Haunted Hotel: The X by LynxMinx – Haunted Hotel: The X (Full) Review

BigFish, this is the first decent game you have given us in 3 weeks, and it's not a 5 star game. However, as with the others in the series, Elephant gives you a creepy and thrilling game. The graphics were gloomy and grayish but it was in keeping with the ambiance of the game. You could customize your settings. The inventory was labeled, interactive and had complex items to assemble. There was an excellent teleport map to transport you, marked if so customized, and transition between locations was instantaneous. In each location are a variety of collectibles, which included orphan photos, morphing objects and flower petals. You get a neat gadget to work with, where you find cassettes and learn more of the story about the evil nanny. After you play the cassette you print a photo and use it to unlock hidden secrets. There weren't a lot of locations but there was a lot to do in each location. The HO scenes had some variation to them, and it wasn't an overly HO-laden game. There were a lot of different puzzles throughout the game; of course there was some boring rotational junk but there were others that were fun. Some required dexterity, others required logic, and some involved codes. So basically there was something for everyone. There was no journal but notes collected along the way to give you more insight. Objectives were regularly updated as you played the game. The hint system was not a spoiler. I deducted a star because I would have liked a true journal and also for length. The game felt short even with the bonus adventure. Also some of the puzzles were a bit hard to manipulate so it was a bit glitchy. But thank you Elephant games, for NO RODENTS, as the game was creepy enough without them! This was still a really good game but I would really like something gorgeous next. Maybe our dear developers at EIPIX or Mad Head or Sunward or BOOLAT could oblige? BigFish, we need some amazing blockbuster games, ones with journals, instantaneous loading between locations, teleport maps (marked of course), lengthy, with magnificent graphics, interesting and varied HO scenes, and innovative puzzles! Will we ever get a new Empress from the Deep? What about a new Amaranthine Voyage? Give us something magical! After the last two flops (Sable Maze and Witches Legacy) you owe us BIGTIME, and my review team and I am not letting you give us any more (expletives deleted) games. We pay too much and we are worth more than those two failures! So stick with the creme de la creme of games and make us happy again! If we aren't happy, we give you poor reviews, and you don't make money! Lynxie sends ?❤️? to the magnificent, articulate DTE!
Review by lynx minx on Haunted Hotel: The X (Full).