Puppet Show! | Mystery of the Seven Keys | Pt. 3

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Before we begin, allow me to paint you the full picture
The Herinteractive Nancy Drew games are a cornerstone of my brother and I’s childhood. To list only a few of their accolades, they are a point-and-click mystery adventure series that features charming and realistic voice-acting, atmospheric and tailor-made soundtracks and amazing puzzles that still challenge me today - 15 years after I first played them. Between 1998 and 2015 they released 32 games on a semi-annual schedule. Some are definitely an acquired taste and others are the stuff of legend within their genre. But then, after 2015, things began to change at Herinteractive.
I don’t purport to know the in’s-and-out’s of what happened at that company, but I can tell you that the community certainly noticed the changing of the guard. The bittersweet retirement of Nancy’s iconic voice actress and the transition from Herinteractive’s classic point and click engine to the unity engine shook the confidence of some fans - and these concerns were only exacerbated by the fact that development for game 33 was octuple that of the previous titles. Midnight in Salem did not release for 4 whole years, making it the most long-awaited and anticipated title in the entire series. Such a long wait gave fans tremendous expectations, ones which the game couldn’t meet short of having a battle royale mode. Even with the caveat of the fans' patience being considered, the finished product and its required specs (considerably far more demanding specs than any title before) lead most to the conclusion that the most innovative and risk-taking entry in the series yet had not delivered.
After the release of Midnight in Salem -- the game which has largely been considered both the most controversial and possibly the worst entry into the storied series -- the fanbase remained strong. We are a community built on fellowship and nostalgia, replaying our favorite titles time and again and generating discussions that go on endlessly. And while we kept chugging along on our bumpy road, Herinteractive kept on chugging, too - they received fan feedback by the thousands and set to work on game 34 - a game that some fans were doubtful would ever release in the first place considering it took upwards of 4 more years. Mystery of the 7 Keys released this week, and the resilient fans of this 25-year franchise have returned to see what’s been cooking all these years. Will Mystery of the Seven Keys succeed where its predecessor fell short? Could it be that at long last Nancy Drew is back? Or will the groundhog see its shadow, sending the clue crew back down the long road of nostalgia for the next development cycle. Together, my brother, my girlfriend and I stand at the title screen, preparing to embark on a long-awaited adventure.
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