Better Behave! Or Death Is Coming To Get Your Soul! – Riddles of Fate: Memento Mori HD - A Hidden Object Detective Thriller Review

UPDATE: I had a glitch towards the end of the bonus where I could not get the gate to open after assembling the jigsaw pieces upon using the special power. It was a mini game so I tried several times and then skipped it, but the gate would not open. Now I cannot complete the bonus or access the secret room. Not very happy so I deducted a star!!! I love the "Riddles of Fate" series. You are a detective, and Death needs your help in restoring balance by catching those who have avoided punishment for their crimes. You will find and prove guilty those culprits; and once they are caught, other souls who were innocent victims will be allowed to enter this world. There were some fun twists on gameplay. You use some "developer" devices to make keys to open locks, make text or clues appear on paper or in books, and you use an amulet to talk to the dead. The graphics were crisp and clear, but a bit on the dark side. There were the usual 3 modes of difficulty with no option to customize. The HOS were mostly the standard word lists with some mild interactivity, although one was a silhouette; and in another, you had to move items aside to find the pairs. The puzzles had some "move the tiles" and some "move the items to the proper location" types. One puzzle was a book, which had photos in it; and when you clicked on the photo, you had to move some pieces to the proper location and then you received a part of the story. In another, you had a doll or some puppets in a theatre; and you interacted by placing items on the doll in accordance with the clues. The puzzles were on the easy side. The inventory is labeled and interactive. The map, in the shape of an orb, is intricate and somewhat cumbersome to use. If you click on the map for a desired location, an area opens up; and then you have to click again on the desired location. It was an extra, unnecessary step which became quite a nuisance. The map does show objectives, but I found the map to be useless in finding what needed to be done. The collectibles, all found throughout the locations, were 52 cards for a solitaire game in the extras, as well as ghostly figures and diary pages. You also had the usual extras, including a secret room, but I don't know what it does. I like how the player's name is incorporated into the game, such as "Joe's House". Overall, the gameplay was linear and quite simple. It was also very short, even with the bonus. Still a good game to pass time.
Review by KimMeadow on Riddles of Fate: Memento Mori HD - A Hidden Object Detective Thriller.