Nightfall Mysteries: Curse Of The Opera Game Review

Nightfall Mysteries: Curse of the Opera is anneed a tree branch to solve an obstacle, you
action-packed hidden object adventure game, incould find a saw or axe and chop down a tree in
which an opera troupe visits a quaint village for aa forest scene.
performance only to become entangled inThe hidden object scenes that you encounter in
mysterious disappearances and murders.the game are not excessively difficult. They are
You play the part of a stagehand in this famousthe traditional puzzles where you are required to
opera troupe which has been invited by a Countfind a list of random items in a busy scene, some
Vladd Vansig III to perform for him in his smallof which can be used to solve subsequent puzzles
village. Strangely enough, the village is emptyor overcome obstacles. There are also the hidden
except for the count and his manservant.puzzles where you are required to find 6 birds
(Honestly though, if you have been invited toand 6 musical notes and the like. The mini-games
perform in a village in which the only residents areand puzzles require more logical reasoning and
a man named Vladd and his manservant, the bestproblem solving, and are a refreshing break from
course of action would have been to run away!)the item-hunting in the rest of the game. If you
You start the game in your car driving the stageget stuck though, there is always the option to
props to the village. Unexpectedly (or expectedly,skip the puzzles and continue with the story.
considering this is a mystery thriller game), a carThe game progression in Curse of the Opera also
tire goes flat and the engine stalls. Your hiddenslightly differs from traditional hidden object
puzzle adventure begins as you attempt to findgames. Similar to role-playing games, your
your way to the village and locate the rest of theobjectives or "quests" are obtained by talking to
opera troupe. As you enter the village andcharacters who are located in an "inn". And when
interact with the people there, you start to realizeyou complete those "quests", you return to the
things are not what they seem, and everyonecharacter in question and obtain the next part of
seems to have their own hidden agenda. Thentheir quest.
someone gets murdered, and the adventureThese characters are very colorful and add a
begins in earnest.whole lot of life into the game. You have the
The gameplay in Nightfall Mysteries: Curse of thecreepy count, the soprano diva, the silent violinist,
Opera is primarily like an adventure puzzle game,the nonchalant engineer and more. And all of them
with hidden object scenes and mini-puzzleshave great voice-acting complete with accents
present at almost every turn. You moveappropriate for a grand international opera troupe.
between interconnected scenes and locationsThe atmosphere and artwork are very immersive
while trying to solve puzzles and overcomeas well. Although all the scenes and locations are
various obstacles in order to progress further.dark and gloomy (the game is called Nightfall
The scenes or locations in the game are allMysteries after all), they perfectly portray the
connected similar to the dungeon maps inmysterious village and its sinister inhabitants.
role-playing games. To advance from scene toCurse of the Opera delivers a respectable
scene, you would need to overcome obstaclesmystery adventure game that combines the
such as opening a locked door or crossing a riverrole-playing game, hidden object and puzzle game
whose bridge had been washed away. Solvinggenres pretty well. It is well worth your time to
these obstacles will involve obtaining items such ascome explore the mysteries surrounding Count
keys, which in turn are obtained by solving otherVladd and his secluded little village.
puzzles, hidden object scenes or interactingRating: 4.0/5.
directly with the environment. For instance, if you