Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery vs Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is a story-driven, “choose your own adventure”-like, adventure-RPG where you get to attend the renowned School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Featuring a whole new storyline but with many familiar characters, you'll get to learn how to cast spells and brew potions, make new friends (and rivals) along the way, and get drawn to the many mysteries that the ancient school hides within its depths. The game even backs up your own adventures with an intriguing story about your missing brother who apparently was expelled as he had broken school rules when he was searching for the fabled Cursed Vaults.The gameplay is pretty casual and straightforward for the most part - as long as you have enough energy points, you can complete actions, tasks, and subsequently quests. However, it's unfortunate that the game doesn't use a more reflex-based gameplay during intense scenes that obviously call for more rapid actions. This is the only thing that truly breaks the immersion of the game.
Nevertheless, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is still a very well-made game and it is worth playing for the visuals, the experience of being an "actual" Hogwarts student, and the mystery-infused storyline. The game is free to play and is available on both Android and iOS.
Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness
Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness puts you in the shoes of renowned detective, Nancy Drew, as she sets off on yet again another exciting adventure to discover the whereabout of Captain Magnus, the captain of the celebrated ship “Heerlijkheid” - a ship which also happens to be the centerpiece of a small Icelandic town’s local festival. The journey to find the captain is wrought with challenging puzzles that you'll need to solve as well as suspects to interrogate for clues and information. Will you be able to find Captain Magnus before it is too late?Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness is a puzzle-heavy adventure and as such, fans of puzzle games would definitely enjoy this installment. Do check it out!