I enjoyed the story, and liked how Houdini became involved. Some of them reminded me of characters in the Royal Tower Joseph the caretaker was just like the hotel owner, and Nicolas reminded me of Jacques. They all tried to take advantage of the situation anyway, especially Simone. It was good the way that each of the other characters could have been involved in the kidnapping, so you didn't know who was really the villain. "I enjoyed it the same as Treasure in the Royal Tower. Emily's thoughtsĮmily's final impressions were as follows:
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I thought it was a plus that the game rewarded such thought by providing rational paths to solutions. Several times Emily and I discussed what she had done and talked about what she might do next, and her proposed courses of action all involved sensible and reasonable logical steps. Inventory puzzles were logical in nature, stuckness being more a result of a missed hotspot (or direction arrow) or not having yet found the right item. Emily played on Junior level, and was able to solve all of the stand alone puzzles herself. The Final Scene seems well suited to its target audience of 10 years and up. The fatal moment didn't seem to be as prevalent as in the last game, but perhaps Emily was just better at knowing what not to do. Nancy can die, but a "second chance" key in the menu will return you to just before the fatal moment. You choose between two difficulty levels Junior or Senior detective. If you get stuck, Nancy can call her friends Ned, Bess and George to try and get some help. Both Emily and I agreed that it would be nice if they moved and walked around more (or walked around at all). As in other games, the characters you meet are fairly static. Personally I think it's a feature that is not at all missed, although Emily said she really liked it in Royal Tower, but didn't mind that it wasn't present here: "You don't have to meet people at particular times, so changing the time isn't important". I understand other Nancy Drew games had a similar mechanism. The alarm clock to speed up time, which was a feature of Treasure in the Royal Tower, is not present here. Plenty of timeĪlthough Nancy has only three days, the game is not time critical. I thought these might be a turn-off for younger players, but Emily thought they were fine. There are some rather lengthy telephone conversations in which you don't participate, you just sit there and listen or read along. Nancy will have to interview other characters to unravel what is going on, and can choose between various questions and responses. They are on the whole nicely integrated into the theatre and the plot - the fact that the theatre staged magic shows assists that aspect. Puzzles are a mix of stand alone and inventory based. A hot cursor in the shape of a magnifying glass will tell you there is something to interact with. I hope there are many theatres like this left somewhere - they have all been knocked down where I live and replaced by multiplexes.įor those unfamiliar with the earlier games, The Final Scene is first person point and click, with 2D characters presented in well detailed 3D environments. Backstage is a rabbit warren of corridors and little rooms, and the odd secret passage. Big heavy curtains, sweeping stairs, little balcony boxes, and a mezzanine level. The whole game is played inside the theatre, and it's an excellent setting. As the demolition is only three days away, Nancy must work fast. The more she pokes, the more tangled things seem to become. Needless to say, Nancy does not enjoy a simple night out with friends at the movies, and soon finds herself poking in and around the theatre in order to get to the bottom of a kidnapping that's a bit too close to home. Nancy finds herself this time in St Louis, at the world premier of a new feature film, being screened in a grand old theatre which is due to be demolished. The interface and game play are the same - why fiddle with something that ain't really broke? Also, the sameness enables a returning player to jump straight in, no need to sort out how the game works before getting underway. I don't know about the industry, but there is no doubt that Her Interactive is doing its part with Nancy and her escapades.Īnyone who has played any of the previous games will immediately be at home with the familiarity of this game. Her Interactive, the makers of the game, describe their corporate mission as "To lead the industry towards a new standard of intelligent interactive entertainment for girls". My 12 year old daughter Emily enjoyed it a lot, so the fifth instalment, The Final Scene, was a welcome arrival. Review by Steve Ramsey with Emily (January, 2002) Nancy Drew made her debut in our house with Treasure in the Royal Tower, the fourth game in this series.
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