Medford Asylum: Paranormal Case

Asylums are usually not places you want to visit, whether they are abandoned or not. On the other hand, the creepiness meter goes off the charts once everyone is gone and the paint starts to peel off the walls. Every abandoned asylum is guaranteed to have stories about it being haunted, because old-timey doctors are said to have used torture as regularly as painkillers.

Medford Asylum: Paranormal Case is a hidden object game with a few horror elements, in which your role is to find evidence regarding the paranormal events at a former asylum. In short, you walk from location to location while solving puzzles and finding useful items, in order to get to the bottom of the mystery. Naturally, ghosts and various other disturbing apparitions are part of the fun as well.

The story puts you in the shoes of Alison Ester, a detective in charge of the investigation at the asylum. As it happens, the building is about to renovated, but the workers refuse to do anything until the haunting problem is dealt with. Your task is to explore the asylum and find out what causes the sightings and all the other paranormal phenomena.

As far as the hidden object sequences are concerned, they are about as classic as they get. All you need to do is look at a picture and click on the items that appear on the list. On the other hand, various other puzzles must be solved throughout the adventure as well. Sometimes, there are doors and other obstacles stopping you from reaching a certain part of the asylum, and you must find a way around them.

The graphics are quite simple and elegant in a way, although everything is static and pre-rendered. The level design is on point, however, since you can definitely feel the unease as you fumble around the asylum. A good soundtrack makes sure that the atmosphere stays heavy all the way through, not to mention all the creepy sounds that come out of nowhere every now and again.

All things being equal, Medford Asylum: Paranormal Case is not a brilliant game, but it can keep you occupied for a few hours. There are some problems with the interface, and the game is too eager to help you at every step for the experience to be challenging. Hence, if you do not mind all that, there’s enough content to make you happy.