PuppetShow™: Mystery of Joyville

I'm giving this a thumbs-up but there are definitely things you should be forewarned about. The game is incredibly short and ends on a "to be continued". Boo. There are only a few music scores that are all repeated but I guess, considering the game length, that's not a huge deal. There's also no map and no hints as to where to go next. There ARE hints during hidden object scenes and a skip button for puzzles however. I should mention that I never got stuck for long, I never used any hints in HO areas, and I didn't skip any puzzles. Now for the reasons I'm recommending this. It's chock-full of hidden object scenes. In fact, that's the main reason to play it. And they're good old fashioned HO scenes - lots to find and no having to make extra moves before collecting your items. I know developers now add a bunch of twists and extra features to their hidden object scenes to liven it up but, really, I found NOT having to do all that very refreshing. The objects are all fair as well. You might have to search a bit to find them but they're all right there - not hiding behind anything, not mislabled, and not making you click all over for it to register. Again, refreshing! Add to that an interesting and twisted story and some lovely graphics and character models. Puzzles aren't going to make you tear your hair out and it's easy to figure out where to use your collected items. I certainly wish it had been longer and..... just be prepared for an unsatisfying ending. But if you want to relax and just find a bunch of items, try this game out. Just make sure to get it when it's on sale or in a bundle.

[b]PuppetShow 1: Mystery of Joyville[/b] (IHOG) Options include separate sliders for Music and Sound, plus Full-screen and Custom Cursor. Never have I seen such a colorful palette for such a creepy story. Make no mistake! There is a horrible truth behind the disappearances in Joyville! We have no journal, and will instead find small pieces of the story scattered about the town. Be sure to read every scrap you find, as the full story is what makes the game compelling (especially towards the end)! The adventure portion of the game has no hint button, but there are two things that will keep this from becoming a problem: 1. All exits on the scene(s) will periodically sparkle, so you won't be able to miss any locations, and 2. The game won't let you go back to an area you've already finished. Instead of your standard toolbar, we have a 'Tools' button that will fan out when you click on it. Very pretty, but a little less convenient than the retractable toolbars in modern IHOG's. Hidden objects are your standard find-by-list, but you will have some multiples on every scene. ie. 4 bracelets, 4 spiders, 2 fans + the rest of the list. There is some light interaction on most scenes. You'll find a new HO popup at every location... and sometimes two separate HOS in the same room! These scenes do NOT repeat. Puzzles are few and not very difficult, but they are SKIPPABLE. HINTS are refillable during the HO scenes. [i]PuppetShow: Mystery of Joyville[/i] is deceptively colorful, but there is a terrible secret within. The game is HO-heavy, and will take maybe 2.5 hours to complete but I definitely recommend starting the series here to learn the whole sordid story.

A classic. not a long game but a good introduction to the rest of the series

Enjoyed the game but found it to be too short.

Puppetshow: MoJ est le premier de la série. Sorti en 2009, il parait un peu terne et brouillon dans les différentes scènes à la vue des standards actuel (pas de doublage, peu de scènes avec une narration,...). Cependant, il a pour lui une histoire sympathique à la limite du dark même si on peut trouver la fin baclée avec le joli "to be continued" qui s'affiche... Le gameplay est classique avec quelques puzzles qui ne vous prendront que quelques secondes en terme d'activité neuronale donc pas de mal de tête en perspective :) Les SOC eux sont plus nombreux (un par scène), ils sont également très facile à faire, et hormis ces deux éléments, il n'y a rien d'autres (ni collection, ni supplément,...) En fait, ce jeu est l'un des plus facile et des plus court que j'ai fait car il vous prend par la main et vous partez du début à la fin sans grande difficulté. Vous n'avez pas de retour en arrière à effectuer car tout se récupère avant pour la ou les scènes suivantes. Ce qui ne veut pas dire qu'il ne vaut rien, non car comme je l'ai déjà dit l'histoire est sympathique bien que trop simple dans sa narration... en fait, c'est plus un "en-cas" entre 2 jeux bien compliqué, histoire de se reposer le cerveau ou de commencer à jouer aux hidden en anglais tranquillement.

Game is good.

I was thinking I'd give this a thumbs-up because it wasn't very expensive (6.99) and was good enough for an older game. But then it abruptly ended and I saw play time was only 2 hours! I love the Hidden Object game genre, but all these games are so short for the price. There are some games you pay $20 for, and play for a month. You pay 6.99 - 14.99 for these, and they rarely last 5 hours. Such a rip-off.

nostalgic game i played this games 10 years ago in czech version

根本打不開，直接黑頻，試了各種方法。 明明官方下載的就可以試玩，為甚麼Steam上就掛掉?? 奉勸想買的人直接去官網買，至少可以先下載試玩，不會被騙。

Good HOG with easy puzzles, though unless you have a good memory (I don't) you'll need to write down some of the number and symbol clues for later use. I'm looking forward to the continuation of the story.