Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition

Recurring nightmares can be pretty annoying, especially when they affect your ability to rest and perform the next day. Most of the time they seem to go away on their own, but sometimes you might need to take care of something in order to stop them. Whether it’s stress or some kind of health condition, the human mind reacts to things in a pretty weird way sometimes.

Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories is another episode in the Darkness and Flame series, and although it doesn’t actually continue the same story, it certainly features the same main characters and just enough familiarity to make old fans feel welcome. However, the mechanics are anything but original, which is kind of a bummer if you were expecting something new in this regard.   As far as the story is concerned, it all revolves around Alice and her uncle Colin, who is suffering from nightmares in which a woman is asking for his help. Unfortunately, he cannot remember her name or anything else, so it’s pretty frustrating, which is why he decides to send Alice on a quest to find a healer and recover his memories. Even if the plot is pretty predictable and simple, the adventure is quite fun and enjoyable.

There are not many surprises in terms of puzzles either, since most of them should be familiar to the fans of the genre. Most of them challenge you to spot the right pattern and apply it until the lock is open, but there are hidden object sequences as well, and quite a few variations on the theme. Thus, even if there are not many original concepts at play, you can still enjoy yourself throughout the adventure.   The graphics are particularly nice, on the other hand, especially when it comes to level design. On the other hand, the lack of animations and 3D environments can still be a bother, especially if you are new to the genre. Thankfully, the attention to detail makes every scene appear more lively than it really is, not to mention the nice soundtrack and the decent cutscenes that present the story.

All things considered, Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories does not bring too much to the genre in terms of original gameplay mechanics, but it certainly has what it takes to be fun for a couple hours. It’s quite colorful and nicely designed, which helps with the overall atmosphere.   NOTE: This is a downloader for the game. Once run, the application will automatically download and install the game on your computer.

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