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There was a BOGO sale today that I could have used to get the game. Only problem was I didn’t have a second game. Most SEs have an associated “blog walkthrough.” It requires some extra effort if you’re really stuck. But it’s free.

I finished the Fright Chasers - Dark Exposure Collector’s Edition demo. I will certainly buy it, but will likely wait for the SE unless a great sale comes along. I like the graphics, and the puzzles are well done. Although like many games these days, the puzzle objective statement is frequently less than satisfactory. The story/plot is one I have seen before. Husband is a scientist. His wife is accidentally killed, and he is trying trying to re-capture her through his experiments, which, so far, have not succeeded. You and your friend arrive at the labratory, and strange things start to happen. There is an interesting plot twist (maybe) at the end of the demo, which is the main reason I’m interested in the game. I had 22 minutes left of my 90-minute demo when the demo was finished.

FWIW, I watched the YouTube video of the bonus chapter of Vermillion Watch - Order Zero. It is essentially a continuation of the basic game. It didn’t provide much additional information about the characters. (The exception being Nemo, who turns out not to be the villain we thought she was. It did, however, hint at a sequel. Although, unless something strange happens, the sequel will not have the Red Queen as the primary antagonist.

All in all I didn’t appear, to me, that the CE is worth the additional $$.

I’ve also played the first two Maze games, although not yet this one. Beware the Rooney Theory though. Any sequel after the first three is when the downhill slide starts.

I keep checking in at BFG to see if the Fright Chasers - Dark Exposure SE version is available. No luck as of Yesterday.

Welcome to the group.

I’m not familiar with the game you mentioned. Could you also post where the mentioned game can be purchased. Most casual games can be purchased on BigFish games. Recently they can also be purchased on Steam or GOG, but I am not totally trusting of those sites for casual downloads. They can also be purchased from the developer.

I couldn’t find your game anywhere. I’m wondering if your definition of a casual game might differ from what is thought of as a casual game on this thread.

I think of a casual game as a “lite” version of a basic adventure. It may or may not contain hidden object sequences, although most have a few. Game length is almost certainly less than 8 hours. Although there are exceptions.There is normally far less dialogue. And inventory puzzles are usually far less complex.

I’m sure others will add to this description.

The games mentioned by Lizardking are a series of small adventure games.  I think the post was put here by mistake.

I kept looking for the SE version of Fright Chasers - Dark Exposure on BFG. It’s still not there. I bought the CE version the last time there was a half price sale.

The game is good. There were a few puzzles where it was worth it to have the strategy guide available…if only to get a better understanding of either the puzzle’s objective or the puzzle’s mechanics. By and large most of the puzzles can be solved without the use of the strategy guide. The story is slightly above average. It’s one of a type we have seen before. A being accesses a portal to earth, and sends earthlings back through the portal in order to gain power. With the ultimate objective being world domination. The puzzles fall into two basic categories, logic or inventory. The logic puzzles are mostly used to open doors. Thin inventory puzzles are mostly used to find keys, with which we can then open doors.

There are more HO scenes than I normally expect from casual games these days. That said, they were of sufficient variety to make them less obtrusive.

The publisher is Mad Head games. Their track record is somewhat similar to Eipix in that their games have been hit or miss of late. Some are reall good, and some are outright clunkers. This game would rate 3.5 out of 5 stars. Better than average, but far from great.

As with many CE versions, there are some extras. Finding the Mad Head logo in all the scenes, and finding a morphing object in all the HO scenes are two “Achievements.” They can be entertaining, but do not contribute to the game in any fashion.

Final thought: I have not played any of the other games in this series. The bonus game is nothing more than a promo/demo of another game in the series. I contributes nothing to the main story. So, to me, other than the strategy guide, there is absolutely no reason to purchase the CE version of this game. What I don’t know is when, or if, there will ever be an SE version.

With nothing better to do, I am replaying Enigmatis 3 - The Shadow of Karkhala. Last time I played it was when we were playing it as a group/Casual Community Playthrough.

I forgot how great this game is.Even when I know what’s coming it is still exciting.

rtrooney - 19 November 2017 12:28 PM

With nothing better to do….

I know what you mean. There have been so few casuals released lately that have piqued my interest that I have resorted to replaying some others from my library. Just finished Alex Hunter—Lord of the Mind again, and enjoyed it immensely. Good, long detective (Sherlockian?) type game with CE elements in an SE body. It had more HO scenes than I recall from the first time around, but they were done well for the most part. And some of the puzzles were on the trickier side, too. I remember when I first played it I was hoping for a return of Alex in another adventure, but alas, it hasn’t happened…