Recommend me ONE hidden object game [done]

something about this one felt wrong.
i liked the story, and the game play was mostly good.
visuals are ok, yet, something is missing, or not made right...
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+1, but this is the only HOG I have played yet. I enjoyed it, but it felt very cheap and cheesy compared to the point and click games that I am use to. I only have one game to base my opinion on, but HOGs seem like they are made for casual gamers to play on touch screen mobile devices where P&Cs feel like more of a traditional computer game with more in depth stories and actual game development.

I would have named this, or The Lonely Heart Murders as well :3
Or maybe Nearwood, these are the best in my book

Removed from Steam though.

The end felt kind of a rushed job, to me.

Yeah, Artifex is kinda solid

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Yeah nice story and graphism

+1 artifex mundi games are great

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halfway through the game I recalled the fairy tale it was based on. That ruined a bit of a story, but made me remember my youth.

I just finished the first Grim Legends and thought it was one of the better HOGs I've played. Will try the second one sometime soon.

No need to play the first part to enjoy the second?

Yeah, I understand that Artifex Mundi is what most people recommend, I was hoping on finding their "best" game this way ;)

I hear really good things about it, but it is also quite expensive for a HOG on Steam. I hope I can play it some day, the premise sounds good, and so do the reviews.

For a light one, i like this one:
Witch's Pranks: Frog's Fortune Collector's Edition

Mostly Artifex Mundi's games really good, check their games list in store

Other publisher/developer, but i still prefer Artifex Mundi games:
Mumbo Jumbo
Shaman Games

+1 for this.

The detective games have the most intriguing storylines (but really, don't expect too much.. target audience isn't the intellectual elite ;-)), and the Grim Legends series is probably the best gameplay wise.

All new Artifex Mundi games are solid quality though, but beware, there's also games developed by other studios and only published by Artifex Mundi. Those are generally speaking lower quality..

EDIT: I guess I just +1-ed a deleted post :-P

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story of salary man, feels real

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This game is good.

It's not a HOG but a mechanical puzzle/mystery box game.
A really, really good one though.

I think we want to get him hooked on HOGs, not scare him away forever. ^.^

I have several unplayed games in my library that I either played on console or non steam versions of, that I want to replay some day. However, both Mark of the Ninja and Nuclear Throne are on my to-play-soon list since I haven't played them before!

I finished my first playthrough of Transistor, I'm saving my second playthrough (and 100% achievement run) for later, looking forward to returning to it a second time after I have forgotten the story a bit and will have more fun experiencing it again.

...when I say I want to try a hidden object game, that doesn't mean I plan to abandon all other games I want to play. Just want to know what all the fuss is about since I never played one, and looking for a recommendation.

They did? I never considered it a HOG but a really well-done casual adventure with a great tone and visual design.

Not sure if HOG, but great game. And I must say: that main music is FANTASTIC, it made me buy the game by itself. :D

+1 for 9 clues 2: The Ward (and it is by Artifex ;) )

Just checking to be sure (although a previous comment in the thread makes me think it's pretty safe):
There's no need to play the first 9 Clues game, right?

All games made by Artifex Mundi are great. They have published a few not so great games though.

+1. As most people said, most Artifex Mundi are quite good. And even if you hate the games themselves, you will probably agree that their art is very, very good.

The funny thing is that I kind of dislike the Hidden Object scenes in these games -- they really interrupt the story in ridiculous ways (you spend minutes finding random objects, but only one of them really matters for the story continuity). I mean, a few HO scenes are fine and can be fun, but too many and I start to feel annoyed instead.

So, out of the 10 or so I played, I would recommend (with my personal scores, just for you!): :D

1. Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden (85/100)
2. Enigmatis 2 (85/100)
3. Nightmares from the Deep 2 (84/100)
4. Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek (83/100)
5. Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride (83/100)
6. Clockwork Tales (81/100)

(One thing that makes a huge difference to me is some sense of "geographic consistency" of the place... Little details, like being able to see some building on the first scene, and being able to enter the same building 2 hours later... does it make sense?)

The other two "Nightmares from the Deep", and the second "Grim Legends", I dunno, they kind of rubbed me the wrong way.

And stay away from Time Mysteries: Inheritance, unless you are an Artifex Mundi completionist. I guess they were still too green when they made that one. :)

Sadly, yes. :/

Not only that I haven't played one, I've never won nor entered a giveaway for a hidden object game either :D

They have a good plot since Eipix makes them, which means only the ones form the past two years. MCF games originally didn't really have any kind of plot, just more of a narration; the first one which actually had some kind of a coherent story was the sixth game or so.

I'll give it a look, might enter if I think it would be something I would enjoy!

How would you rate the Grim Legends games, best to worst? Do you need to play them in order, and do the first parts have unsatisfying ending so you feel the need to play all three, or are they more standalone experiences?