Them - The Summoning

Мне игра понравилась: поиск построен необычно. Да, картинка не очень, но ведь сколько лет игре - 2014 год... И даже прототип коллекционных предметов имеется. Конечно, всегда хочется найти всё самому, но, если достаточно долго ничего не находить, игра сама подсказывает где оно. Так что вполне годно. Просто не начинайте знакомство с играми этого жанра с этой конкретной игры.

Navigate the complexities of the law as you delve into an unexplored paranormal realm to uncover the truth. Engage in challenging puzzles and experience surreal mini-games as you rely on your instincts to survive and achieve tranquility. With a spectral companion by your side, can you maintain your sanity while pushing the boundaries of reality? Wrongly accused of two murders and pursued by a relentless investigator, you must race against time to piece together the clues that will reveal the true murderer and exonerate yourself. Yet, what you discover is far more sinister and perilous than you ever anticipated. Overall, I enjoyed the game, but I found it challenging to locate certain items—they can be quite small, and some objects that you need to interact with to uncover others lack visual indicators, such as a cursor change. The hidden object scenes are crucial to the experience. The scenes are generally clear, the graphics are satisfactory, and most hidden items are reasonably placed, making the game playable. However, there are several shortcomings; while there are few misnamed objects (a common issue in hidden object games), some items have problematic hitboxes, and there are instances of items placed in illogical locations (like a pumpkin or silhouettes in the sky). A significant drawback for me was the interaction with certain objects, as some were not obvious to engage with (like the mirror), while others, such as pillows, would "open" whenever hovered over, despite being immobile in other scenes. Additionally, there are several instances where you search for an item that has multiple potential matches (like "plant" in a garden), but only one is correct, which is frustrating. The music effectively set the atmosphere, I was unsettled by the environment, and I appreciated the plot twist, but I am left wondering about the missing parts and a proper conclusion.

Tags: Adventure - WC - Hidden Object Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: No resolution options. Game is pretty pixelated. Narrative is poor and hidden object sections are arbitrary and frustrating. Best played by spamming hints, spamming clicks. You get all the cheap tricks played on you. Color palettes blended together. Items that are obscured by other objects or off screen limits partially. Objects that are represented as tiny patterns (e.g. drawing of a lizard in a tapestry). Game is best played with a hostile mindset where you aggressively click on everything and use the punishment cooldown period to glance at the list of wanted objects. Using hints as soon as they become available. Even then progression is laborious and just a more flat, 2D version of cleaning my room. The murder mystery plot is slow to evolve, and the FMV style photo assets were not all that enjoyable. Minigames were a welcome change of pace, as at least when spotting differences you have a point of refenrence to go back to. But even then the game would really kind of stretch the line and force you to resort to your cold war tactics. Altogether not enjoyable. Removed for declutter due to heavy saturatin of hidden object games.

Empfehlenswert: Nein (persönliche Wertung: 1/10) Errungenschaften: Nein Positiv: - einfaches Spielprinzip - hübsche Szenerien Negativ: - erster Teil einer lahmen dreiteiligen Story, welche nicht fortgesetzt wird? - unlogische Sammelgegenstände - manchmal nicht sichtbare Gegenstände - Musik unpassend Fazit: Them - The Summoning ist schon einige Jährchen draußen und ist der erste Teil einer Trilogie... Bloß das die anderen Teile seitdem nie erschienen sind! Es handelt sich hierbei um ein Wimmelbildspiel mit einer völlig an den Haaren herbeigezogenen Story. Die Szenerien sind zwar schön dargestellt, jedoch mit unpassender Musik hinterlegt. Das Gameplay ist einfach. Man sammelt alle angegebenen Gegenstände, um voran zu kommen. Das die Gegenstände dabei nicht immer logisch sind, brauche ich nicht erwähnen... Das Spiel hat es jedoch auf ein neues Level angehoben. Bilder in Wolken, welche nicht sichtbar sind oder Äste die bestimmte Buchstaben darstellen... Da sag ich liebendgerne: Nicht Empfehlenswert!!!!