Hidden Mysteries®: Vampire Secrets > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

16 of 23 found this review helpful

Great game except for the ending

PostedJanuary 12, 2013

PixieSpirit

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

Engaging game. Many different scenes with challenging mini games. There is a lot of back tracking due to needing items to advance. I love that though. I think it's worth the money. I also liked that there is support available if you get stuck.

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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best cames in the wonderful world that i could ever play

PostedJuly 14, 2012

hbr1234

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

when ever you hit play it will not let you play it

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

13 of 16 found this review helpful

Loved this game!

PostedDecember 1, 2012

grunny50

fromFolsom, CA

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

After reading many of the reviews, I'm still very glad I bought this game. I love, love HOS's, and there are plenty of those in this game. I liked the chapters being broken up into different settings, and I had no problem with the flimsy storyline. It was fine by me, since I purchase mainly for the HOS's and puzzles, anyway. The objects to find were definitely very small, but I need a challenge!

I recommend this game!

+10points

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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Salem Secrets is still my favorite Hidden Mystery!

PostedJuly 28, 2012

katbeth01

fromMissouri

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Mahjong

Current Favorite:

Awakening: Moonfell Wood

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

I liked the game alright but the ending was messed up!! I thought I missed something or another level was coming up or something. Very wierd!

I recommend this game!

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4 / 5

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NICE GAME BUT STORY LEFT SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED

PostedJuly 4, 2013

rosekaufmann

fromLos Angeles

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Current Favorite:

Surface: Mystery of Another World

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

About 4 ½ hours. Storyline: Claire has “visions” and decides to take a vacation at Aunt Rosie’s, where she spent much of her childhood. A note from Aunt Rosie says she’ll be gone a few days warns Claire to be careful if she goes out at night. Nice graphics. Very limited number of scenes in each location and, once done with it, you are automatically taken in a cutscene to the next location. The ...Show more

About 4 ½ hours. Storyline: Claire has “visions” and decides to take a vacation at Aunt Rosie’s, where she spent much of her childhood. A note from Aunt Rosie says she’ll be gone a few days warns Claire to be careful if she goes out at night. Nice graphics. Very limited number of scenes in each location and, once done with it, you are automatically taken in a cutscene to the next location. The cutscenes will tell you a little more about the story.

GAMEPLAY: A nice ratio of HOS scenes, which are nicely done (i.e., not dark, uncrowded, and easily deciphered items). Although I had no difficulty completing the locations, at times it was a mystery (but quickly solved since there were few places to go or things to do) of what to do next. Puzzles are varied in composition and difficulty, but most are not too difficult. Collect books (many are in HOS) and refer to them for useful information and clues for the puzzles. Books are retained in their own inventory tray. You have to actually close any pop-ups, not just click outside of them. Hints work within the HOS, but are not very helpful when outside the HOS – it will show you only any clickable areas, exit arrows and magnifying glass. Hints will not tell you want to do or where to go. It is sometimes hard to pick items up from the inventory tray – I usually had to try twice to actually pick an item up.

Near the finale, game becomes a bit more complicated (it was rather uncomplicated until this point). Claire goes back to Aunt Rosie’s, where she finds a map. Claire comments that it explained why Rosie wanted to get out of town – but it was still a mystery to me. Perhaps someone can explain it. After the finds the map and tries following it, she ends up at a castle, which has a lot of rooms and things to do. Until you get to the castle, there is not much back and forth. Ending was largely satisfying but where is Aunt Rosie? Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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Where's the ending?

PostedNovember 24, 2015

wiccan73stars

fromSparks, GA

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Adventure, Large File

Current Favorite:

Dark Parables: Goldilocks and the Fallen Star Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

A great HOA game overall, excellent puzzles, well done VO for the characters, hints if needed. My only disappointment is it leaves you hanging at the end of CH 10!!! There is no finality to the game and no sequel either! I'd only buy it if it was on sale or with a free game coupon.

I recommend this game!

+4points

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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Too much thinking for me!

PostedDecember 20, 2011

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

I dont like this type of game and wish this one had more HOS and less of the finding of articles to use somewhere else, but over all it is still a great game!

I recommend this game!

+4points

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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Fun Old-School Game, Lame Ending

PostedApril 1, 2020

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Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

I enjoyed this game until the end. This is a great old-school game. You are visiting your Aunt, but she is not home when you arrive. You travel to several locations in town trying to find out what happened to her.

The graphics are very nice and the voice-overs are well done. I found the music annoying, but muted it. The HOS were fun to play and the mini games were okay. The most disappointing ...Show more

I enjoyed this game until the end. This is a great old-school game. You are visiting your Aunt, but she is not home when you arrive. You travel to several locations in town trying to find out what happened to her.

The graphics are very nice and the voice-overs are well done. I found the music annoying, but muted it. The HOS were fun to play and the mini games were okay. The most disappointing part of the game was the ending which was so lame. However, I still recommend the game for those looking for an old-school game. Show less

I recommend this game!

+2points

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Overall rating

4 / 5

1 of 3 found this review helpful

Entertaining enough

PostedJuly 22, 2013

RVKittykat

fromMiddle TN

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

I found this game entertaining enough although the plot was a bit silly. It wasn't boring though as it moved along at a steady pace. It wasn't just repetitious scenes of HOs. I'll probably keep and play it again somewhere down the road.

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

Vampire? What vampire ?

PostedJune 17, 2023

Batteur58

fromParis, France

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Current Favorite:

The Curse of the Werewolves

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

Vampire lovers, beware of this misleading title because you only encounter one during the game, and only after playing for hours!
And not the "Classic Vampire" with wolf fangs, black cape and coffin as a bed, but a young and handsome guy who only steals bags of blood from the nearby hospital and who will fall in love with the heroine of the game ! (Strangely wobbly story, like the aunt the girl ...Show more

Vampire lovers, beware of this misleading title because you only encounter one during the game, and only after playing for hours!
And not the "Classic Vampire" with wolf fangs, black cape and coffin as a bed, but a young and handsome guy who only steals bags of blood from the nearby hospital and who will fall in love with the heroine of the game ! (Strangely wobbly story, like the aunt the girl goes to look for at the beginning of the game, but never mentions again....)
We find the same absurd interface as in "Kronville" or in the "Twisted Lands", with an Hint which designates with arrows all possible places at the same time: practical to know where to look!
I also deplore the absence of an Interactive Map, which requires multiple back and forth especially in the last part of the game.
This title is also full of SOC whose objects are difficult to find as they are small.
Ditto for the texts, which are written with a really tiny font.
As for the Puzzles, their solutions are never shown which is particularly frustrating!
But despite these flaws, including a totally absent cinematic and clues that we recover without opening the central Zoom, I really liked this little game with its magnificent graphics and multiple atmospheres due to the different places where the action takes place.
4 stars thanks to its visual beauty and the pleasure provided by this game, where you never get bored for a second and despite the criticisms made above. Show less

I recommend this game!

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