Ashley Clark: Secret of the Ruby

[h1] Information / Review English [/h1] Ashley Clark: Secret of the Ruby is a point and click adventure game developed by N-Tri Studio Studio. [h1] Gameplay / Story [/h1] You start in an office and then find yourself in a prison cell, where the game really starts. There are a few things you have to do to get ahead. There are also hidden object scenes that are nicely done. Furthermore, in the game there is the possibility to switch from the different scenes, thanks to the existing compass. It is also nicely done that you don't just keep getting the game tips reloaded, but that you can always collect new tip points in the different scenes (which you have to look for well hidden). I think this is more thought-provoking than if the tips just always load up quickly by themselves. [h1] Pro [/h1] + atmospheric movie scenes + beautiful backgrounds + Puzzles and hidden objects have a suitable difficulty + good soundtrack + Achievements [h1] Contra [/h1] - short playing time of 2 hours [h1] Conclusion [/h1] Ashley Clark: Secret of the Ruby offers you an interesting storyline with some puzzles, hidden objects and surprising twists. But I wouldn't buy it for full price and wait for a …

Negatives... - Buggy, missing or inaccurate voice acting and subtitles throughout. - Repetitive background music, that also happens to be missing in large portions of the game. - No map to navigate, lots of going back and forth. - Click on the left side of the screen to go to the room to the left, to go back you click on the bottom of the screen, not the right... even when the exit on the screen is to the right. Positives... + Some interesting puzzles. In short, it's an older title with little in the way of frill or fancy... uninspired, lazy or perhaps the budget was a little tight. I'd recommend for achievement hunters, but given the game was released 9 years ago and is still profile limited, as such I would only recommend when in a bundle or at a deep discount, even then know you are only playing the game for its puzzles. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2802478889

Not a terrible HOG/HOPA, considering the age of the game. But I honestly cannot recommend it. The puzzles were unique, different than those in other similar games, but they were all either far too easy, or far too annoyingly fussy and felt dragged out. Hidden object scenes were not the best. Items were either far too obvious, or lacked enough contrast to pick tem out from the muddy artwork. The art itself was meh- either way to bright and overdone, or way too muddy and smudgy. Music was fine, if uninspired. The major issues were the text and voice overs- they often did not match up, and longer dialogues often had sound for the first sentence, and then silence- you saw the character's mouth moving, but there was no sound. Far too much needless back and forth between locations- often items you needed in the next scene were right there, staring you in the face, but you could not pick them up until you went to the next scene and then back again. Retracing my steps over and over and over was annoying as all get out, even with the fast ravel map. That fast travel map was the best part of the game, and it was often confusing, because you knew you needed to be in that room for something, …

Great puzzles. Worth the money. Game was long but continued to hold my interest. Will definitely play it again. Enjoyed this one a lot.

Horrible

[h1]An older hidden object title, but one that can still leave you stumped in places[/h1] As a bit of a seasoned hidden object gamer, I came into this one, a indisputable 'backlog' title, expecting problems. Thankfully my feelings were not justified. It's a solid game, and the achievements are a relaxing collection of story-related un-missable ones, that's sure to put you in a good mood. Following the 'detective solving a case' theme, I just kind of blundered along solving things and finding things. I love finding things, but I still come away from these experiences wondering why all those bars of gold and crowns and jewellery and mountains of gold coins are still lying on the floor of some cave or basement. Are people really that well off with their retirement funds? No one tries to collect these things? Madness! Anyway, back on point. I confess not to have paid much attention to the plot and the jabbering ghosts always getting in the way and wanting things. Not sure how a ghost could stop you from doing anything anyway. I was prepared to walk straight through that scary guard dog regardless of the size of its teeth. Some guy is bad, but we find out they're not bad, it was som…