As far as the morphing objects go, I think the developers were listening to what folks have had to say on the Big Fish forums over the last few years. When the CE of Dire Grove was released, there were many, *many* complaints by posters that the morphing objects were not going to be a part of the standard version; it was a continual lament, and reading some of the posts, you would have thought the world was coming to an end. I believe that is why the developers chose to go with morphing objects this time rather than hidden object scenes. I don't know as this will be carried into the next MCF game, but I do believe this is why they were chosen for this game.

I think these game developers know that they have to bow to the consensus of what the majority of casual gamers want, and in this game they have done so. Personally, I don't mind if they are HO scenes or morphing ones - For me, morphing makes a pleasant change.

Boy, are you right! I feel really bad for developers because no matter what they do they get complaints. I am so tired of HOG scenes in games and they are certainly readily available that it's a treat to have something new.

Ana

Call me squeamish but popping mama's zits just grossed me out!

Ana

And I do believe that the developers have a delicious sense of humor. They turned things upside down. Think of how ironic it is that...

What a great game I hope they make more of the same. Will play it again in the future.
Richard

There were several things in the game that were distasteful, and had what I'd call sick or juvenile humor. Not just the "Mama chores" but the "maternity ward" with its inflating and deflating bellies and slurping/flatulence noises -- and similar things that are more sick humor than scariness. This kind of thing really detracted from the spookiness of the game. Despite all the effort they put into the graphics, animations, and overall atmosphere, it was not as spooky as its predecessors.

The morphing objects were overused, and some were quite small. If the objects are large enough, your peripheral vision will catch the changes. But if they are small, you have to be looking right at them. This means you have to spend time staring at one small section of the screen at a time, waiting to see if something changes, before moving on to stare at the next small section of the screen. This is very boring, not to mention eyestraining, which is why I didn't hesitate to make use of the strategy guide for the morphing puzzles. It's a puzzle to me why they replaced ALL the HOG scenes (except for one) with morphing object scenes.

The only "bonus play" in the Collector's Edition is that in order to open the ghost's doors, you get a set of 6 circles which contain parts of images that you have to match with previous places you've visited. So you have to backtrack, revisiting each location, and search each scene for something that resembles one of the small circular fragments of scenes. NOT the most fun puzzle I've ever encountered.

If I had it to do again, I'd get the standard version after a walkthrough comes out. Considering that the Strategy Guide included with the game doesn't even have words describing where you are, a fan-made walkthrough could easily be better than the Strategy Guide.

Jenny, if you go throught the strategy guide and find the morphing objects you open up two new "highlights magazine style" HOG scenes as a bonus as well.

Ana

I cannot get into the asylum coded door. Every time that I check the monitor a different number shows up!
Another problem. In the room where I click on the vase and a mannequin has a tag of some sort around its neck according to the strategy guide it shows a picture of where to go but the room is unfamiliar. Help please?

Here's a post from the Big Fish forums about the asylum coded door:



Not sure about your other question yet.

What page in the strategy guide Penny?

Ana

Thanks Marian!That worked! Ana the page is 142. Looks like I have missed a room somewhere?Or the strategy guide shows only the answers so maybe I haven't been there yet. That's probably it!

PennyLane, you won't get there till much later. No worries, you will automatically find your way there as you play.

Ana

Ok! That's what I thought! Thanks!

what do I do after the baby is born in the room off of the maternity ward ? Thanks

Hi, hiettes66 and to GameBoomers.

Have you cut the wires attached to the baby yet? If you have already done so, then maybe we can figure out some next step(s) after that for you. I just need to know if you have done that already.

to GameBoomers hiettes66!

Ana

well jenny I would have to agree about the mama chores, I keep on saying to myself "you have to be joking" & it is making me sick to the stomach. done the toe nails & now the nose hairs & pimples OMG. trouble she doesn't have any of them.

It was enough to know that he had to do this chore, but to actually have to follow in his footsteps to this degree is disgusting.

I haven't gotten to that part yet, but am very close, not looking forward to it at all.

Aren't you glad we didn't have to empty her bedpan?

What a COOL game...Downloaded on my LT....Bought it...Right away...Great Game..Love It...

I'm playing this game now, and I have to say it is somewhat distasteful. I think they've mistaken gross-out for scary. Spoiler below:

I do like the puzzles, just not the way they are presented.

Downloaded the demo just to see if it would work. Works fine.

Not impressed by the tone or by the morphing objects. Tone alternates between dark and sophomoric and morphing objects slow everything down.

If this is the future direction of BFG, I'm glad I left.

YMMV

At least you had no technical problems with the game, MrLipid.

I do understand the criticisms that have been leveled against this game. What won me over, ultimately, was the variety of ingenious puzzles contained therein. It truly gave my brain a workout in some surprising and original ways.