Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove
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| Developer(s) | Big Fish Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Big Fish Games |
| Series | Mystery Case Files |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, iOS (removed), Nintendo 3DS |
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Microsoft Windows
November 17, 2011 (Collector's Edition) Nintendo 3DS
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| Genre(s) | Interactive movie, Puzzle adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove is an interactive movie puzzle adventure game developed by Big Fish Studios, and distributed by Big Fish Games. It is the sixth installment in the Mystery Case Files series. The game is available exclusively at Big Fish Games website. The Mystery Case Files franchise is the number one brand in casual games and has sold more than 2.5 million units to date.
There are no discernible levels or stages, as both the hidden object screens and other forms of puzzle are integrated in the quest you have to complete. As the Master Detective, the player travels throughout numerous locations to find the solutions to numerous tasks the game gives to you.
With Ravenhearst Manor destroyed, the Master Detective is attempting to return to London when a fierce blizzard rises, making travel impossible. The sleuth stops at a small deserted town named Dire Grove, a tourist destination that has closed for the autumn season. Ahead, the Master Detective sees a second abandoned car; investigation reveals a hastily scribbled note--"SHE IS REAL. THE LEGEND IS REAL."-- and a camcorder containing a tape of a young woman. She records herself writing the note, then leaves a desperate message begging for help. Determined to find the woman, the Master Detective travels closer to town, and discovers that the mysterious woman left several tapes behind in the hopes of being found. A dropped ID names her as Allison Sterling, a university student who traveled to Dire Grove with her friends Susan, Jack, and Matt after archaeologists discovered a relic nearby that Allison hoped to study.
The Master Detective travels to an abandoned inn, where Allison and her friends had established a small camp. The entire area is under a wintry storm, and the weather seems to be growing worse as the sleuth investigates. More tapes found in the location reveal that Allison was pursuing a long-lost legend for her dissertation--the story of the "Ice Lady," a banshee who supposedly haunts Dire Grove. Both locals and the academic community dismiss the tale as a mere urban legend, but Allison believes that there is truth to the rumors. While exploring the inn and its surrounding area, the Master Detective discovers both strange holes in the ground and Matt. The young man is frozen solid, yet alive, in a small fishing shack on Dire Grove's lake; a strange relic engraved with a puzzle sits in his lap. When the sleuth solves the puzzle, the entire relic glows and reveals a shining gemstone. After the Detective takes the stone, Matt briefly awakens and mindlessly repeats the phrase "I am the Fisherman" before falling back into a trance-like state. The thick coating of ice prevents the Master Detective from taking the young man to safety, but his strange condition seems to be keeping him alive, thus, forcing the Master Detective to leave him.
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