You have returned to the town (where everyone knows you) and find a young woman unconscious. After reviving her, you begin a journey to find out about a being that lures people to their deaths. The graphics were ok but the storyline was not that interesting - I did not finish the demo.
I have purchased the past four games. The first game was excellent: the music was good and varied, it was self-paced and not scored, and you could actually see all the items. Each successive game has become more item-dense and the quality is not the same. This game retains the good colors and puzzles of previous games, but takes finding things to a new level of impossibility due to the number of items in a scene and low contrast in many scenes. In at least one of the scenes requiring painting, the brush will not paint certain areas on the edge despite many tries. I like complexity and challenge, but there is not much challenge when the item literally blends into the background (and I have a good video card) or is too small to be seen. In addition to being able to see items better, there should be an option not to score and the flashing in the concentration-type games (it slows down the game). Keep it simple! If you want a pleasurable game, purchase one of the earlier games. .
I look forward to the Christmas game, and this is another great one! The color and art are well done, the music is good, navigation is easy, and the puzzles are fun. Thanks!
I bought this prior to finishing the demo as I always buy these games. However, it is very difficult to see items in this game. Had I finished the demo, I would not have bought the game. While things can be difficult to find, they shouldn't be impossible.
I enjoy this series, and reload the older games to play each holiday season. This game has fairly good graphics, but individual items are often difficult to see. It has the best of several versions. I do wish there was an option to not keep score and just play the game for fun.
Pros: - music much improved, especially the vocals. I had to turn the music off on previous versions - several things to look for in each scene - challenging due to the density of items
Cons: - impossible to see some of the items - unable to turn off scoring
This was a disappointing game. It was not interesting, there was too much written conversation - just talk, and the graphics were not clear. I quit after less than 15 minutes.
I enjoy holiday-themed games, but this was the worst I have played. Very juvenile, little challenge, the "in between" games were a repeat of previous games, and there was no story. I have enjoyed some of their games in the past, but definitely not this one.