Escape from Frankenstein's Castle
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Outdated !
It's amazing how much games have improved.
I bought this game in September 2010, and had greatly enjoyed.
Today, playing again ... I completely changed my mind: this game really don't have the same careful and neat production of current games.
Graphics are not very well done, the story, the level of challenge and entertainment are completely outdated. And music ... awful!
Sometimes have voice over, others do not ... and hasn't animation ... just drawings, not at all enthusiastics.
Don't have HOS, the objects are scattered around the house ... and soon are used.
Instead of hint button, you click the ghost, or task list, and appears exactly what you should do or find.
In 2010 I bought it to play till the end ...
Today I could not stand more than 20 minutes playing.
Well, Thankfully Games Have Changed ...for much better !!
February 16, 2012
Definitely not a "HOG" ..good beginner adventure.
I had been looking forward to this game before it arrived.
Unfortunately I found this game almost mind numbingly easy. Nothing really to figure out. Just collecting and using. The steps lead right from one to another and once you've picked up something it is apparent, quite quickly, what you need to do with it. The spectre that is your hint system basically tells you exactly what you need to do as opposed to just nudging.
The graphics are really quite nice but the story line is almost silly. You wake up from an accident, a ghost talks to you, are put to work repairing odd machines and you aren't worried about what is going on?
In just the first hour I had gone through a little over 1/2 the game. Needless to say it's not a long offering.
Although there was loading between scenes I didn't seem to have the long lag time others encountered. In fact, for me, they were quite quick. But a heads up none the less.
If you are just jumping into the adventure genre than this would probably be a great game for you.
Not for me as it just seemed in the last hour I was just going through the motions.
I did want to add that this is not labled correctly. It is not a HOG in any sense. Definitely an "Adventure".
(original review Sep 2, 10)
November 26, 2011
I really enjoyed this game!
I also nearly didn't try the demo, due to the bad reviews. The last reviewer persuaded me to give it a go, and I'm glad they did!
I found it to be a very relaxing game, thanks to the soft (but occasionally a bit creepy# music and appealing graphics. Also, the items weren't that hard to find. The artwork was good enough for the intro and cut scenes, and I found the 'moving drawings' quite endearing.
The only reason that I didn't buy the game, was that I 'd pretty much finished it #I think# by the time the demo ended.
Go on, give it a try!
March 20, 2012
very good adventure game
I read the other two reviews and they were so negitive I almost did not try this game. I am glad I did it is on the order of games like Bluebeards Castle but without the big pauses when moving from scene to scene. Plus for me it is a Playfirst game and all of those have been good.
February 29, 2012