Mystery Castle: The Mirror's Secret

You know when you're playing a hidden object game, and every facet of it seems to have been done by the 'B team'? That's this game. The animations aren't quite up to snuff, the the voice acting is pretty poor, and the hidden object games and mini games just aren't as well done. The mini games are mostly super simple - move the objects to the side to see the picture, or place items into the slot that suits their silhouette (you know, like a toddler's puzzle), that sort of thing. There are some quality gems in there, but few and far between. Hidden object sections - they use each HO section twice, which is perfectly fine for me. What I didn't enjoy is the vagueness of the items. For instance, a "watering can" was actually a funnel, and a "recipe" was an x-ray of someone's hand. This is pretty basic stuff to get wrong, showing this game was done on the cheap with little editing or testing. I will say the length of the game is quite decent, but it is hard to maintain interest when we have the same old HOG 'go-to' of your toddler being kidnapped by an evil sorcerer. I know HOGs aren't renowned for their story plots, but damn this is getting a bit overdone.. Oh, on a side note, any time I alt-tabbed out of the game it crashed the computer. I got this at heavy discount (80% off) - which is the only way you should buy it. For a couple of dollars it's worth it, but definitely don't pay full price. Edit: also no trader cards or Steam achievements, if that's your thing.