Mystery Tales: The Lost Hope Collector's Edition

Can you free Emmett from an evil spell and save the townspeople from murderous demons? Is your deceased sister really still alive? Only one way to find out! Mystery Tales: The Lost Hope Collector's Edition by Developer Domini Games, Publisher Big Fish Games Several years ago your sister Margaret died. Margaret lived with her husband, Emmett, in a small little village lost in the mountains. After her death, Emmett, overcome with grief, disappeared from the town. Or was he banished? And now many years later, you have received a mysterious letter in which he invites you meet with your dead sister. You are so intrigued by this unexpected letter that you head to the village of Reagan, where your sister had lived and where she was buried. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3169346296 In the Collector's Edition Special Features you will learn the story of tragedy in the bonus chapter. There are 18 achievements, a zoo with intriguing animals and an interface shop that has numerous items. You can re-play hidden object scenes and mini-games. You also get soundtracts, wallpapers and concept art. Pros: * Collectibles * Family Sharing * Fast Travel Map * 18 Achievemen…

One of the most boring HOPA games I’ve played. I don’t have very high expectations for this genre, I need it to be pretty, entertaining and pleasant. Unfortunately, The Lost Hope is none of the above. The story is not logical nor interesting, feels like written as a joke during the lunch break. Plot is full of holes and inconsequent, and when you add a poorly made voice over with ridiculously childish dialogues you get an annoying story that you can’t get into, even if you try. Graphics is ok, music is fine, navigation is intuitive, there is an interactive map and all the things players expect from never HOPA games. There is a bonus chapter, collectibles and the whole gameplay is around 3-3.5 hours. It is sad that the story ruins it all. I have finished the whole game with the bonus chapter only to write a review, as I don’t do that for games I haven’t finished. The only thing I like was the zoo with cute animals, but I don’t think it’s enough to recommend the game.

[b][u]Game Information[/u][/b] "Mystery Tales: The Lost Hope" Collector's Edition is a Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game. The game was developed by Domini Games and published by Big Fish Games Studio. "The Lost Hope" is the first episode of "Mystery Tales." Since this is a collector's edition game, it comes with extra features that are not available in its' counterpart; the standard edition. [b][u]The Game Review[/u][/b] Game Visuals I want to mention that the visuals in the game are nicely done. The visuals can be adjusted in the game's option menu. Game Audio I want to mention that audio for the game is well done. Even though the audio is somewhat simplistic and repetitive. The audio can be adjusted in the game's option menu as well. Gameplay There are four different difficulty game modes to choose from: Casual; Advanced; Hardcore and Custom. The notebook keeps track of progression in the game. Such as story events and clues. There is an interactive map in the game. It allows the player to fast travel between each location quickly without having the need to constantly backtrack. It also indicates that there are a variety of tasks that can be completed at various loc…

The achievements worked as intended unlike about 1/3 of HO games. There is a significant amount of illogic to some of the issues to solve and for a couple mini-games I was like "WT% do they want me to do here?".

This is one of the most boring HOGs I have ever played. The developer did get better over time, but their first game, ( this one) is one of their worst. The rest of the series is more entertaining then this one. It's a great attempt at a first, but over all it's still pretty boring. Not Recommended!

[h1]A short lived waste of time[/h1] Even though the header might indicate differently, the game actually isn't bad. It's a mediochre Hidden Object game. And I do have to admit, that some of the HOG-Scenes were quite challenging made. The story isn't all lemon, but it has some lapses - especially with the additional content. But aside of that, the riddles were quite well executed, the possibility to use Match 3 or Puzzles to solve the game is an additional point. This is an "Collectors" - Edition game, which means it comes with additional content. And thanks to that, you can collect some wallpapers, a soundtrack, some freestyle training for HOGs and Riddles, all inclusive. I have seen better stories in Hidden Object games, but it's not as bad as some people bemoan. Yes, it's kind of childish at times, maybe to be a bit more cheerful in a pretty dark story... And the betrayal within this story runs very, very deep. For some, it might be a drawback that the story offers not the Happy Ending the "Antagonist" wishes to have... Only read on if you don't mind spoilers, I will relate why I think the story is sub-optimal in this game: [spoiler]The story would have been actually quite w…