Nevertales: Forgotten Pages

Journalists can be quite the pests sometimes, especially when they try to unearth things that should stay buried. On the other hand, they can also do a lot of good in the right circumstances, at least if they have good intentions to start with. Hence, many interesting cases have been solved with the help of nosy journalists, and some of them even put their lives at risk.

Nevertales: Forgotten Pages is a hidden object adventure game that puts you in the middle of  a pretty engaging mystery, in which you play the role of a journalist as he is trying to find a wanted man. Naturally, things get pretty hectic along the way, but at least the gameplay mechanics should be familiar if you are a fan of the genre and you are prepared to deal with the same gimmicks all over again.

In short, the wanted man’s name is Mark Tailor, and apparently he ended up in some abandoned publishing building. The journalist tracks him down to this location, but after entering the building the situation turns out to be a lot more dangerous than presumed. Hence, the adventure takes you through a variety of fantasy worlds filled with incredible sights and dangerous monsters.

Things go as usual in the gameplay department, which means that your job is to examine every scene for clues and make sure you pick up every useful item. These objects can then be used to solve certain puzzles, although sometimes it’s important to find multiple pieces that go together. This can be a bit of a grind, but then again the genre is not known for its wild range of gameplay mechanics.

The puzzles are quite interesting too, depending on your ability to spot patterns, although there are helpful hint systems that can guide you along. As far as the graphics are concerned, the static backgrounds are not particularly exciting, but the fantasy worlds you get to explore can have a relaxing effect. The soundtrack helps with the atmosphere as well, and the voice acting is not bad either.

All things being considered, Nevertales: Forgotten Pages is not very different from every other HOPA out there, but at least it gets things right in the gameplay department. Hence, everything is designed to be as familiar as possible, while the puzzles can be fairly challenging too.

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