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Sunday, August 10, 2008
Forgotten Riddles - Moonlight Sonata
Forgotten Riddles: The Moonlight Sonatas is a hidden object game, but is a bit genre-bending, similar to Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate™. Currently, Forgotten Riddles: The Moonlight Sonatas is exclusively offered from BigFishGames, and is a top download.In Forgotten Riddles: The Moonlight Sonatas, you are an investigator assigned to solve the mystery of the Opera House, which used to be the home of famous composer and child prodigy Francis von Amadeus. People have reported seeing a ghostly, gaunt figure and to hear music playing at odd times.
Fans of hidden object games will feel right at home. Instead of giving a list of objects to find, there are musical symbols at the bottom of the screen. Players select them to get a clue. From that clue, they locate the object. For example, one of the clues reads "On a pedestal golden I'm Earth recreated; I display every country whenever I'm rotated." The player finds a globe and clicks on it.
When starting the game, players can choose two levels of difficulty: archaeologist (harder) and apprentice (easier). Interestingly, players can not read through all the clues, then click on the items in succession. The correct object is the only one that pertains to the current riddle. There are no points given or special rewards for fast selection. Players advance from one chapter to the next by solving the correct number of riddles(finding items).
The chapters have sufficient amounts of time, even in the archeologist category. Time wise, they provided 45 minutes to solve 40 riddles. There is a hint compass that starts with 5 hints. Random clicking results in a 40 second penalty.
One of the ways Forgotten Riddles: The Moonlight Sonatas is different from most other hidden object games are the puzzles that must be solved to unlock rooms. For example, on the first chapter, there is a stage scene, with items underneath the scene. The player must place the items in the correct places for the scene to change. Not all of the objects can be placed immediately, as the scene will dynamically update. Once the puzzle has been solved, the objects to be found will be located in the unlocked room or on the previous scene. There is a button at the right hand screen corner to switch back-and-forth. Another difference is that the hidden object, once found, does not become removed from the picture.
I found Forgotten Riddles: The Moonlight Sonatas to suffer from some repetition, primarily because of the setting. Using only one location (the opera house) was a bit limiting. Also, the story felt almost like an afterthought, as it wasn't well integrated into the game itself.
Overall, Forgotten Riddles: The Moonlight Sonatas is a good game and should please fans of hidden object games.
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