Nancy Drew Shadow At the Water's Edge Review

Since this month is the month of everything spooky and scary I though it would be a great time to start off this month of reviewing a ton of spooky and scary games!  The first one up this month is Nancy Drew Shadow at the Water's Edge!  This has to be one of my favorite scary games along with one of my favorite locations.  I've always wanted to go to Japan and this game gave me the greatest ability to go explore a virtual version of this beautiful country.  Shadow at the Water's Edge was released by Her Interactive on October 19th, 2010.  So let's get started!

Shadow at the Water's Edge: The Ryokan Hiei

Game Description

"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!"

Shadow at the Water's Edge: The Ryokan Hiei Garden

Storyline

I absolutely love the storyline of investigating a haunted ryokan.  In a place where peace and quiet is set to be the most important aspect, also hold a dark and spooky secret.  The Ryokan Hiei is a traditional Japanese inn that is run by the Shimizu family.  They face unexpected hauntings which is scaring guest away and making it impossible for them to keep their doors open.  With some of the hauntings that I've seen in the game, its no wonder why people were packing up and leaving.  I personally loved this storyline, however, what I didn't like was how insensitive Nancy was when it came of the Shimizu family death.  She was very rude about asking about her to the point of is being painful to listen too.  But if you ignore this aspect of the storyline then everything else was pretty good.

Shadow at the Water's Edge: Katakana Puzzle

Puzzles

This game has to be the king of puzzles!  I absolutely adored all the fun little book puzzles and the bento (I am the bento queen and no one can tell me otherwise!).  However, I absolutely hate the master sudoko puzzle.  This game is super puzzle heavy and though many of them are fun and easy.  They do add a layer of a challenge in the game but sometimes it makes it little too challenging.

Shadow at the Water's Edge: Matsue Train Station

World/Graphics

I absolutely love the location in this game.  We get to experience both classic Japanese culture and the city.  It really gives you the ability to see both side the what Japan has to offer. I would have loved to explore more of the game in daylight not just nighttime as it would have been so pretty.

Shadow at the Water's Edge: The Ryokan Hiei Guest Room

Music/Soundtrack

I absolutly love how the music focus on three different types.  One being the happy city style music, the calm traditional style for the ryokan, and the creepy and scary music before the ghost come to get you!  I absolutely love all the different kinds of music in this game and its probably some of my favorite to listen to in my off time.

Thank you everyone for reading and I hope that you can enjoy all the spooky and scary jump scares this game has to offer.  I absolutely love this game and its perfect for Halloween with all the spooky stuff and jump scares!  So are you ready to solve the mystery in Shadow At The Water Edge? If you want to see more of my Nancy Drew related posts, check out all my Nancy Drew posts!  Also check out my other Game Reviews for new recommendations of games that I have played. 

Until next time,

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