Nancy Drew®: The Shattered Medallion

I am apparently in the minority, but I actually really enjoyed this game. As a long time enjoyer of the series, I can see where people get that they miss the standard formula to the ND games, but I don't think this was a bad or far fetched deviation. There was enough mystery to keep me involved. Sure some of the characters weren't as fleshed out as they are in other games, but I found them colorful enough not to lose my interest. It was nice to finally put a face to the infamous Sonny Joon. Give it a chance for yourself instead of blindly listening to the reviews. Especially if you love the series.

Actually one of my favourites because it is so different from the typical adventure format and I love the inclusion of background lore with Sonny from nearly every game it seems. Loved the puzzles, loved the story, loved the scenery, just amazing and fun.

warning : contains spoilers ! ! ! nancy drew : the shattered medallion was pretty good . i've played this before like many other nancy drew games , but im just now replaying all of them . this was a fan favorite of mine but it has slid from best to reslly good / okay . some of the puzzles were pretty okay but the capsule coin filling race against time with kiri was the absolute worst one for me , the 5th level was pretty hard and it took me at least 20 tries . whoever made that puzzle , please , remake it , because it makes me not want to play the game again . i enjoyed the submarine - diving , and the scene where nancy nearly got hit by a boulder and found the 4th / 5th piece ? was really fun for me . i think that the lore about sonny / seoung's grandfather could've had a better storyline than the stars and all that . more locations would ' ve been cool , and also what ' s the point of having a phone to call numbers with if we dont get any numbers ( besides george ' s and bess ' ) for the entire game ? ! this is a classic for me , some parts are hard and / or boring but most of it was okay ! : ) 4.4 stars

This game was as others have said... just meh. I was hopeful at the beginning because I love the New Zealand setting and the added pressure/competition of the game show, however the flow of the game quickly becomes unhinged, and feels slow and out of order. I can't believe Nancy and Sonny never even have a conversation about all the same places they've been, and their meeting was definitely lackluster. The theme needed stome streamlining, too. Jumping from waterfalls and kayaking, to ancient relics and the Annunaki, to sheep shearing and panning for gold, it was like "pick a lane, game!" The ending was very uneventful. A couple neat characters but idk just could have been so much better.

Cozy game, good puzzles

Yea, this is a weird one. Probably the weirdest ND game I've played so far. The pacing is horrible, the dialogue is confusing and janky, and the characters seem just really OUT of character. Even the voice acting is dull especially Nancy's. It feels as if her VA was getting tired of the job and just phoned it in. There's little to string you along and so much of it feels out of place as if the 'story' was either rushed or written by a computer program that barely understands 2+2=4. I was also disappointed in Sonny's character - we've had hints of him all throughout the ND series and I thought it would be cool to finally meet him. But he was a giant weirdo, just completely strange and not charming whatsoever. He was happy to put people at risk and came off as this sort of weak little villain for a while. It got to the point where I was so uninvested in the story that I just followed a guide to complete as many of the late stage puzzles as quickly as I could. Though some of the puzzles and tasks are fine, the strangeness of the story and lack of proper story development and pacing made this one a tough sell. You could definitely add it to your collection and find some enjoyment in it…