Review by Llama Mama

Now, normally I wouldn’t have gotten this game. All the reviews say it’s terrifying, and I’m really not into that. But, since I got it as a Christmas present, I gave it a try. And I will be the first to tell you that it’s NOT terrifying, and it’s actually pretty good! I’m going to split my review up into different sections so I can give the game a more accurate rating.

PLOT - ⁵⁄₅: Nancy goes to visit her friend Sally MacDonald at Moon Lake because Sally says some terrible things have been happening at her lakeside cabin. When Nancy gets there, though, Sally has left out of fear. So Nancy decides to stay and solve the mystery of the ghost dogs who show up at night and attack the cabin. I thought this was a really good plot. Unlike in some other ND titles, I really wanted to solve the mystery and find out where these dogs were coming from. And trust me, the dogs weren’t the least bit scary. The plot wasn’t too short or too long. Another solid plot from Her Interactive!nnCHARACTERS - ⁴⁄₅: There was a real lack of characters in this game. There were only 3 that you could actually see. I guess they did that so Moon Lake would really feel desolate, and it worked. The three main characters were Red Knott, an anti-social bird watcher, Emily Griffen, the store owner who has a fun accent, and Jeff Akers, the lone park ranger. Overall, the characters were OK. I kind of wish there was more, though.

SETTING - ⁴⁄₅: The setting was pretty good. I can’t say it was beautiful or anything, because although it was well done, it was just kind of creepy looking. But there was lots to explore, including a whole forest maze that was really hard to get the hang of. There wasn’t much to see inside the cabin, or around the lake, but the forest was pretty big so that made up for it.

PUZZLES - ⁴⁄₅: The puzzles were pretty easy in this game. I could figure most of them out without a walkthrough. The maze was probably one of the hardest puzzles, and I kept getting lost. But other than that they were all short and sweet.

WAS IT CHALLENGEING?: Nope. I never got frusterated, I only died like once, and I barely used a walkthrough. 2/5nnENDING - ⁵⁄₅: The ending was actually good! I liked how they revealed who the culprit was, and catching them was very clever. Plus everything leading up to the ending was fun too.

FINAL SCORE:nPlot: 5nCharacters: 4nSetting: 4nPuzzles: 4nChallenge: 2nEnding: 5n= 24, divided by 6 = 4 stars