Dark Parables: The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide Collector's Edition

Dark Parables: The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide Collector's Edition
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21 March 2016
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Beware of the purple tide!

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Dark Parables: The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide Collector's Edition system requirements

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  • OS: Windows XP,Vista,7,8
  • Processor: 1.6 GHz
  • Memory: 1024 MB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 862 MB available space

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auraexplorer
auraexplorer

I like the Dark Parables series and The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide was no exception. The story telling was original and the settings absolutely stunning. I found this game to be more interactive than previous games in the series. The bonus chapter felt far too short, perhaps because the story felt like a prologue to events I had just completed. Beautiful underwater scenery and magic.

Heavyman
Heavyman

The first DP game with Eipix is pretty good the Dialogues are different but not too bad and its harder to find all the parable fragements. The parables arent voiced like the first games but that is not too bad. Sadly they used the same minigames very often. Still i liked the story and the bonus was a nice little prologue. Can totally recommend it

Tsuki❤
Tsuki❤

If you've played the others and enjoyed yourself you might as well grab this one when it's 50% off.

The release order of Dark Parables is:
Curse of Briar Rose
The Exiled Prince
Rise of the Snow Queen
The Red Riding Hood Sisters
The Final Cinderella
Jack and the Sky Kingdom
Ballad of Rapunzel
The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide
Queen of Sands
Goldilocks and the Fallen Star
Swan Princess and the Dire Tree
The Thief and the Tinderbox
Requiem for the Forgotten Shadow
Return of the Salt Princess
The Match Girl’s Lost Paradise
Portrait of the Stained Princess

paul
paul

It's a fairly basic point and click HOb game. The achievements are not synced with Steam. There's a lot of open slots for items you need to find, in the exact shape of the item you need to find. Also, the dev' considered having the map mark rooms where you could do things to be entirely to much hand-holding on anything other than easy difficulty, The story is far from the corniest plotline I've seen in a point and click; but it's not Shakespeare either.

jgarthcl
jgarthcl

It's alright....I mean, that is really the best and the worst thing I could say about this.

Everything, from the graphics to the writing to the music to the puzzles is............alright.

It won't give you or your computer some horrifying wasting disease if you play it, but it's not going to set the world on fire either.

Oh, and as an item of note, it is one of the unfathomably few games by Big Fish Games on Steam that actually has some Steam features (in this case, trading cards). So that's something to put in the plus column ;-)

Recommended, but I'm not gonna rave about it or something. It's just harmless, solid HOG fun, that doesn't sink to the worst of the genre, but doesn't really rise to the best either.

sunlit_music
sunlit_music

This is game is so beautiful!!! I had tons of fun playing the hidden object puzzles, and the other puzzles are interesting and clever too. Story is great, and provide great twists on well known fairytales. All of the characters are interesting, and the protagonist is likable and sympathetic. The music is gorgeous!! And the sound effects are so good, I recommend playing this game with the sound turned on. I like the option for going back and replaying the hidden object puzzles and finding transforming objects (parables) and the concept art and wallpaper look phenomenal. Thank you for creating this game!

Amjara
Amjara

Good game if a bit pricey. I have played this game a long time ago so it's not a new game per se. However the graphics hold up nicely and the story is cute. I like the extra's like the wallpapers and it does have a travel map too. All in all good game but wish it was a bit cheaper considering it's age.

joan4003
joan4003

8th game in the Dark Parable series. (The Dark Parables series does have an overall series story arch which this game references. However, it is stand alone as it.) I highly, even passionately, recommend this game.

Storyline: In 510AD the palace of the Alexandros, King of Prasino sunk beneath the ocean waves ending a decades long war with King Bluebeard of Kokkino. Centuries later the palace rises from the ocean depths causing a tsunami and a lethal purple tide. As the Fairy Tale Detective you have been tasked with discovering the reason for this occurance. Upon arriving you free a mermaid, Althea, one of the former King Alexandros's 5 daughters, cursed by the Sea Goddess, Thalassa for the father's betrayal and imprisonment. And meet a mysterious stranger who has the key to everything. Find out why the palace rose again, break the mermaid's curse, free the Goddess, and stop the purple tide - all in a day's work for the Fairy Tale Detective.

