Mystery of the Ancients: Lockwood Manor
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Great hidden object game,adventure game.
I really enjoyed this game. It had a great story line and the graphics were very good. As much as I enjoy the hidden object aspects of these sorts of games, sometimes they go a bit overboard and there are so many of them that they can become a bit annoying, and interupt the actual plot of the story too much. Not this game though, they were spread out over the game and had a real purpose. The puzzles were challenging but not impossible. Overall GREAT GAME.
November 17, 2011
Lockwood Manor
I have just finished this game and it was excellent, creepy yet compelling. It made me feel that I just could not stop and had to keep going on to see what would happen next. Hope there is more to come.
November 15, 2011
Fun Game!
Loved the story line - it wasn't so hard that I couldn't figure it out but made me think - I liked the "having to do something" in order to find the object. It was just creepy enough to keep my attention!
November 18, 2011
Very atmospheric
This offering from Maria Glorum has a more than usual demonic theme with dark graphics to suit the storyline & a wonderful melodic piano score that is one of the best I have heard in a game. The cut scenes seem rather blurry but the artwork in the game itself is excellent & the atmosphere is very creepy & foreboding.
There are very few voiceovers & the dialogue was not clickable; however there is not a lot of it.
There are two modes of play; casual with a 30 second hint recharge & glints & sparkles, advanced with 60 second recharge & sparkles for the H0 scenes only. The misclick penalty only seemed to come into play during the advanced mode. It filled the widescreen on my monitor.
I found the cursor to be a little clunky in places & there is no map but as there do not seem to be a great many areas this is not a problem. I loved playing this game, good hidden object scenes & challenging puzzles.
November 28, 2011
A lot for your money!
This game took a good long time to complete, which is great. It really flows well and is layed out very well. The plot is rather secondary, one feels that they are just out there solving puzzles on their own, but I actually prefer not to be laden down with the plot and it picked it back up in the end. The artistry was good imaginative and I didnt feel like I had played it before as I do in some games.
January 5, 2012
Beautiful artwork! Challenging puzzles.
I loved the artwork in this game! The graphics in the hiddden object scenes were crisp and a good size, making it generally easy to find the objects without straining your eyes. Some of the puzzles were challenging and I ended up skipping them because I wanted to move along in the story. It would have been great if a player could go back and try the puzzles again after finishing the game.
December 23, 2011
Good intermediate game
Interesting story; medium to long game.
Variety of puzzles, none too hard.
Overall game is challenging without being too hard; good graphics and music.
November 26, 2011
Fairly good HO
This game had very good graphics, good sound effects. No voice overs which I actually missed. The music was unobtrusive, and when I did notice it , it seemed to fit the mood of the game. The storyline wasn't bad but did not really play a major role in the game, it seems to be secondary to the play. Not a lot of cutscenes but the ones it has are very well done.
The HOs were good, clear and crisp. The puzzles were average and all doable. There was no map, but it was not really necessary as play was fairly linear. There are 2 modes, casual and advanced. The advanced does not show sparkles except for the HOs, but the hint button is always available.
Overall this is a fairly good game. Was a good length. An enjoyable play.
January 15, 2012
I really enjoyed this game
It has achievemnt trophies you can collect. There are not too many HOS and some are regular (find the pen or hat) and some are shaddows of the items so it was not repetitious and there were other ways to gain inventory than the HOS.
December 30, 2011
A very good game
As far as HOGs go this one is up there. The story line, music, graphics, and puzzels were excellent.
December 21, 2011