Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova

For a Vampire game it wasnt very scary.If you like HOG games get it when its on sale.7/10

If you want to play this game on Mac forget it. It has a cursor freeze bug that makes the hidden object sections unplayable. It was disappointing because it looks like a game i other wise would have enjoyed.

Vampire Legends The True Story of Kisilova is a well written, engaging and suspenseful hidden object adventure game where you get to meet interesting and lively characters. The townsfolk can be lovely, mysterious or downright spooky, and the hidden object sections are well drawn with plenty of objects to find. Some of the objects are very tiny and blend well into the background. But that's ok, as there's a hint button if you get stuck. The puzzles range from easy to solve to being challenging and needing creativity and thought. I liked the puzzle where you had to figure out the proper locations for each book on a bookshelf, by looking at the symbols on the bookshelf and the book spines. It's challenging, but not too hard, and feels rewarding once you figure it out. The puzzle where you had to figure out how to add the right amount of ingredients to make rakia was also interesting and challenging, and fun to solve. This game is very replayable and the puzzles and quests are well thought out. I found the lemon juice puzzle (where you had to find lemon juice and salt to remove rust) in the bonus story really enjoyable for some reason. Possibly because it was quite clever and the sound effects were very soothing. The soundtrack is excellent, with a moody atmosphere that matches the grim events in the story. You can also listen to different musical pieces in the game in the bonus features once you've finished playing the game, which I liked. The main game has one ending (which was enjoyable), and the bonus game has 2 endings which you can choose from. I liked both endings for the bonus game because they're both so different, and feel suspenseful and impactful. Both endings make you feel like your choices matter. I also enjoyed the game's bonus features where you can watch two short informative documentaries about the history of vampire myths in Serbia and the lovely photos of the village portrayed. The bonus features are available once you finish playing the game.

Histories with vampires is something I like, so right off the bat, this was pretty good before it had even started. With the limited time the main game lasts, it's quality over quantity, all though a bit easy. In fact the bonus history and game lasted as long as the main game, or even longer! Compared to the main game it was a bit frustrating, because it was less story, more guessing, and simply chaotic. I came to a point where I just wouldn't spend more time guessing...I had in fact come far, but I started hitting the hint button, which is normally a tabu for me. All over, the game was fine, but I enjoyed the main game for the story (it was exciting), but I only liked the bonus for how it ended. That is by no means any spoiler. It's a bit unusual. For once I played one of these games, not having to focus on doing achievements. No collectibles either, and I was able to complete the game as I went a long with the story. I think you should get this game on a sale, it's a bit short, and the bonus wasn't really that amusing. P.S. There are two videos (5+10 minutes) about the town of Kisilova, and one interview about vampires.

I have completed the game several times and will probably play again. 5 star point and click game.

Loved the story and the game was nice, did not have any issues playing, everything was smooth. Loved the interview in the end of the main game, how interesting! The bonus story was a nice touch! :D

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Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova is an average Hidden Object Mystery. The music is good, and the puzzles are fine. There's some fun set pieces and decent characters. The game has not aged well and lacks some refinement. Probably get it on sale? Yes, real world Kisilova in Serbia had Austrian investigators in 1725 conclude that a series of deaths were probably vampire related. Yes, Rose from the cover art is based on a later local legend. The accused man was found dead in his own grave as expected, albeit in an oddly intact condition, which prompted his staking and cremation. The alleged attacks generally involved wasting curses and strangulation rather than biting, and the reported sightings were more along the lines of a talking zombie or a revenant than the refined vampire presented in this game. Basically, the game is a reimagining of events as if the rural proto-vampire had been replaced by Count Dracula. I'd probably object more to the odd stretching of a local mythos, but a good chunk of the dev team seem to be of Serbian descent. For people interested in the actual events and recorded legends, there are interviews with local historians in the bonus material. Most of the exterior backgrounds were also based on modern photographs of the Kisilova area, which is a very nice touch. The main story of the game is cliche and has anachronistic objects such as the book on Dracula-style vampires and a copy of Rodin's The Thinker. The optional epilogue is nicely put together and ends on a moral choice. That said, the bonus chapter has a ton of non-obvious items that are hiding amongst the backdrop. I found them by doing a careful mouse-over of the screen looking for interactable items, because the map feature indicated there was something somewhere. I have no idea how you'd find some of them on higher difficulty settings. I'd have a full run of Steam achievements, except the Hint Button activation range extends upwards into the searchable playing field. I managed to accidentally activate it twice in one scene, after playing through most of the game without issues. There might be subtle resolution issues? Most of the puzzles have odd distortions of the background texture, where decent sized chunks of the left and right edges are strangely mirrored.

解密很好玩，就是剧情有些突兀

A bit old-school, but still worth it if you're into hidden object games and vampire lore fs.