Mountain Trap: The Manor of Memories
- December 13, 2016
- Color Brush Studio
Get on Steam"Mountain Trap: The Manor of Memories" is a single-player Mystery Point and Click game with an intriguing story and good graphics. The game takes you on a journey to rescue your best friend and uncover a 200-year-old mystery, featuring beautiful art, hidden objects, and 16 puzzles and mini-games. The second chapter of the story is also available as a separate purchase.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features an intriguing storyline that keeps players engaged.
- The hidden object scenes provide a decent challenge and are mostly enjoyable.
- The graphics and art design are visually appealing, contributing to the overall atmosphere of the game.
- The lack of a map and ineffective hint system leads to excessive backtracking and frustration.
- Voice acting is poor, often sounding wooden and unengaging, which detracts from the experience.
- Many puzzles are either too simplistic or overly complex, with unclear instructions, making gameplay tedious.
- story36 mentions
- 39 % positive mentions
- 53 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The game's story features an intriguing plot with surprising twists, particularly noted in the ending, and is described as engaging enough to sustain interest for a few hours. However, some players found the narrative to be somewhat clichéd and tedious, with a common theme of a kidnapped friend and a mystical force. While the cutscenes effectively advance the plot, the overall execution leaves room for improvement, especially since it is only the first part of a larger story.
“It is a great storyline as well as a great hidden-object game.”
“A very intriguing story.”
“Interesting plot twist at the end.”
“The story is not very interesting, although it does have surprises.”
“Nonsensical actions & story.”
“Story plotting and scene to scene movement is tedious.”
- graphics16 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 31 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics in the game are generally praised for their beauty, colorfulness, and clarity, with many describing them as good or even beautiful. However, some users noted issues with hidden objects being obscured due to poor color choices and vague artwork, which detracted from the visual experience. While the art is often highlighted positively, it is sometimes overshadowed by criticisms of the gameplay.
“I had a nice casual point-and-click adventure, with lovely music and graphics, and a pleasant, slow pace.”
“Beautiful scenes with clear, crisp graphics.”
“Hidden objects are often obscured by color choices, vague artwork, or just plain lazy visual plotting of objects.”
“Great art and graphics but gameplay sucks.”
“The graphics were decent.”
- music10 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 10 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it boring and repetitive due to only two tracks looping throughout the experience. However, others appreciate the music as a pleasant background element that complements the game's casual atmosphere and graphics. Overall, while the music enhances the ambiance, its limited variety may detract from the experience for some players.
“I rather nice casual point-and-click adventure, with lovely music and graphics, and a pleasant, slow pace.”
“Awesome music.”
“Good background music.”
“Boring, repetitive music keeps looping over and over again.”
“The music has 2 tracks for the entire game and is very repetitive.”
“Boring, repetitive music keeps looping over and over again.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized as average, primarily consisting of point-and-click mechanics, with additional hidden-object scenes and puzzle mini-games. While the graphics and art are praised, many users feel that the overall gameplay experience is lacking.
“Great art and graphics, but the gameplay is lacking.”
“There are hidden-object scenes and puzzle mini-games, but the bulk of the gameplay is in the point-and-click adventure.”
“Great art and graphics, but the gameplay is lacking.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players consistently describe the grinding aspect of the game as tedious and frustrating, with poor voice acting and an unreliable hint system exacerbating the experience. The overall pacing and scene transitions contribute to a sense of monotony throughout the gameplay.
“It was tedious from start to finish, the voice acting was horrendous, and the hint button only seemed to work about 1/4 of the time.”
“I agree with other reviewers, this is a tedious game.”
“Story plotting and scene-to-scene movement is tedious.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game has been criticized for its low replayability, with multiple users giving it a score of 5/10 and expressing that they find little incentive to play it again, suggesting a lack of engaging content or enjoyable mechanics.
“Replay value -5/10 (seriously, why would you torture yourself again)”
“Replay value -5/10 (seriously, why would you torture yourself again)”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game has been criticized for being subpar, with users expressing disappointment in its performance quality.
