Donna Brave: And the Deathly Tree Collector's Edition

If fantasy stories have taught us one thing over the years, it’s that there’s always a villain somewhere planning on destroying the world. However, there are also heroes out there willing to face these villains, regardless of the fact that they might have to sacrifice their lives in the process. In the world of video games, however, you rarely have to sacrifice yourself in order to beat the villain.

Donna Brave: And the Deathly Tree is a hidden object adventure game in which you play the role of a detective investigating the case of a killer tree. Nothing is really new in the gameplay department, on the other hand, since you can pretty much do the same things as in every other HOPA out there, but at least you have a new case to worry about and a few interesting puzzles along the way.

As the name implies, you play as Donna Brave once more, a detective trying to solve mysterious and tough cases that no one else can tackle. This time around, you are investigating a deadly tree that ensnares and poisons its victims, and everything takes a turn for the worse when one of Donna’s friends is attacked by the tree in question. Hence, you have to rescue her and solve the case at the same time.

Since nothing has changed in terms of gameplay, your job is to examine the environment and pick up items that might come in handy. Sometimes it’s possible to combine them to obtain something else, but most of the time you just need to use them in the right scenario. It’s not difficult to do so, since all the items usually have just one possible use anyway, even if they seem like something you might need again later.

The puzzles are designed to be fairly obvious, but there are some time-consuming ones in there as well. Whether you have to find the right pattern and apply it a couple of times or tackle various mini-games, there’s always something new to do, even if the underlying ideas are not very original. All is well in the graphics department too, especially when it comes to landscapes and image quality.

Originality issues aside, Donna Brave: And the Deathly Tree features everything you could want from a regular HOPA, especially if you are a fan of paranormal detective stories. The puzzles keep you engaged, even more so on the higher difficulty levels.

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