Разработчик: MumboJumbo
Описание
Travel back and forth in time from the scene of the author’s demise to the 17th century, where a town is going mad with rumors of witchcraft and a woman is facing accusations and the gallows. Unravel the secrets of Salem’s accused witches and solve the mysterious death of Hawthorne in this Midnight Mystery!
Key Features:
- Complete 10 Adventure Missions
- Explore the spooky terrain and structures of Salem village inside and out, interview apparitions, solve brain-teasing puzzles, and collect hidden objects
- Unravel the conspiracy of the Salem Witch Trials
- Collectible clovers let you unlock an unlimited hidden object mode!
- Hawthorne guides you through time to unravel his mysterious death
- Sequel to the hit Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy
Collector’s Edition Features:
- Collector’s Edition includes detailed, illustrated Strategy Guide
- Find two hidden Easter Eggs to play special hidden object modes
- Artful character sketch index to explore
***Please note, to use Achievements you must select the Achievements tab under beta. This version is not compatible with all Win7/8 machines.
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *:Windows XP, Vista, 7
- Processor:1.6 GHz
- Memory:512 MB RAM
- DirectX®:9.0
- Hard Drive:480 MB HD space
Отзывы пользователей
Haven't played a game like this for a while, it was a nice change :)
Setting is very interesting and effects do their trick but not that scary, more in an interesting way.
Would recommend Of you need a break and simply wanna enjoy using ur brain
The game is good, but for achievements to unlock you have to use the beta version and switch executables, etc. which is bull$#!*.
I can't remember at what point I picked up this game as a kid but it always stuck out as my favourite HOG I've ever come across, and I was really excited when I realised it was also available on Steam when I was a bit older. I personally love this game - the puzzles don't feel too challenging, the HO scenes are beautifully detailed but I've never been totally stumped by one and I think they did a great job capturing the spooky atmosphere of Salem Village during the witch trials. I play this over and over again when I'm bored and I always enjoy it as much as the first time I picked it up!
The achievements apparently are broken but it's not something that has ever concerned myself, and I went on to buy the other games in the Midnight Mysteries series which I'm enjoying just as much as Salem Witch Trials
Nonsensical plot, poor translation, bizarre slanderings of historical figures...
Not bad HoG game, but ENSURE you select the 'Achievements' BETA before playing to get steam achievements .
You will also need to rename the exe of the game in its folder to MidnightMysteriesSalemWitchTrials.exe instead of what it downloads as.
Casual point and click. Solid game. Not greatest replay value but replaying will be necessary if you want them achievements. I happily got them all.
This is a good game, with fair but tough HO scenes and a few puzzles (mostly on the easier side). I enjoyed the story, but found it wasn't as easy to follow as it could have been. There was lots to it, it just wasn't all very well-explained. That said, kudos for a story that takes a look at the less-than-savoury circumstances surrounding land acquisition in America, both immediately after colonization and during civil war times.
Play time is very good, and it takes a lot of looking to find everything there is to find in this game. Unlike later games in the series, the Dev's Guide (walkthrough) is not integrated into play - you have to go out to the menu for it. Other than that, I found it a well-put together game. I note that HO scenes occasionally rely too much on dim, yellowy, or brownish lighting and shades for challenge.
Final note: Although you will see Steam Achievements on your dash, there are only in-game achievements. This appears to be a legacy from when this game did have Steam Achievements. It would be great to bring them back, since this game has the complexity and value to merit such achievements, but the developer seems to have nixed this idea as being unfeasible from their end.
This game was an improvement on the first, but still has room to grow. Still no voice over, but the plot was much better, and the game had more than just hidden object scenes. The animations also improved, but I hated how slow they were. Even just finding an object in a HOS it had to twirl and bounce in front of the screen for-ev-er before going away and letting you click the next object. The speach was also finiky as sometimes you clicked to make a speach bubble appear and other times you didn't so I often clicked and closed a speach bubble that i never got to read. Oh well. Still an improvement on the first, and I look forward to seeing how the third improves upon this one.
I enjoyed this one despite the achievements not working. The graphics were nice. The story was decent. I liked that it had more puzzles and less hidden objects screens than the first game of the series. I also liked that there was bonus content available. I would not pay full price but would recommend if on sale.
Sound: 6
Graphics: 6
Story: 7
Gameplay: 6
Commands: 9
Fun: 7
Time to load / lag: 9
Bugs / Problems: 7
Final (my score, my rules - these is not math, punk) - 7
I cant in good conscience give a thumbs up for this game since it still seems to be broken and buggy in regards to the achievements they seem to work fine ingame but they dont register properly on your steam page and this seems to have been an issue since 2014 so that indicates that the developer has no interest in fixing the bugs in this game, the game itself is fun to play and if you dont really care about the achievement part of it then buy all means buy the game but wait until it is on sale for super cheap.
EDIT: As of Feburary 18, 2015, GamerByDay has managed to restore the achievements the game had to begin with, but I still cannot recommend that you buy this game or support Mumbo Jumbo until the issue is fully fixed.
Frankly, the fact that it took almost a whole year - from March 2014 when people began reporting issues about the broken achievements to February 2015 - for this issue to be fixed is rather baffling, to say the least. Not helping Mumbo Jumbo's case is their lack of action to fix the problem when it first came up, and things only went downhill after they deleted the achievements and (initially) refused to restore them. It should also be noted that two other Midnight Mystery games (Devil on the Mississippi, Haunted Houdini) had the same update process as Salem at the same time, so why Salem was broken and why Mumbo Jumbo didn't bother to fix it before things got out of hand is, again, baffling.
