Dark Realm: Lord of the Winds Collector's Edition

Whenever a fantasy universe is presented, regardless of the races involved in the story, it would appear that at least two of them are at constant war with each other. In the case of classical fantasy realms, humans and orcs rarely coexist in a state of peace, and the same can be said about elves and orcs, or orcs and anyone else.

Dark Realm: Lord of the Winds is a hidden object game in which you have to solve puzzles and unravel a mystery that involves all sorts of conspiracies and even supernatural forces. On the other hand, most of the gameplay mechanics are not new at all, which means that you should have an easy time figuring everything out if you are already familiar with the genre.

As for the story, you play as Queen Valera again, although this time things are quite different for her and her kingdom. Hence, she is about to sign the peace treaty with King Harlan of the Wind Kingdom when something strange happens and she gets accused of trying to murder the said king. Naturally, the rest of the game is about finding the true culprit and helping Valera finally make peace between kingdom.

Although the mechanics are not very different from every other HOPA out there, it’s quite obvious that this one is much more polished and refined than the majority of games in the genre, especially when it comes to how you interact with the scenes and how the puzzles present themselves. Thus, even if your main job is to look around the room in order to spot useful items, the way that you use them is quite engaging.

The same can be said about the action sequences, which although can be considered pretty slow, they have the right ingredients to keep you engaged and quite thrilled. The graphics are impressive, even if it’s basically just static artwork and a couple of animated figures added on top. There’s more than enough detail in the drawings, however, which helps a lot with the atmosphere.

Despite its lack of original ideas in regards to gameplay mechanics, Dark Realm: Lord of the Winds is still a very polished game, not to mention engaging. Thus, if you are a fan of the genre and you need something to fill the time with, this is one of the best titles in the last few months.

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