![]() So you don’t end up shooting anybody (which might be a bit of a disappointment to some). Yeah, we’d karate chop her too…But don’t worry! With the exception of the first game, there are no murders, and no real violence. Here there are entire manor houses, entire castles to explore – drawers to rifle through, phone calls to eavesdrop on, secret passages to find, and finally … a culprit to face down and defeat. You play in first person as Nancy herself, sleuthing through the environments, talking to people, finding clues, solving puzzles. So she hops a plane to … (England, Arizona, Ireland, what have you). Each one starts the same way: Someone needs help, and only Nancy can help them. These are completely immersive environments with graphics that become more sophisticated with each game. Usually the Fall title is a spookier mystery with lots of seasonally appropriate ambience (It’s a blizzard at the Boarding School! What’s that howling in the English Manor House? ), while the Spring/Summer title is more like a vacation (Welcome to a Deserted Island! How about a trip to Venice?) Since their first title “Secrets Can Kill” in 1998, Her Interactive has consistently put out two titles a year. Honestly, sometimes I start on Junior Detective in case of a dreaded slider puzzle. You choose between Junior and Senior Detective, and the key differences here is the absence of a Task List in Senior (you’d be surprised how handy this is, even for experienced gamers) and how hard the puzzles are. While these games are perfectly appropriate for younger people (I wouldn’t recommend them for small children-the narratives are too complex and the puzzles too sophisticated), it really is a game for everyone who values story and snooping above all else in gaming. ![]() (Except #28, the most recent so NO SPOILERS) I would highly recommend this game to anyone who is looking for an exciting and entertaining game starring one of the greatest sleuths of all time, Nancy Drew.Don’t give any spoilers!She is the undisputed Queen of Girl Sleuths, the Uber-Goddess with a roadster, so it should be no surprise that the Nancy Drew Mystery Games by Her Interactive, truly truly have no peer in the realm.Įvery. It has everything a Nancy Drew game ought to have - an intriguing story, interesting characters, lovely sets, good music, moments that get your heart pounding, and plenty of German lore (including Brothers Grimm stories) woven into the plot. Overall, I'm giving "The Captive Curse" 5 out of 5 stars. Other players may well find this one easier and shorter than I did. This is totally fine by me - as long as I can still solve it (which hasn't been a problem with any games so far), the harder the better! Of course, this is just me. I found this game a little harder than the average Nancy Drew game, and it took me several days to solve it. There are, however, a few instances that definitely made me jump. I didn't find this the scariest game I've played (Ghost of Thornton Hall, Shadow at the Water's Edge, Curse of Blackmoor Manor, and Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake were the scariest in my opinion). This game is considered a "scary game" due to monster sightings. I personally found the suspects in this game quite fascinating, and there are enough clues that I was able to guess the villain without it being too easy. The castle and the forest are a little confusing to get around in at first, but I figured it out pretty quickly. Like all the Nancy Drew games, "The Captive Curse" involves exploring different areas and questioning suspects. The owner of the castle asks Nancy to come to Germany to investigate, but she soon finds that she may well be following in the footsteps of the girls who were whisked away by the monster years ago. ![]() However, there is a slight problem - the monster has been sighted. The game is set in a German castle which is preparing for an annual celebration - a celebration of the fact that the legendary monster that supposedly plagued the castle in centuries past. I have enjoyed all of them, but "The Captive Curse" was especially enjoyable, in my opinion. I've played all but the newest of the Nancy Drew games. ![]() Nancy Drew Travels to Germany to Stop a Monster in This Thrilling Game
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