Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst®

Emma no dont live with the strange man that wanted to marry you after 5 months of friendship, NO EMMA DONT THIS WILL CREATE A CHAIN OF CONSEQUENCES YOU CAN'T EVEN BEAR TO THINK ABOUT, EMMA YOU FOOL

If you play HOGs because you like to search for hidden objects, these are the reasons why this game is one of the best: 1. Almost exclusively made up of hidden object puzzles. No terrible voice-acting, no creepy (and poorly done) human animation, no tedious puzzles for which the only challenge is how long you are willing to sit there spinning dials. Plus, the story is decent rather than cringe-inducing! 2. It's timed which adds a lot of tension when you are looking for those last one or two items. 3. You don't have to find them all! Ever get really frustrated when you can't find that last object, but you can't move on until you do? This game gives you a number of HOPs at once and asks you to find a certain number of objects across the scenes (always less than the total available to find). This acknowledges that sometimes you just don't see what the artists wanted you to see, and it gives you the chance to relax your eyes by jumping between scenes to search for objects. 4. The puzzles that are used to open up new HOPs are crazy weird and unique. They can be difficult to figure out, but there are hints if you get stuck. I was able to figure out all but one on my own, but they were hard enough that I really felt like I had earned the solution when I solved them. I loved this game, and I wish that there were a lot more like it!

Fun

I am an unironic, full-throated, adament supporter of the MCF series. Is it good? Debatable. Is it fun? Undeniably so. They are shlocky and entertaining. The MCF series truly knows how to set a scene and framing. And the atmosphere! This is fantastic, if somewhat shaby sometimes first real entry in the MCF series. They get better, I swear

pyschosis episode simulator 2006: 10/10

old but gold

Don't be put off by it's age, it runs perfectly in fullscreen - though it will be a bit blurry. I wanted to play the Ravenhearst series so started here and it's excellent. Longer than expected and too many HO screens, but the story is very well written, and you get to do jigsaw puzzles which sometimes tell you explicitely something the diary entries don't tell you. It's a surprisingly dark storyline, which I enjoyed, even though it's been sanitised for HOG purposes. The puzzles are hit and miss though, some are good, but some are very confusing. Overall, very impressive first entry in the series, definitely recommend it.