Today's game for Club Members, tomorrow's game for all.

You can download Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum Collector's Edition here.



As always, please remember to come back and tell us what you think.

Happy gaming!

Thanks, Marian!

Ana

Hi, Marian!

I played the demo and really enjoyed it. However, there are several comments on BF saying how short it is, so I think I'll wait for the SE and use a coupon.

Susan

That sounds sensible, Susan. Thank you for the feedback.

i do not care if it is short i loved and enjoyed it too.

I'm glad you liked it! What is short for some gamers is just fine for others (and also may not seem short at all).

I just purchased this game and installed it immediately. As soon as I tried to play the game my computer went into some weird shut down mode and wouldn't let me continue. I did a force shut down and tried again and the same thing happened. I was wondering if anyone else has this problem with the game.....I will also
contact Big Fish.....thank you. I have now uninstalled the game.

Hi linda, I haven't tried to download the game, but I am sorry that happened to you.

And yes, do contact Big Fish.

I tested the Demo and had no problems with shutdowns but I have noticed that the last 3 games in this series including this one tended to load slowly between scenes and I am not just talking about from one area to another but from one section of the room to another section in the same room, granted my Old laptop is 5 years old but with the majority of the other Casual games I have played I do not have this problem.

Thanks for your comments. I have now contacted Big Fish help....

When will I ever learn! I guess I keep hoping one of these Edgar Allen Poe games will actually reflect the original story. I was in the mood for a good casual game... sorry I purchased this one.

Let's just say, "it's not the game; it's me!" I was looking for a "dark tales" game that fit the description. Instead, this one has pretty decent graphics and music. But WHY must they insert the insipid "well done" and "good job" comments? Why must there be the horrible cheerful sound effects when you find something or complete a puzzle? It complete ruins the immersion into the game. The voice acting was jarringly dreadful... overdone or happy or just inappropriate. I mean, how many different ways can you pronounce Dupin? And the original Pit and the Pendulum is nowhere to be found...

I guess I'm the curmudgeonly old woman... I keep hoping for something better, but it never happens. That makes it MY fault! I sincerely hope everyone else enjoys this game!

Sorry about all of that, Drac.

Maybe next time you buy a casual game you could look at recommended casual games by Boomers or ask for opinions? I know that's not a sure thing either, but it might work out better for you.

Play the demo first.

You are both completely correct and I usually do the demo first. But I ignored my own advice and just purchased!! Like I said, totally my fault. I did read reviews at Big Fish and "it's me, not you." So I'm just breaking up with these types of games at Big Fish because they never change.

I have plenty of casuals from them that I'm still enjoying after having for several years!

I disagree -- the problem isn't just you.
A lot of us don't like being kicked out of the game by congratulations-for-nothing and other immersion-killing junk.
So many Big Fish games are like this now.
Most of the games in the "Favorites List" are older ones.

Maybe that's why I go back to some of my older games... there is none of the jarring "congratulations" and "well done" and YAY, ANOTHER ACHIEVEMENT with all kinds of cheerful sound effects. Gads, I hate that stuff and for me, it just ruins the gameplay. I loved the old Mystery Case Files and games like The 13th Skull. I guess some people like this stuff because it does seem popular.

Anyway, I didn't mean to dredge up strong feelings in a thread that is just about a particular game. I'm sure many folks will enjoy this one.

Drac, I also haven't found the previous so-called "Poe's Dark Tales" to have much to do with anything "Poe" except the similar-sounding title on both book and game. They generally are short, way too simple, and have all the old annoyances that most gaming companies are backing off on (like many games now let you turn off all the "Congratulations!" broohaha). It has been a while since I tried one of the Poe games, though, so I did the trial game on this.

To me, the game is still too silly to be "Poe-ish" and the voice acting mentioned by others is badly handled, but in this game, the mini-puzzles are much improved. A couple were devilish head-scratches, and that made them great fun. Now, although I don't really like the game, I'm struggling over whether to buy it simply for those puzzles!

Good points, Reenie! I just found the annoyances in the game too much to get past. I was about to scream the next time I heard the cheerful little chimes and saw "good job!" The voice acting was also so dreadful, it was like fingernails on a blackboard for me.