Paranormal Files 10: Detective

Rick kind of reminds me of a mix of Dean and Sam from Supernatural!

I really enjoyed the addictive and unusual gameplay and inventory usage. However, there were elements of the game that I did not like: the cartooonish cut-scenes, the developer’s poor grasp of the English language, having to read so many confusing notes and dialogue, the interminable load times between locations, and searching for those extremely minute eyes. The alternate universe storyline was original and unique, but it was unclear at times. Still and all, there was a decent mix of HO scenes and mini-games, and although many were my least favorite (rotational), somehow I managed to complete most of them. The problem was that even after the update, some of the mini-games, especially in the bonus adventure, were impossible to manipulate and there were touchscreen sensitivity issues. I may not have loved this game as much as previous installments but I liked it, despite the glitches. Yet, due to such poor quality assurance, my final rating will be 3 stars.

I initially rated a 1 star because it just stopped working very soon into the game I’d paid for. They finally fixed it and I was able to complete. I’m glad that the gameplay seems to be a return to their superior early games. It was, however, very short. When I buy a game I expect it to be around the same length as the previous ones. I am, like I said, happy to see they’re giving a little more effort. Let’s hope they keep it up because Elephant went from being the best iOS hidden object adventure developer to the worst overnight. Because let’s face it, domini games blow. Repetitive, really dumb mini games, just a bore altogether. And now domini has taken to releasing “episodes” that are tiny bits at very high prices. Stupid. So, if elephant can keep up good work and improve - the iOS market is all theirs.