For a collector's edition, I loved how many scenes there were and how I felt like I got a lot of gameplay out of the game. It took me about seven hours to finish with all the different scenes and hidden objects to find. I also felt like the bonus game was well worth it and not just a throw in at the end. It was almost as long as the main game play! Definitely worth the buy!!! I'll be checking out the rest of the games in this series
This has been the best game in the series so far. It has a lot of levels and they are not too difficult. Some of the mini games are challenging and some of the levels have to be played a few times for you to get five stars or five diamonds, but I like that I'm not going to finish the game in one day! Every time I think I'm done with a section a new level opens up and I have to go back.
I never played the original, but I've played all other versions of this game and this one was not as challenging. I usually have to play several levels over again to either find Oliver because I was so busy or because I just couldn't get three stars because I had too much to do to keep everyone happy. In this version everyone always had golden stars and sometimes randomly they wouldn't, but it didn't even make sense because I didn't do anything wrong. I missed the challenge, but overall I guess it was just okay.
I loved the game, however, I found that it was a lot easier than past years. You almost never had to return to areas you previously searched and most of the puzzles were pretty simple. There were some difficult ones, but not enough. The bonus game also wasn't as long or as complicated as in the past. I beat the game way too fast for a Mystery Case files game. It also usually comes out on Thanksgiving, which I loved because I got to distract myself while the turkey was cooking. I'll be waiting patiently for next year...