Gameplay: A mixed combination of Hidden Object picture assembly, easy point and click, find and use inventory, and a variety of puzzles with a built-in strategy guide. Nothing overly hard and the sheer variety of things to do makes the gameplay smooth and effortless. The lock puzzles are logic "match" games and logic "mazes" (move a ball of energy from point A to point B without losing all the energy). There are sliders, picture puzzles, recipe, assembly, and a Master Puzzle (which is a puzzle with many smaller puzzles included). There is a skip option on the puzzles, and a hint feature. Also the inventory is interactive in some cases when assembly or disassembly is required.

There is a interactive fast travel map which shows the location of things that need done and the chapter objective. (One of the few maps I actually use.)

There are the 3 usual modes: casual, normal and hard. Though this game has a custom mode feature which allows the player to pick and chose how much or how little "help" they wish to receive while playing.

Extra finds: 40 crescent moons, 20 morphing objects which are the parable story pieces, and 2 sets of "secret" extra finds - 6 teacups and 3 Big Fish Game Felix the Fish mascot.

The 5 Parables tell pieces of the story line, a bit of back story and three tell the fate of the mermaid sisters Naida, Calliope, and Theresa. Which is pretty impressive considering each parable is only 4 pages long and about 100 words each.

Extras: Lots and Lots. Bonus chapter which recalls the events just prior to the palace of Prasino disappearing beneath the ocean waves, and tells of Bluebeard, King of the rival Kingdom Kokkino. An extra game called collectibles, where the player goes back through every scene in the game to find a single item or object (easy and fun). Replay feature of all HO scenes and puzzles. Plus wallpapers, music, video, etc.

Achievements: In-game only but there are Steam trading cards. The achievements are fun too and not the usual find everything in less then a minute variety. There is an achievement for idling, over-clicking and watching cutscenes. There is even one for watching the credits, which are really worth reading since they are so funny.

So the big question: Is this game worth the price? Yes, and well worth FULL price. The game itself takes about 4-5 hours to play and all the extra gaming that can be done probably adds at least another 3-4 hours. So an 8 hour HO game is well worth full price. Big Fish Games is not known for putting their games on sale either, and this is less expensive then the price in their web store.

karenscomp
karenscomp

i wish more dark parables games like cinderella, jack and beanstalk,and others too
i llike fairytale detective dark parables.
really is totally wicked game ever....

spotter
spotter

Hi: I just wanted to share how I feel about this incredible game. I am a huge steam powered user and purchaser of these games. Dark Parables has to be one of the best if not the best pc games I have played to date. It is just wonderfully done and fun and wonderfully colourful with a great storyline, mapping and hidden treasures. I really hope you make another one soon because I am a huge fan ! All the best.

Talana 💃
Talana 💃

Lovely ! Wonderful !
One of the absolute best ! Beautiful graphics, lovely music, great story , and great puzzles !
In addition, you have three different types of hidden stuff to find , which makes the game even better !
You play as a Fairy-tale investigator - what could be more interesting and fun ? :) And this time you have to
investigate the story of The Little Mermaid .
Some said the game is pricy, but I do not agree - it is worth every penny.

And now there are cards added ! The Mermaid background is Beautiful !

So , the only thing missing here, is Steam achievements - ! But !
There are lots of achievements in-game, and really fun ones to try and get !
These achievements added to Steam would have made this game Perfect !
Highly Recommended !

bbmeltdown
bbmeltdown

The Dark Parables series has always been a favorite. Glad to see some are available on Steam. Hope more will be added in the future. The art style and puzzles make this game series very engrossing.

Vic=HKC=
Vic=HKC=

I was pleased to see Big Fish Games releasing more casual adventure games on Steam, though I'm a little disappointed to see that there is no achievement added. However, there are ingame achievements. Anyway, Dark Parables is a huge series in the casual world, first by Blue Tea Games before being developed by Eipix.

The series is a chronicle of investigations in the world of fairy tales: the fabled detective is sent to different kingdoms or fantasy worlds in order to find what evil is wrecking havoc and how to appease it. This game concerns the tale of the Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide (not really familiar with this one, as the only mermaid tales I know are the Disney movie, Lorelei and the ancient Greek myth - as for the tale itself, I've vaguely heard of it in the Wolf Among Us).

