![]() The voice acting for the most part is solid, except for Anja, whose German accent comes and goes, and more disappointingly, Nancy herself, who never seems to be fully in the spirit of the game. When Karl asks Nancy, “How do you deal with peasant uprisings?” Nancy deadpans: “It’s never really been an issue.” Listening to Lukas act out American cop shows in his little boy German accent is a treat, as is hearing Marcus berate another driver while he switches mercurially to cavalier chatting with Nancy on his cell phone. Supporting the great character animations is some delightful acting and humorous dialogue. Anja, who also runs the castle’s gift shop, bangs the counter for emphasis, cocks an eyebrow, and narrows her eyes when revealing critical information. His eyes open wide in feigned innocence, and he’ll duck down beneath a table to whisper something secret to Nancy. Lukas, seemingly abandoned in the castle by his family, is a merry prankster. Dialogue is as simple as clicking through a long series of options, but character animations are well done, adding depth and personality to each character. You’ll conduct your investigation by delving into each character’s knowledge of the monster’s history, and this is where the game really shines. It’s a shame there aren’t more of them, however, as having such a limited cast drastically reduces the number of suspects in the game, making it fairly easy to guess the final outcome long before Nancy. You’ll meet Lukas, the impish son of the castle’s head of security Anja, the fiery castellan Karl, the game-obsessed burgermeister (mayor) and Renate, a mysterious tourist who always seems to visit the castle whenever the monster makes its appearance. In typical Nancy Drew fashion, upon her arrival Nancy begins interviewing a small but colorful cast of characters. What makes the tale more intriguing is that the castle has a long history of monster sightings and missing girls. Unfortunately, this adventure is streamlined almost to a fault, and a dearth of scene diversity and suspects make this outing an exercise in random wandering at times, with not much in the way of fairy tale magic or mystery.Ī wealthy German investor named Marcus calls Nancy for help with a fabulous castle that he owns, whose denizens and employees are terrified by sightings of a mysterious beast. A fine mixture of German culture, great supporting characters, and a dash of local folklore provides a pleasant backdrop for some complex puzzles to be solved at Castle Finster. This time around, Nancy finds herself in Bavaria attempting to discover the secrets behind a creepy monster reported to be haunting an imposing castle. make that once upon the 24th time, a young sleuth named Nancy Drew set out to solve a mystery called The Captive Curse. Posting empty posts that just say, for example "hi" or “You’re welcome.Once upon a time. "Up"ping posts (bringing up your thread to the top of the list by posting it again) Re-answering questions that have already been correctly answered unless it is within 10 minutes of the first reply "Forum Spamming" - the same message/question posted multiple times on different boards "Board Spamming" - the same message/question posted multiple times on the same board Duplicate messages will be *deleted* without notice! If the same message is posted in a given folder numerous times or in multiple folders - it is considered "spamming.” There are many different types of spamming: ![]() Your posts have been merged into one.ĭo not post the same message more than once. If you need to add information, you may edit your post or delete it and make a new one. This is considered spam and the posts will be removed. Please do not post more than one time in a row on the thread. However, Nancy didn't say anything when looking at the letter 'A' on the glass furnace.ĭoes anyone here that's got Nancy not commenting on the "A" letter on the glass furnace? You can't do the glockenspeil puzzle without looking at every letter's location first.I've looked at all of the letters' locations. You have to look at every letter and make sure Nancy says something like "That must be the letter!" or something like that.
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