What a wonderful game, not very often do you get this length of game for the SE price. I'm very impressed because this is a pretty long game. The storyline is great, the graphics are clear, the music doesn't drive you mad (not me, anyway)...I am very happy with it. There is a little running around, but I don't mind...keeps my brain nice and sharp. Plus, the HOGS aren't stuffed too much, so those are great, the items are clear, no squinting or magnifying glasses needed lol. I've been very impressed by this game, I recommend this, I'm really enjoying it.

I really enjoyed playing this game over the weekend after buying it. Played the trial CE, but waited for the SE to purchase, and I'm glad I did. I didn't need a strategy guide, and didn't use the hint button much. I liked the painted HOS's and the puzzles, and enjoyed the scenes. Good game.

After your husbands death you moved to a quiet town with your son in order to start a new life. After a while something strange happened- you had a nightmare and you just knew that something terrible is going to happen. Unfortunately you were right, your son just disappeared in front of you. Now you must find him and discover how is behind his disappearance. There are 2 modes : regular with available hint button ( quick recharge ), active zones highlighted and no clicking penalty in HOS; expert with penalty for misclicking, active zones are not highlighted and hint and skip recharge slowly. You have optional tutorial, no map during the game, but that didn?t bother me because you can easily move around. Also you have a journal which I found very useful (containing the clues you find during the game) Storyline is pretty much interesting, you must find 15 blue crystals in order to find and save your son. Graphics are very good, as well as the music and voice overs. Hidden object scenes are interactive, clear, objects are not too hard to find. Important thing is if you don?t want to play HOS you can complete them through Match-3 game play. Puzzles are ok, not too much challenging, must say, there aren?t too many of them. Anyhow, I like this game a lot, so 5 stars from me!

I have been waiting for this game to come out and I was not disappointed in it as far as I got. I believe it is well done so far and I don't expect it to be anything except well done going further. It is a nice game to use my game credit for. It has great graphics, and the HOS scenes are clean. I was able to follow the story and the adventure quite well on casual setting. Give it a try you won't be disappointed.

I got this game as a DD a couple of days ago and absolutly loved it! The storyline grabbed me right from the start. The cutscenes and VO's are fantastic, and pull you right in. Very beautiful graphics. The HOS are very junkpiley, but you can play a match3 instead if you get tired of them, which was a nice change. You can switch any time you want, so you can also use it to find that last hard to get item. The music is very, very beautiful, so good even that at a certain point it brought tears to my eyes, but that's personal preference of course. Lots of puzzles, some very easy, some more challenging, but Always beautifully done. I had about 6 hours of wonderful gameplay, and totally recommend this game. I'm sure you'll love it too!

Story: You take on the role of recently widowed, Clarice and move to a small fishing town Tideville with your son Tim who has been kidnapped by a mad scientist and with the help of Tim's friend, Rudy, will try to solve the mystery and find her son. 8 chapters 2 play modes: Regular/Expert: I played Expert mode and there are no sparkles not even for HOS (hidden object scenes) but there are black bar tips up at the top of the screen. Journal which holds story and puzzle clues Voice Overs No map 15 crystals you find throughout the game to help you save Tim. HOS: There are quite a few scenes to this game. Found by word list. They are interactive. You can also play match 3 and switch between the two at any time during the game. Puzzles: Not a whole lot of puzzles to this game. Most of them are swap the pieces to form a picture, rotate the rings/circles. Also some solved by clues in your journal just to name some. HINT/Skip charge up: I can't comment on the hint for this game cause I didn't use it one time for anything. The skip does take about a couple of minutes. Main game length: About 6 hours. May be more/less for you. Undecided between the SE and CE? You still find the crystals in the SE version and there are no achievements in the CE version. Integrated strategy guide. I didn't use it but checked it out and it stays where you last left it. Bonus Chapter: The main game does come to a satisfactory conclusion as the bonus chapter is not needed for this. The bonus chapter you have to save the townspeople from the mad scientist. This does have scenes from the main game but also opens up some new areas. It also looks like this may be continued which I sure hope so but the bonus chapter also has a satisfactory ending as well so a continuation is not needed to finish up the bonus chapter. Bonus time: Just about an hour. May be more/less for you. My overall impression: I purchased the CE version when they came out and don

Thought it was a nice game. HOS are match 3 or HOS. Hint button works good if needed. Not a hard game just fun. Has voice over and good music and graphics. Not too much going all over the place, about like all the others.

AFTER PLAYING THE SNEAK PEEK BETA EDITION OF WHISPERED SECRETS;INTO THE BEYOND, I DECIDED TO PLAY THE FIRST IN THE SERIES. THIS WAS A REALLY GOOD GAME AND I WAS GLAD THAT I DECIDED TO LOOK INTO IT. VERY GOOD HOS AND SEMI HARD MINI GAMES. CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE TO COME OUT. I WILL DEFINITELY BE BUYING IT. THANKS BIG FISH FOR A GREAT GAME.

you are looking for your son that has been taken by a mad scientist. many HO scenes and the hints tell you where to go in the easiest mode. hint and skip charge pretty fast. no map but there is a journal/diary. not a big area to cover, but there is back and forth a good bit, but i have played much worse.

Crisp, clear graphics, sypmpathetic and interesting characters, just spooky enough but not dreary and depressing. I especially liked the option of match 3 instead of HOS. Suspenseful and kept me playing.