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Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition

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52%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

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About Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition is a single player action game. It was developed by AMAX Interactive and was released on June 9, 2016. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews
story6 positive mentions

  • Charming and fun gameplay with a variety of puzzles that range from easy to challenging.
  • Beautiful graphics and artwork with great music and creative storytelling, often praised for its engaging plot and voice acting.
  • Features enjoyable gameplay elements such as a helpful dog companion and well-constructed minigames and hidden object scenes.
  • The game is quite short and relatively simple, which may not satisfy more experienced or adult players.
  • Frequent crashes and runtime errors occur, although no progress is typically lost.
  • Lack of complexity and additional content such as collectibles, achievements, or backtracking; some puzzles and story elements feel nonsensical or underdeveloped.
  • story

    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The story received mixed feedback, with some users finding it average or below average, while others appreciated its creative adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Gold Bug" and the added plot depth. The treasure hunt theme was less thrilling than the series' usual murder mysteries, but the engaging storyline and continuation in the bonus chapter were praised. Voice acting was noted as humorously poor, yet the overall narrative and artwork garnered positive remarks from several players.

    • “The creator of this game took great liberties to thicken the plot of this rather plain story, and we are much obliged to him (or her) for that.”
    • “This one is rather short and the puzzles are quite easy, but artwork and story are really good.”
    • “Total of 4 hours playtime and the bonus chapter is a direct continuation of the story.”
    • “Story is average, locks are rather nonsensical and hitboxes are small with some of the hog items being named oddly (ex. 'cone' for a pine cone). Voice acting is the highlight, but because it's so badly recorded it's funny.”
    • “The plot about treasure hunt isn't nearly as interesting as the series' usual foray into murders, but the gameplay makes up for that.”
    • “I am not one that cares about story too much, but this story was a bit below average, I would say.”
  • graphics

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are consistently praised for their beautiful, detailed, and artistic style, often likened to classic or old-world art. Players appreciate the high-quality artwork that enhances the game's overall aesthetic and storytelling.

    • “Gorgeous old world Kinkade style graphics.”
    • “Beautiful graphics and artwork!”
    • “Nice graphics and amazing concept art!”
  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users praise the music for being enjoyable and well-crafted, also noting the quality of voice acting as a positive complement.

    • “Great music!”
    • “Nice music and voice acting.”
  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game largely stems from unintentional sources, such as poorly recorded voice acting and oddly named items, which many find amusing despite the overall average story and nonsensical elements.

  • gameplay

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for being engaging and enjoyable, effectively compensating for a less compelling treasure hunt plot compared to the series' typical murder mysteries.

    • “The plot about treasure hunt isn't nearly as interesting as the series' usual foray into murders, but the gameplay makes up for that.”
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Play Times

4h Median play time
4h Average play time
4-4h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition is a action game.

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 4 hours playing Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition.

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition was released on June 9, 2016.

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition was developed by AMAX Interactive.

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition for its story.

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition is a single player game.

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