Valerie Porter and the Scarlet Scandal is a hidden object game that has you playing as a reporter in the roaring 20s. Flapper girls, subway cars, all the romance of the 1920s...now there's a great idea for a game setting. You play as Valerie Porter, a young woman with dreams of making it big as a first rate journalist. Her first case has her investigating a murder, so it's baptism by fire. Here's my review...
You get rewarded with extra points for playing quickly, but there is no penalty for taking your time. The graphics are good, and I love the 1920s theme. In a neat twist, the lingo and styles are a pleasure, and the environments and objects make a good attempt at being period appropriate.
As far as hidden object game play is concerned, the objects fit neatly into the scenes, and are mostly hidden in plain sight. Some are small, but you shouldn't struggle too much to find them.
There's plenty of mini-games as you go along, but you can skip any of these. You will probably need to do this if you don't follow the story dialogue, since clues are given in the text which can be deduced otherwise. this might be a drawback if you don't like a lot of story in your game play. As for those mini-games, there are a number of maze like puzzles. Essentially, you need to choose the right dialogue option, but you also need to follow a series of tangled squiggly lines to know which one to choose. There are also word games, like fill in the phrase, or search a word challenges.
On the whole, this is a great game, and worth checking out. Valerie Porter and the Scarlet Scandal game launches on Big Fish Games on November 4, 2009, but will be avilable to game club members on the 3rd of November. You can get a free trial on Big Fish by visiting their website.
Review by Neroli
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