificent, and you can listen to the music soundtrack on repeat. Definitely worth playing, in my opinion. :)

One of my favorites of the series. Interesting story line, beautiful graphics and long play time. Only complaint is the range of difficulty with the puzzles. They are either super easy or extremely difficult, even on the easy setting. I never skip puzzles and on this one, I ended up doing it a few times because I simply didn't have the patience. Other than that, loved the game