I fear that this limitation will unduly restrict this game's appeal.
I am disappointed that Her Interactive has still not added support to accommodate widescreen monitors, making the Nancy Drew games look somewhat dated. Not since Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island has a Nancy Drew game sounded this good. The different tracks are all excellent and quite distinct, ranging from moody electronica, to sinister string pieces, to lighthearted fantasy themes.
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The soundtrack selection in this game is more expansive than that in previous games of the series (for example, Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse), where the music became repetitive after a few hours of play. The developer has also hidden charms for Nancy's phone finding all of them requires extremely diligent observation and study of each location. The rooms are richly detailed and reward close inspection-as always, there are wacky gadgets manufactured by the infamous Krolmeister and plenty of Koko Kringle bars. Body proportions of the characters (particularly females) are modeled realistically. The characters look vivid and are well animated. I feel that the game needs to give a slightly greater nudge in the right direction for this puzzle.Īrtistically, the game is well drawn. The only puzzle that has me stumped temporarily is a cryptogram from Niko's journal. While difficult-many of the puzzles are timed-I never feel frustrated trying to solve them, and the task list does a good job of keeping me from wandering aimlessly about the lab. Probably the most fun puzzle is actually an elimination game called Aggregation, which is so smartly designed that it can compete against the best of standalone casual games. The second puzzle is based on circuits and schematics solving it is like playing with a basic electronics kit. The first puzzle involves a 3D printer for which players have to think in 3D to get the correct model built it is quite satisfying to pull the right model from the printer at the end. Among them, a couple of puzzles readily stand out. While previous games in the series have often been content to re-skin conventional puzzles, this game introduces a number of inspired new puzzles I have never seen in an adventure game before. Most of the puzzles are scientific in theme, with plenty involving chemistry, electricity, and computing. Of course, an adventure game is only as a good as its puzzles, and it is here where this game really makes its mark. In the game, the players learn all about his work from books, conversations, and models of his inventions. While all these characters are quirky enough to be interesting, it is Tesla who truly steals the show. There is a catch, though! The catch is that she cannot reveal to the others that she is a detective or else her cover will be blown. To solve the case, Nancy needs to keep a close eye on all these suspects, find holes in their alibis, and confront them with the evidence she finds. Meanwhile, the video recordings clearly show Niko entering the lab alone, with nobody else on hand to perform the sabotage. However, Victor is convinced that Niko's death is the fault of Ryan Kilpatrick, a geeky lab technician who builds parts for the coils. Likewise, the menacing head of security, Gray Cortright, who seems unstable at best, may be responsible for Niko's demise. Nancy soon learns that the other scientists at the lab, snarky Mason Quinto and homesick Ellie York, have motives for wanting Niko removed and discredited. The owner of the lab, Victor Losset, calls Nancy in to investigate the case. Niko's work with the giant Tesla coils indicates that he may be close to a discovery of epic proportions, making his untimely death suspicious to say the least. Set in modern times, the game's story begins at an isolated lab where the lead scientist (and an admirer of Tesla), Niko Jovic, has been killed in what looks like an accident. He is equally infamous for his speculative work on death rays and resonance machines thought to crumble buildings. An archetypal "mad scientist", Tesla is most famous for his important scientific work on alternating current. No doubt, part of the game's appeal is the focus on Nikola Tesla, the famous inventor and rival of Thomas Edison. I have not played an adventure game that has engrossed me this much for quite some time. While some critics unfamiliar with the series may regard the Nancy Drew games as mostly "games for girls", the developer's claim that they are for "mystery fans 10 to adult" is more accurate.
With a great story, inspired puzzles, and equally good artwork and sound, it is difficult to find fault with this gem. Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device is the 27th game in the venerable Nancy Drew series from Her Interactive, and it is the best game in the series yet.
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