Midnight Mysteries 3: Devil on the Mississippi
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I love these games!
Midnight Mysteries is quickly becoming my favorite casual game series. Every game I have played has been worth downloading. I love that they've added awards, it gives the game even more replayability (is that a word? lol# than before. This one was creepier than previous games in the series, in my opinion #which I like). It ran beautifully on my computer- no glitches, no stutters. It had just enough of a challenge- not frustratingly difficult, not boringly easy. Even writing this review I'm thinking about playing it again when I get some free time! I highly recommend all of the Midnight Mysteries games!
November 15, 2011
First Game I've WANTED to Review
What delicious ambience this game has! A bit of Pirates of the Caribbean ride feel to it, right down to the fireflies, eerie cloudy skies, and misty waterways. Nearly had me smelling the river water, feeling the cold fog shrouding graveyards, and shivering 'neath skeletal trees that creaked in the wind. Level of difficulty wasn't so difficult that it discouraged me from playing. A great deal of fun navigating through the scenes and game play. Delightfully spooky, intriguing, spell-binding. The references to Mark Twain, Shakespeare, and other noted literary icons added flavor to the entire adventure and had you wondering what might be truth and what may be fiction. The graphics were, to my mind's eye, top-notch for the storyline. It didn't bog down in a specific setting as it took the player all over the globe, through time, with gameplay that I found engaging, enlightening, entertaining, and ever-changing. This was a fun ride! Cheers
January 25, 2012
first game EVER to have enough fun to finish!!
The sights, the sounds, the element of surprise...,this game HAD me!! My daughter and I were playing and when we finished a task all of a sudden this "BAM!" and lighting flashed, a "spirit" flashed across the screen and we were both "eeeeeck!!" what was that!!??? scared the pants off of us!! we need more games with this kind of surprise!!!
December 5, 2011
Intriguing Mystery
I also love this literature themed series. The story kept me interested until the very end. The game reminded me more of the larger adventure games that involve dialog with the characters, but it?s only a limited amount per character (some games can get pretty gabby). I really enjoyed all the ghostly characters that you bump into. I thought the game was on the easier side, but I like that occasionally. Not a lot of running around or backtracking, the hidden objects were easy to find and I didn?t need to skip any puzzles. The hint button pretty much told you what to do and where to go next. Overall I thought it was a nice relaxing, creepy game with an intriguing storyline.
January 17, 2012
Fantastic game!
I did not think I would find a HOG game to replace my favorite but this one does. The graphics are amazing. The story line keeps you fully engaged and wanting to keep going. And the game is educational without being preachy.
This game gets an A+ from me. I'm going to look into the previous releases of the series as well.
January 18, 2012
Interesting puzzles and mini games!
Good game. Great graphics, the game works smoothly. I loved the puzzles and mini games because they were quite original and not too difficult. I gave this game only 4 stars because of nearly non-existant storyline. It's too complicated, there is too much talking and a lot of redundant information.
November 19, 2011
Great game for certain people
I really didn't like this game.
Downside: I found the story line confusing, couldn't follow it and the notes held far too much useless information, for a casual hidden object/adventure game.
I also found that it was either extremely challenging mini games or super easy (e.g. simply placing glass tiles in a picture). I got to just over 30% through it and decided i had had enough.
Also i felt sometimes that the layout of rooms was weird, e.g. pressing an up arrow to go back into a room that you had just left.
I did appreciate the thought, work and detail that went into this game, it just isn't for me. Didn't hold my interest and i'm rather gutted I payed for this game.
Upside: if you know bits about literature you might like it and the graphics were good, as were the sound effects. Quite spooky sounds at times. It certainly isn't a mindless story line if you were actually interested in it.
January 24, 2012
ONE OF THE BEST GAMES EVER PLAYED!
Definitely! Lengthy play, Game has phenomenal artwork and very exciting scenes where you're mostly "transported"--not running to and fro. The best and most enjoyable puzzles I'ver ever played. Most HO scenes are at the beginning and thins out to puzzles, mini-games and finding objects to progress. Locating a target range of 70 "shamrocks" and "ravens" unlock hidden object mode with 100 achieving the"perfect" awards. Not an easy task and will replay to try for that 100 mark! Enjoy! -Mama Mia-
February 20, 2012
Really like this series
I very much enjoy this literature based series. I have played this and the Nathiel Hawethorne one and found both intriguing. I wish the Edgar Allen Poe game was available for Mac. (Hint, hint.)
January 1, 2012
EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this game and it was educational as well. I had no idea Mark Twain's real name was Samuel Clemens. The story was great, the way it was tied into both fact and fantasy. The puzzels aren't hard at all, but it is fun and thoroughly entertaining and having only paid $3.99 for it a bargain to boot. While it is educational it is not for the kiddies does contain dark themes and not just the Faustain ones.
January 22, 2012