Donna Brave: And the Strangler of Paris Collector's Edition

Mystery games allow you to feel like a detective without the repercussions, since you get unlimited time to come up with a solution and no real people suffer in the meantime. However, the thrill is still there, especially if you enjoy solving puzzles and tackling riddles that seem to have no logical answer. Hence, hidden object games have a monopoly on the genre for quite a few years now.

Donna Brave: And the Strangler of Paris is a hidden object adventure game in which you play the role of a woman who gets to visit her uncle in Paris, only to get there and see his friend murdered in front of her eyes. The game does not feature any riveting gameplay mechanics, which means that if you are a fan of the genre you should feel right at home from the first minutes of game time.

Donna is apparently hunting down some kind of monster, given the fact that the murders could not have been committed by a human. On top of that, the monster in question is after her uncle next, which means that she must catch it before it reaches its target. A few other obstacles make an appearance along the way, and you also get to interact with new characters throughout the story.

As per usual, your most important task is to examine every scene for clues and pick up items that might come in handy later on. Most of these items must then be combined or utilized in order to solve puzzles, and it’s also worth mentioning that only useful items can be picked up anyway. As far as the puzzles are concerned, they are not overly complex, but they can be a bit of a bother sometimes.

Lastly, the atmosphere as a whole is important in a mystery game, but Donna Brave: And the Strangler of Paris gets it right in most regards. There’s always something to look at as you examine the levels, and the graphics quality is top notch as well, not to mention the atmospheric music playing in the background. Not much can be said about the voice acting, on the other hand, but it’s not terrible either.

Mad Head Games delivers once again with Donna Brave: And the Strangler of Paris, because the game is riveting from start to finish. Hence, if you love a good mystery and you are not easily scared, the game can easily keep you busy for a few hours.

NOTE: This is a downloader for the game. Once run, the application will automatically download and install the game on your computer.

To buy the product you need to register with Big Fish. The registration is free and the account will let you earn free games, play community games or participate in game forums, write reviews as well as offer you significant discounts.