Legacy Tales: Mercy of the Gallows

Legacy Tales: Mercy of the Gallows
by Youda Games - May, 2013

Series links: Youda Mystery: The Stanwick Legacy, Legacy Tales: Mercy of the Gallows

Available at:
Alawar as Collector's Edition / Standard Edition
Big Fish as Collector's Edition / Standard Edition
GameHouse as Platinum Edition / Standard Edition
iWin as Collector's Edition /



Strange things happen in and around the dark castle at the Dutch coast. Find out how William van der Decken, famous for his battles against pirates, and his lovely wife Isabelle vanished. What happened to her and why was the captain found dead, dressed as a pirate?

Follow the trail of clues to solve this untold story in Legacy Tales: Mercy of the Gallows. Meet the ghost of a sad, young woman who needs your help and start this pirate adventure! Go inside the castle, find your way to the mighty battleship, the Batavia, and unravel the mystery!

The Collector’s Edition includes:

• A bonus mystery: "Who is the man behind the mask?"
  
• Beautiful concept art
  
• The original soundtracks
  
• An integrated Strategy Guide
  

For the Standard Edition

• Walkthrough
  
• Strategy Guide (Big Fish)
  

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A 2nd Look Confirms It, Solid SE
   

BASED ON DEMO


I was a little outvoted on my review of the CE of this game. The consensus seems to be that it is lovely, well drawn, good story. Definitely CE material. I am still not convinced. I think it is GOOD as a SE, and falls short of the mark as a CE.

I like the STORY, like everyone else, and the best thing about this game is the way that it is TOLD. A romantic tragedy, with overtones of MYSTERY & INTRIGUE, and we’ve got those ever-favourites, PIRATES. Cartoon-style movies give us back story, and we have a sad ghost who leads us onwards in her quest.

The GRAPHICS still show up as DARK on my computer, even INSIDE the castle. From the SG, I see that the STYLE (not a favourite of mine) remains the same throughout. Even the lighter HOS are MONOCHROMATIC. So to my mind, I don’t consider this a ‘pretty’ game.

What makes this game INTERESTING (as an SE) is some NEW IDEAS in the HO SCENES. They are your usual (not very) INTERACTIVE LIST, but in one scene, finding the items on the list entails opening cabinet doors, which in turn opens others, so your items are constantly being REVEALED then HIDDEN. Cool. Later in the game, there is also an HOS where you must find the items in SEQUENTIAL ORDER.

I found the PUZZLES quite EASY, and the ADVENTURE quite STRAIGHTFORWARD. For help there is an INTERACTIVE JUMP MAP and HELPFUL HINT. It really is not a challenging game – which is not a criticism, I like relaxing games.

There is another NEW IDEA I like in this game. You must COLLECT COINS in order to open TREASURE CHESTS in which you find ITEMS you need to progress in the game. A little extra fun.

So. A GOOD GAME, as a SE, without the CE price tag.

I Recommend This Game!