Just remember to appreciate it while you're playing it and not wait until afterwards.
Dark Fall boasts the same point and click gameplay interface familiar to fans of this genre. It is easy to navigate, and Dark Fall is a step above the game when it comes to the design of it's environments. In some games, the key items sorely stick out from the rest of the environment, but Dark Fall has gorgeous, seamless scenery. Each room you enter is richly detailed, and there is actually a lot of content in this game that is optional, but fills in a lot more of the story. The story itself is also strong, drawing on England's mystical reputation to give it a feeling of mystery and intrigue.
Dark Fall is the most frightening point and click mystery I've ever come across. The graphics are good enough to make you feel like you are actually walking through an abandoned train station, and the personal effects left behind by the victims of whatever it is that you are chasing serve to send a satisfactory little chill up the spine. In addition, the sound in Dark Fall is spectacular. There are plenty of creaks, bumps, and other strange, unidentifiable noises. Dark Fall also entices you with near glimpses of the creature that you are pursuing, and the fact that you never get to look the creature in the face on any of these occasions makes you almost too nervous to continue playing.
Unfortunately, the ending is where Dark Fall falters, and the ending should be one of the most memorable parts of a game. After a game filled with interesting puzzles, lots of character background, and a little mythology, the ending of Dark Fall is anticlimactic and entirely too easy, not to mention completely ungratifying. I've never played it again for precisely this reason. For $20, this game certainly isn't worth a look, unless you're looking for a big letdown. Despite all the good things, you should probably wait until it's in the bargain bin to pick this one up. Just remember to appreciate it while you're playing it and not wait until afterwards.