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Scratches review

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love these kind of games. But I thought this would be creepier and maybe a little scary. It wasnt. It was pretty easy but some of the things you had to figure out were a little to silly. And it took way too long to go from one place to another. It was always up the stairs and down the stairs and back up. But if you like these games considering the price it was worth it.

needs logic

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I had several problems with this game. First, It wouldn't play on my dell without changing my settings! I don't know what that was about. Also, I had to turn all the lights out in my house and I still couldn't see. I could only see the graphics at night, after turning off all the lights in my house. Yes, I did try to change the settings.

Next for the game. It wasn't logical! Several times I was upset because it wouldn't click just where I wanted and wouldn't work. The problems I had were that I would go over the same areas over and over and not know what I was supposed to do with everything. I think the game would have been better if there had been more puzzles thru the game that made the game more interesting and if the flow of the game were a little more logical. I had to resort to internet walkthroughs on muliple occations. It basically made me feel very stupid, because I couldn't figure out where to go next. I also seems I wasn't able to follow multiple puzzles at one time. This made it so that I had to solve this particular line of reasoning before I could go on.
Graphics were good. Music was good. I thought it was scary enough.

Scratches - Flat ending

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a fun and challenging game. It builds nicely all the way up to the ending which is kind of flat. The end doesn't really draw all the strings of the game together with a clear understanding of what actually happened. It left me feeling that I needed to know more about all of the things suggested throughout the game. Like the photos showing people in victorian dress when it is set in modern times? Like what the doctor was actually doing all the years he stayed at the house? When was the wife killed? Who killed the wife? The baby? Did the maid ever really get away? What was the purpose of the large furnace? If there were secret passages that allowed the child to creep around the house, where were they? It just seemed like the developers ran out of steam at the end.

Take your magnifying glass and shove it!!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The other reviews I read had it right.While this game does offer some satisfying puzzle problems,there are some which defy solution(I consider myself pretty good at these).The major gripe I have is that there are sooooo many spots which you have to look closely at(using the magnifying glass)which yield nothing and I mean lots of spots.Also, you collect many objects as you go,but trying to combine them is tricky.The great amount of time you spend opening doors and moving around searching for items(in especially dark locations)really grated on my nerves.I have played way better adventure games,the best being "Keepsake".

Entertaining

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I found Scratches to be entertaining with just enough eery tones, sounds and graphics to give great atmosphere. There are so few games made for mystery/horror/or just-plain-want-to-play-a-story game, that I gave this one an extra star rating in cosideration of the lack of competition. I'm a mystery/thriller book reader and this game delivered great genre entertainment. Would definitely purchase any sequel or similar product. It's easy to play and there aren't any automatic rifles!

Great computer game for those not easily freaked out

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Arguably one of the best horror computer games ever created. My mother and I are avid mystery/horror video game fans and have played nearly every Nancy Drew that has come out. However, she's expanded into the Dark Fall series and Jack the Ripper, but we both played this.

This game was so creepy that I refused to play it at night because of what might happen in the game. This is perfect for anyone into solving mysteries. We both enjoyed this very much because it's not a bloody, violent game like so many other games and movies nowadays. Psychological is always better.

The game can take a short or long period of time depending on how fast you finish to how long it takes to find objects etc. I found the controls to be good except when it came to clicking on specific things when you had to get it just so or you wouldn't be able to pick it up.

Hands down, one of the best endings, that had me screaming like a little girl.

Would-be great game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I started off loving this game. I only played it late at night by myself, and it freaked me out. I love it. But not too far into the game I started to get miffed. I started having to scour every nook and cranny on every single floor at least more than once, in order to be able to move on. When that didn't work, I had to resort to the internet. Because I became so familiar with the house and everything about it, the game went from being scary to irritating. When I finally got into a sealed-off room, instead of thinking, "oo, spooky" I thought, "god, finally". The fun was just kinda sucked out. If you are the type that loves to click EVERY LITTLE THING, then you will love this game. Besides the obscure items that make you go wtf, the graphics are extremely good. I also liked how the storyline was going, and the music was very good and mood-setting. The game is often-times quiet, letting your imagination run wild with just about anything. But, like I said, it started to just become a chore instead of an intriguing mystery. Could've been great.

Almost a total waste

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: September 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First let me just say I got this game as a gift from someone who bought it at CompUSA at sale price of $10. The first impression of the game was good, it has nice graphics that gives a dark and chilling feeling. Very soon it doesn't matter how good it looks, the game play was idiotic with very few options of using the objects in front of you.

If you wanna be CREEPED out, play this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The description on the box for this game is pretty accurate: the game IS quite scary! The story comes together bit by bit, and the real horror is developed by your own mind: left alone in the game, your mind is always on alert, waiting for something frightening to happen, and maybe it does, maybe it doesn't! It feels like you are there, and the plot is fairly believeable. I personally can't make it through a lot of scary movies and games, and this one was just enough for me; I almost had to stop a few times because I got scared, but I made it. :)

quiet time entertainment

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I found this game to be entertaining and not too difficult for everyone. I tend to like harder games but I did enjoy this game.

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