I'd keep a wary eye on Mumbo Jumbo and their games and check the forums to see what's going on before you give them any money. You are free to read the original review below.
ORIGINAL REVIEW FROM FEB. 14, 2015:
I cannot, under any circumstances, recommend this game. Additionally, I cannot recommend purchasing any games from Mumbo Jumbo. I'd advise to stay FAR away from Mumbo Jumbo after they removed the achievements from this game, a feature that was the incentive for me to purchase via Steam rather than, say, Amazon or some other digital storefront.
MumboJumbo is too lazy to fix this game, in particular, and rather than put in the effort to listen to customer feedback and implement fixes for what they broke to begin with, they would rather REMOVE features and further break their games. I have noticed whenever they updated their games on Steam, there are no notes or documentations on what was done to warrant the update.
I would only follow Mumbo Jumbo just to make sure if they bring any more games to Steam I can be sure to avoid Mumbo Jumbo's games like the plague.
The developers are too lazy to fix their game and would rather piss off customers by deleting features from the game than do any work to actually fix the problem. Avoid Mumbo Jumbo and play one of the many other HOGs out there.
Not nearly as good as the Edgar Allen Poe mystery. The puzzles didn't feel as connected, and the hidden objects were completely uninvolved with the story. In the EAP one, they felt meaningful to the story, and you would use objects found, to find other objects. it was cool. This one has you find a bunch of objects, and then seemingly unrelated, find one more object that was there the whole time -- you just couldn't click on it. The game was more complex, and the puzzles were obtuse -- I even was forced to use a walkthrough for a couple parts, as the hint system is insane. You have like thirty objects in your inventory, and the hint system demands you get a hint on one object....
I come down on it, because I really liked the first one, and hoped they would continue with that style. Maybe the next one will be better.
This is a big step up from the Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy, being much more involved in the puzzle-solving aspect. Like most Casual Hidden Object Games, you have to limit yourself when it comes to using hints and skipping puzzles to get a fuller, longer, and more challenging experience. Only recommended to those who like hidden object games and if you buy it in a bundle with the other three Midnight Mysteries. I don't know much about Nathaniel Hawthorne, so I can't comment too much on the story, but I imagine it's just as "revisionist" as the Poe and Mark Twain games. Final caveat: As of writing this review, the Steam Achievements are broken. They update to the in-game Trophy Room, but not to Steam.
Rating: 3/5
Pretty quick game but with the steam achievments it helps with game time and replay ability.
I enjoyed playing this game. I played through all of Story Mode. As someone who is new to this type of game, one feature I wish had been included was some way to have hints for the puzzles. Sometimes, I got very stuck and my only options were to either go online to find out the solution or to "skip", which did not allow me to learn how to solve the puzzle. The downside was that in looking online, I got the whole solution, when I would have preferred just getting a starting hint of some kind. And there was one puzzle where the solution I found online did not work. It was a puzzle where you have to slide books out of the way so that a particular one can get to a particular spot. The opening arrangement in my game was different than the opening arrangement I found on the website. That said, overall, I did enjoy the game. The story was not quite as rich as the previous game (it was longer, certainly, but not as well-connected), but it was still immersive, and I enjoyed seeing how the different charcters and puzzles interacted with the main plot. I'm looking forward to trying out the third game!
If you enjoy hidden item games then I do recommend this one, however, I also recommend you play all four in the series in order. Each game is an experience and unique in its own way.
This one is a big step forward from the first Midnight Mysteries but also a few steps back. Nice graphics, better interface, achievements and hidden things to find and do...all great. The story however is a bit all over the place and seems to lack direction. And this can lead to aimless wandering at certain points. Also, some puzzles give you little to no clue on what you need to do next.
Flaws aside, the game is worth playing. I wouldn't buy it alone though, you should buy the Midnight Mysteries bundle and enjoy them all.
This mystery games suffers from some lack of direction. Most of these are great in the Midnight Mystery series but this one has parts that lead to nothing. Scripted events that take place at certain locations means sometimes wandering all over to find that next event to randomly occur so you can proceed. It is not a mystery that can be solved when these are random events instead of puzzles its just wandering around aimlessly.
Rating: 2/10 Value: $0.99
It's now Hawthorne, another writer, that asks you to investigate his death and the Salem Witch Trials that may be the beginning of his family's curse. Will you find why he was cursed?
While the story relies a lot on History, the plot is hard to follow, like in the first game. I mean, another writer asks you for peace, you're focusing on his death and asking people around but you're mainly thrown into the Salem Witch Trials and the condamnation of an innocent soul, because of his ancestor. There are also bonus scenes from Oz and Alice in Wonderland if you find the right items.
But the puzzles are finally more challenging, the game is more an adventure one than HOG and you have some quite scary moments. Objects are still hard to find but the additionnal bonus are quite refreshing - not only you have still ravens to find but lucky charms too.
The graphics are good, when you're not discussing with ghosts during the night, you're thrown into a cold setting, when your friend died.
The only problem is that they added achievements but only in beta and you need to make some manipulation before being able to unlock them. I think it never was pushed on an official update.
At least, this game is better than Edgar Allen Poe Conspiracy, more challenging and perhaps more structured in the plot. It's probably the game that makes more sense in the series anyway.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | MumboJumbo |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 21.12.2024 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 76% положительных (37) |