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New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition

2016

Should you play it?

As a journalist, Laura James is again brought in to investigate a strange murder. What starts as a routine investigation quickly takes a dark turn. New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls is an adventurous hidden object game with puzzles and mini-games.

What works
  • Engaging supernatural detective story
  • Well-designed puzzles and minigames
  • Good graphics and voice acting
  • Multiple difficulty levels and helpful hints
  • Bonus chapter and collectibles add replay value
Things to keep in mind
  • Some puzzles rely on trial and error or illogical solutions
  • Backtracking can be excessive and tedious
  • Story sometimes feels disjointed or underdeveloped
  • Minor bugs reported in bonus chapter
  • Advertisements for other games can be intrusive

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New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Continuation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

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