There is a temple undersea that suddenly appeared and a monster is terrorizing everyone. However, arriving there, a mermaid seems to want to help you while a cloaked figure (from a previous game if I've understood clearly as the detective was familiar with the voice) is also waiting to enter the temple and to find a lost kingdom.

The story is full of twists and questions: the mermaid is helping you AND also trying to slow you down, the cloaked figure is a suspect but his identity is quite shocking, the ghost you encounter is blaming himself but isn't opposed to your presence and the mermaids, well, some of them are also tied to other investigations (which is not really a shock as the fabled detective is acquainted with nearly everyone - however, as the game isn't the first in the series, it's making you wanting to play every Dark Parables out there).

The gameplay is standard: find objects, use them, combine them, solve puzzles and clear hidden objects scenes. Everything is quite easy, though you have sometimes an hard time to see some objects or to link them to an area of interest. Even these areas can be hard to spot. On the other side, you have the hunt for Parables (to unlock the whole background on your case), for Moons and even for cups of tea (a nod to Blue Tea Games I suppose). Achievements are also present ingame but they can be upgraded: you have to find a cup of tea, then 3 then the whole pack. Even the fish mascot (Felix I think) from Big Fish Games is present.

I'm not going to tell you every bonus in this Collector's Edition but well, there is a bonus chapter on Bluebeard, wallpapers, etc...

I loved the graphics as the general ambiance of the game.

Anyway, this game is really a must-have, though I would prefer Artifex Mundi's work (developped by them like Enigmatis or Nightmares from the Deep) but well, while I find the price tag a little high, Big Fish is now participating on sales, so, when you see a discount, go for it.

lumi126
lumi126

Generally a nice HOG game. Unfortunately quite some of the objects in the hidden object scences don't respond to clicking initially and others are simply not visible. However I do like that the parts you collect are useful items for the gameplay and not random nonsense. It is a HOG game worth playing if you like the genre. Not the best ever, but in the upper half. I bought it on sale.

Tatewaki
Tatewaki

I personally enjoy hidden object games, so I found playing the title a real treat. Great art, beautiful music and some seriously difficult objects to find make this game a winner. On the other hand, the mini-game puzzles became repetitive and stale. I am not a fan of those.

Pick it up on a Steam sale; the title will not disappoint.

You can clear it in under 10 hours of play.

PoPPinkPunkPrincess91
PoPPinkPunkPri…

This was a great game, I wish there were more games like it. I started playing this at night before bed and the calming scenery helped me relax

Hex: Vampire's Kiss
Hex: Vampire's Kiss

Great Hidden Objects game with a fun little storyline, Different difficulty levels to choose from and mini bonus games included in the Collectors edition. I've already played through twice and love it.

Misszaius
Misszaius

This is another nice little HOG puzzle game from Big Fish. Good artwork from Blue Tea although maybe not the best resolution - it'd probably look better on a tablet than a large monitor. The puzzles were not too challenging, the hidden object scenes were well drawn and decent although again, not so tough that I had to skip any. The level of challenge I think is good for a game like this - not so easy that you blow through everything in seconds but not so challenging you want to quit. Playing without hints and clues where to go it was still fairly easy to see what the next step to do was or what area to go to next. I think it's a decent game for a breather, just something to pull up and casually relax with. The bonus story homage to the Blue Beard opera was also kind of cute although a lot shorter than I was expecting. All in all though, a nice looking game with some nice hidden object screens and some decent puzzles.

Chibiscus
Chibiscus

I got this Game gifted from a former friend and I am very thankful for it ♥

First of all If you havent played any Dark Parables Games I recommend you to go back and play the first one as those games are meant to be played in Order.

Dark Parables: The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide Collector's Edition comes with the Main Story which is around 3 and a half hours long and a Bonus Chapter which gives you another half to an hour. It also comes with Extras, such as Wallpapers, Music, Mini Games, Ingame Movies and Concept Art.

The Voice Acting in this Game was once again rather nicely made and the Art Style was absolutely beautiful. I believe the Colours in this title, compared to the previous ones, have been even more vibrant.

Once again you could not change the Resolution which was no problem whatsoever as it was by default widescreen and unlike in previous Dark Parables it was proper widescreen and not just a stretched image.

Although you are not able to get Steam Achievements, this game does indeed come with some Trading Cards.

