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Dark Ritual 
Step into the shoes of a detective who has been approached by the FBI to take over a terrifying case and stop a Dark Ritual! Explore Dr. Seymour Brown’s spooky mansion and see what the crazed scientist has been experimenting with! Track down your missing sister and help Agent Johnson stop the insanity that has taken over Blackwood Mansion in this intriguing Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game.
- Incredible graphics
- Fantastic gameplay
- Find your missing sister!
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Game System Requirements:
- OS: Windows XP/Vista/8
- CPU: 800 Mhz
- RAM: 256 MB
- DirectX: 6.0
- Hard Drive: 194 MB
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Do love to hunt for HO? Then this is your game!
I don?t like when people review a game based on only playing the demo??but, I really have to warn you.
What starts out as a fascinating story quickly descends into a low budget HOG. This game should never appear in Adventure games with HOS. After less than 5 minutes of an intro story and a few scenes the game quickly turns into a HO hunt. I had 3 HO scenes in a row, and I had another one in front of me but I refused to go to it instead I went hunting for something else to do instead. After the 3rd HO scene I caught myself trying to remember what the story was and what I was supposed to do!
This game had the potential to be good. I really appreciate the work that must go into making a pc game, but story writing is definitely not their forte in this game. Instead of providing us with the opportunity to find objects along our travels/investigation a HO scene is thrown in. And they are a mess. Ever remember your mother saying, ?Clean up this mess you can?t find anything in here?, well there ya go.
No map, you don?t need one, music (when there is some) is rather good and appropriate. Sometimes there is no sound what so ever, what?s with that? Lots of to and fro.
If you love to hunt for HO, this is your game. If you like to think about where to go and what to do next, it?s not.
April 25, 2012
For Lovers of Lengthy Hidden Object Adventure Games
PLUS SIDE: Pleasantly surprised by this game, it was lengthy, fun, had LOTS of Hidden Object scenes, and the story kept my attention to the very end. I am now awaiting a sequel! You play as a FBI agent. With your partner, you are assigned to investigate a government-funded scientist who may have gone astray with his paranormal experiments, and may also be involved with your sister's disappearance. The story has some twists and turns at the start that surprised me. The graphics are very well drawn, and the Hidden Object scenes were plentiful. The Hint Button can be used like a Strategy Guide and helped me out when I was stuck. There is a bit of back-and-forth trekking to do within the chapters, but the use of the elevator and the metro train made the trekking more fum for me.
MINUS SIDE: Some of the Hidden Object scenes are very cluttered. However, with patience, you can find all of the items. There were some puzzles, but they were not hard to figure out. The game does involve supernatural elements, as implied by the game title, so players who do not like occult themes may not like this game.
December 29, 2011
Outstanding Investigation Game
Excellent Game! Really Hooked Me
- Very interesting story, well developed
- Excellent graphics
- Great background sound
- HOS not very challenging but with good visual quality (colorful, very good definition)
- Immersive environment
- Suspenseful Atmosphere (I really got a fright in one scene into the crypt!)
Immediately after finishing the free trial, I bought it!
February 2, 2012
Rather tedious game
This is a moody & atmospheric game from Vogat, there were no voiceovers but the music was suspenseful & suited the game. The graphics were clear although the artwork seemed pretty average, it felt like a dated version of a game from this developer.
There were 2 modes of play, casual with a 30 second hint recharge & glints/sparkles, the advanced mode had sparkles for the hidden object scenes only & a 2 minute hint.
I found the cursor clumsy to use & it was extremely large. You get a diary but it doesn?t give any clues, just a resume of the game to date. There are lots of locations in the game & quite a lot of going backward & forward but not so much that it became tedious.
The hidden object scenes were mainly junk piles although some of the items were well hidden & the mini puzzles were pretty easy, these were the usual put tiles in certain places, sliders, etc. There were a lot of H0s & puzzles which made up for the lack of a story; this sort of fizzled out at the end.
It is a good long game to play, took me around 5 hours so worthwhile getting for this reason but for myself I got rather bored by the time I was way through & had to force myself to finish.
