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Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1202836
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That is an outrageous price for shipping to Canada.
It is costing me over $9 to ship within the US.

If you're going to purchase the download, why not support HeR and buy it there.


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Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1202837
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I did not suggest buying the download from HeR Interactive because I think their download policy through Digital River is very poor. I have seen folks here over the years download a game from them and then a year later try to re-download it and being unable to do so because they did not also purchase the extended download service. Not good. So as much as I agree that it's better to try to support the company by purchasing from them, in this instance I simply cannot in all conscience recommend that people do that.

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1202855
11/25/19 11:55 AM
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lady linda, i seee people here saying that they had to rebuy the game, if you buy the download, forget to put it on something like flash drive or other and they have to reset to factory they are in trouble.

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1202859
11/25/19 12:45 PM
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Oh yes, I forgot about HeR's download policy. I see why you would not recommend them.
I don't do much downloading myself but I am a member of Big Fish.

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1202862
11/25/19 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Marian
I did not suggest buying the download from HeR Interactive because I think their download policy through Digital River is very poor. I have seen folks here over the years download a game from them and then a year later try to re-download it and being unable to do so because they did not also purchase the extended download service. Not good. So as much as I agree that it's better to try to support the company by purchasing from them, in this instance I simply cannot in all conscience recommend that people do that.

Even if you pay extra for the "extended download service" from HerInteractive it's only for 5 years -- which is pathetic. Steam, GOG, Big Fish, Humble, Fireflower, etc. all allow you to redownload every game you have ever bought from them without any time limitations and without charging you extra.

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1202863
11/25/19 01:07 PM
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That's right, Jenny. I can't imagine why HeR/Digital River would continue with a policy that is so pathetic. Unfortunately a lot of people have downloaded from them in the past without understanding the terms and ended up having a rude awakening later on.

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1202882
11/25/19 08:29 PM
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The official trailer for Midnight in Salem is being released on November 30th on YouTube at 3 p.m PST.

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203169
11/29/19 07:09 PM
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Her Interactive just released a Podcast interview with the woman who is doing the new voice of Nancy Drew:

Nancy Drew Podcast

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203171
11/29/19 08:15 PM
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Thank you for all the updates, Marian 👍


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Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203172
11/29/19 08:38 PM
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You're welcome, Mad. smile

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203228
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Thanks Marian! I thought it was going to be too long to listen to as it shows 46 minutes but it only lasted 18 minutes. I had just found something I could do while listening and then it was over. lol

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203229
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And now the official trailer has been released on YouTube.

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203235
11/30/19 08:52 PM
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Thanks Marian! No comment at this time.

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203242
11/30/19 10:50 PM
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Thanks, Marian!


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Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203243
11/30/19 11:30 PM
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There are lots of comments for the trailer now, and I have to say that I agree with most of them. However, in some way that have managed to preserve the visual profile from the earlier games, which is a good thing.

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203247
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I always play series in order but am so far behind with the Nancy Drew games, I may have to play this game out of order just to see how it really is!

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203254
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Last night, before I went to bed, I was reading the comments on Facebook about the official trailer. There were 500+ comments and I would say that roughly 30 to 40 of them were positive; the rest were pretty much scathing in their criticisms. This morning when I went back to read more, I found that the entire thing had been deleted/hidden. The company must have been feeling quite desperate to have done such a thing.

I see now that new comments are being posted, but as I said before, last night's onslaught of posts is gone.

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203271
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Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203277
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Originally Posted by Marian
And now the official trailer has been released on YouTube.

That "trailer" doesn't really tell you much.
Only that it "looks" like a 3D game from the late 1990's or very early 2000's.

Voice acting isn't consistent.
Sometimes the characters sound OK, sometimes not convincing.
Sometimes I can tell it's Nancy talking, sometimes not.

The following are the Minimum requirements that they currently list at:
https://www.herinteractive.com/shop-games/33-nancy-drew-midnight-in-salem/

Originally Posted by HER
Operating System:

Windows 7 64-bit or later

OS X: 10.11 El Capitan or higher – Metal 1.1 capable

Windows Minimum System Requirements:

Processor: Intel Core i3 3.00 GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM (absolute minimum – 6 GB RAM recommended)
Graphics: Intel HD 4000, 2 GB of video RAM
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Disk Drive: 8 GB storage space

Mac Minimum System Requirements:

Processor: Intel Core i3 3.00 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM (absolute minimum – 6 GB RAM recommended)
Graphics: Intel HD 4000, 2 GB of video RAM
Hard Disk Drive: 8 GB storage space


Not being "up" on Macs, I didn't know what "Metal 1.1 capable" meant, but I found this site that explains it:
https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/06/28/why-macos-mojave-requires-metal----and-deprecates-opengl

Originally Posted by appleinsider
Mac computers that support Metal

Metal is a graphics technology from Apple that allows the main processor (CPU) and graphics processor (GPU) to work together more effectively, providing faster and more fluid graphics performance in games and high-performance apps. These Mac computers support Metal and Metal 2:

  • iMac Pro models
  • iMac models from 2012 or later
  • MacBook models from 2015 or later
  • MacBook Pro models from 2012 or later
  • MacBook Air models from 2012 or later
  • Mac Mini models from 2012 or later
  • Mac Pro models from late 2013

Why Mojave requires a Metal-capable GPU

Lack of support for Metal graphics is why some of the Macs that are supported in today's macOS High Sierra can't be upgraded to run Mojave. This includes 2009-2011 ("non slim") iMacs; 2010-2011 Mac minis; 2009-2010 plastic non-Retina MacBooks; and 2011 or earlier non-Retina MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models.

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203280
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Originally Posted by Marian
Last night, before I went to bed, I was reading the comments on Facebook about the official trailer. There were 500+ comments and I would say that roughly 30 to 40 of them were positive; the rest were pretty much scathing in their criticisms. This morning when I went back to read more, I found that the entire thing had been deleted/hidden. The company must have been feeling quite desperate to have done such a thing.

I see now that new comments are being posted, but as I said before, last night's onslaught of posts is gone.


The negative comments are back from yesterday. The game looks like a step back from the ND's of 10 years ago when I was so excited for the newest release. Very sad. I have a feeling this will be the last one.


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Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203285
12/01/19 02:49 PM
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Arglefumph has done an analysis of the trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoJgmrwFwxs

Some people are posting that they'll wait for his playthrough
before they decide whether or not to buy the game.

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203289
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Personally, I wouldn't notice half of the stuff that's being discussed about the "look" of the game. I think Nancy's voice sounds flat but I'd really need to play the game to know what I really think of it. Guess I'll have to play Alibi in Ashes first too.

Marian, maybe that book was really old and that's the spelling that was used then?

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203298
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Possibly, oldbroad. That would be great if that were the case.

Ana, I am seeing negative comments on Facebook today but not the 500+ from last night.

Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203304
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Marian, I thought you meant on Youtube, I didn't see the comments on FaceBook.


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Re: Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem Release Date Announcement [Re: Marian] #1203307
12/01/19 07:17 PM
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Ah yes, I was speaking of Facebook posts, not YouTube.

Although I imagine if they could get posts deleted there as well, they would have done so by now.

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