Spirits of Mystery: The Fifth Kingdom Collector's Edition

Being the heir to the throne is not an easy task, because usually you do not get to have a say in the matter. Bloodline succession can also cause many problems, given the fact that not everyone is born to be a king, regardless of how well the parents educate them. Naturally, this is not the case in fantasy stories, because somehow everyone takes the best decisions when it comes to leading.

Spirits of Mystery: The Fifth Kingdom is a hidden object puzzle game in which you have to fight evil forces in order to protect the peace among four kingdoms. You can achieve that by solving hidden object scenes and tackling various puzzles, so the experience is less exciting than it sounds. Even so, it should be a real treat for HOPA fans everywhere, especially since the story is mighty intriguing.

The story revolves around the heirs to four kingdoms that have lived in harmony for centuries. They meet up every two decades in order to strengthen their alliances, but this year an evil force has infiltrated their council and is about to turn everyone against each other. Naturally, it is your duty to stop this villain and bring peace between the kingdoms once more.

Most of your time is spent examining each scene for items that might come in handy later on, although you can only interact with objects that can be picked up. Hence, it’s not a real mystery most of the time, especially since the items glow on the lower the difficulty settings. Granted, you can turn that off and increase the challenge a little bit, but this is still a casual game at its core.

Lastly, the graphics are fairly detailed and immersive as well, thanks to the great artwork and the nice backgrounds that decorate every scene. Even the objects you can interact with are very nicely detailed and sometimes animated, and the same can be said about the cutscenes. To top things off, there’s voice acting and a soothing soundtrack to keep you engaged.

In the end, Spirits of Mystery: The Fifth Kingdom is quite the adventure, especially if you are in the mood for some classic fantasy tropes. On the other hand, the basic gameplay mechanics are in no way different than what you may have experienced in all the other HOPAs out there. 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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