Mystery Case Files: Broken Hour Collector's Edition

Most haunted place prove to be hoaxes designed by the owners of the establishments in order to attract clients and curious people, which is why motels and hotels tend to have a real problem with ghosts. However, that’s not always the case, so it makes you wonder what events transpired there to make everyone feel uneasy about visiting a certain place.

Mystery Case Files: Broken Hour is a hidden object adventure game that presents you with the chance to investigate a mystery regarding a boarding house, as well as come face to face with creatures that may or may not be out of this world. Don’t go in expecting a unique experience in regards to gameplay mechanics, for that is not the case, given the fact that everything is more or less the same as in most HOPAs you might have played.

The story revolves around a place called Huxley’s Boarding House, where people go whenever they want to experience the Victorian Era in all of its glory, including restricted access to technology. Unfortunately, it would appear that someone went missing on the premise, which is where you come in in the role of an investigator trying to unravel the secret.

As you might expect, the complexity of the puzzles you tackle along the way is not up there with the best of them, but at least they are engaging, since the patterns are pretty difficult to notice, at least the first couple of times. Other than that, your regular activities include the examination of every scene and picking up the items that look useful.

Lastly, it’s difficult to skip over the visual aspect, because the designers have done a really good job when it comes to level design and the environmental artwork. Every scene is oozing with detail, which works wonders when it comes to atmosphere. On the other hand, the voice acting is a bit sloppy every now and again, but thankfully there are not many dialog sequences to worry about.

In the end, Mystery Case Files: Broken Hour is not a masterpiece when it comes to storytelling and the quality of the puzzles, but at least it’s a very fun and engaging adventure. Thus, it’s worth a try from every HOPA fan out there.

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