Grim Tales: The Bride Review

18Feb/12Off

Grim Tales: The Bride Review

You haven’t seen your sister, Luisa, since childhood and she is pushed into the river by a dark figure on the day of her wedding and may have died? You’re the only one who could find out what happened? Can this get any weirder? Yes, it can and it does. How, you ask? A ghastly demon with one eye shows up and says you can save her through her memories, but if you fail, you will lose your soul. Is he the devil?

In any event, you go searching for Luisa’s memories starting from when John Gray proposed to her. You see her in a ghostly form and you must solve puzzles and find clues and items leading to her disappearance. Begin by choosing the mode of play: Casual is for newer gamers with sparkles to indicate hidden objects. Advanced has no sparkles and you play in the role of a detective and Hardcore you play as a real detective investigating a real crime.

Mac adventure game Grim Tales: The Bride is full of puzzles like connecting the gears to operate the chains, jigsaws after you find the missing piece and more. Many of the mini games have something missing from it so you have to find that missing piece before the puzzle will activate. The games are fairly straightforward and standard, but if you wish to skip these, you may. There are hidden object games but they are not very difficult and the game provides a hint button if you need it.

Although the story is very strange, it is a good platform for the mini puzzles and adventure you have in the home and on the grounds, including the ubiquitous cemetery. It’s so convenient when there is a cemetery on your land. The puzzles and HOGs are not difficult but still fun to do and the point and click adventure is interesting. The game does have you going back and forth a lot with one item you need way on the other side of the land and with no map you can rely on. The artwork is great with many details, and the music is eerie and gloomy (appropriately done). Discover the mystery behind your sister’s demise, rescue her if you are able and, most importantly, save your own soul!