Penny Dreadfuls? Sweeney Todd
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Replayable. Always a challenge.
I keep waiting for more Penny Dreadful games, because this one is so very good, The HOS segments are creepy but you can identify the objects and you don't need a magnifying glass. The story is classic, but the inspector (horrid little man) leads you through the story from a quite different angle.
There is a map, which is a great assist in helping you through the story. The locations are all rich and complex and really are part of the story. The mini-games are challenging and in the CE at least, you can practice them, which is fun to do. The game is complicated and straightforward at the same time, which I find very interesting. I play this game over and over, and I try to improve my skill level, which the game measures. The only con: I have to turn all the sound off in the final mini-game because I can't tolerate the voices. I usually skip through the music, too, though it was great to hear the first time through the game.
November 27, 2011
Johnny Depp FlashBack
I enjoyed this one very much...Creepy, challenging, great graphics and sounds. I could of played this game forever I'm guessing because I was disappointed when it was already over and of course because I was so into it, hehe. But of course when I say Johnny Depp Flashback, it's not the movie all the same, but it was fun.
Thank you Big Fish,
Perry:)
November 14, 2011
Fun And Great Atmosphere
This was an awesome game. Beautiful graphics, and creepy atmosphere. The music was beautiful. Puzzles and hidden object scenes were a lot of fun.
November 18, 2011
Great Story, Great Game!
I love the story of Sweeney Todd, and it translated into a great game. Good graphics, perfect level of challenge, intriguing story. Definitely a recommended game!
November 26, 2011
Loved this game
Not a single thing about this game I didn't love, Long play time, great HO's, great visuals, great music. flowed well. Loved this game.
Well, the one thing I don't love is that, as of yet, there is no sequal.
December 27, 2011
A close shave and a meat pie anyone?
Even if you've never seen or read Sweeney Todd... from the original 1920's movie based on the original play or one of the more recent versions, you'll undoubtedly appreciate the the game play value in being in the detective role in this surprisingly good game spin-off (if you can take the gruesomeness with a grain of salt, so to speak, haha#.
Anyhoo, as the story goes, the barber #Sweeney Todd# and the charming baker #some say a true tale) shared a common feature in their respective shop cellars... a passageway and a hankering for a relationship with each other. The two collaberate whereas the barber robs unsuspecting rich fellows coming in from the ships from the harbor and the baker 'disposes' of the poor deceased patrons by making meat pies for her shop. Win-win... well, more like win-win-lose taking into account the unfortunate dearly departed who get more than just a shave.
So, I thought the graphics were excellent in this game... true to the time period and the SFX/music and characters, everything... all really good from beginning to end. Definite replay value as well.
Cheerio!
January 13, 2012
A nice surprise!
I was looking for something slightly different to the usual 'mystery/creep/haunted' Hidden Object and Adventure games - and I found it in Sweeny Todd!
I loved the way that you moved around the city via the map.
The graphics were quite good and the scenes were interesting to look at. The graphics were dark and felt very old-time London - and the pouring rain was a nice touch! You really felt like you were a part of the scene.
Some of the Hidden Object scenes were a bit difficult, which was maybe due to the scenes being not super crisp in some cases and/or the objects being quite small - not to mention the London rain pouring down! But nothing that cannot be overcome.
The puzzles and tasks were definitely challenging. While the game isn't super long - due to some of the challenge, it lasted me a while.
The songs weren't my favorite part, but being Sweeny Todd - they were to be expected, so I can't complain.
Overall, I recommend this for a nice change to the usual 'haunted manor' games.
February 28, 2012
The feel of a turn of the centry type mystery
The characters and locations felt real and the artistry was excellent! The underlying mystery of the dead people was kept well until the right time (It's fun to find and learn of these stories). Best over all that I have seen! One thing I had just a little problem with was the singing. Others probably enjoyed the singing and I knew how to turn the volume down.
Thank you for such fine mystery work and high quality!
January 28, 2012
Creepy, but fun
Yeah, creepy and gruesome -- that's Sweeney Todd in a nutshell. And this doesn't really back off of the gruesome aspect. It does have musical interludes, which I thought was a kick (I love musical theater). The music itself gets a bit monotonous by the end, but I applaud the effort.
The game is a long, challenging game. That's good. The HOG scenes are plentiful and they really require some concentration -- both in terms of seeing the object and in terms of knowing names of period objects. It did look like most everything was true to period (I think, if I remember rightly).
My only annoyance was the Inspector's constant voice in my "ear." Him, I could have done without. (Why do devs think that having somebody continually mocking your efforts = fun gaming experience?? Am I the only person on this planet who does not think "rude" = "funny" ?) I tried turning the sounds off, but I missed the environmental atmosphere.
Some of the inventory tasks veered into the completely ridiculous, but on the whole, I enjoyed the game play.
I would play another Penny Dreadfuls.
May 16, 2012
Good Fun But
I didnt play the CE ver.
This is a good game to play, it has a good story line and the map is a good idea and diff form other games.
The only prob I found was that I couldnt find any info on how or what to do in the puzzels so you have to guess.
Some of the HOS items are very small but you can use the hint.
Graphics and sound are very good.
So try it use the 1 hr first
Have Fun
April 24, 2012