Grim Tales: Crimson Hollow Collector's Edition

Private investigators are usually portrayed as having pretty interesting lives in movies or video games, although the reverse appears to be true most of the time. Hence, very few PIs have to deal with anything more complex than a cheating spouse, which means that they rarely get involved in cases that end with explosions or exorcisms.

Grim Tales: Crimson Hollow is a hidden object adventure game in which your goal is to follow the clues and find the one responsible for the kidnapping of a woman. However, the whole ordeal is that much more exciting when you consider the fact that magic is involved as well, and you actually have to find a way to avoid being subdued by spells and continue your investigation.

As for the gameplay, most of your time is spent analyzing the environment and searching for useful items that allow you to unlock doors or open containers. Naturally, these containers contain other objects that come in handy, and so on. It gets pretty repetitive after a while, but at least you get to admire all sorts of mesmerizing landscapes while you’re at it.

Every now and again you stumble onto a puzzle as well, and these require a bit more thought than the average hidden object scene. On the other hand, they can all be resumed to one single concept, which is to find the pattern that gets you the solution. Obviously, the actual mechanics are slightly different for every puzzle, but that doesn’t mean they don’t get repetitive, at least if you don’t skip through them.

Lastly, the graphics are definitely worthy of praise, especially when it comes to level design and the quality of the artwork. Even the cutscenes are pretty well-done, although they lack the cinematic touch that would have made them great. The voice acting is convincing and quite dramatic, as is the soundtrack that keeps you company along the way.

Grim Tales: Crimson Hollow should satisfy the fans of the series until the next episode is released, since it excels in almost every way. Thus, if you enjoy hidden object scenes and simple, yet engaging puzzles, this can certainly keep you entertained for a few hours.

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