Nancy Drew®: The Final Scene

"Remember Maya Nuygen from high school?" No, Nancy. I do not.

I hate to thumbs down a Nancy Drew game, but this one frustrated me to no end. From the beginning I was unsure of what to do next and there weren't even that many actual "puzzles" to solve. I also had to look up anybody's number that Nancy had to call because for some reason thy weren't showing up on my call list. Overall I do suggest playing it for the completion feeling if you want to have played them all, but be prepared for it to feel like the game drags on despite it only being about 3 hours.

I love the puzzles here! The hidden passageways are very cool, it also was a short game but worth it.

The Final Scene is a fun and interesting game that I think is good for those new to the Nancy Drew series. It can feel a bit tense since the game makes it clear you have a limited amount of days to solve the case, but days won't end till you do everything major that you need to do. So you can really take your time to explore, talk to people, and just look at everything that the theater has to offer. It's only near the very end of the game does it really become a race against the clock, but the game makes sure to make it very clear when that clock is ticking for real. Puzzles were on the easy side, but still interesting. This is honestly a pretty good game for younger players to play since there isn't anything too hard to solve. The theater is also small enough that it is easy to navigate and if you are unsure of what to do just doing your rounds around the theater and check in again with the people there and you will quickly figure out what to do next. Like all Nancy Drew games this game also has a Second Chance button, so if you are someone who tends to forget to save often don't worry the game is kind enough to give you something that will drop you off in the section you were at right before you got a game over. This game can be finished off in about five hours, or even a little less then that. It's a good game to play if you got some free time to kill. The story is fun, and the music is great. This is a pretty good early entry in the series that I suggest checking out.

we had a great time, it was a little stressful but fun. we died 3 times and each death was stupider than the last. do NOT try to brute force the key maker. there is a pencil you will find it.

Not the worst but not the best. Do note it's one of the shorter games, the only reason why you would take longer is because of getting stuck with one of the two obtuse puzzles. One puzzle, after looking up what to do still had me confused on how was I supposed to get that. The story and characters were actually great with this one, especially with how they flesh out everyone's motives. I would only recommend this if you are trying to play all Nancy Drew games but if you're looking for a really good one to play maybe skip this one.