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First Person From Review #1: "First of all, Nancy is no longer on her home soil...Good 'ol England gets to play enigma. The change of scene works wonders to add a fresh feel, and the "County of Essex" provides a backdrop to the strange goings on at 'Blackmoor Manor'. "A clean, rather plain, but almost full screen video introduces your home for the next few days, and suggests a little of the action to follow. Nancy is her usual chirpy self, and the suspects begin to pile up like Murder She Wrote roadkill. The "Manor" itself is a rather strange affair...The usual Nancy stock pile of 'pleasant looking soft furnishings' tasteful shelf fillers' have been replaced by something a little more odd, and surreal. It is only later that you realise that, perhaps, the whole house is one big puzzle, and every oddment may hold the key to unmasking our culprit. "As per usual, the characters are easy to interact with, and a pleasure to listen to. The voice acting is lively and entertaining, and never suggests people are delivering lines for cash only. "Books, notes and diagrams: Oh. My. Oh. My. So many pages! I love reading. Especially during good adventure games. "Blackmoor" truly rewards the reader, and note taker...The books presented are beautiful to behold. Aged pages, tasteful script and realistic layout combine to deliver some of the nicest tomes this side of the Myst universe. Absolute top marks to the Her Interactive designers for making that extra effort to create items of such interest. A very welcome, and nice touch. "From sound puzzles to runes, and arcade games to academic research, both you and Nancy are going to have a right royal time working this one out...There are literally dozens of puzzles in here. Forget pulling crank handles and starting up bridge machines…. for as far as puzzles go, "Blackmoor Manor" is where the adventure gamers should reside." From Review #2: "The HER Interactive team have really outdone themselves. Following closely on the heels of Shadow Ranch, which I would classify as a Very Medium game, Blackmoor is a sure winner. It has a good, strong story line, the primo ingredient in any game, and the developers have attended to details in a way that their enthusiasm becomes apparent throughout the gameplay. "Nancy finds herself in England, in an old manor, and as you would expect, becomes embroiled in a mysterious situation. There is talk of Lycanthropy (that's werewolves to us peasants) and characters who speak English that isn't quite English (Bangers and Mash, anyone?) and dealings with gargoyles, ghosts, and devious puzzles created by several generations of eccentric owners of the mansion, all designed to protect some mysterious 'treasure.' As usual, nearly every character is subject to suspicion, and rightly so. "As with the other aspects of the game, the developers continue to tweak their quality, and the graphics are - no surprise here - the best of the series...I played Blackmoor Manor on my old computer, which just barely makes the minimum, and it ran perfectly. "Enjoy the game, and hold your breath for Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock." |
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