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September 30, 2005
The Case of the Mysterious Mystery
For some reason--perhaps appropriately, as Halloween is close at hand, we've been seeing a lot of mystery games lately. Even better--they're all pretty good, and all very different from each other. Here's a little taste of our recent trip down mystery lane.
Indigo Prophecy (PS2, Xbox, PC)
We reviewed this game a while ago, before it had any real critical buzz going. Now that it's finally been officially released, everyone seems to have jumped on the IP bandwagon.
Indigo Prophecy, formerly known as Fahrenheit, is an inventive adventure/mystery game that combines a gripping story, above-average voice acting and great production values. During the course of the game, you play as several characters, but are mostly concerned with Lucas Kane, a (sorta) typical New Yorker trying to solve a murder he may have committed while under some kind of spell.
Read our full review here: Indigo Prophecy
Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock (PC)
The game is based on the very first Nancy Drew book ever, and unlike the other games in the series, is actually set in the 1930s. It's a refreshing change to see Nancy in a period story, instead of updating her -– the other games in the series have modern-day Nancy solving mysteries with her WAP-enabled cell phone.
Read our full review here: Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock
Trace Memory (DS)
Trace Memory is perhaps best described as Resident Evil without the zombies. But wait! That's actually a compliment. The somewhat obtuse puzzles from the Resident Evil series, involving animal-shaped keys, locked cabinets and secret doors, would all feel at home as you search a mysterious island and the spooky mansion on it for clues to your father's disappearance. Even better--you carry a PDA-like device around with you that happens to look exactly like a Nintendo DS. How's that for immersion?
Read our full review here: Trace Memory
Posted by gamegal at September 30, 2005 06:04 PM