The game is primarily hidden object retrieval, but it stays firmly away from the laundry lists of generic clipart that ail this genre. ![]() There, she has to save various unfortunate entities – ghosts, werewolves and genies - to discover Tom’s fate, and possibly, the Stone. Thereafter Nelly must explore the 6 paintings, each of which is a gateway to locations ranging from desolate fishing villages to magical castles and dangerous forests. Nelly takes the next train to the Romanian castle, but Tom is missing by the time she reaches, and she is confronted by a wall with mysterious, enchanted paintings instead. This edition starts when young adventurer Nelly gets a letter from her brother Tom, asking her to join him at Totenkraft Castle to discover the Philosopher’s Stone, the coveted elixir of life. The game is a sequel to Treasure Seekers – Visions of Gold, which I’ve unfortunately not played yet. There are literally hundreds of things to do, and amazingly, none of it involves bleary-eyed screen-gazing for staplers in ancient Egypt. It is the longest game I’ve played in this genre: given that the game is super-intuitive and each task / puzzle leads directly to the next, it still offers 15-20 hours of pure game-play that constantly challenges. TSII blows away the competition of the formula HOG-adventures flooding the market, romping home with a 5/5 for: solid storylines from start to end, overall and chapter-wise complete relevancy of hidden items to their situations puzzles that are diverse in both design and difficulty and yet tightly integrated with the story extremely-detailed, spectacular screens and special effects and smooth, bug-free, typo-free development. ![]() Review: Calling this game ‘casual’ or even a ‘hidden object game’ borders on criminal understatement it is by far the most activity-packed, logically-sound, graphically brilliant game I’ve played in this genre. ![]() Game brief: Help Nelly find and save her brother from a mysterious Romanian castle! Dive into the castle’s magical pictures and discover the secrets of the Philosophers’ Stone.
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