Nancy Drew®: Message in a Haunted Mansion Reviews

Great game.

so depressed i didnt get to play majong for real

I am somewhat neutral on this game, but I'll rate it a "Yes" over a "No". Downsides: -It's pretty low rez, so some of the "old handwritten notes" you find are extremely difficult to read now -The navigation is pretty bad. I realize this game is almost 25 years old but it can't have been great then either. You are not consistently given arrow symbols to move around - sometimes when you think the magnifying glass has something to examine, it will move Nancy forward instead. You just have to memorize where it moves her and where it has something to look at. Upsides: -SUPER short. Like you can do this one in an evening, no problem -Puzzles were pretty good. Only gripe is the tile puzzle, which was quite finicky, but otherwise I liked them -Haunted house events were kinda cute -Even if you can't read the "old handwritten notes" it's not that hard to piece together the general lore

Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion is a quick spooky play through. The puzzles in this game are a lot of fun and the mansion has several nooks and crannies to discover and explore! Each frame and scene has the charm of the older Nancy Drew games: rich in colors and designs. There is no journal feature in this game, and it makes it hard to keep track of what Nancy should be doing at any given point. It's not always clear where Nancy should go next, but a quick call to Bess and George for a hint will send you in the right direction. The hints are straight forward and give you everything but the answer. The soundtrack sets a spooky atmosphere, as well as the various apparitions and shadows that wander the hallways. I wish the phone calls had the distorted filter to the voices to make it feel like it's an actual phone call, but I know most of the other games have this little detail. Come prepared with a pen and paper of your own to take lots of notes as there are plenty of symbols and passwords that Nancy will need to remember!

I really liked this one! It was really cool to play such an old Nancy Drew game. I love the classics! I thought the story line was good and enjoyed the puzzles and twists throughout. Very entertaining game and definitely worth playing!