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Games: Board and Puzzle: Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove for Mystery Case Files by Big Fish Games

  • by , February 29, 2012

Dire Grove

The Celtic legend of Dire Grove sounds like a scary fairy tale—until grad students stumble into the Yorkshire resort, à la “The Blair Witch Project”. Suddenly, the cold winter ushers in fear and horror. The hidden objects and puzzle adventure combine movie-style production with tense storytelling to uncover the ancient mystery—and hopefully find the missing students in time! The historic Dire Grove is beautifully drawn: it’s House Beautiful for “The Shining”. Deciphering the mystery is nonlinear; for suspense fans, it means hours of challenging, interactive gameplay.

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