[h1]I SUPPOSE THIS IS THE NEW NORM NOW? [/h1]
Five-BN Games have always been my number-one favorite HOPA developer, but I can't help feeling a bit disappointed by their decision to cut corners lately.
When other developers, such as Elephant and Domini Games, started throwing out new releases at a break-neck pace with declining quality and content, Five BN stood strong. We would wait for what seemed like an eternity for a new release from Five-BN...but the wait was always worth it because of their phenomenal stories, which usually ended in cliffhanger endings.
While games by other developers could be completed within three short hours, Five BN games could take a couple of days to complete! The Hidden Object Scenes were some of the most interactive and complex scenes on the market. No one even came close to mastering a Hidden Object Scene like Five-BN Games did.
Apparently, someone at the top decided to mass-produce games that can easily be converted from Mobile Apps to PC, which allows them to quickly flood the market and fulfill both needs. Although Mystery Detective Adventure is a well-made game, it's clearly designed to be a F2P app first, then conveniently converted to a desktop mode with Hint and Skip features readily available. There's nothing remarkable or cutting-edge here. The "detective" scenario is nothing new, and we've played hundreds of games where we have to lug around a giant box equipped with reagents and other various tools used by detectives in the early 1900s.
Now, we get three chapters in a game with three different stories. There are no cliffhanger endings that leave us on the edge of our seats in anticipation of the next release. There's no Strategy Guide or mini-game instructions. There's just another game to play with some characters that we will never remember by the time the next game is released.
It was the incredible stories from Five-BN that drew us in hook, line, and sinker and made us fall in love with each beloved character. We became completely invested in each character because of this connection. Every character had a distinct personality, such as Susan, the ordinary housewife leading a double life as a Warmaiden in the mysterious Lost Lands, or Laura, the fearless journalist who uncovers a vast underground secret society network operating below the city streets in New York Mysteries, and who could forget the courageous adventures of a young girl named Alice who is chosen by the light of a Phoenix to fight an eternal battle between Darkness and Flame.
I do think Mystery Detective Adventures is worth purchasing (it's already been out for nearly 7 months!) It is a quality, well-made game, but I can't help but feel disappointed with the new vision Five BN Games has adopted, knowing that the days of those wonderful adventures with my favorite characters are now a thing of the past. I have remained a loyal and true fan from the beginning when they were still Alawar-Five-BN Games (Sacra Terra, The Treasures of Mystery Island, Forbidden Secrets, House of 1000 Doors)...but I guess this is just the new norm now :(
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