Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Lenore Collector's Edition

Fantasy stories are very appreciated nowadays, especially since modern technology has made it very easy to use special effects to depict fantastical worlds full of wonders. Hence, you no longer have to rely on your imagination to visualize mighty dragons or huge battles between different races, since the miracle of special effects does all that for you instead.

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Lenore is a hidden object adventure game in which you get to investigate a mystery involving kidnapped children and a gang of murderers that wreaks havoc in a small town. There are no major changes in the gameplay department if you are a fan of the genre, so it should be easy to get right to the action as soon as you start playing.

Hence, it all takes place in the city of Goldstown, where young children are mysteriously kidnapped. On top of that, a gang of murderers that call themselves the Crows League is also terrorizing the city, so there’s plenty to do as a detective. Naturally, the ultimate goal is to find out what happened to the kidnapped children, rescue them, as well as deal with the nasty murderers at the same time.

The game is split into different scenes, and you have to uncover all the hidden items in order to access the puzzles, after which you are free to move on to the next scene. The puzzles are designed to require a fair bit of analytical thinking, but most can be solved using trial and error as well. In fact, the game does not exactly shine in this regard, because fans would most likely find the puzzles quite familiar and repetitive most of the time.

The experience as a whole is worth the effort, on the other hand, because everything about the city of Goldstown is design in incredible detail. Every scene makes you truly feel like you are exploring the town, and the cutscenes are very lively and enjoyable too. The sound effects improve the atmosphere as well, and so does the soundtrack that plays in the background.

In the end, Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Lenore keeps you engaged from start to finish, at least if you are a fan of puzzle games. Hence, it should be quite the treat for HOPA enthusiasts everywhere.

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