One of my favourite Parts of the Dark Parables games are, how you can collect during the Game pieces which will, once all of them are collected, give you a little background Story, which to my disappointment did not get read to you by a guy but you rather had to read yourself. Regardless of this little let down I have noticed that you can click on the missing parables parts to find them and read the full background stories yourself, even after the game has been finished. I do not believe I have noticed this function before and is a newly introduced feature with this title!

For the first time in the Dark Parables Series you can fast Travel. Personally I have it didnt bother me to much that you couldn't Fast Travel in the previous Games but I saw alot of people listening it as negative Point and I must admit after playing a Dark Parables Title with the Fast Travel Option, I dont want to be without it again!

I also have seen for the first time in the Dark Parables Series ingame Achievements. Personally I did not really like them, as I am playing those Games for their Story Parts and the achievemnts, once you have unlocked them, wont go away unless you click the achievements tab.

The Hidden Object Scenes were compared to the previous games rather easy, especially due to the higher resolution and the proper widescreen. Most of the Puzzles were also rather easy to finish and I had alot of fun doing them, however I found some of them challenging as well.

In the previous Game you were able to get 3 Different Endings depending on which item you choose at the end, sadly this Game does not have such a function, which I would have loved to see.

One of the Mermaids looks alot like Ariel, a Childhood favourite of mine, which made me even more excited to play this game and got me hooked immediatly into the story.

All in all this Game is Fantastic! Although it has some features of the previous one Missing, at the same time it does have some new ones added to it and honestly the story and the Art Style is just lovely.

I recommend this Game to any HO Fan and to anybody that loves a good Story.

Here are my other Reviews for the Dark Parables Series:
Dark Parables: Curse of Briar Rose Collector's Edition (Number 1)
Dark Parables: The Exiled Prince Collector's Edition (Number 2)
Dark Parables: Rise of the Snow Queen Collector's Edition (Number 3)
Dark Parables: The Red Riding Hood Sisters (Number 4)
Dark Parables: The Final Cinderella (Number 5)
Dark Parables: Jack and the Sky Kingdom Collector's Edition (Number 6)
Dark Parables: Ballad of Rapunzel Collector's Edition (Number 7)
Dark Parables: Queen of Sands Collector's Edition (Number 9)

Thalatte™
Thalatte™

Game Information

"Dark Parables: The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide" Collector's Edition is a Fragmented Object game. The game was developed by Eipix Entertainment and published by Big Fish Games Studio.

"The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide" is the eighth episode of "Dark Parables." Previous episodes: "Curse of Briar Rose;" "The Exiled Prince;" "Rise of the Snow Queen;" "The Red Riding Hood Sisters;" "The Final Cinderella;" "Jack and the Sky Kingdom" and "The Ballad of Rapunzel."

Since this is a collector's edition game, it comes with extra features that are not available in its' counterpart; the standard edition.

The Game Review

Game Visuals

I want to mention that the visuals in the game are nicely done. The visuals can be adjusted in the game's option menu.

Game Audio

I want to mention that audio for the game is well done. Even though the audio is somewhat simplistic and repetitive. The audio can be adjusted in the game's option menu as well.

Gameplay

There are four different game difficulty modes to choose from: Casual; Normal; Hard and Custom.

There is no notebook in the game. But there is an objective panel in the game. It is used to keep track of all of the game's objectives.

There is a padlock feature that's available to lock the inventory panel in the place to make it stationary.

There are some interactive items in the game. Some of these interactive items may require extra components before they can be interacted with. All interactive items are marked with a symbol in one of the corners.

There is an interactive map in the game. It allows the player to fast travel between each location quickly without having the need to constantly backtrack. It also indicates that there are a variety of tasks that can be completed at various locations within the game. The interactive map is automatically given at the start of the game.

The hidden object scenes consist of the following: Fragmented items. Some of these hidden object scenes may require a little or no interaction.

The puzzles are fairly easy to solve without having the need to skip any of them.

There is a collectible in the game: Parables. They are scattered throughout the game for the player to find.

There are morphing objects (beyond objects) in the game. They are scattered throughout the game for the player to find as well. The morphing objects are used to refill the hint bar.

There are twenty different achievements that can be unlocked from playing the game. Each of the achievements does come with some requirements that need to be completed before they can be unlocked. These achievements are in-game only.

Since this is a collector's edition game, there is a bonus chapter, but it can be accessed only after the main story is completed.

