Sea of Lies: Nemesis HD - A Hidden Object Detective Adventure 9+

The plot and setting was original and I'm happy there wasn't much in the way of the typical demonic stuff (the voodoo lady wasn't a big part of the story). Unfortunately, Eipix frequently relies on their old typical stand-by--many crazy containers with bizarre locks that require specific shapes to open them. Find shape, insert, repeat. This can get tiresome. Luckily, this game had other interesting factors that propelled the story and made me want to finish it. Also, the voice over narration was helpful in explaining what seemed to be a bit of a complex plot, which tends to happen when there are multiple characters...also, if you put down the game and go back to it later, it's easy to forget what's going on. Even though I much prefer the Awakening and Drawn approach, (where the player builds things and mixes stuff and creates new items in fun ways), this was entertaining nonetheless. Thanks for the good game!

This was a very fun and strong game with nice puzzles and plot. Also, it was cheap. But two problems. One, in many instances if you didn't drag the item to the exact spot it didn't recognize the piece. Meaning often you were sure a piece was correct, but since it wouldn't work you wasted much time. Second it seems like a lot of missing steps that you don't have to complete and you can't go back too finish things once you complete certain sections.

I really enjoyed this one- story is interesting, good mystery with no supernatural mumbo-jumbo unless you count the voodoo lady, and another character in the bonus chapter. Loved the historical setting- Spanish Colonial period in the Caribbean, I'm guessing. Enjoyed the HO puzzles, which are presented in a refreshingly different way, but they also give you the option to play a match-3 game instead if you absolutely hate HO puzzles. Even enjoyed the background music. Sorry to see The culprit end up in jail, though...found myself rooting for him 😀