Demon Hunter 3: Revelation

15 euros ? Really ? Hollow Knight costs as much and sits in a league of its own. I mean, Demon Hunter 3 is not a bad game. But the asking price and the dumb achievements' design (defeating the hidden objects genre purpose by the way) are just wrong. This is a harsh review, but completing the game only to realize I didn't (for some unknown reason) is frustrating. Same for being forced to watch cutscenes without skipping. Plain dumb.

justice for the little goblin boys

Another good entry, though I guess generally I just like hidden object games. This one is also a direct sequel, still starring Dawn as well as having a cameo from a certain policeman that Dawn may know from a previous game, and I always like when characters come back like that to make little cameos. The story to me is more for fun in these games, but this one definitely goes in the direction of fleshing out the demon hunters and Dawn's history, which I though was interesting. While the other games had these cheesy kinds of 30s and 50s aesthetics, this one has a much more gothic tone to it that seems like it could be at home in any day and age; a crumbling house and the surrounding grounds with gargoyles, stonework, statues, and all kinds of things. The tone to me seems much more serious and "spooky" than fantastical or campy like the other games felt. The music and voice acting is very standard. I didn't find it to be really bad, but the music to me was more ambient than anything meant to be catchy or stand out, just background music to play while you explore the rest of the game. The levels are kind of a mix of the first two games? You are given some much larger are…

Well, I have a soft spot for low budget mystery hidden object games, and this scratches the itch just fine. It's a good thing the game is so short, the presentation is laughable, the story super basic, but the puzzles (except one or two) really fun, challenging but not frustrating, pixel hunting occurs just a few times, and the solutions actually make sense most of the time. One rainy evening if you're into this type of games is just fine. Definitely buy on sale though.

Feels more in line with the catalog than the previous two outings meaning there are fewer HOG scenes and more straight-up brainteasers and normal adventure game puzzles. Take that as you will. In terms of frustrating stuff, the morphing objects are still around though they felt less-obtrusive this time, and this marks the first time the three-wheel puzzle with all the stupid little beads makes its appearance in this series. I [i]hate[/i] that puzzle. It's in so many of these games and I can't stand it. It's the only time I ever look up solutions because it's just too exhausting to even think about. I swear that thing exists for the kind of people who like Rubik's cube and I am certainly not counted among that population. Blech. Production values are higher on this one, too. It's in full HD, the characters are now art instead of creepy uncanny photos and even the big bad guy got a facelift. All of the scenes look better and play better and there's a ton of details to be seen now, but be prepared to see a lot of it as the backtracking from previous games is definitely in play here. In any case, for the curious bypasser, this isn't the worst choice to start on. There's little…

8th Hidden Object game I've 100%'d/reviewed. This one was alright. Decent theming, puzzles & hidden object scenes for the most part, but the 'combat' minigame that appears near the end & reappears in the bonus story is insultingly easy and silly. Has the usual silly & cheesy story. Achievements are weirdly balanced with most of the story ones coming in the last 5 minutes of gameplay. Bonus chapter has no achievements and also felt really pointless story-wise. But this felt better than some of the others I have played for sure.