Ok, so you've seen it all before....7th Guest, 11th Hour (depending on how old you are). And yes, it's another adventure game set in an ever so creative environment: an old scary (hanuted?) mansion. If you're new to adventure gaming and looking to try out the genre, I'd prefer you start elsewhere for fear of tarnishing your first impression. However, if you've been around the block and enjoy traditional adventure gaming, the $20 is worth the one night of nightmares this game will provoke. GameSpot says it's short, but clearly the professionals over there at GameSpot HQ missed there calling at NASA. Unless you're planning on playing this game for 48 hours straight (which I highly advise aganist for ANY game) I think you'll find it worth the $20 of entertainment. Hey...it's two movies these days (4 hours) or five drinks in an affordable city (1-4 hours depending). So value it as you will, but to me it was worth it. Cheers.
Honestly, never come to Gamespot expecting a nice, unbiased review of an adventure game. It seems that they won't put a good word in for anything unless you carry a gun in it. Scratches is a perfectly good game, if you d... Read Full Review
Honestly, I never judged the games based on GameSpot's scores, because so many many of them are underrated. Scratches takes players into the old Victorian mansion in October '76 where our horror writer protagonist, Mi... Read Full Review
