Showing posts with label mystery. Show all posts
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6/30/2012

Mishap: An Accidental Haunting Review

Mishap: An Accidental Haunting
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Overall, this is fun to play, but it's a bit short - it took me about five hours to complete. One difference about this game is the lack of returns to the same room - each main room has three smaller rooms to explore, and you never go back to the same scene to find more objects. I expected a longer game considering the size of the download, but a lot of that turned out to be animation.
What I liked:
- There's no time limit
- The hidden objects aren't *too* difficult to find, but they take a bit of searching.
- The storyline is well-written - it's funny, a bit sad, and charming in places.
- The riddles are fun and relatively easy to solve.
- The penalty for too many mis-clicks is rather high ::g:: (you'll see what I mean).
- In addition to the usual objects and mini-games, there are some 'minor' ghosts to be captured, and they have some fun stories behind them.
What I didn't like:
- The mini-games are mostly hand-eye coordination/speed games, and I'm no good at those, but after an initial try, you can skip them.
- Some objects are difficult to find because the graphics are a bit *too* cartoonish.
- I expected some sort of interactive play at the end, but the characters wrap it up without any help.
Overall, this game is a little different from the usual HOG formula, and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for something new.

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The Burtons have just moved into a beautiful new home, which just happens to be haunted! Now it's up to you to help them deal with some particularly unfortunate ghosts as you search for objects hidden throughout over 30 beautifully illustrated rooms. Assemble ghostcatchers and challenge each ghost in a unique minigame! Unravel the mysteries of the ghosts' unfortunate fates through in-game comics! Help the Burtons survive the paranormal and take back their home in Mishap: An Accidental Haunting!

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6/18/2012

Death of a Six-Foot Teddy Bear (Bargain Hunters Mysteries, No. 2) Review

Death of a Six-Foot Teddy Bear (Bargain Hunters Mysteries, No. 2)
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The second in the BARGAIN HUNTER MYSTERIES, Death of a Six-Foot Teddy Bear is a welcome addition to Sharon Dunn's books.
Ginger and the other members of the BHN (Bargain Hunter's Network) are headed to Calamity, NV for what's been dubbed the world's largest garage sale. Ginger's husband Earl is coming along to participate in an inventor's convention to get his dream off the ground.
Within minutes of finally arriving at the hotel, Ginger finds their plans unraveling all around her. Then her husband has become someone she doesn't recognize, and they both become embroiled in a murder investigation. Chaos reigns supreme with lots of humor and heart inserted.
The book is filled with quirks from the hotel that has a retro children's toys theme to the characters themselves. Ginger and her cohorts are as lively as ever and surrounded by a full cast of characters. While the characters are filled with quirks, they also have a lot of heart and challenges. Ginger doesn't want to believe the worst of her husband, but why would he lie to the police? Earl doesn't understand why Ginger isn't supporting him as he chases his dream. Kindra is surprised to find herself in a possible relationship and wonder if she can cast aside her list of requirements before falling into a relationship. Suzanne missed her children even though she couldn't wait to get away from them. And Arleta is trying to live even as she fears she's growing too old.
I could find something to relate with each of these characters about. I also enjoyed the plot -- even though it moves at the pace of a cozy mystery -- mainly because the characters made me care about what would happen to them.
Bottom-line: this is an enjoyable mystery even with it's cozy-mystery pacing.

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