Surface: Alone in the Mist Collector's Edition

This was a solid HOG, the voice-acting was pretty good, characters were great, and the story was fun. Hidden object scenes and puzzles were pretty easy to figure out and a little different which was refreshing. Bonus content was good with a bonus story, good wallpapers, and other unlockable bits. This game was a good intro to the Surface series. The Wishmaster was a pretty cool dude and I loved putting armor on the dog!

A short version for those of you who are just interested in the mechanics: It's a decent HoG, with all the usual elements. The map is good, I thought. Even though not as pretty as some it's quite a neat representation; much more like a real world map. It doesn't display collectables though, which is kind of a shame, because these are back in force (after being woefully undernourished in Game of Gods). Not much else to say here really; If you like the genre then you'll probably like this one too. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: The rest of the review contains spoilers about general story and themes. Apologies for this, but I really don't see how I can even attempt to critically review this game without including this information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The game starts with a standard horror plot. This is done well, and the atmosphere generated at the start is genuinely quite creepy. (With one or two exceptions; some of the dialog seems way off mark.) There's a nice little gimmick that the protagonist is a top-notch archer. This …

Enjoyable, relaxing escape game. I needed some time away from intense games and this fit the bill.

Great graphics and music. Story line made sense. Fun game.