I think I must’ve played every hidden objects game that came out after the first Mystery Case Files. So I must admit that I’m a little jaded: I’ve played some truly good ones, and some really, really bad ones. The score has generally been in the green, however, so I wasn’t too worried about whether Oberon Games (who also created Dream Day Wedding) was going to have a good game. I knew it was going to be a good game – I was just worried how Dream Day Wedding’s flaws would march on.
What flaws are these, you may ask? Dream Day Wedding has its quirks – the glowy dreamy graphics were lovely, but I had a heck of time finding certain things. Mostly there were expectations that you’d be able to find something that 5×5 pixels. Sure, I enjoy a challenge, but there’s a limit. In Death on the Nile, after hunting the sharks for a while and not being able to find them for the 4th time the timer ran out, I resorted to making a screenshot and posting it in an image editor.
Death on the Nile borrows heavily from traditional point and click adventure games for its mini-games. From the questioning of the suspects (which is optional) to the mini-games which are actually puzzles, death on the Nile feels a lot like a 1st person adventure game. These puzzles are completely optional, and they add to the game and gives the game a storyline – this is actually the only hidden objects game I’ve come across with a real storyline, not just one hammered together for the sake of finding stuff. (Which I don’t mind either, but this is icing on the cake, yeah?)
Some of the puzzles that are mandatory is hard enough to have some people scratching their heads (the one I received the most questions about was the one in Allerton’s Room – Complete the Rainbow) but logical enough to be solved without resorting to a walkthrough. I really enjoyed this element of the game – it’s new and adds to the genre instead of just being “gimmicky.” I’m sure this will be picked up by other developers soon enough and we’ll see it in other games. I especially liked the fact that some objects are “clues” that actually has something to do with the storyline.
Graphics in Death on the Nile is smooth and responsive and everything is very well-drawn.. The music is lovely albeit VERY repetitive. The cut scenes are really no more than slideshows of character portraits and text. It would’ve been nice to see dialog being read alond by actors, but I guess that might be asking for too much. Overall, though it has adult themes, you CAN play the game with children given that you skip the cutscenes entirely. It does save anywhere, so it’s technically a minute game. BUT -and it’s a big but – the load screen for the main menu as well as the profile loading takes up to a minute and a half; that drops it down to the five minute break category. Overall, a worthy addition to the hidden objects genre.
May 14, 2007 at 2:39 am
can someone help me.i have to put 5 pen in the pen holder where is it.thank you
October 25, 2011 at 4:52 pm
on the tabel neer the bed
May 14, 2007 at 8:40 am
It’s right here, actually…
June 3, 2007 at 4:15 pm
I’m SO-O stuck ON THESE “DUCKS IN A ROW”…have found all 3 ducks…tried putting them everywhere I can think of , but CAN’T find ducks 1 & 5…can you lead me to them ???
thanks
June 3, 2007 at 4:19 pm
June 11, 2007 at 8:36 pm
Do you have a guide for finding the spoons in the Green Lounge? I’m down to one and I’m stumped, the same with Clothespins in Linette’s room. Sadly I am out of hints so I suppose I’ll have to start this level over. 😦
Love your walk throughs though!
June 11, 2007 at 10:14 pm
I have one for the clothespins in Linette’s room, but sadly, not the spoons in the green lounge. How many are there? Maybe I can think about posting that next.
June 13, 2007 at 7:57 am
3. I’m stuck there again in a totally different level and have only found 1, which is 1 more than I found last time!
This game is so addictive it’s aggravating.
Thanks again for the hints. I don’t check often (only when I’ve found most of them but am running out of time) but they’re definitely a life saver!
June 13, 2007 at 8:09 am
To update that, when in a pinch apparently it all becomes clear: one spoon has an ornate design and is sticking up on the table in the table right in front of you. The next is on the floor under the life-saving thing. The last is in mangled in the tree on the left, the one that’s obscured by the umbrella. YAY! 🙂
June 22, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Can anyone tell me how you get the 5 pens in the Jar I keep getting stuck I can get the first pen in but hten it keeps telling me it’s incorrect
June 22, 2007 at 10:57 pm
Here you go:
June 25, 2007 at 8:32 pm
who is the final murderer. i just cant figure it out. plz help
June 25, 2007 at 9:39 pm
I think the part where you have to choose the murderer is optional right? Just skip the puzzle and watch the ending.
July 10, 2007 at 2:34 am
I’m dying to know where’s the lemon in the green lounge? Can you help please?
July 29, 2007 at 10:10 pm
I need help getting the second book on the sun deck of investigation 8. I HAVE BEEN STUCK FOR DAYS….PLEASE HELP.
July 29, 2007 at 10:11 pm
I need help getting the second book on the sundeck of investigation 8. I have been stuck for days…PLEASE HELP.
October 19, 2007 at 9:14 pm
does anyone know the exact order of the rosery beads to solve that part of the puzzle,i am very stuck
October 19, 2007 at 11:28 pm
shawn:
February 21, 2008 at 12:04 am
i’m stuck with ms. bowers room 😦 pls tell me where’s the certificate and the butterflies 😀 thanks!
February 24, 2008 at 4:47 pm
I need help getting the second book on the sundeck of investigation 8. I have been stuck for days…PLEASE HELP
May 15, 2008 at 12:48 pm
who killed who?Thanks!
August 12, 2008 at 4:15 am
where is the ashtray in the mechanics room?!
I think I am totally oblivious..
September 14, 2008 at 4:35 am
i am stuck with miss van shuyler’s room..where can i have the hidden object “letter”?
October 23, 2008 at 7:35 am
can someone help me i am stuck at ivestigation 12 in cornelia robsons room i cant seem to find “sun” pls help ??
November 17, 2008 at 4:57 pm
i’m stuck with the clothespins in linnette’s room can’t find the last one anywhere!
December 18, 2008 at 6:22 am
I’m also stuck with the clothespins – I have to find one more in Louise’s room (investigation 5) but I cant find it. Can someone help me?
June 10, 2010 at 1:06 am
One clothespin it is on the door frame, one it is on the phonograph, on the last one it is at the corner of the closet above the green jacket, i hope to be usefull.
See ya.
June 27, 2010 at 9:43 pm
i can’t find the spoon and the boat on the sun deck
June 27, 2010 at 9:51 pm
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2010 at 10:18 am
where are the clothes spins in louise burgils room someone please help me ive one to find!!
June 28, 2010 at 10:19 am
by the way im investigation 2
September 16, 2011 at 8:30 am
Wheres the caduceus in mrs bowers rooooommm??????? aaaarghhh!!!!
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