The Séance of Blake Manor

Disappointed. The atmosphere is fantastic. The manor, the gardens, the dark tone, and the mystery surrounding the disappearances create a very compelling setting from the start. The problem is that the gameplay consists almost entirely of talking to characters and gathering clues to form hypotheses. Since every action consumes limited time and much of the information feels like filler, the investigation often ends up feeling random: you rarely know what will matter and what won't until you've already spent your time on it. There are also very few actual puzzles. Aside from a handful of simple ones, most of the game revolves around conversations. This is especially disappointing because the environments are large, detailed, and visually interesting, yet they are barely used for gameplay. Instead of environmental puzzles or meaningful interactions, exploration usually amounts to clicking on furniture, books, clothes, and other objects that consume time but rarely lead anywhere. The manor itself feels like a missed opportunity. The clue-tracking and document systems are good ideas, but I encountered several issues, including important clues and documents not always being recorded properly. Overall, a decent game with an excellent atmosphere and a promising premise, but a frustrating investigation system, very few puzzles, and an execution that never quite lives up to its potential.

Wow, such a disappointment. There's absolutely no difficulty here whatsoever. The time mechanic is only difficult during the tutorial. The rest of the game? It doesn't matter. There are way more units of time than things to investigate during the game. I had pretty much solved the mystery day one but due to certain mysteries being time gated I had to wait. Ispent most of my time at the hour glass waiting. The suspects? 90% of them are irrevelant. You basically solve their problem and then never speak to them again. It is extremely obvious who the culprit and key people are mere hours into the game. The whole game is just solving the guests own mysteries and making sure they don't go to seance. These guests are also not written that well and for the most part, extremely boring. This gets old extremely fast and you have to do it 10+ times. There are no branching paths and everything is extremely linear. I don't even know how you can get the bad ending without deliberately trying to. The game is so easy it feels like a joke. I do not understand how this is overwhelmingly positive on here since it is SOOO surface level. If you're looking for a game like the Golden Idol series (like me) avoid at all costs. You will be severely disappointed.

A great game with a well built mystery. The setting, the art, the music are great. The cast is okay. What it could have gotten better: - I felt like I wasted ~25-30% of the game moving from A to B. There is a loading screen at every door you open too... - There wasn't that much detective stuff involved as I was hoping to find. You may find the culprit very early and the game feels somewhat blank after that. Solid 8 / 10

fun mystery game. Not too much replayability but I enjoyed the use of Irish Mythology and history in the storytelling of the game. Pretty respectful showcasing of all the cast of characters involved.

nice puzzle game , mostly easy but has its difficult moments from time to time, horror aspect is very well designed.

while not on par with the best in the genre, i very much recommend this game for anyone who loves solving puzzles and mysteries.

Отличная детективная игра. Есть руссификатор.