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Darkness and Flame: The Dark Side

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74%Game Brain Score
story, graphics
gameplay, monetization
74% User Score Based on 108 reviews

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Darkness and Flame: The Dark Side is a single player casual puzzle game. It was developed by FIVE-BN GAMES and was released on December 26, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

There is no one in the world who could return from the Dark Side inviolate… “Darkness and Flame. The Dark Side” is an adventure game in the genre of Hidden Objects, with plenty of mini-games and puzzles, unforgettable characters and complicated quests.

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74%
Audience ScoreBased on 108 reviews
story9 positive mentions
stability1 negative mentions
  • Challenging and engaging puzzles that provide a good mental workout.
  • Visually appealing graphics and a decent storyline that keeps players interested.
  • Offers a significant amount of gameplay for a free game, with various collectibles and achievements.
  • Microtransactions are required for hints and to access the bonus chapter, which can be frustrating.
  • Limited hints available at the start, making it difficult to progress without spending money.
  • Some puzzles can be overly complex or poorly designed, leading to confusion and frustration.
  • story
    25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in this hidden object game is generally well-received, with many players appreciating its engaging narrative and artistic presentation. While some found the puzzles to be straightforward, others noted frustrations with the game's monetization system, particularly regarding hints and locked content. Overall, the storyline is considered a strong aspect, contributing to an enjoyable gaming experience despite some criticisms about difficulty and payment structures.

    • “The storyline was good and I liked the artwork, but the constant pestering to buy more coins got annoying.”
    • “Love the art style and the environments; the characters and story were good!”
    • “This has a great storyline and keeps you on your toes.”
    • “Had more trouble finding the tools I need to progress than the puzzles themselves, and it sucks that this free version takes place in the middle of the story.”
    • “The story is okay and the audio is mostly forgettable, but it does the job.”
    • “Standard hidden object game with a standard story, graphics, puzzles, and a few hidden object scenes.”
  • graphics
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics in the game are generally praised for their beauty and quality, with many reviewers highlighting the appealing art style, animations, and well-designed environments. While some consider the visuals to be standard for the genre, they still contribute positively to the overall experience, despite some complaints about the game's monetization practices and translation issues. Overall, the graphics enhance the gameplay, making it visually engaging, though not without some criticisms.

    • “The game aesthetic is beautiful.”
    • “Very nice animations, very nice set of puzzles, beautiful graphics and even voice acting and lots of achievements!”
    • “Love the art style and the environments, the characters and story were good!”
    • “Graphics are typical for Five-BN, but the English translation seems worse than usual, and that's only emphasized by the stiff, awkward delivery of the voice actors.”
    • “While the graphics are average for a HOPA, the gameplay is far more infuriating to deal with.”
    • “Game play is smooth on a not-at-all top of the line PC, graphics are standard for current generation HOG games, audio is also decent.”
  • gameplay
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is characterized by clunky animations and some jankiness, which, while expected from the developer, does not detract significantly from the enjoyment of the puzzles. Players appreciate the well-designed action-consequence mechanics and the absence of intrusive monetization tactics, although some find the cut scenes and certain gameplay elements frustrating. Overall, it offers a decent experience for fans of the genre, despite its shortcomings.

    • “Well thought-out action-consequence gameplay.”
    • “It comes with nice graphics, well-done locations, and some interesting game mechanics and puzzles.”
    • “It's not one of the typical free-to-play games where you have to spend energy to replay the same scenes for collectibles; the gameplay is the same as a typical non-free hidden object puzzle adventure, except that hints and skips cost coins which are bought with actual money.”
    • “The animations are hilariously clunky and the gameplay is a little janky, but that's to be expected from this company and it doesn't take away from the fun puzzles.”
    • “The poor gameplay isn't helped by the awful cut scenes.”
    • “I wouldn't mind seeing more hogs released like this, and if you just want a cheap hog you could certainly do worse, but the gameplay issues hit me right in the pet peeves.”
  • music
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is praised for its quality, especially considering its free-to-play status, and is complemented by engaging cutscenes and a narrative. Players appreciate the soundtrack's contribution to the overall experience, alongside the inclusion of concept art and wallpapers. Overall, the music enhances the puzzle gameplay and storytelling, making it a notable aspect of the game.

    • “For a free-to-play puzzle game, it has good music, cutscenes, and actually tries to tell a story, so I can't knock it for the resulting quality since that was probably the result of a low budget.”
    • “It's only an 880MB download, has achievements, and offers several hours of decent puzzle content along with a story, music, voice acting, and cutscenes.”
    • “Lots of different puzzles, great soundtrack, and story.”
  • monetization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization model heavily relies on microtransactions, making it difficult to progress without purchasing in-game currency or hints, although some players feel these purchases are not essential for enjoyment.

    • “The game is slightly more difficult, with in-game hint microtransactions, but they are yet unnecessary.”
    • “I didn't care about the price of in-game purchases for coins.”
    • “It can't be completed without microtransactions.”
    • “Can't be completed without microtransactions.”
    • “In-game purchases for coins (I didn't care about the price).”
    • “Slightly more difficult, with in-game hint microtransactions, but is yet unnecessary.”
  • humor
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is characterized by its clunky animations and janky gameplay, which users find endearing and contribute to the overall enjoyment of the fun puzzles.

    • “The animations are hilariously clunky, and the gameplay is a little janky, but that's to be expected from this company, and it doesn't take away from the fun puzzles.”
    • “The humor in the dialogue is spot on, making even the most mundane tasks entertaining.”
    • “I found myself laughing out loud at the quirky character interactions and absurd situations throughout the game.”
  • atmosphere
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviewers appreciate the game's artistic style, noting that both character and atmosphere design contribute to a visually pleasing experience.

    • “I found the artistic style of the character and atmosphere design very pleasing.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, with users reporting numerous bugs and a poorly designed hint system that exacerbates the experience.

    • “Too buggy and really bad hint system.”
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Darkness and Flame: The Dark Side is a casual puzzle game.

Darkness and Flame: The Dark Side is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac OS and Windows.

On average players spend around 6 hours playing Darkness and Flame: The Dark Side.

Darkness and Flame: The Dark Side was released on December 26, 2018.

Darkness and Flame: The Dark Side was developed by FIVE-BN GAMES.

Darkness and Flame: The Dark Side has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Darkness and Flame: The Dark Side is a single player game.

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