Scratches: Director's Cut

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  1. RsinX
    Jul 3, 2011
    6
    Scratches would have been great if only it were a live-3D First person with monsters/ghosts like the game Amnesia, and not just a 'static'Scratches would have been great if only it were a live-3D First person with monsters/ghosts like the game Amnesia, and not just a 'static' point and click... for that I only give it a 6. The eerie sounds, music, environments and graphics are pretty good and it causes a quite depressing state! I really wish this had been the first person live-3D style.... If you don't mind clicking around a lot and not having the typical 3D-motion, then this game is for you! ...Overall, this game is Good.... Though I recommend if you are already depressed or sad, you shouldn't really play it!… Full Review »
  2. I_Am_Turok
    Apr 23, 2012
    6
    First off, don't bother playing this game without a walkthrough at hand - unless you have a LOT of time to go over the same tracks again andFirst off, don't bother playing this game without a walkthrough at hand - unless you have a LOT of time to go over the same tracks again and again. Having said that, there are some genuine scare-jumping moments during the game, and the atmosphere is great. Play late in the evening, lights dimmed, it's fun. But, it gets -1 for lots of walking about, -1 for some bizarre choices on what you can or cannot pick up, -1 for esoteric puzzles that are more annoying than fun, and -1 for how long it takes without a walkthrough (hats off to those out there who actually wrote one, I used one from margobean.com, what a time saver). Having said that, the music is great, good voices, interesting story for the most part, and the odd scare moment, overall not bad at all for $10 in the point-and-click category.… Full Review »
  3. Nicotine
    May 1, 2011
    7
    Scratches- Director's cut takes the player back to the day when first person meant point and click puzzle solving. Penumbra and Amnesia thisScratches- Director's cut takes the player back to the day when first person meant point and click puzzle solving. Penumbra and Amnesia this game is not. Gamers who have been around for a long time will remember the days when Lucas Arts made the best brain bending adventure games, Myst stood tall as the king of casual, immersive gameplay, and FPS was relegated almost solely to ID software's largely two-dimensional Wolfenstein and Doom series. Scratches is a throwback to an age where casual gamers wanted to have their brains teased with devious puzzles, rather than the visceral thrill of turning swarms of alien zombie demons into exaggerated bloodstains. Scratches combines the likes of Myst with The Seventh Guest in a short, albeit intriguing, point and click style adventure. The game plays like a slideshow, as was the norm once upon the time, gifting you with puzzles that are likely to make you froth at the mouth, even with the tutorials turned on. The atmosphere is creepy, especially at night, and a lingering sense of dread keeps you engaged, at least at the start. As the game progresses it falls into the same trap F.E.A.R. fell into: the things that are supposed to scare you, can't kill you. Once you realize this, the game loses its fangs and becomes another first person adventure puzzler. And the puzzles are monstrous indeed. Combining a random assortment of items was the thing to do back in the heyday of adventure games, and Scratches takes a queue directly from their book. The answers are not as obvious as they may seem. Deciphering a particularly vague numberlock puzzle drove me to the edge of insanity. Don't feel too ashamed if you find yourself using a walkthrough. Scratches can give even a veteran adventure gamer pause. Like most classic point and click games in the vein of Myst, you don't kill anything, and success is measured by the puzzles you solve to advance the storyline. It's geared towards a thinker who wants a few scares tossed in to add some flavor to the tedium. Measured against games now-a-days, it will seem slow and tiresome for most, and the eight plus hours to beat it (if it's your first time through and you're not using a walkthrough) will seem like forever. However, measured against the games it was designed after, (The Seventh Guest, Myst and it's obnoxious little brother Riven) it holds its own quite well. The Director's cut differs from the original release as it also includes the epilogue mission, which shouldn't take someone who beat the Original Scratches more than an hour to complete. The epilogue, known as "The Last Visit", ties everything together and helps clear up any remaining loose ends, though due to the state of the house, The Last Visit reminded me more of the classic Myst knock off Pyst featuring John Goodman, more than anything else. Scratches is not for everyone. If you find yourself bored with point and click games, this will leave a sour taste in your mouth. However, if you remember Myst fondly, this game may provide a pleasant way to pass the time, and at $10 on Steam, certainly isn't a bad value. Scratches - Director's Cut fits a specific clique of gamers long since thought to be extinct, and is well worth a look if you fall into this category. Everyone else will find Amnesia to be a superior alternative.… Full Review »
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