Miscellaneous

There are extra features in the game: Bonus Chapter; Wallpapers; Concept Art and Game's Strategy Guide. Some of these extra features can be accessed only after the entire game is completed.

There are six different trading cards to collect. Only three of those trading cards are given out by the game. There are several ways to get the rest of the trading cards: Purchased from the Steam's Community Market; Trade with friends; Booster Packs and its Booster Pack Creator.

Final thoughts: I have found the game enjoyable to certain extent. The replay value for the game is low. I would recommend this game, but not at the game's full price value.

Impracticalmagic
Impracticalmagic

Enjoyable story, but HO scenes tend to be a little picky.
There will be some pixel hunting, and objects are not consistent in relative size.
Not many puzzles, but plenty of HO scenes of the "find all pieces in order to make this object" type.

I still enjoy the Dark Parables games a lot, both for the continuity and the feel of the gameplay (and the art!).
There is an achievement for seeing all the credits, and quite a few of them are pretty funny. :)

Overall: not the strongest in the series, but it's a good series. 8-8.5/10

talgaby
talgaby

Short version: 55%

I can recommend Dark Parables 8 for those who want some balanced fragmented object scenes. If you want anything more though, like a good story or puzzles, then you may have to rethink buying this.

Long version:

Do you remember the giant lore behind the Dark Parables series? Keep them cherished in your memories because they are gone now. As Eipix took over from Blue Tea, they did their best to mimic some gameplay elements, but they never bothered to keep track of the story.
On top of that, the plot feels weak and rushed. There is an undersea kingdom, an antagonist with a little backstory, and some vague catastrophe we must prevent. Still, it lacks something to hold it together. In the end, it is not terrible, but it leaves no lasting impressions.

Okay, I will admit it: the fragmented object scenes in The Little Mermaid and the Purple Tide are better than ever. They are easy, but the internal achievement system still makes them interesting. I also liked some of the puzzles, although they repeat too much.
However, the adventure gaming parts are terrible. We now have a quick-travel map, but we also have to backtrack way too much.

Azraella
Azraella

I usually really love the Dark Parables stories. I own many of them and was looking forward to this one. There are some good parts to this game, of course, but the puzzles are not one of them. These are some of the worst puzzles I've ever had to play in a HOG game. They aren't really hard. They're more annoying and frustrating at times than hard and they're rarely enjoyable. I hated the "change the symbols" puzzles and the ones where they wanted you to move a certain number of spaces around a board to get orbs. I would've been fine, but having to do the same types of puzzles repeatedly in the game made it more tedious and less enjoyable than I would've liked. In other words, there was a lot less variety than you'd usually find in a HOG game. Also, getting an achievement for waiting for 5 minutes without doing anything in a HOG puzzle is absolutely ridiculous. I bring this up mainly because it means you have to artificially inflate the game play time just to do one achievement.

It wasn't a bad game, but if it had been my first experience with the Dark Parables line of HOG's, I absolutely wouldn't have continued to play them. It's not the best of the bunch by far. I don't recommend it to anyone who is just looking for a regular HOG style game and who hasn't already played the other DP games. If you've played the others, by all means, play this one to continue with the stories. If you haven't played the other DP games, play some of the others first because this one isn't as good (In my opinion). What a shame.

HannaBanana
HannaBanana

The story is interesting because there are multiple mermaid sisters, and each one has a different tale (pun intended). We're introduced to a new goddess and the artwork, as always, is lovely. No achievements but there are trading cards. Also has fast travel map.

HarleyquinnC
HarleyquinnC

My favourite one from the whole series. All dark parables are great, but this one just hits the spot: beautiful artwork, nice music, clever riddles and mermaids! If you want to try out HOPs, then this is the gem that get you hooked up.

