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User Submitted Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor Reviews (cont...)Date: 2006-08-05 Blackmoor is Not Easy, But a Classic None-the -Less I have played a few other Drew games, in comparison, this is quite a complicated game. I played "The secret of the Old Clock" before this, and breezed through it. I played "Treasue in a Haunted Mansion" (after Blackmoor) and found it too boring and quit. The game does deal with Astronomy, Astrology, Botany, Typing, Research, Memory, Geometry and a lot of Mathematical word problem solving skills. The authors of the game did create a spooky enviornment, which is no easy feat for a point and click QVR slide show game. I actually thought something or someone was going to pop out and grab me just around the next corner throughout the entire game. Some of these puzzles are very complicated and really quite involved. It is going to be difficult and challenging for the average adult much less a teen. It requires more reading and studying the other Drew games I played. As far as game mechanics, I'm not a fan of point and clicks in general. I would have preferred to have Nancy move in a 3rd person 3-D enviornment much like the early Amaze-Know Wonder Potter games. I did find the frame loads distracting. But as far as the point and clicks go, Nancy is definitely the most fun and "Blackmoor" the most challenging of the lot. As far as subject matter, they could have transferred the subject matter to a farm, and renamed it "Nancy Drew and the Curse of the Bale of Hay" and no one would have bought it. I personally don't know anything about astrology or the occult and I played "Blackmoor", and I still don't know anything about those subjects. While I did recognize the names of some major star constellations, my guess is the authors just made most of the stuff up (as JK Rowling did for the Potter series). The game is as innocuous as those "Haunted House" rides at the amusement parks (for those of us way too chicken to go on the big really scary roller coaster). A year after Blackmoor's release, EA's Potter fiasco "Goblet of Fire" movie coordinated game had a quest (in regular gameplay) called the "Vanishing Cards" or find the cards before they vanish. The concept definitiely was borrowed from Blackmoor's "13 Ghosts" or find the ghosts before they vanish side quest. I found it interesting that the only quest requiring minimal thought (in that debacle) was borrowed from Nancy Drew. Other games have borrowed ideas from Blackmoor, also. The game is almost a reference point for many games that came after it. There's a lot to do. There's so much to do, I wished I had something else to look at, that encompassed a larger area, instead of taking on new challenges in the same space. I wish I could give Blackmoor 4 1/2 stars, but there is no provision for that. MJH Date: 2006-08-04 Inappropriate? I don't think so I see nothing wrong with Her Interactive venturing into the subjects of witchcraft and that sort of thing. They never support it, and show no opinion whatsoever. There is no mention of the 'devil' or anything like that. It made the game much more spooky. I understand that others find it against their morals/religion, and that's why I said "I" don't think so. (Even though I myself would never try witchcraft) I'm just letting you all now that Nancy Drew does not practice witchcraft. :D So even if witchcraft gets you a little leery, go ahead and try the game. There's nothing wrong with playing a game involving that sort of thing ( in my opinion of course :) ) Anyway, to the review...I love this game (along with the rest of the games), though I would not recommend starting with this game, as it is very difficult and meant for more experianced players. I would suggest starting with Message in the Haunted Mansion (just as scary, a little easier(still challenging), and my favorite!) It's one of the scarier games (if not the scariest) and let's just say that when you go to sleep, you may have some spooky dreams...mysteriously all occuring at 3:00 AM. See what a mansion with a curse can do to you? As I said earlier, this game may be extremely difficult for some at times (especially near the end...*shudders*) So watch out...Your in for some challenging puzzles, a scare, and a great time! Date: 2006-08-02 Disturbing gaming experience After playing four other EXCELLENT Nancy Drew games, imagine my shock and dismay after having tried to get into this one. Being in agreement with the other reviewer, I am extremely disappointed that HerInteractive, a company which has put out so many wonderfully family-friendly games, would infuse this one with so much dark and innapropriate subject matter, such as witchcraft, astrology, mysticism and the occult. Not at all what I was expecting, I am sorry to report. My recommendation is to stay far away from this game and the harmful content that it contains. Date: 2006-07-21 LOVED IT! I loved this game so much! My favorite Nancy Drew games are the scary myesterys (See "Message in a Haunted Mansion"). I could barely even play it in the dark of my room because it scared me! It was sort of hard but i loved it anyways. If you are planning on buying Nancy Drew games this is a great one! Date: 2006-07-13 One of my favorites. I absolutely adore the entire Nancy Drew series. This edition was one of my favorites though. The detail and beauty was so rich. I loved exploring the nooks and crannies of this old manor. There were definately some spooky parts that made it very thrilling. It was more of a challenge than the others. I had problems with a few puzzles. Overall though, I loved every minute of this game. Well worth the buy.
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