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Old 05-31-2008, 10:03 PM   #16
mosdl
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I downloaded the demo for myself, and my gf went and played it and liked it, so bought it today for her.

So far, the graphics are pretty impressive, though often the screens are unanimated.

The puzzles are pretty good, and usually there are plenty of hints, though some have none (the pentagram one had to be solved using trial and error). Game is highly linear and usually won't let you leave a room until you are done (with a vague generic message from Van Helsing). Sometimes it isn't exactly obvious what needs to be done, so you have to walk around talking/taking everything for it to be made clear.

Van Helsing's comments sometimes are unintentionally funny because they are very formal ("The dead body has x. I will take it") and might seem to be attributed to bad translations. His accent sounds almost like Dracula does in movies, which is weird as well.
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