Mystery Legends: The Phantom of the Opera
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Good game, abrupt ending!!
Quite enjoyed this game after about 15 mins of getting my head round it. The graphics were great in the game itself but were very grainy and small in the HOS, and the hint button took forever to refill. Thank God for the map really or i would have come a cropper looking for where to go next. Love the storyline but have the idea that maybe the abrupt ending was to do with the fact that i needed to buy the CE in order to find out what happens next! Thought a CE was for a bonus chapter not the ending of a standard game, feel cheated!
March 26, 2012
So close to being excellent
I think this is a good game--not very good, or excellent. If you like HO/Adventure games and you don't have anything else to do, this might be a good game for you.
The story is just what you would expect. You are travelling with you parents to the city where your mother was once a great opera star. The Phantom kidnaps you and takes you to the old theatre. Etc. The ending is a bit weak, but sets up for the sequel.
The graphics are wonderful, as are the voice overs (not skippable# and sound effects.
The play area is very large. Many, many rooms to explore. Mini games are generally easy enough--they just take time. One #finding the constellation# was impossible for me, even when I figured out what I was looking for. I finally lucked into the correct solution. Fortunately, some minigames are skippable.
Here are the problems. There are a lot of difficult HO scenes #not interactive#. They are very cluttered and, while not impossible, not much fun, for me.
For most of the game, I didn't have much trouble finding my way around, but things changed towards the end. You will wear out a few pairs of shoes back-tracking and returning.
There is a map #not interactive# that lets you know where actions are still needed. Without that, I don't think I would have ever finished.
Pay attention to the notes that get put into your journal. You will need that information to solve some problems.
Also, it will help if you know more about music than I do. I didn't know what some of the HO items were. Also, there are a few obscure items #involving math and ancient history) to find.
I think it took me about 3.5 hours of game play to complete. It felt like it took a lot longer. I am going to recommend this game because it had some good points and others might not find the HO scenes as tedious as I did.
March 25, 2012
Awesome graphics, terrible ending
The graphics are beautiful and detailed, but the adventure doesnt have an ending at all. If you dont buy CE, you will never know what happened to the characters.
March 24, 2012
Great balance & challenge--weak ending
I wanted to add my voice and reinforce the general acclaim for this game. The gameplay was exactly the kind I like--a lot of puzzle/adventure/mystery to solve, mostly non-linear in nature, with just the right amount of HO and mini-puzzles so that you don't feel overwhelmed by either. Definitely requires a lot of checking back to scenes you've already "finished" in order to find everything you need! It was challenging enough that I had to resort to the walkthrough once, and I definitely felt satisfied with the amount of gameplay. (I would add that sometimes you have to try an item once or twice to get it to "take"--I had some trouble with items that didn't work the first time I tried them, which resulted in me getting "stuck" unnecessarily a couple of times.) The visuals are lush and gorgeous, and I love the gothic feel to the sound & look of the game.
**Spoiler Warning for the ending of the game!!**
As a longtime PotO fan, I thought this game did its inspiration justice, with the exception of the ending, or rather the *non*ending...I add my voice to everyone who hopes the fact that the story doesn't end is just a lead-up for a sequel! I would love to see more games like this at BF.
February 20, 2012
Awesome game!
awesome story and characters!THE BEST GAME EVER! i loved everything within this game. i'm addicted to this game. i hope there will be sequel. i absolutely recommend this game!
February 13, 2012
Fun "dark" hidden object game!
I love gothic, mysterious type games, so this fits all of my expectations.
February 5, 2012
Don't Believe the Hype
Based on reviews I say here and other sites, I would have thought this was the best HOG ever made. It's not. It's ok. On the positive side, it has many levels and a lot to do on every screen. On the down side, the amount of back-tracking and to and fro I had to do to get somewhere became annoying. It was one of those games that you find yourself tired of playing 2/3 of the way through but you finish because you don't want to waste the money. The music was so-so and the phantom was more annoying than anything. I was also aggrevated by the fact that I couldn't get to the bonus stage once completed (I'm still not sure why). In the end, there are many better games to spend the money on than this one.
February 1, 2012
Great Game
I enjoyed the game thouroughly, though I didn't like the end much. Plus factor to this game is that I could access the bonus area, which I couldn't in the 'Mystery Legends: Beauty and the Beast". Good game none the less.
February 1, 2012
Very challenging
This game was fun because of the adventure challenge. It was hard to figure out sometimes where to go and what to do once you got there. I had to consult the walkthrough several times because I was stuck and just could not figure out what to do. I try really hard not to look at the strategy guides or walkthroughs if I can. It provides a longer, more challenging gaming experience if I complete it on my own.
This game is well worth it.
January 29, 2012
Love the Mystery Legends games!
After playing Mystery Legends: Beauty and the Beast I had to see if there where anymore mystery legends games in the series! I found this game and couldn't quite playing until I beat it. I wish I would have bought the Collector's Edition and got the bonus game play. The graphics are wonderful. Cannot wait until the next Mystery Legends comes out!
January 29, 2012