Don't Come Home to Play This Dark Nightmare! – Dark Dimensions: Homecoming HD - A Hidden Object Mystery (Full) Review

UPDATE: This game had such a flawed implementation of functionality in which after my review, I was repeatedly kicked out numerous times causing loss of progress. I will not buy their next game unless positive reviews are submitted. See my review below for a list of unacceptable flaws before purchasing this garbage. I deducted an additional star. As a child, your parents, famous paranormal researchers, disappeared while investigating strange occurrences at the Barton Mansion in Whispering Hollows. While tracing a clue, your police officer sister gets kidnapped by menacing vines outside of the mansion. Now you, a dark dimension detective, set out to find your family and the truth behind their disappearances. The graphics are clear but appear slightly washed out; there's heavy emphasis on darker shades of colors, such as blue, red, and pink, to create a mysterious, suspenseful mood. The artwork creates a menacing atmosphere while you explore a creepy, abandoned mansion with aggressive vines slithering around you at every corner. You can customize your settings to your desired options. The inventory is labeled and interactive; you will also play micro puzzles within your inventory. The teleport map, which is the cell phone in the lower left corner, indicates available tasks in custom mode. It also holds your notes, video diary, and achievements. You play an HOS to get Rocky, a cute dog helper to help you with tasks, such as digging a dirt pile. The only HOS I found are word lists with heavy, progressive interaction. The puzzles are fun and varied. I loved the stencil and paint one! Another type was to put slides into a projector to locate objects missing from the scene; then you place them correctly to gain parts of the story. You collect coins for Rocky's room and several parts to the Barton Mansion in some locations. I gave the game two stars for the following reasons: 1. Transition was consistently slow and clunky. 2. Items were difficult to acquire and place in the scenes; it took several attempts many times. 3. Annoying pop-up of inventory items upon touch. 4. Notes did not record thorough story progression; only snapshots of reading materials. 5. Narration was cut off before completion in numerous puzzles and cut scenes. 6. Less than par collectibles and extras. 7. Repeated kick outs and slight loss of progress. This week was not a good one for BF. They need to up-their-game to keep us interested since other developers are hot on their trail! I can't really suggest this one!
Review by KimTwilight69 on Dark Dimensions: Homecoming HD - A Hidden Object Mystery (Full).