The Mysterious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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The mysterious Case of Nonrenewable Clues
It took me forever to finish this game, I ran out of clues twice and had to go back and start over. The graphics were good, but there was too much dialog, and too few mini games.
I love HOG games, but like some variety added, this was just one hidden object scene after another, also the intro played every time I opened the game.
I loved the way the game followed the original story, but felt it lacked interest.
November 15, 2011
Literary, static game rife with frustrations.
The game has decent atmosphere, but is very static. Characters are shown as talking heads, but with no animation. There are no cut scenes or interactions with the environment, just hidden object scenes with occasional puzzles. There are regular reading sections, with decent writing, that seem to be trying to hold on to Jekyll and Hyde's literary tradition.
Frustrations are with the hidden object scenes and puzzles. Puzzles are so simple that I consider them activities rather than puzzles- just busy work. Hidden object scenes are too often filled with confusions or inaccuracies. A "pow" is actually a pawprint. A "pumpkin" is a moon with a face on it reminiscent of a jack o'lantern. "Dice" is actually an alphabet block. And on and on. Several items seem to be VERY stylized or abstracted versions of what you're looking for.
Overall, the game is just not worth the effort.
November 23, 2011
Average with lots of dialogue
This game is like reading a book with the added bonus of some hidden object scenes & minigames. There is only one mode of play but there are no sparkles or glints to help & some the items are pretty difficult to find.
The graphics & artwork are about average & the scenes a little dark but as we are in London during the 1800s who would expect anything bright; it suits the story which I enjoyed. There is no voiceover (except during the introduction) & you can click through the dialogue at your own pace.
At times the music becomes annoying but then you move to another scene & it changes pace & tempo & reverts back to being pleasant to listen to.
There are 5 hints to begin & if you use them you can find potion bottles throughout the game to top your hints back up to 5. I did find the misclick penalty pretty annoying.
The mini games were pretty easy but it makes a pleasant change from having to wrack my brain.
January 14, 2012