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Dark Mysteries: The Soul Keeper

Dark Mysteries: The Soul Keeper

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3 Stars
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Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3.6 / 5
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Good
4 / 5
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Charles Dexter Ward has summoned you to the island of Pawtuxet to stop a renegade spirit that is murdering the townspeople. The spirit is using human souls to become immortal, and you will be next if you can’t stop him. Based on the novel by H.P. Lovecraft, this Hidden-Object Puzzle Adventure game will test your investigative skills as you solve the mysteries of Ward’s family and complete the ritual that will banish this evil spirit once and for all!
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CPU: 1.0 GHz

RAM: 1024 MB

DirectX: 7

Hard Drive: 373 MB

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Dark Mysteries: The Soul Keeper

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4 / 5
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Loved it!
5 / 5
28 of 30 found this review helpful
OUTSTANDING & SPOOKY
PostedJuly 8, 2013
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rosekaufmann
 
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fromLos Angeles
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
 
Current Favorite:
 
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Spooky, including realistic thunder and rain. Artistry looks handdrawn and there are many beautiful locations. Your journal includes story and objects, with up to 4 hints to narrow what to do to achieve objectives if stuck. I like this method of hints rather than have the game just point out what you have to do right away. Sometimes a little nudge is all the help I need to feel smarter solving a ...Show more
Spooky, including realistic thunder and rain. Artistry looks handdrawn and there are many beautiful locations. Your journal includes story and objects, with up to 4 hints to narrow what to do to achieve objectives if stuck. I like this method of hints rather than have the game just point out what you have to do right away. Sometimes a little nudge is all the help I need to feel smarter solving a problem if I still have to do most of the work myself. Story is skillfully told and it’s obvious that a lot of work went into bringing all the pieces together into well-constructed gameplay. HOS are very nicely done and the puzzles vary in variety and difficulty. Won’t bother going into more details as others have already done so.
CE vs. SE: Wondering whether you should get the CE or the SE? The CE has, of course, a bonus game. It also has the e-book you can download to your reader or as a pdf if you haven’t read the story. The concept art is very nicely done – it has much more detail than most concept arts included in games. There is a sketch of what the location is to look like, for example, in black and white – then there is a fully colored version of what it will look like in the game. I liked the ability to see how the sketch came to life. The behind-the-scenes in making the video was also very well done. I found it most interesting to see the actual people involved and what their contributions were. What? No women work there? Show less
I recommend this game!
+26points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
15 of 17 found this review helpful
Well worth it!
PostedJanuary 13, 2013
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smuckers820
 
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fromStatesville. NC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
I thought this game was great! The primary aspects of the game were spot on! The storyline was an interesting one. The costar asks you for help in righting a wrong he is responsible for. But sometimes with great responsibility comes sacrifice. But he is still helpful, along with the other souls of the village, in helping you to put the villian back where he belongs. There is no interactive map. ...Show more
I thought this game was great! The primary aspects of the game were spot on! The storyline was an interesting one. The costar asks you for help in righting a wrong he is responsible for. But sometimes with great responsibility comes sacrifice. But he is still helpful, along with the other souls of the village, in helping you to put the villian back where he belongs. There is no interactive map. But it's not so bad without one. Your task list serves as a diary with hints that you can click on to show you where you need to perform a task, or where you need to use an inventory item. The hint button is not really necessary to use unless you have a problem finding an item in the HO scenes. The mini games were fairly easy to complete. The visuals were sharp and beautifully made. Overall, this is a good game to play and buy. Well worth the cost and the bonus punch! Show less
I recommend this game!
+13points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
8 of 9 found this review helpful
Loved It!
PostedJanuary 14, 2013
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FlameLady
 
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fromOhio
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I loved this game and bought it right away....I don't sit and play for hours so this lasted a few days....Nice hint -refilled fast. Hidden Object scenes were not cluttered and disappeared from the scene once you found them....Over all a nice game with a nice ending and great story.
I recommend this game!
+7points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
9 of 11 found this review helpful
this is a great HO game
PostedMarch 5, 2013
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denniann2
 
