The Haunted House of Doom

It is that time of the year again. Not even a full year after the last release, 'The Amazing Shrinking Giraffe', master-developer Paul Bird drops yet another AAA title to compete with the likes of 'Cyberpunk 2077' for the GOTY Awards 2020. Altough the aforementioned Shrinking Giraffe was almost guaranteed to win, with the sudden release of 'The Haunted House of Doom', finally a real contestant has arrived. We all know the roots of Paul Bird. He started not as the hero we want but the hero we so desperately needed, releasing well thought out educational content, teaching our kids how to race safely in this scary, dangerous world. This however, advanced to very complex sport programs rapidly, ultimately reaching the point of defending ourselves againt mighty aliens and defending the multiverse against gigantic flying dragons. I think the message the prophet is sending us now seems to be clearer than ever. The action taking place in present time is a sign, this game has to be the most important social criticism i have ever stumbled upon. I definitely dont want to spoil anything here, so i wont go into detail in this review. Just know that this "game" has not only changed the way i witness life, but made me take a glimpse beyond the borders of what is real and what is the opposite.

Yet another brilliant work for the master craftsman Paul bird.

yet another masterpiece from paul bird

レースゲーム、FPS、ミニゲーム集、アクションと、毎作品新たなジャンルを開拓してきたPaul Bird氏による新境地です。今作はアドベンチャーゲームとなっております。 毎回、玄人志向の操作性でクリア困難なゲームをリリースしてきたPaul氏ですが、今回の操作はコマンド選択のみなので難易度は低めです。謎解きについては理不尽なところはほとんどありませんし、ストアページ内の「説明を見る」で作者本人の作成したガイドも見ることができます。 グラフィックについては、野生動物シリーズとは別ベクトルですが、非常に温かみの溢れる作風となっております。 絵柄的に、作品名から予想されるようなホラー展開を期待すると肩透かしを食うかもしれません。しかし、最後に待ち受ける意外なほどハートウォーミングな展開は必見です。怪物たちとの血みどろの展開を期待していた私は、自らの人間性の浅ましさを深く恥じることになりました。外見で物事を判断してはいけないのです。 日本語は現在サポートされていないので全編英語ですが、難解な文章はほとんどないので文意を理解することは容易でしょう。野生動物シリーズの日本語の方がよほど難解です。 Paul氏ならではの小粋なジョークも随所に散りばめられています。攻略と関係ないアイテムや行動でも、ちょっとしたメッセージが聞けるものもあるのがいいところですね。 「野生動物シリーズじゃないのかよ」と思われた方も、最後までプレイするとちょっといいことがあるかもしれません。 一点注意が必要なところがあるとすれば、進行に関わるバグがあるようです。 インプから貰うアイテムを汚れた鏡に使用するシーンですが、鏡がもともとあった部屋以外で使用するとゲームの進行が止まってしまいました。 おそらく鏡を「take」で持ち運べること自体がミスなのでしょう。鏡は発見しても持ち運ばないほうがいいかもしれません。

I didn't think it was possible, but Paul Bird managed to outdo himself yet again! This incredible game is a short, classic point and click adventure. It's unlike any of Paul Bird's other games, which just goes to show how talented of a developer he is. You'll have to make your way through a haunted mansion while solving puzzles. No spoilers, but the ending of the game is a life-changing experience. 100% recommended!

Usually I am not a fan of the horror and point and click genre, but Paul never fails to amaze the gaming world. The game has a charming, cute and cartoony artstyle. The soundeffects are on point and the story is just a masterpiece. In addition to the well crafted story there are many eastereggs. When i found "The Plex Solution" i couldnt stop laughing. All in all Paul did it again - this game is an absolute must buy.

best game ever

Fantastic narrative and puzzles. Kind of the dark souls of horror games, you will die and struggle. Great speedrun category PB is 30 seconds flat

for a $2 game, i am both shocked and appalled by the quality, this game was unreasonably hard for no reward, the game looked like i drew it with my left hand in kindergarten (im right handed) and the solutions to the puzzles made absolutely no sense. this game took 0.9 hours off my life that i will never get back. i could've been out, curing diseases, but NO. i was playing the haunted house of doom, wasting my life away. my wife left me because of this. i hope you're happy.

One of Paul Bird's best games. I would recommend it to anyone who likes horror games, with so many jump scares. It's even to scary for me! Great job on this one Mr. Bird.