Spirits of Mystery: The Moon Crystal

The Sun, the Moon and various other celestial bodies played an important role in ancient cultures, and to some degree they still do to this day. Hence, our calendars are based on the movement of the Earth around the Sun, and there are many special events that are celebrated as holidays around the world, such as the Equinox or the Winter Solstice.

Spirits of Mystery: The Moon Crystal is a hidden object adventure game in which you play the role of a princess as she goes on an adventure to save the world and solve a few mysteries along the way. Besides the usual puzzles that require a sharp mind, you also get to deal with supernatural creatures and all sorts of other dangers, plus a few interesting mini-games to keep you engaged.

As mentioned before, the story plays from the perspective of a princess who is about to celebrate her birthday. Unfortunately for her, the guests are being kidnapped by dark creatures, and a blood moon rises on the horizon, spelling disaster. Naturally, this is some kind of recurring event, which is why the princess must stop history from repeating itself and save everyone involved.

The gameplay should be familiar to the fans of the genre, because there are no intriguing new mechanics at play. Hence, you just have to carefully examine every scene for clues, gather all the useful objects you can find, as well as use them in order to solve puzzles. The puzzles in question are not particularly tough, but they do require a fair bit of thinking in order to get them right.

As far as the graphics are concerned, the environments are as detailed as you would expect from a game in the genre, given the fact that you cannot move around. Thus, you are stuck clicking on objects and admiring the scenery from fixed perspectives. The sound effects are very enjoyable too, not to mention the great voice acting during the cutscene.

All things considered, Spirits of Mystery: The Moon Crystal doesn’t stray very far from the usual formula in terms of gameplay, but the story is definitely exciting. The puzzles may pose quite the challenge if you are new to HOPAs.

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