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fromharrisonburg, virginia
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
the hint/skip button charges really fast. no map. not really needed. there is a diary. played casual. no sound. this is based on a book i have never read it so i don't know how much it followed the book. the guy in the game brought back his ancestor and then the ancestor had to have people's souls to continue to live in the present time, but the descendent had no idea this was going to happen. is ...Show more
the hint/skip button charges really fast. no map. not really needed. there is a diary. played casual. no sound. this is based on a book i have never read it so i don't know how much it followed the book. the guy in the game brought back his ancestor and then the ancestor had to have people's souls to continue to live in the present time, but the descendent had no idea this was going to happen. is set up for a sequel. HO scenes are very plain. had no problem finding things. not too dark and dreary. things that had to be done were pretty straight forward way. Show less
I recommend this game!
+7points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
10 of 13 found this review helpful
Hidden Gem
PostedJanuary 26, 2013
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fromJupiter, FL
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
OK
3 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
This is a more "old fashioned " game- the graphics are not as sophisticated as some newer games, but having said that, I really enjoyed. It was a sweet surprise, the story was fun, the challenge good and even though there were a few more HOG than I would have liked, I still loved it. I definitely recommend it
I recommend this game!
+7points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
What an excellent game!
PostedMarch 19, 2017
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fromDetroit, MI
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I'd bought this game after playing the demo a long time ago but never got around to play the rest of it until now. What a fun trip that was! I know the game is considered "old" by today's standards but that suits me just fine, as it has all the things I look for in a fun game. It has an engaging story (based on a real book), absolutely gorgeous colorful graphics, moody ambient sounds, atmospheric ...Show more
I'd bought this game after playing the demo a long time ago but never got around to play the rest of it until now. What a fun trip that was! I know the game is considered "old" by today's standards but that suits me just fine, as it has all the things I look for in a fun game. It has an engaging story (based on a real book), absolutely gorgeous colorful graphics, moody ambient sounds, atmospheric music, and something I've never yet seen before. Within the journal there's a progressive hint system that you can choose to access as the need arises, or you can continue using the regular hint that will offer directional assistance as well as pointing you to the area needing attention within a scene. Both are always available to you and being as there's no map, they are valuable in providing where to go. As someone who enjoys the wandering around myself, this game provides the adventure aspect I crave when playing games such as this one. Gameplay is logical and collected items make sense as to where you need to use them. Although the HO scenes are repeated, you always get new items to find so it never becomes boring. I enjoyed this game so much, I am sure I'll be replaying it soon. Show less
I recommend this game!
+4points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
6 of 8 found this review helpful
Really liked this game!!!
PostedJanuary 13, 2013
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fromEdmonton AB Canada
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
Very nice. Excellent journal. HO scenes not bad, which I really like as I want to get on with the story. Good variety of puzzles, not too hard, not too easy. Nice voice over. Unlike some other comments, I liked the graphics!!
But..... my favourite..... the sound effects. Turn out the lights when you play this game. Much more effective.
The only thing that annoyed me was the SUDDEN ending. This
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Very nice. Excellent journal. HO scenes not bad, which I really like as I want to get on with the story. Good variety of puzzles, not too hard, not too easy. Nice voice over. Unlike some other comments, I liked the graphics!!
But..... my favourite..... the sound effects. Turn out the lights when you play this game. Much more effective.
The only thing that annoyed me was the SUDDEN ending. This game is certainly worth buying.
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I recommend this game!
+4points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
7 of 10 found this review helpful
Nice game.!!!
PostedJanuary 11, 2013
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rugspot
 
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fromTN.
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3 / 5
I must say not as exciting as games from, Mystery Trackers. But I like it a lot. I like when their a lot of HO's. I especially like it when, you pick one and, another appears. I hate bugs and snakes etc. Nice to see none of these so far. I hope to see some of the top game provider to do more games. Many of us wait for theirs.
+4points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
6 of 9 found this review helpful
Fun game. Finally good music background
PostedJanuary 26, 2013
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gtanny
 
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
Really enjoyed this game. I've noticed, like several other reviewers, several games have no backgound music. I won't buy a game with no music in the background, something I hadn't paid a lot of attention to until I downloaded one with utter silence in the background. I didn't finish the sample. This game has it all, really good graphics, music, and story line. Hope u keep these coming. Worth ...Show more
Really enjoyed this game. I've noticed, like several other reviewers, several games have no backgound music. I won't buy a game with no music in the background, something I hadn't paid a lot of attention to until I downloaded one with utter silence in the background. I didn't finish the sample. This game has it all, really good graphics, music, and story line. Hope u keep these coming. Worth buying. Show less
I recommend this game!
+3points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
25+ HOPS - Eye candy delight! Option to adjust resolution - to 1600 x 900 (if your computer has it)
PostedNovember 11, 2016
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fromMichigan, USA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle
 
Current Favorite:
 
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
(Available at BFG since 2013 )
Wander the island of Pawtuxet to help some trapped souls! Tons of HOPS of GREAT VISUAL QUALITY. The scenes themselves had depth, great construction and were clear and detailed.
GRAPHICS: The option to change resolution to 1600 x 900 really brought out all the glory of the graphics - lots of light and dark and glowing highlights. Full screen OR widescreen. ...Show more
(Available at BFG since 2013 )
Wander the island of Pawtuxet to help some trapped souls! Tons of HOPS of GREAT VISUAL QUALITY. The scenes themselves had depth, great construction and were clear and detailed.
GRAPHICS: The option to change resolution to 1600 x 900 really brought out all the glory of the graphics - lots of light and dark and glowing highlights. Full screen OR widescreen. Visibility is good!
SOUND: 3 - Music can be silenced, but is quite nice for a while. Effects and Voice were fine, with rain and thunder and other appropriate effects.
(There was one very strange occurrence - many times when I played a HOPS - there would be this weird, disgusting, creepy-crawly, jelly noise, which was kind of repulsive! I got into the habit of moving my earphones off my ears, during those scenes.)
HOPS: 25+ HOPS. Excellent visibility. Gorgeous to look at (at least 95% of them were).Straightforward wordlists, with some items hidden. Eye candy delight.
PUZZLES: A few. They are pretty straightforward.
DIFFICULTIES: 3 levels of difficulty. You CAN CHANGE difficulty level during game play as well.
HINT: Will guide and lead you .
JOURNAL: Yes
MAP: NONE
INVENTORY: Not lockable
CHARACTERS: Very little interaction. Mouth movement but not lip-sync. Good voice-overs though! Show less
I recommend this game!
+2points
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