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govegirl

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(Date Posted:04/26/2011 02:20)

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Dark Ritual

by: Vogat Interactive

Available: Big Fish

Step into the shoes of a detective who has been approached by the FBI to take over a terrifying case and stop a Dark Ritual! Explore Dr. Seymour Brown’s spooky mansion and see what the crazed scientist has been experimenting with! Track down your missing sister and help Agent Johnson stop the insanity that has taken over Blackwood Mansion in this intriguing Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game.

Incredible graphics
Fantastic gameplay
Find your missing sister!

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RE:Dark Ritual

(Date Posted:04/26/2011 03:13)

So the fact that you're a detective and have been approached by the FBI isn't enough? They have to throw the sister in, too? I'll trial, but I'm getting fed up with all the 'relatives in danger' that come up right now.

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RE:Dark Ritual

(Date Posted:04/26/2011 04:57)

I like it! Really good IHOG, it is on the dark story side but the graphics are not dreary and it is an interesting suspenseful story.

Will pick this up next month, maybe I have time again to play games then LOL-
The Next Big Thing is still waiting here....

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RE:Dark Ritual

(Date Posted:04/26/2011 06:21)

I like it, too, and bought it. But then, I also bought the Sherlock Holmes Collection over at Steam ... no games until the end of the month now, that much is for sure!

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(Date Posted:04/26/2011 06:32)

I loved the beta, but it looks like they changed the story. Originally you were pilot Veronica Rivers and you crash and end up in a mental asylum. Is it still set there?

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(Date Posted:04/26/2011 08:20)

It is on my May list also. At the end of the month I still get punchcarditis and must have them come out even. If I buy this game now, I just know a DD will show up that I must have.......or 2......or 3.... EEEEEK!!!!!!! OCD at its best here!

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(Date Posted:04/26/2011 11:53)

Reply to Purplerabbit (04/26/2011 14:32)

I loved the beta, but it looks like they changed the story. Originally you were pilot Veronica Rivers and you crash and end up in a mental asylum. Is it still set there?

Then I believe it was changed: The main character/heroine is a female detective and her name is not mentioned, she's just addressed "detective". No crash at the game start, but you're sent to a mansion. The 2nd chapter plays in a hospital that could have been a mental asylum, but the emphasis is more on the bad guy than on the building.

Just finished it, and albeit some holes in the logic of the story, which made me roll my eyes (like, sure I would do THIS now, or, and how would I know this?!), it was thrilling/exciting to play and I don't regret having bought it for some hours of good gameplay.
Some things I liked:
Game cursor can be turned off. Tutorial is optional. 2 game modes, casual and expert; I played casual. HO scenes heavy junkpile, but items mostly good to find; everything colourful/not too dark (except for some, very few corners). No misclick penalty! Hint can be used outside HO scenes as well (and I used it, for both! lol). Interesting minigames (skipped only 2, if I recall). Inventory items are labelled.

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RE:Dark Ritual

(Date Posted:04/26/2011 16:20)

i also bought and loved, this is what ce,s should aspire to.....great play different puzzles, intriguing story...and LENGTH

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RE:Dark Ritual

(Date Posted:04/26/2011 19:47)

Thanks to a "hot tip" from an insider, I was able to purchase and download this late yesterday straight from the index, before it was mainstreamed. So I stayed up until the wee hours playing--Woo Woo!.

Game Name: Dark Ritual

Genre: iHog

Developer: Vogat International

Bought From: BFG

CE/SE/Demo Version: SE

Graphics:

Widescreen Y/N: Yes, but no full screen aspect ratio

Sounds:. fx were well done - not overplayed or out of place No voiceovers
Music:. Music was very fitting - eerie, but not overwhelming

Cursor: System cursor available - Custom cursor very large

Tech Issues:. None observed

Hints: Hints recharge quickly for Casual Mode much longer for Advanced Mode
Skippable Puzzles: Yes

Length:. In advanced mode using no hints and no skip - 6 hours

Modes: Casual and Advanced

Impression:.The storyline while not completely original, does have unique elements - your sister is missing, she applied for work as a tester at a laboratory that's now under investigation by the government and the FBI, while investigating your partner runs off leaving you to fend for yourself. You start in the family mansion, wake up in a clinic, take the A-train to the water system then end up at the airport. But all along the way, the story is developed and you learn about the plot. It's fed to you in bits and pieces so you know what is going on. The mystery and the insanity slowly builds and it gets spookier and spookier along the way to the point that you don't know who you can trust. Yes, there are similar stories - but not quite as well developed as this one.

Pros/Cons:.The graphics are quite good and the technology used is splendid. The cut scenes could have been done a bit better (the "fade outs" to unconciousness were a bit too unsubtle) and I was just a tad disappointed with the frequency of reuse of hidden object scenes (all were used at least twice and some three times). The puzzles offered a solid variety. I only wish that they had a more difficult level for advanced mode.

Overall Verdict: All in all a most enjoyable game. In my opinion, the best I've seen from Vogat. So, for storyline/originality, technical merit/options, game length, puzzles/hidden object scenes, I give it 4 and a half out of 5 pints. I'm withholding the half pint (outstanding in all achievements) for excessive reuse of hidden object scenes, no full screen with aspect ratio, better fade outs needed.

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(Message edited by textrekkie On 04/26/2011 20:04)

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RE:Dark Ritual

(Date Posted:04/26/2011 19:56)

Thanks Tex! The waking in a clinic and finding your way to the A-train sounds like the contents of the beta. How odd they started before this.

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