Cursed Cases: Murder at the Maybard Estate Collector's Edition

Murder mysteries are always intriguing, at least in movies and video games, because no one really roots for them in real life. However, finding the killer by following the trail he left behind is always a rush in video games, especially when you get to investigate this trail yourself. Not only that, but some cases require sharp wits in order to be cracked, which is great if you prefer a challenge.

Cursed Cases: Murder at the Maybard Estate is a hidden object adventure game that puts you in the role of a brilliant detective with supernatural powers, who must investigate a murder and stop a potential spree from happening. The game features classic HOPA mechanics, which means that you’ll examine scene after scene for useful objects and then use them in order to solve various puzzles.

The unique special ability of your character is that she is able to immediately spot clues and evidence at a crime scene, and this is illustrated with the help of a mini-game. Thus, you have to carefully examine special scenes in order to detect fingerprints, notice out-of-place objects, or just read someone’s facial expressions in order to tell how that person is feeling.

The gameplay is pretty classic for the genre, which means that most of your time is spent trying to find areas of interest and picking up items. You can only collect objects that are of some use, so it’s quite easy to figure everything out after a few minutes. On the other hand, some of these items have to be used in puzzles later on, and those are a tad more challenging than the rest of the game.

It depends on the difficulty level you have chosen, however, because the lower ones allow you to simply skip a puzzle with the press of a button if you don’t feel like it, or if the solution eludes you. Obviously, this hurts the overall experience, but it’s good to know that you do not have to suffer for days if you happen to be confused by a particular riddle.

All things considered, Cursed Cases: Murder at the Maybard Estate is an example of how good hidden object adventure games should look and play. Even so, there’s nothing new under the sun in regards to gameplay, but then again the fans are not so eager for change when it comes to this particular genre.

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