Nancy Drew heads for Japan where she’s staying at a traditional ryokan (inn) for a little R&R with Bess and George, but when reports of a vengeful ghost start scaring away the guests, Nancy’s vacation takes a turn for terror! It’ll be up to you, as Nancy Drew, to uncover the secret that lies beneath the surface, before the ghost can take its revenge! Dare to Play Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water’s Edge is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.
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fun puzzles fun story fun locations
vewy scawy
nancy can also make some crazy ass choices in this
too many nonograms tho
vewy scawy
nancy can also make some crazy ass choices in this
too many nonograms tho
-0.5 stars for Takae dragging on so long
-1 star for the endgame nonogram
-1 star for the culprit's motives
Also, did they seriously just ignore the garden courtyard just for the one bit when Nancy looked through the peephole in the bathroom to find the (redacted secret area)? That's not how architecture works!
-1 star for the endgame nonogram
-1 star for the culprit's motives
Also, did they seriously just ignore the garden courtyard just for the one bit when Nancy looked through the peephole in the bathroom to find the (redacted secret area)? That's not how architecture works!
The location in this game is awesome! Probably one of the better locations in this series. Some of the puzzles are ridiculous though and are stupidly long and hard especially on senior detective.
For someone as interested in Japanese culture as I am, you'd think this is the one I'd always come back to play. I do enjoy a lot of the puzzles, even the controversial picture frame one and monster sudoku, but unfortunately I hate the way Nancy is butting in to the characters' lives.
Miwako: "Welcome to our Ryokan! Please enjoy your stay and let us know if you need anything 😄 "
Nancy: "Please tell me about your mom and how she died."
Miwako: "Welcome to our Ryokan! Please enjoy your stay and let us know if you need anything 😄 "
Nancy: "Please tell me about your mom and how she died."
Shadow at Waters Edge was quite the pleasant surprise and is easily my favorite so far. The game didn't really follow the exact same pattern as the other games prior. Nancy wasn't there to investigate a case initially and there was no pile of gold or treasure used as a possible motive for the suspects. However, like every supernatural case that involves Nancy Drew the ghost is always an illusion invented by the culprit. What sets Shadow at Waters Edge apart from the other games I've played is that this game still manages to come off as creepy and unsettling which is something the other games failed to do. Between the haunting atmosphere, the music that bounced from peaceful to ominous in a matter of minutes and some hair-raising cut scenes, this game put me on edge at times.
I found the characters to be really fun and interesting even though some of the dialogue dragged a bit. I really enjoyed the mystery in Shadow at Waters Edge, probably because it was somewhat emotional, and I didn't really know what to expect outside of the ghost not being real of course. When it came to revealing the wrongdoer, I wasn't really surprised, but I wasn't disappointed either. The ending, like all the other games, is short but it was satisfying and had a good conclusion to the story which was nice.
Unfortunately, though, this is where I have to talk about the not so good parts of this game. This game has some of the worst puzzles I've played in this series. So many number puzzles...my god. I could use the word exhausting, but I really think that would be a serious understatement. Outside of a handful, most of these puzzles take way too long to solve even with a guide so that should give an idea of how truly awful these puzzles are. So, I hope you like Sudoku and nonograms, because if not well you're in for a bad time.
Overall:
Shadows at Waters Edge wasn't quite what I expected and that's a good thing. At its core it is a true Nancy Drew mystery, but it also generally tries to be spooky at the same time and honestly it does a good job at combining both together. The only thing that really weighs this game down is some of the gameplay and awful puzzles, but even still I'd recommend this game to other fans of the series who haven't played this entry yet.
Pro:
+ interesting characters
+ good mystery
+ good ending
+ good atmosphere
Con:
- annoying puzzles
- frustrating controls
- hints that aren't that useful
I found the characters to be really fun and interesting even though some of the dialogue dragged a bit. I really enjoyed the mystery in Shadow at Waters Edge, probably because it was somewhat emotional, and I didn't really know what to expect outside of the ghost not being real of course. When it came to revealing the wrongdoer, I wasn't really surprised, but I wasn't disappointed either. The ending, like all the other games, is short but it was satisfying and had a good conclusion to the story which was nice.
Unfortunately, though, this is where I have to talk about the not so good parts of this game. This game has some of the worst puzzles I've played in this series. So many number puzzles...my god. I could use the word exhausting, but I really think that would be a serious understatement. Outside of a handful, most of these puzzles take way too long to solve even with a guide so that should give an idea of how truly awful these puzzles are. So, I hope you like Sudoku and nonograms, because if not well you're in for a bad time.
Overall:
Shadows at Waters Edge wasn't quite what I expected and that's a good thing. At its core it is a true Nancy Drew mystery, but it also generally tries to be spooky at the same time and honestly it does a good job at combining both together. The only thing that really weighs this game down is some of the gameplay and awful puzzles, but even still I'd recommend this game to other fans of the series who haven't played this entry yet.
Pro:
+ interesting characters
+ good mystery
+ good ending
+ good atmosphere
Con:
- annoying puzzles
- frustrating controls
- hints that aren't that useful
one of the better, spookier ones. but still i have to wonder what nancy is freaking thinking half the time... "why wont ANYONE tell me about the traumatic death of your mother?!"