Midnight Scenes: The Nanny Reviews

Nice little horror point-and-click game in pixel style, gameplay is less than an hour long. It's creepy but immersive, I was playing at midnight, and when that big eye at the beginning says, “Turn off the lights and enjoy the chilling tale,” I followed its advice yet later had to put the lights back on. The only thing I’m not too fond of is the game ends with murder cases unsolved and questions unanswered. Maybe it’s intentional, leaving room for imagination. The main theme of the game revolves around [spoiler]doppelgängers[/spoiler]. Looking back, almost all the characters are connected to this theme - Starts with [spoiler]two identical toys, then the girl and the neighbor lady both appear to be clones. There’s even a possibility the boy we control isn’t the original, considering we lose track of him for a while early in the forest. However, what happened to the babysitter? It seems like her walking out of the forest at night triggered all those deaths. Did she see something that made her decide to leave the house? Or, was it her doppelgänger that the player saw through the window? Also, who was it on the big stone? It seems like it’s the nanny, who once took care of the children and her evil soul decided to take them away, with the stone painting inscribed with all 3 of them at the end, but there's not much background about her given. Also, what happened to the nanny? Is the neighbor lady being murdered or is this a homicide, possibly driven by pressure from her recently deceased husband and her sick son, whom she has to raise alone? [/spoiler]There are so many questions. That said, this game is not all pure horror, you’ll find moments of humor like when you open dad’s wardrobe, and heartwarming moments when the boy speaks kind words to the babysitter. I look forward to other games in the franchise. I recommend this game. [u] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43342176-Why-Not-Games/#browse] My curator page[/url][/u]

Holy cow that was great! Yeah, the pixel artwork doesn't always deliver on the shudder factor, and the music is adequate at best, but the gameplay is straight-forward and to the point (as a point-and-click horror game should be!), and while a little more background story would elevate it from "great" to "bloody excellent!", there are enough eerie and downright gruesome narrative exclamation points (and that ending, gawdamn!) to more than deliver the goods. Don't expect some sprawling, convoluted epic, this is just down and dirty, simple (to it's benefit!) P and C horror goodness. Totally recommended!