The Secret of Grisly Manor – classic point and click puzzle adventure
comes to Android
Your famous inventor grandfather has gone missing and the news of his
disappearance is plastered all over the press. To your surprise you receive a
letter from the old man asking you to come to his mansion as he has something
“amazing to show you”. The game begins at front of the locked grand entrance of
the mansion, rain pouring and lightning flashing. What’s this “amazing” secret
that your grandfather speaks of? Will it be amazing enough for you to warrant
your time to play Grisly Manor? Read on to find out.
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| Secret of Grisly Manor |
If you ever had the joy of growing up in the 90s, you will remember the times
of PC point and click adventure games. These were essentially a series of
parallel intertwining puzzles wrapped up with witty and entertaining stories. A
few of my favourites were Day of the Tentacle , Sam & Max, Full Throttle and
of course the Monkey Island series. Grisly Manor plays very similar to these
great games but unfortunately lacks the creative story telling and funny main
characters elements that arguably make these games such classics. What Grisly
Manor is however a collection of well thought out and intricate puzzles that
will leave puzzle fans wanting more.
The puzzles range from easy to moderately difficult. Depending on your skill
and experience level, it should take anywhere from 20 mins to 2 hours to
complete this title. Grisly Manor does an adequate job in showing you how to
play by displaying HUD information of where to touch in order to guide you
through the first couple puzzles. From then on you are on your own as there are
no hints to ease your potential frustration, luckily a quick google search
should help anyone who stuck in a rut.
If you do find yourself struggling, a good way to progress before you hit
google would be just to click on everything and anything that looks out of the
ordinary as you will find items and passage ways in the most unlikely of places.
I made a rookie mistake and was stuck at one point where I didn’t realise there
was a turn around the upstairs hallway leading to additional rooms. (duh!)
Grisly Manor’s graphics presented in a photo realistic style. This
surprisingly works quite well and provides a somewhat effective eerie feel to
the room settings. Complimented with a non obtrusive music score it does well in
convincing you that you are exploring a big, cold and mysterious mansion.
Verdict: 4/5 The Secret of Grisly Manor provides a refreshing throwback to
the classic point and click puzzle adventure games in the 90s. Admittedly
lacking entertaining stories telling and lead characters, the game should still
strongly appeal to puzzle enthusiasts. Although arguably a little too short, it
still offers good value for its small price tag.
Developers: Fire Maple Games
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