Desperate Housewives: The Game vs Linda Brown: Interactive Story
Desperate Housewives: The Game
Desperate Housewives: The Game is a story-based simulation game that lets you dive into the drama-filled suburbian neigborhood of Wisteria Lane where you get to meet and build friendships with the Desperate Housewives themselves, namely Susan, Bree, Gaby and Lynette, in solving various mysteries around the area. The game has a pretty fashion-heavy element as well since what you wear will make an impression on the residents of Wisteria Lane. Of course, since you are part of the neighborhood and have a home there, you can even take some time off gossiping with your new friends or flirting with the hot new guy next door to decorate your virtual house.The gameplay in Desperate Housewives: The Game definitely does the TV show justice by retaining the crucial elements that had made the series such a hit among its viewers. The graphics in the game looks very well-made too. It is definitely the go-to game for every Desperate Housewives fan, that's for sure!
Linda Brown: Interactive Story
Linda Brown: Interactive Story is The Other Guys' forey into the interactive storytelling business after their pretty good sucess with the Sherlock-themed hidden objects game, Sherlock Holmes: Lost Detective. Similar to the latter, this game features an intriguing and immersive, romance-and-mystery-filled story where you'll be playing as Linda Brown herself. Meet a host of interesting characters (and you can even date some of them), travel to various locations as you follow the trail of clues, and make important decisions that will change the path of your narrative.However, unlike games like Episode or Choices, Linda Brown: Interactive Story has a gameplay that is a lot similar to any of the games Telltale Games produced. This means that characters in the game will remember your reactions or responses and act accordingly the next time you meet.
The only major downside in this game is that, like Episodes and Choices, there are special "premium decisions" that you can make to further deepen the storyline, but the diamonds needed to buy these special decisions can be pretty costly - $3 per premium decision. Due to this, it might be great to have the option of earning diamonds by watching video ads.
Overall though, Linda Brown: Interactive Story is still a very well-written interactive story that doesn't only have romantic elements but also an intriguing mystery that rivals most hidden objects games. If you enjoy a good mystery with a dash of romance, this is the game you should play.