Nina and Max are back in a new adventure -- with the flames of the apocalypse hot on their heels. What does Max's mysterious archaeological "find" have to do with Nina's horrifying dreams?

Secret Files 3

Thanks for the great read as always, Becky!

Ana

Thank you Becky!

Thank you Becky for the review Great job

Isn't an 8 hour game - or so - on the rather short side? even for an adventure game? I seem to remember older games spanning from at least 10-16 hours or more?

On the other hand, some of the first Sherlock Games could be done in 6-8 hours, I think?

Thanks, Becky !! A smashing review, as always !!

I have my disk version ready here but might save playing the game until my new machine is built.

[Well, I might !! ]

Thanks for the comments!

Karsten -- the game was definitely shorter than Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis. But part of that was because Secret Files 3 is structured so that it cut out some of the "back and forthing" that I did in Secret Files 2 -- though I like exploring large environments, I'm not wild about trudging everywhere before a puzzle can be solved.

I appreciate it when a game doesn't have (for instance) a difficult maze that seems to mostly be there to take up time and extend gameplay.

I didn't finish the game thinking "that was short!" -- partly, I suspect, because so much was happening in the plot.

:bravo :

Thanks Becky for your great review. I think you have talked me into buying this one

Bernie

Great review, thanks Becky! So you would say that there's a lot of character interaction then? Everything I've read has mentioned that there is hardly any, which I found disappointing. I would get the game either way, as I must complete the series, but good character interaction would be a definite plus for me.

The dream sequences sound intriguing.

Well, to me "character interaction" means talking to other characters, and yes there was plenty of dialog. Not an excessive amount and not (as I recall) long strings of dialog trees. (I'm not a big fan of lengthy dialog trees.)

Ah, see, I like long dialogue trees. But that's fine, as long as there is plenty of dialogue, I'm happy. Thanks for the info, Becky.

Thanks Becky!

Just purchased my copy from Interact.

Thanks for the review, Becky.
Just got an e-mail from Dave (Interact) that my copy is on the way! Really looking forward to getting re-acquainted with Nina and Max.
Jeanne

Thank you Becky for your insightful review! I loved the 1st 2 games so will definitely be buying this some time in the future - so many games to play & so little time!!

I found this to be a great game...those of you about to play it have a lot to enjoy!

I found this game even better than the first two games and they were very good...very immersive.