Shadowplay: Darkness Incarnate Collector's Edition

Asylum patients are usually there because they are not able to deal with the outside world in a healthy manner, which is why doctors and psychiatrists are trying to treat them using therapy and medicine in order to bring them back to normal. However, some of them never get better, which is quite sad when you happen to be related to someone who suffers of a mental illness.

Shadowplay: Darkness Incarnate is a hidden object adventure game in which you play the role of a woman who must sneak around a heavily-guarded asylum in order to help her sister. The whole game is pretty intense if you take the story into account, but the actual gameplay is just as dull and slow as in every other HOPA out there. This may prove to be a problem for some, but it’s obviously to be expected in the genre.

It all starts with the main character being admitted to Iron Gate Asylum herself, although she only does this so that she can infiltrate the asylum from the inside. On top of that, she is also friends with the warden, which is how the whole adventure starts. Granted, it’s pretty confusing when you think about why you need to sneak into the facility if you know the warden, but then again this isn’t rocket science anyway.

As for the actual gameplay, everything is more or less how you would expect from a hidden object game, which means that most of your time is spent analyzing your surroundings and trying to find the items you need to unlock the way further. It’s never as difficult as you might think, although there are also some puzzles you have to tackle, which might put your mind to work if you are not used to the concept.

However, the best thing about Shadowplay: Darkness Incarnate is the artwork, because you truly feel like you are in a creepy asylum most of the time. There are all sorts of rooms and gorgeous decorations that enrich the environment, not to mention the fact that they are all hand-crafted. The voice acting and the sound effects are pretty nice as well, although there’s nothing special in this regard.

In the end, Shadowplay: Darkness Incarnate is not very different from the other HOPAs when it comes to gameplay and puzzles, but at least the locations are unique. Moreover, the artwork is quite gorgeous as well. NOTE: This is a downloader for the game. Once run, the application will automatically download and install the game on your computer.

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