J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars vs Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is truly a game that's very unique. Despite its apparent appearance - it does look like "just another space sim", doesn't it? - the game is a fun and innovative, story-driven adventure game with a heavy dose of mystery added for good measure. In this game, you'll get to step into the spacesuit of Rachel Manners, a 35-year-old astrobiologist who initially embarked on a critical mission to explore and collect data on potentially habitable planets with a crew of of other elite and hand-picked scientists, but somehow, things went awry, and she found herself alone with J.U.L.I.A., the space probe's rather tempermental AI and Mobot, the reconnaissance robot.Driven by a need to know, you'll need to help Rachel search for clues which might potentially explain the mission's failure and the missing crew. You'll also get to travel to six widely varied planets where you can then get to work trying to reveal their secrets. There will be plenty of puzzles and mini-games in your journey as well just to give your brain some intense workout from time to time.
That said, the puzzles in the game can be a tad bit frustrating to solve, mainly because it's the sort of "trial and error" puzzle-type. So, unless you have a thing or two against this specific game mechanism, J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is a really nice puzzle-adventure game to buy and play.
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!