Nightfall Mysteries – Curse of the Opera Review

What makes a good hidden object game? Is it a good story, lots of hidden objects, mini games? Maybe it’s clear and beautiful artwork or charismatic characters? Some people like funny and others enjoy dramatic mysteries. It’s never just one formula to a great HOG. What one person considers a good game, another may find [...]

What one person considers a good game, another may find it boring. I can’t really make up my mind on Nightfall Mysteries – Curse of the Opera. It has the premise of a scary whodunit, but falls short of the terror or mystery. The artwork is great, but the characters are not pleasant looking. They have a lot of wear to their look and their personalities are mostly boorish, if not downright conceited. Why is an opera company booked in a deserted, ghost town? Why is the stagehand handling all aspects of a murder? Luckily it’s you and you may be able to escape this crazy town and your fellow travelers.

There are a lot of hidden object scenes to search and find items, but you do return to the same scenes many times. The search is fairly easy but you may need some hints to find a few objects. The hint buttons fortunately recharges quickly. The sparkling lights will lead you to your next search and discovery. The mini puzzles are challenging, but can be skipped if you want. It may take a little while to solve, but it is well worth your time. You’ll be proud of yourself for finishing.

So you crash on a deserted road leading to the town where you are suppose to meet the rest of the opera company, and you must seek and find yourself through different clues until you reach your people. Finding your way to your company may not have been a good thing, since the makeup girl turns up dead. Many suspects wanted her gone, the only communications to the police is not working and it is your responsibility to find help. What do you do? It sounds more intriguing than I found it. Some of the objects did not relate to the story, and I felt the story was a little forced. If you are up to it, try this game to see what you make of it. I’m still on the fence at 3 stars out of 5.

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