Mystery Tales: The Hangman Returns Collector's Edition

There are many people out there who claim that they can see things other cannot, including spirits and ghosts. Naturally, such people come in handy during police investigation when the cases are unusual, or at least that’s what happens in TV shows and movies. Supernatural cases are the perfect ingredient in video games as well, especially casual adventure games where the bar is quite low.

Mystery Tales: The Hangman Returns is a hidden object adventure game in which you have to investigate a curious case involving mysterious suicides. Your task is to take care of the paranormal part of the case, since it would appear that ghosts have a hand in the grand scheme of things. On the other hand, the mechanics are the same as they are in most games in the genre.

The story begins with a man who’s about to blow his brains out in front of you while being controlled by some kind of spirit. Thankfully, you manage to get to him in time, and the adventure only gets more exciting from that point on. There are plenty of mysteries to solve along the way, as well as many interesting characters to interact with, although not all of them are good.

The puzzles are fairly straightforward too, depending on how familiar you are with the genre. There are no new mechanics to worry about, but then again there are hints and instructions for every puzzle you encounter, so it should be easy for anyone to find the solutions. As for the hidden object sequences, they can be pretty challenging sometimes, depending on how keen your eyes are.

Not much can be said about the graphics, although they look great most of the time, especially when it comes to backgrounds and the level of detail in every scene. The cutscenes are very rough and almost amusing in some cases, but then again their only job is to relay the story. There’s voice acting and a nice creepy soundtrack playing in the background at all times.

Even if it doesn’t bring anything new in terms of gameplay mechanics,Mystery Tales: The Hangman Returns is still a fairly enjoyable HOPA. Moreover, it also features an intriguing mystery for you to solve, not to mention the supernatural theme that makes everything better.

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