Detective Agency Gray Tie - Collector's Edition Reviews

Nice

a rather short and simple hidden objects game with basiaclly no real story. wouldnt buy it at full price. if you really have nothing to do or are procrastinating this is a quick max 2h filler game.

This is a short, but very fun game. I enjoy HOGs, and this one was literally a series of hidden-object scenes with related puzzles every 3-ish scenes. The story line is a bit thin, but that's to be expected with such a good HOG. Plus, there are extra hidden-object scenes to solve when done with the regular game. I give "Detective Agency Gray Tie" a 10/10 for the hidden-object scenes, a 10/10 for the puzzles, and a 6/10 for the plot.

This is a very short and very easy hidden object game. I finished the game and all the collection edition extra’s in less than 2 and a half hours. The game consists only of easy hidden object puzzles alternated with very easy + quickly to solve mini-games. And instead of a bonus game, you get 8 extra mini-puzzles and hidden object puzzles No adventure gameplay and the story is told by popping up stilled characters with text balloons. There is no voice-over. There is not much of a story and the characters do not have any interesting to say other than lets search this scene. And yes, than you will have your next hidden object puzzle to solve. There are different kind of hidden object puzzles and they are all interactive . List of words, silhouettes and very easy riddles. But it is a pity that these puzzles are not flawless. Sometimes you have to find only 1 items when there are more items in the scene that fits the same description. I also very much dislike the fact that I have to find a lot of weapons like guns, ammunition and assault weapons. What I found positive of this game: - the graphics are nice - all the puzzle you encountered during gameplay are accessible for replay, without having to complete the game first. I which I could choose for neutral instead of yes or no as recommendation. But after reading the steam description of this game, I was expecting so much more, than an almost not existing storyline and bit more challenge of the puzzles or gameplay. And it is a very short game! I do not recommend this game.

A very simple HOG but I like it! The 2 detectives take you from scene to scene and you find the listed objects. It reminds me in a way of the Park Ranger games in that you have one silhouetted object and one raccoon to find in each scene along with the objects. The mini games are super easy and I like that too! There's no stress here...just move right along, enjoying the game. There's really no challenge so don't get the game if that's what you want. It's a decent game for the price for sure and I will be looking for the next in this series. The only thing I don't like is the music--some of it was okay but there's one extremely irritating repetitious "loop" of about 10 screeching notes where I finally took my headphones off! Other than that I am enjoying the gameplay!

[h1]OKAY, I'M KINDA DIGGING THIS HOG! [/h1] At first glance, I thought this would be a new HOPA by a new developer. Once I started playing, I realized this was just a HOG, but it is more of a hybrid because it's more than just a HOG... yet not quite a HOPA, from the same developer who created the Big Adventure: Trip To Europe series. It's true, it only takes about 2-3 hours to play the entire game but at $3.99 I think it's totally worth the entertainment! What I like the most is that the HO scenes take place in an entire room versus on a table or shelf in the corner of a room. The story is told via text and there are no voiceovers, but the devs did an excellent job incorporating the "case" before and after each scene without bombarding the player with a ton of dialog boxes on a clickfest that never seems to end. The HO scenes are played in a Relaxed Mode, there are no Timed options as you search for 12-16 Items. The HO's vary with Listed Items, Silhouetted Shapes, Logically Related Pairs, Multiples of the same object, Find & Replace, and even Descriptive Finds where you find things that match a brief description. Some of the objects are well-blended but for the most part, they are easy to spot which isn't necessarily a bad thing, sometimes I want to enjoy the game and just relax. My only complaint is that several scenes had multiples of the listed item, such as a HAT, or KEY RING, and when you click on a large hat in the forefront of the scene you discover it isn't the correct "hat" which drives me nutz! Fortunately, there is no Misclick penalty! Also, they have slightly "off" items such as a "feeder" instead of a birdhouse, or a "wheel" instead of a tire...and I had to google "aerostat" Items in "pink" text are hidden in or behind other objects (a magnifying glass appears over these areas) and items listed in "green" are objects that require a task. Each scene has two Zoom Zones that will appear and disappear as the objects shown on the list are found or added. Each HO scene has a hidden Raccoon (developer's mascot) and a Silhouetted Shape to find for extra points. Once the Silhouetted Shape is located, it can be viewed by clicking the "Extra" tab, oddly, it is considered an Achievement. You will earn a Bronze Star for completing the Hidden Object location, a Silver Star for finding the Silhouetted Shape Extra, and a Gold Star for finding the adorable Raccoon. After each Hidden Object Scene, (some of which have a secondary HO in a different form, immediately afterward) you will play a mini-game, such as Rotating & Placing Fragments of a picture, Finding Matching Pairs of Footprints, Rotating Ring sections, Following a path that lands on each house only once, Swapping & Rotating honeycomb-shaped puzzle pieces, Placing shaped puzzle pieces, and even Spot The Difference scenes. COLLECTOR'S EDITION EXTRAS: 18 Wallpapers, 20 Music Soundtracks, 8 Bonus Levels, 8 Extra Puzzles, a Hidden Raccoon in every HO scene, and a Silhouetted Shape Achievement in every HO scene.