RaeOfSunshine
RaeOfSunshine

Loved every minute of it. Puzzles were enjoyable and not difficult. I flew through it in one sitting! Can't wait to play the bonus content. 10/10

Bento Boxx
Bento Boxx

Ok, this is considered a grandma game, and I might be considered lame for liking HOGs but this is a good one. Amazing art style, immersive music, ok story, fun puzzles and decent new features. I have a lot of criticisms tho. The king's voice acting is total shit, the game itself isn't that long, the only way you can start a new game is by making another profile in the game which makes you lose all the features and achievements you've earned in your other account, so if you're missing one achievement, get ready to go back and earn all the other ones. There are achievements in-game but no steam-achievements, I get that they did this is because they want you to play their game on there website, but it still doesn't feel as rewarding as it could be due to bragging rights and a sense of completion, one more thing is that this game has Steam trading cards which make no sense because you wouldn't be able to buy or sell the cards on the market because of inactive the community is, and if they wanted you to buy the game on their website, why would they include Steam trading cards? It also doesn't warrant trading cards compared to games like TF2 or Dark Souls. My last criticism is the price, rn it's 10$ which isn't too bad but I would prob pay 5$ for it. I guess they wanted to squeeze that extra 5 out of your wallet because it's a collector's edition. I mostly like this game because of nostalgia, I used to play this game on my grandma's computer. If this ever goes on sale, I recommend that you buy this. 6/10

Poleena
Poleena

Pros - Visually it was appealing. The world was vibrant and colorful. The artwork and detail on even the keys in the game were very well done. The puzzles were not crazy hard and there is an I'll complete this for you button, which is good when your just feeling it's taking too long. For more of a challenge there is also difficulty settings for replay value.

I like the search a room objectives because it makes me think of those highlights for children's books I used to enjoy as a kid. I think the best thing this game does is it has a travel option where it shows on the map what rooms you still have objectives to do in and you can quick travel to any room on the map which saves quite a bit of time. So as a base they have a lot of solid stuff here play wise.

Cons- The story I wasn't really pulled into, and for a character that looked like Ariel she didn't seem very interesting or developed as a character at all. It lacked substance. They added another fairy tale character in the game that felt odd and almost random like lets see how we can fit this guy in the story as if on a dare. The music I do not even remember and I just played through it a night or two ago... did it have music?

I think the big issue I had was the achievements. They have achievements but there are none for steam, so it feels empty and yet you have the urge to complete them anyway... Also too if you beat the game and try to go back into that game it would not let me. I think it should let you spawn right before the ending if you wanted to go back into that world. Maybe it is best the achievements are gone on steam if they were going to do that.

Also too I deleted the file since it would not let me back in the game and all the achievements and parable progress was gone as well as access to the mini game which I did not get to try. I just keep thinking of this one achievement to collect all these moons and I nearly had them all but ended up beating the game without realizing I could not go back in the game again. For some reason also too I did not get the achievement for beating it under 5 hours so I guess the achievements are wonky as well even if they do not matter.

If this is the collectors edition with no saving achievements then it is not complete. The game needed a bit more tweaking, or at least a warning on how the files work for me to feel it was a collectors addition version. I am thankful at least that I bought it on sale, because even at a discount I feel other games I bought at a much cheaper price point I got more satisfaction out of.

So to sum it up the game cannot rest on being pretty at a higher price point then other games with a lot more substance at a cheaper one. Pretty.... but kinda smells like fish. ^_~

JLSigman
JLSigman

This first outing by the newer company did not impress. Clicking was hit and miss, the story did not enthuse, and the callbacks seemed forced.

caroline.bailey065
caroline.bailey065

Great graphics and a fun challenge

fergarzamadero93
fergarzamadero93

Easily one of the best in the Dark Parables series. Great detail, engaging storyline, beautiful art. All in all, a great HOG!

Zorinda
Zorinda

A pretty good story-oriented puzzle game in the Dark Parables series. Lovely artwork. Nice music. Expected playing time, including the bonus chapter, is 4.5 to 5 hours.

Works fine on Linux with Steam Play / Proton.

shelley_on_nbgrace
shelley_on_nbgrace

Loved this game with all the little extra things you have to find. Also reading through the credits at the end is well worth it, so funny....and you gain another achievement :D

Emblem Parade
Emblem Parade

This is Dark Parables #8, which enters a new phase in the series, switching the reigns to developer Eipix. Though it retains the series formula and tone, it features a newer, smoother, more animated game engine, a change of style, and a somewhat shorter game length. Also, the story is simpler than previous entries, which is actually refreshing considering that they had become quite convoluted.

Despite the changes, if you've been a fan until this game then I am sure you would enjoy this one, too. And you know what to expect: a fairy tale cocktail with excellent drawings and a point-and-click adventure that is mostly about collecting various kinds of keys while solving puzzles.

Also note that these are hidden-fragment games rather than classic hidden-object games.