Nancy Drew®: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek

[h3]This is the best Nancy Drew game I've ever played. [/h3] [h1]Trust me, I have autism.[/h1] Followed closely by Warnings at Waverly Academy. If there's one thing I've learned in life, it's that you always trust a person with autism when they're talking about their special interest. In fact, I'd probably trust a neurodivergent enthusiast slightly more than I'd trust a neurotypical field expert. But that's just me. So I humbly present to you: My autism-fueled opinion on this Nancy Drew game. The top pros are: - [b]Vibes.[/b] I strongly believe that the biggest determining factor in whether a Nancy Drew game is excellent or mid lies in the aesthetic, the theming, the coziness factor, and the vibes. And this game has some of the best vibes of them all. - [b]There's a wolf.[/b] I like animals. And best of all, [spoiler] you get to befriend the wolf! Haha! Puppy! Very good! [/spoiler] - [b]Just the right amount of repetitive.[/b] Chores include housekeeping, cooking using time management skills to be efficient without burning things, and snow shoveling (minesweeper), but the chores never get too grueling in my opinion. Just the right amount of repetitive. - [b]Good puzzles,[/b] including an approximation of minesweeper, checkers but worse and evil, a logic puzzle mixed with a maze somehow, a plan-ahead puzzle where you have to carefully order what coins you put in what slot and when, and many more. - [b]Foley artist knew what he was doing.[/b] The sound of snow crunching under boots, and sometimes squeaking, which is very good in my opinion. - [b]Good characters and suspects.[/b] No one is too obvious or overly suspicious, so the mystery remains compelling right to the end. The character dialogue is entertaining and some of the voice lines have made it into my regular vocabulary of niche references. (Bonus points if you can guess which lines.) - [b]Compelling side plots[/b] bring richness and depth even outside the main story. There is one big con. [b]The time-limited puzzles are a little too hard.[/b] There are exactly two parts of this game that are slightly terrible, and they are the only two time-limited puzzles in the entire game: [spoiler] The ice floes and the pipes. [/spoiler] IYKYK. But that's coming from someone who hates time-limited puzzles on a baseline. But it's not insufferable enough to outweigh the excellent parts. All in all, this game is violently comforting and high quality. Would recommend to anyone who likes cozy lodge vibes, wolves, slightly repetitive tasks, and rich side plots.

All I do is cook, clean and sleep and people keep trying to kill me with bombs

One of my favorites in the series for a more in-depth whodunit, with some wonderful fake-outs, red herrings, and suspicious activity on top of the great puzzles and some meme-worthy dialogue here and there. 8.5/10, would pelt children with snowballs again.

Ngl I started this game as a kid (on the wii) and never finished it. Picked it back up years later and it was still challenging lmao. But, it was pretty fun and nostalgic for me, so I enjoyed it anyway.

I once said "I love Isis" because of this game. That's how I found out about the terrorists.

This was the last Nancy Drew game I played as a child and at that point, I hadn't beaten it. Now having finished the game as an adult, I remember why. This is one of the more tedious ND games and it can be quite limiting in your game play, which can make it boring at times. You have to fix meals at certain times every day, do chores in the morning and time your investigating to meet the guests when they're in the lodge. At first it's fun, but it gets boring very quickly and I had to sleep through so much of the day just to advance to the next part it felt like it broke the immersion. The plot is ok, the characters are forgetable. 6 out of 10. It's meh.

This is one of the weakest of the Nance games I've played. If you like ND for the puzzles, it doesn't have many and they aren't good. If you like ND for the story and characters, this one falls flat. If you like ND because you like animals, wolves in particular, and you REALLY like the chores aspect, I guess it's OK.

Cool setting for a nancy drew game, good story. ♥♥♥♥ the goose and fox game- have fun spending 2-3 hours on it because you will lose your mind!!

This one isn't gonna be for everyone. There's lots of menial busy work, minigames galore, and a story that barely exists. HOWEVER, as with any Nancy Drew game, the vibes are a big part of it and once again, the vibes are excellent. The world is fun to explore, the puzzles are quite fun if not a bit forced at times, characters are fun to interact with (I love you Bill) and it's a really good time if you're in the mood for a lighter Nancy Drew game. I've played nearly all of the ND games and I always rank this one pretty highly. 8/10

This game is so nostalgic from my childhood. Lol. Also, being set in Canada as a Canadian, I love playing it.