Nancy Drew®: The Silent Spy

I have played Nancy Drew games since I was 6 years old, and I love this series a lot. Sadly, I cannot faithfully recommend this or any other of the newer ND games because of how buggy they are. I purchased this game, played a bit, then tried to save and it crashed. I looked up tips online, followed them, and tried again. Still no go. It still cannot save on my computer, and I'm just so tired of trying at this point.

Many people online agree that the newer games have consistent issues similar to this, and it never is addressed. I think the company as a whole has phoned it in.

Codes, codes, and more codes. There were so many puzzles in this one, I really enjoyed but but they were very tricky most of the time. Play this when you can!! It got a little slow for me because I'm not the best at puzzles and codes so it took a while to realize what I should do next, but I loved all the different locations and the mini game to make money.

I have played Nancy Drew games since I was about nine and this one is definitely interesting. The plot kept me invested, and discovering more about Nancy, her mother, and their relationship gave this a very personal feel. It certainly feels memorable.

Writing this review a week or two after playing I do admit that no one puzzle stands out to me as particularly good or bad, however, they never felt as if they were chores or disconnected from the story, so that is a win for me.

This one is one of the best Nancy Drew games story wise, and though I might have enjoyed seeing more of Scotland, it made sense that we didn't given the gravity and consuming nature of the plot. Overall I would recommend this game; though I will say playing a few other Nancy Drew games first might be best if you are new to the series, if only because it makes the characters, plot, and motivations matter more.

A great game!

Pros:
-The cookie making and shopping for food and souvenirs is fun
-The puzzles are really engaging, challenging but doable
-The story line is interesting having to due with mama Drew's death
-Train station travel with ticket system is nice and fast

Cons:
-Got stuck often because there was not a clear direction of what to do next. Even after talking to everyone and calling everyone on the phone I still didn't have an idea about which puzzle to go for next. Finally had to look up a walkthrough.
-The story is a little confusing and wordy at times. Hard to understand all the company's and there is a lot of papers and letters to read that aren't relevant to the puzzles we are solving.

This is more of a fast-moving game than others. There is less conversational tasks, you get to jump right into the action and the plot of the game. It is a different storyline that has a darker side to some of Nancy's past and her family and friends. For instance, it includes some flashbacks to Nancy's childhood; it even humanized her parents showing that they argued and had their own disagreements. So far, it has had a good balance of places to explore, puzzles to solve, and different people to get to know/snoop on.

This was a fun and surprising story. Exciting. If you like James Bond and other spy stuff, get this game

Cookie-making was the most fun part of the game, I played it so many times I lost count.

This is one of the most boring Nancy Drew games. And you’ll get stuck a lot too, wondering what to do next. I had to refer to walkthroughs several times just so I know what I was supposed to do next to get the story going. The plot/storyline is uninteresting, I skipped reading so many of the information Nancy found because it was so confusing and boring.

On the plus side I guess we got a bit closer to knowing how Nancy looks like?

Just added to my list of favorites!

I really enjoyed the story of this one! The puzzles weren't my favorites, and I also do not understand how there can be a 'wrong cookie' lol, but I felt that completing them and earning money were adequate and it wasn't too tedious. I especially loved Zoe and the lore there too! While I probably won't ever replay this one, I did like being able to learn a little more about the Drews.