Mirror Mysteries (PC) Review
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System PC
Developer Easy Co Publisher Strategy First Genre Hidden Object # of Players 1 Release Date April 10th, 2014 |
Pros
Decent puzzles Some items are hidden well Cons Any challenge in the game can be skipped over No replay value. |
Review
By Thonos
11/15/2019
I find hidden object games to be fun, but not very challenging. Mirror Mysteries, mostly falls into this category. You are a mother whose two kids go into an abandoned house, shatter a mirror and are now trapped by the mirror. The mirror sends you to seven different worlds to get the broken mirror pieces back. Each of the seven worlds is broken into four rooms where you find hidden objects, solve puzzles and ultimately get the item that the person in charge wants so you can get your mirror pieces. Weird premise for a story, but it at least gives you something to go on.
Most of the game revolves around you, looking for specific items that are on the screen that auto combine to create a new item. Some are hidden inside objects that have to be opened while others do not show up unless you put a completed object in the right spot. Other times items are saved for another room and what ends up happening is that you end up going back and forth between rooms to put the right items in the right spots. Some items are locked behind puzzles that you have to solve. I will admit that some items were hidden very well and some of the puzzles provided a small challenge.
My main issue with the game is that there is always a way to avoid the challenge. If you can't find an object you just hit the hint button and you are guided to the next item. If a puzzle is too hard you can skip it. Things like this do make the game more accessible, but also negate any challenge and make the three hour game shorter. Still, even though I will never come back to this game again, I did enjoy my time with it.
By Thonos
11/15/2019
I find hidden object games to be fun, but not very challenging. Mirror Mysteries, mostly falls into this category. You are a mother whose two kids go into an abandoned house, shatter a mirror and are now trapped by the mirror. The mirror sends you to seven different worlds to get the broken mirror pieces back. Each of the seven worlds is broken into four rooms where you find hidden objects, solve puzzles and ultimately get the item that the person in charge wants so you can get your mirror pieces. Weird premise for a story, but it at least gives you something to go on.
Most of the game revolves around you, looking for specific items that are on the screen that auto combine to create a new item. Some are hidden inside objects that have to be opened while others do not show up unless you put a completed object in the right spot. Other times items are saved for another room and what ends up happening is that you end up going back and forth between rooms to put the right items in the right spots. Some items are locked behind puzzles that you have to solve. I will admit that some items were hidden very well and some of the puzzles provided a small challenge.
My main issue with the game is that there is always a way to avoid the challenge. If you can't find an object you just hit the hint button and you are guided to the next item. If a puzzle is too hard you can skip it. Things like this do make the game more accessible, but also negate any challenge and make the three hour game shorter. Still, even though I will never come back to this game again, I did enjoy my time with it.