Nancy Drew®: The Phantom of Venice

SCOPA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My girlfriend is making me play this. I'm wearing a clown costume and a baby mask and everyone in Venice is cool with it. I used binoculars to identify a specific pigeon at the palazzo. I spent all my money on Gelato. I am having a GREAT time.

Annoying mini games.

One of the better Nancy Drew games! The story may be a bit simpler than other titles, but it was still engrossing and really played into the themes of being a private detective and investigating a criminal ring. I was able to determine who the villain was about mid-game, but it was still a satisfying pay off when the reveal came. This game also made me want to order a genuine deck to play scopa. So fun!

Classic Nancy Drew goodness right here. The setting, chef's kiss. The music, chef's kiss. The puzzles, chef's kiss. Only real weak point of this one are that you barely interact with the other people around Nancy at the Ca'. That and the rhythm minigame (if you can even call it that) was cringe worthy and very boring. Luckily you don't have to do it much. This is a classic Nancy Drew, one that really sticks out as a fun lighthearted romp 8/10

Honestly, I didn't realize there were so many achievements you could earn! I spent way too much time trying to earn euros as Punchy LaRue to buy up costumes. I should've bought more gelato or played more scopa. The game was very fun, though it was tricky figuring out puzzles involving the office and then those water tunnels at the end.

Even though it's not one of my favorites, I enjoyed my replay of Venice. There's so much attention to detail built into the game from the building design, music, language, background conversations, clothing, etc. I really enjoyed changing clothes, dancing for petty cash lol and of course, SCOPA! Playing the latter was somehow both frustrating, creepy, and fun. The characters were all so unique and villain-esque in their own ways. Colin is a very accurate depiction of a "nice guy" that it made me laugh out loud. I enjoyed the conversations with Ned more than in other games. This game really made me think - damn Nancy should be getting PAID for this kinda work! An "amateur" detective being sent to tackle a crime syndicate UNPAID is actually insane. Overall game play 4/5 and scare factor 2/5.

One of my favorite nancy drew's to date! Most puzzles weren't overly time consuming except for the last one (like always). Definite recommend.