The Agency of Anomalies: Cinderstone Orphanage Collector's Edition

Very good hidden object game. The mini-puzzles were not just the same ones we've seen. The story was good (for this type of game). It had an unusual element for a hidden object game. Just keep in mind that it is an older game. Set your resolution to 1024x768. I don't think it had a map (I didn't look for it). The hint system is primitive. But none of that bothered me. That was far better than average.

[h1]Hilarious game - the vase puzzle solution is wrong![/h1] I've long since stopped playing these hidden object games for their story, I'm only here for the fun puzzles and gameplay! Wee-hee! It's one of our favourite hidden object publishers, back with another game full of wonder and joy. Admittedly I was surprised with this one. Some of the puzzles were pretty entertaining. And then there were some puzzles that probably never should have seen the light of day (fireflies for the third time in the bonus chapter, I'm talking about you). I went into this one on Hard difficulty - mostly because I haven't HOG'ed for a while so I wanted to sit back and chill, and see how long it would take. There were a few moments I got caught on a snag but they were resolved after 10-15 minutes. One bad one (this is the one from my h1 header) was the nine pots on the shelf, arranging them in the right slots. The game gives you some ripped up photo segments to go by, and they are pinned to the side of the cabinet. My problem was with the thin white vase, which I was adamant had to be middle row on the right. It turns out this is not correct. BUT! In one of the photo fragments it clearly shows a se…

THE MYSTERY PUZZLES

Nice game

Less atmospheric and more childish than the first episode. The gameplay is still decent.

You receive a cry for help from the caretaker of an orphanage which burned recently. Everyone disappeared and the building was hiding orphans with paranormal habilities. Given the fact that the caretaker is also missing, it's up to you to help them to come back in their physical forms: they're not dead but if you don't hurry, they might be... What is the truth behind these walls? This is a sequel to Mystic Hospital and if you've played the CE Edition, you learned in the bonus chapter that a member of a brotherhood is supervising an orphanage... which is Cinderstone. So, it's not a shock to find yourself at this destination. The plot is also good: you help the "ghosts" with their most prized belongings and they're giving you their powers so that you can advance in the story. It's just the end that is quite hard to make sense (and it's more confusing in the bonus chapter). Who was really behind all that? I mean, yeah, I've understood who was the real culprit but I still don't understand how he managed to pull all that? Anyway, Cinderstone Orphanage has the same mechanics of Mystic Hospital: you find items, you use them, you solve minigames and you're searching for hidden objects, s…