Three Cards To Dead Time – Casual RPG Hidden Object Gaming
Those looking for a great way to combine some casual gaming with a great story line should take a look at Three Cards to Dead Time from Big Finish Games. While it is a hidden objects game at heart, the overall story line and RPG feel offer more than just a casual game to play every now and then. Want to see what Three Cards to Dead Time is all about? Curious about this story line I’m jabbering about? Check out what I found when I got the opportunity to review this excellent little game:
The overall story line is the main draw to Three Cards to Dead Time, as you play as Jess Silloway, who has just discovered that she has a rare “gift”. Of course, this “gift” has almost cost her her life, and the lives of her adoptive parents. During your game play, you’ll play as her to unravel mysteries, save your family and friends, and discover memories from people long gone. You have to determine who your heart belongs to – your boyfriend or the PI that you have hired to help you – and you have to fight for your life against both real people and ghosts of the past. Let me tell you right now that the story line is excellent in this casual hidden objects game, it’s a superb addition to an already great game. Anyone that is looking for a casual game that actually has a realistic feel to it needs to try out Three Cards to Dead Time from Big Finish Games.
When it comes to the overall game play in this great little game, anyone that loves hidden objects games will find the game play is different from others out there. It’s more challenging, and the different games that you have to play to solve the puzzles will really push your brain to the limits. Personally, I love the fact that you don’t have to play the level’s different areas in a specific order. You have the freedom to choose where you want to play first and also have special areas where you get to choose how the story line will go.
The challenge of Three Cards to Dead Time is much better than other hidden objects games out there, as you really have to use your brain to find the objects needed. For example, you don’t just have a list of objects at the bottom of the screen to search for. Instead, the game will give you a phrase or question or linked objects – such as objects on a tarot card, or linking objects together such as salt and pepper and so on. The game really makes you use your brain, which gets you more involved in the game overall and gets you involved with the characters as well.
One more thing that I absolutely loved was the voice acting in Three Cards to Dead Time. Normally the voice acting in some of these types of games really sucks (to put it nicely) and I am by far not a fan of most of the music and background noises out there. But the developers really put in some major time and effort here. The voice acting actually adds more to the game overall, as it provides a “real” feel to the game overall.
Now, let’s talk about the graphics in Three Cards to Dead Time – once again, this is a jewel. The graphics are extremely good, as in computer animated movie good. The graphics are actually believable, and the areas where you have to find objects doesn’t just look like there are different things cut and pasted in from other games or pictures. You’ll actually have some times during the game play where the graphics in the hidden object levels are so good that you won’t be able to find the objects – even on the easy mode. As you can see for yourself from the screen shots throughout this review, the graphics are impressive to say the least.
I really enjoyed reviewing this game and have gone back through it and played it a couple more times as well after the review. It’s interesting to play the game on the different difficulty levels – although the toughest difficulty is still too much for me! So, if you’re looking for a great way to play a casual game without giving up the RPG feel, check out Three Cards to Dead Time.
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