April 2, 2012
HOs All The Way
GAME COMPLETED SEVERAL TIMES
How time changes us. This game used to be one of my favourites, but replaying it now, it feels dated and HO heavy.
The story is the usual save the family member from the crazy scientist stuff, with a couple of amusing twists. I have no problem with that, it?s a good story that covers plenty of variation.
The graphics and the game play are the problem.
First of all, the graphics aren?t bad. They?re a little rough around the edges, literally, and occasionally that?s bad enough to make a HO invisible. The game's fairly low definition stuff, and there?s no attempt at anything that could be called ?art?.
Then there?s the design of the HOs themselves. No effort has been made to give the appearance of relevance to the scenes, or drama or colour. Result: somewhat grungy overly cluttered junk piles with medieval weapons and NASA photos in the same cupboard.
The gameplay was very straightforward. 90% of it was HOs. That?s okay for some, and used to be for me, but for experienced gamers it?s not good news at all. There are dozens of them and each is visited twice. They are slightly interactive.
Barely remember the mini-games, even I found them easy.
One thing I really loved though was the music. Very ominous and science fiction, and only around some of the time so you don't get sick of it.
Do I recommend this game? For the HO fans, certainly. For someone dipping their toes into the HOPA, yes. To anyone else, no, this game is B Grade at best.
April 6, 2013
neverending
Okay, this is first time I leave an unfavorable review. Graphics were not thrilling, no voice over, I stuck it out till the end and it didn't get any better. I thought I liked HO's but this goes to extremes every minute a new pile to go through. If you like a lot of cut scenes and constant HO'S this is for you..me I uninstalled it the second I got done, which took awhile because I could only take small doses at a time. I cannot recommend this game.
February 3, 2012
worth a look if you love hidden object scenes for a daily deal
If you like a lot of hidden object scenes, quite a lot of them are junk pile and wandering back and forth a fair bit - then this is worth a try. I bought this as a DD, and it passed the time nicely. I am surprised that this is only a year old as this game by VOGAT plays like a much older game.
The plot line is the mad scientist gone awry and your sister has disappeared and you along with a FBI agent look for her. It's standard fare but I found that part enjoyable enough.
The hidden object scenes, are many and you do repeat them sometimes, especially near the end nearly immediately afterwards. There is 2 choice of settings and both give you sparkles and the 2nd level I played on also had the random click penalty in the hidden object scenes which I dislike.
The puzzles were about medium difficulty and scattered throughout the game and although nothing great, at least kept me playing it along with the graphics. I liked some of the scenes (not hidden object) and the airport I thought was a bit different from the usual.
Length was about 4-5hrs, which was fine as I was getting bored and wanted it to end.
I don't like all those straight junk pile scenes so wouldn't recommend it, but if you do take a look or if you can get it as a DD.
I'm rounding it up to 3 stars as I got it as a DD so felt for that, it was worth it.
May 15, 2012
find vs mini
i really enjoyed this game. the find part was challenging but those mini games were really hard! this is not to say the find challenges were easy! some things were REALLy well hidden! on the objects i could not find and had to get a hint on were well done...sort of the slap yourself on the the forehead for not seeing it! deeply challenging and deeply full of fun!
February 4, 2012
Purchased Immediately. HOG Lovers Enjoy This One!
Purchased immediately after playing the trial version. Hidden objects placed in well lit scenes with an interesting story line. Detective approached by the FBI to assist them in a situation which will ultimately locate the Detective's sister who had gone missing! Can choose Easy or Normal Mode. Simply a great HOG game to play, relax and enjoy without time constraints.
November 28, 2011
good all rounder
Boiught this on offer, but would have happily paid full price after trial run. Could be considered too easy for the die hard HOS/ adventure player with the VERY helpful hint system but would be an excellant introduction for a new comer to this genre. Found the minigames fun and doable, i'll be the 1st to admit skipping some games in other titles out of sheer frustration lol. Loved the whole package.
February 14, 2012
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