Paranormal Crime Investigations: Brotherhood of the Crescent Snake
3.3
5
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11
Good, but Slow and Dark
Despite being a good game with challenging puzzles, did not catch me.
The music is repetitive, the story, and the environment, not stimulated me. The speech of the characters is through balloons to be read, making the game a little tedious ... I get kind of boring.
I recommend for people who really likes slow and dark games.
January 7, 2012
Decent
Good points:
- good length
- fun mini-games
- items you search for a re well identifiable
bad points:
- although the art is good enough to find the items, the graphics aren't one of the best
- didnt really like the setting and the atmosphere. Others may like it better, but there was something about it that I didn't like. Kind of hard to put my finger on it.
November 25, 2011
Great Game
This is a good game, very good in fact.
Unfortunately it starts off so slowly. I?m amazed anyone would buy it after just a 1 hour demo, but don?t be too hasty with this game, it develops very well.
I really struggled through the first hour, the hidden object scenes were murky and difficult to navigate, the slow screen changes were annoying and the initial game play was boring.
But, but, but, once I understood the game play, I was completely enthralled and did not stop playing until the game ended. The Hidden Object scenes seemed to become clearer, the slow screen changes no longer bothered me and I was anything but bored.
I played in expert mode and had to use the walkthrough twice, so the game was challenging.
I used the PCI (Electronic Manual) and map frequently to keep abreast of things, personally I enjoy reading the dialogue, but if you don?t like reading you can just focus on the words highlighted in red, their the ones pertinent to the plot.
Yep! This game is good, loved it.
January 17, 2012
Good All-Rounder
Not going to set the world on fire, but this is an enjoyable game to play.
Its HO scenes were good and easy without being a total bore. Again, graphics good not great. Their bright colours and modern objects were a pleasant change from the usual dreary game. I really liked the music.
Story was easy to follow but unusual despite the just-now-everywhere setting in New Orleans Mardi Gras, voodoo added.
I also enjoyed having a character to work with through the game. Somehow, it seems to make it more involving.
The ending was satisfying, the investigation was completed, but another one was about to start. Left the possibility of a sequel without leaving you hanging and frustrated.
I am sure I will be playing this often.
December 15, 2011
Very Cryptic!
Something to make a person grab bag of candy or pad and pen to keep track of all the clues. I have say it had me screaming no in some areas...next time heads up in some areas...it was very dark! Little too creepy.
December 17, 2011
Solid Game
This game had all the parts. HOGS, adventure, puzzles. Just kind of ho hum. It wasn't bad but the story did not grab me. The HOGS were really easy but beautiful to look at.
December 11, 2011
It's ok
I was not really too impressed with this ho game. Everything about it was just ok. Don't waste your money. There are many other ho games that are so much better.
January 7, 2012
Nothing New
This game is similar to the rest of the games that have been produced throughout the past month (dark, creepy, mystery, hidden object). If it's your first time playing this type of game, then you may enjoy it.
December 3, 2011
Mysterious and compelling
Having already reviewed the game in the Collector's Edition section, there is no point in re-posting it here in its entirety.
Please refer to the section above mentioned if you wish more details.
But to sum it all up: very well crafted graphics, artistic locations, good puzzles, fair challenge, plenty of things to do, friendly hints, mildly creepy atmosphere that grows on you. One main snag: HO Scenes are cluttered with certain items hardly identifiable.
I recommended the game after playing the demo, with the intent of adding it to my collection. For lack of a complete overview of the CE, since it only offers the first Chapter, I am hesitating between that CE and the SE.
If the CE has a bonus chapter that is a good follow-up and/or a better conclusion to the story, then I would say it is worth getting. Else the SE will be sufficient.
December 24, 2011
Undoable without sharpshooter vision
That was the kiss of death for me. I'm playing on a 19 inch monitor laptop and I was holding it up to my eyes trying to see what the HOs were. It wasn't good enough. Neither was this game.
January 2, 2012