Whispered Secrets: Song of Sorrow Collector's Edition

There are many myths and legends around the world concerning various creatures, and some are more popular than others. Sirens are almost universally recognized, and they are usually described as beautiful women who sing mesmerizing songs in order to lure sailors. As always, the ones caught in their spell end up smashing their ship to pieces and drowning.

Whispered Secrets: Song of Sorrow is a hidden object adventure game in which you have to solve a mystery and tackle challenging puzzles in order to stay alive and survive a dangerous situation. Although most of the mechanics are common for the genre, there are new ones as well, mostly when it comes to the puzzles that have to be cleared in order to advance the story.

Speaking of which, you play the role of a detective who has just finished a case and is rewarded with a relaxing cruise on a ship. Unfortunately, a bad storm causes the ship to crash, which sends everyone overboard, including yourself. Naturally, things are much worse than that, because it turns out that the village you find refuge in is cursed by a siren, and all the villagers are out to get you.

Each scene has a couple of objects you can interact with, and it’s important to pick up everything that looks useful. Granted, only useful items can be picked up anyway, so it’s not as difficult as it sounds. Sometimes you have to combine these object in order to obtain something else, while other times there are puzzles that require sharp wits to reach a solution. In short, it can be a blast if you like brain teasers.

The artwork is actually fairly impressive, given the fact that every scene is very detailed and quite dreamy. It’s obvious that the designers have put a lot of work into each landscape, so it’s definitely a pleasure to analyze your surroundings. Unfortunately, you are not free to roam about the scenes, so you have to make do with a static point of view and the minimum amount of interaction.

When it’s all said and done, Whispered Secrets: Song of Sorrow may not be very different from the rest of the HOPAs out there, but at least the story and the setting are new and exciting. Thus, it makes for quite the adventure and a memorable experience in a unique world.

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