Mystery Case Files Ravenhearst Review

Mystery Case Files Ravenhearst promises an adventure through an eerily abandoned mansion but it only partially delivers such excitement. Searching through this mysterious manor to find clues about its past is less than invigorating as the objects your searching for have nothing to do with the story itself.

Picture Puzzles Aren't Very Intriguing

At the end of each level, an old photograph must be pieced together to reveal a diary entry of a young woman who used to reside in the manor. These picture-puzzles are too simple though, and the scene revealed is described in the diary entry that follows, negating the reward of finishing the level.

Fortunately Better Puzzles Await

However, the puzzles needed to unlock new rooms are very multi-dimensional and offer a one-of-a-kind challenge, possessing several interdependent elements such as hooking a fish to toss into a coin-slot machine that yields a coin to dispense to a fortune teller who provides the key.

The rooms themselves are well constructed and expertly camouflage hundreds of objects. With over thirty locations to play, Ravenhearst will certainly offer countless hours of object hunting.

Conclusion - A Solid Hidden Object Game

Although the lack of connection between story-line and hidden items is thin at best, the player who seeks excessive searching for hidden objects will be impressed by the many well designed rooms that offer new items to find each time they are played.