Maestro: Music from the Void Collector's Edition

[b]Maestro 3: Music from the Void[/b] (IHOG) Options include separate sliders for Music, SFX and Voices, plus Full-screen, Widescreen and Custom Cursor. Choice of three difficulties, which can be changed at any time. [b]Story[/b]: You've been brought in to investigate an attack at Vienna's most prestigious musical academy, and the subsequent disappearance of two musical prodigies. Eerie music fills the air, and otherworldly specters terrorize the city's people. Our Journal contains extra story, and summarizes long news articles, notes and diary entries (you know, for people who don't want to read a wall of text.) A character that we know from the previous game makes an appearance. It will be helpful to have at least played [i]Notes of Life[/i] before starting this one, but I personally recommend playing them in the order they were released. ;) [b]Gameplay[/b]: Be on the lookout for [b]collectible musical instruments[/b] as you play. 19 are found in the main game, and the final 6 are in the bonus chapter. There is no [b]MAP,[/b] nor any form of fast transport, but active areas are kept to a minimum to reduce backtracking. [b]HINTS[/b] used during the adventure portion of the game will either indicate a hotspot or give you a directional arrow... or pinpoint a collectible musical instrument, if you've not yet collected one on the scene. In this game music is both our enemy and our strength. Our fearless detective is not only an investigator, but a sometimes-musician, as well. We will use The Void's own weapon against it by playing musical scores that we find on our violin. When the violin in your inventory glows, you can play [b]musical "spells" [/b]to interact with the environment. There is a timed "battle" late in the game, but the timer is generous, and it never felt like I was in any danger of running out of time. Most of the [b]Hidden Object Scenes[/b] are find-by-list with light interaction needed for items listed in orange. There are also a few highly-interactive find-by-silhouette scenes, which I'd have liked to see more of! HOS do repeat but items that you found there previously stay gone from the scene when you go back. [b]CE Content[/b]: [list] [*]Integrated Strategy Guide [*]Bonus Chapter [*]25 Collectible Musical Instruments (find them all to unlock "a surprise") [*]6 Wallpapers [*]17 Concept Art - can be saved [*]3 Screensavers [*]6 2013 Calendar Wallpapers [*]4 Music Tracks w/sheet music - can be saved [*]22 Replayable Puzzles [*]11 Replayable HOS [/list] [b]Bonus Chapter[/b]: The extra chapter overlaps the ending of the main game just a bit, so I consider this the true ending of the story. The gameplay is of the same quality, with to-find lists only for the HOS. [b]Verdict[/b]: This is a big change from the first two games in the series, with more adventuring and less focus on finding objects. It also didn't feel creepy in the slightest, which I definitely missed. Still, the gameplay is solid, and if you enjoyed the first two games, you'll likely enjoy this one as well.

I mean, it is a good game. I enjoyed playing through it. I played the previous two games and they are both very unique and fun, even this game, had a lot of fun, however, this one is the weakest one so far. The story is interesting, but I feel like they just threw random filler collectibles here and there to make it have more "content". The menu is very cluttered with random unnecessary things. It is a nice touch that they let you replay your favourite hidden object/puzzle scenes. The only problem I would have is that the game is short, but perhaps that is only because I played on casual difficulty setting. The soundtrack is AMAZING though!!! <3

I would recommend this game to anyone. 5 stars.

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Really nice hidden object scenes. Very interesting stories. Engaging puzzles with many originals. Gorgeous artwork. This series is new for me, and I love it!. Buy them all.