Grim Facade: Monster in Disguise Collector's Edition

Serials killers can leave their mark on a community, or even an entire country if they are gruesome enough. There are plenty of infamous examples of serial killers that terrorized people all over the world, and it’s not a modern thing either. Hence, there are cases hundreds of years old, although it’s pretty difficult to confirm such facts without any kind of evidence.

Grim Facade: Monster in Disguise is a hidden object adventure game in which you play the role of a detective trying to find and stop a serial killer. The game feels and plays like most HOPAs out there, except this one features a much more pressing atmosphere. Thus, your job is to investigate scene after scene and gather enough clues to lead you to the next area, where more puzzles await you.

It’s important that you pay attention to every little detail, but don’t expect too much complexion either. As such, there are only a couple of areas you can interact with in every scene, and each one of these areas holds at least one valuable item. Thus, the whole thing is pretty linear, especially since there’s only one way to solve each puzzle you come across.

Speaking of which, the actual puzzles are in fact mini-games you have to tackle every now and again. Even if they look differently and feature different components, the core concept of the puzzles is more or less the same, since you have to either find patterns or rearrange various jigsaws. There’s some variety later on, but the difficulty level is very low, even for inexperienced players.

Thankfully, at least you’ll be able to truly experience the story and the location thanks to the gorgeous hand-drawn graphics. The artwork is very nice and detailed, which makes every scene look like it holds some kind of terrible secret. Moreover, the sound effects go perfectly on top of all this, not to mention the voice acting and the soundtrack.

Even if it fails to come up with any new ideas, Grim Facade: Monster in Disguise is still a pretty strong adventure game, at least for the casual crowds out there. Hence, if you enjoy finding items and combining them to solve puzzles, this is certainly a good choice in the genre. 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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