Finally played Midnight in Salem and let me tell you….
We waited four years for this?!
When all the promo stuff was finally being released, I refused to watch it. Just like I do with movies, I didn’t want to ruin the game? I don’t know what my logic was, but I was not impressed with the promo images of the game, so I didn’t bother watching the final trailer. It reminded me of the poor quality of Secrets Can Kill (one of my least favourite games), so I was seriously worried.
I actually wanted to buy a physical copy of the game. Turns out Her Interactive is the only place you can get it, and shipping costs TWICE as much as the game itself. Twice. I would have to pay $40 shipping, plus convert it to Canadian dollars which would probably make the total close to $100. No thank you.
I was already worried about so many things before the game was even released LOL
The new interface threw me off so much. I had the worst time navigating anything. I don’t really play any other video games any more so I have no idea what I was expecting? Okay, I was expecting things to be similar to all the other Nancy Drew games. I hated how you basically had go right up to the wall to turn left. I liked how in all the other games you could see where you were going. In this one you really couldn’t turn until the last second, if that makes sense?
I did not really like the voice actress for Nancy. I liked the sound of her voice but that was about it. Her acting abilities need a bit of work in my opinion. She sounded like she was reading half the lines, very unnatural, and it pulled me away from the story. That never happened for me with Lani. The other voice actors did a great job though! Nancy just needs a bit more practice.
The character graphics were hilarious. Was it just my computer or did Joe look like he really had to pee most of the time?? The judge weirdly hunched and the lawyer and Teegan were swaying unnaturally. Do any of the characters sit down properly?! The lawyer in particular was awkward. Why was she always standing behind her desk?
I hated how Nancy didn’t let you look at things before commenting on them! When I first started she was talking about the object like we were supposed to know about it already? In the previous games Nancy would pick something up and comment on it WHILE YOU WERE LOOKING AT IT which helped you make sense of things. Here she just throws it in her inventory and somehow already knows what it is without looking.
The puzzles. While they were all way too easy (the cipher was actually pointless UGH) they were annoying to actually figure out in the first place. I spent at least 15 minutes in that first room at the very beginning of the game trying to find that damn key. I clicked both little squares on the desk but nothing happened, so I figured the key was somewhere else. I finally found a walkthrough on youtube that showed me what I had already tried. Very frustrating.
I hated how Nancy repeated things every. time. you. clicked. the. thing. I could not figure out what I was supposed to do in the evidence room. I clicked on the video a few times and she had the same conversation with Deirdre. Also you had the same opening conversation with Jason several times. Why? We already went over this. Stop asking me if I need directions!
There were way too many cut scenes. I liked how in the previous games you could do whatever you wanted! And the old endings were great too with a final scene wrapping up the case.
Also, what was the deal with Ned? I honestly think I prefer it if he wasn’t in this one. Why did they add a random flirty girl? And their conversations didn’t really make much sense to me for the game. At least in Sea of Darkness I felt really bad for Ned! I couldn’t believe Nancy went off to Iceland for their anniversary. In this game their vibe just seemed...off.
I loved that they kept all the other voice actors!! I missed Bess and George though.
The story was actually really great! Shame the game wasn’t at the same level.
I loved Dierdre and the Hardy Boys working together with Nancy. I hope they bring this back in future games. I disliked the way they handed the switch between the Hardy Boys and Nancy – very awkwardly done compared to other games.
I liked that you could go back to the house and do one final round of good byes. That was really cool!
Overall, I think I spent more time being mad at the game than actually playing it. There were so many infuriating little things at every turn. I sincerely hope they fix this game in the future and bring it back in a few years, like they did with Secrets Can Kill. I love the games so much and it would be a real shame if this is the end.
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