Eventide 1: Slavic Fable

Eventide: Slavic Fable
by The House of Fables / Artifex Mundi - January, 2016

Series links: Eventide 1: Slavic Fable, Eventide 2: Sorcerer's Mirror, Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends

Available at:
Alawar as Collector's Edition / Standard Edition
Big Fish as Collector's Edition / Standard Edition
GameHouse as Platinum Edition
iWin as Collector's Edition / Standard Edition (released Feb. 23, 2016)
Steam



Can you solve the mysteries of the flowering fern?

Your grandmother is caretaker for the beautiful Heritage Park, a magical place where mythical creatures live peacefully alongside humans. But when an evil force seeks to destroy them, she summons you to use your botanical skills to save an endangered plant that is their last hope for survival. That is, until the evil Boruta kidnaps your grandmother, threatening to use the park's ancient magic to conquer the world. Make friends with the creatures to rescue your grandmother and prevent Boruta's forces from causing worldwide calamity. Inspired by Slavic mythology, Eventide: Slavic Fable is a unique Hidden-Object Puzzle Adventure that you don’t want to miss!

• Can you solve the mysteries of the flowering fern?
  
• Travel through 30 lush locations.
  
• Challenge yourself with 43 riddles and hidden-object puzzles!
  
• Master the game by unlocking 25 achievements!
  
• Visit the magical Midsummer Forest in a bonus adventure!
  

For the Standard Edition:

• Big Fish Blog Walkthrough
  
• Strategy Guide! (Big Fish)
  

Eventide 1: Slavic Fable (FROG/IHOG)

Options include separate sliders for Music and Sound, Custom Cursor, HD, and you can turn off Voice Overs if you wish.  There are three difficulties to choose from: Casual, Advanced and Expert.

The Graphics are very pretty, and the voice-overs are mostly good.  There was one character that talked so slowly that it drove me batty every time we had to interact with him.

There are two types of Collectibles to watch for: 30 Flowers and 30 Character Cards. The cards are especially interesting, as they teach you about Slavic mythological creatures.  Cool!

The Hidden Object portion of the game seems to lean more towards Fragmented Objects, rather than find-by-list, and both types are lightly-interactive.

Story-wise, there's some pretty serious stuff going on, yet the overall feeling of the game is still relaxing and calm.

Despite Slavic Fable being released as a Standard Edition only, it includes CE content, including:

• Bonus Chapter
  
• 20 re-watchable Cutscenes
  
• 5 downloadable Music tracks
  
• 6 Wallpapers (in three different resolutions)
  
• 12 replayable HOS
  
• 12 Concept Art
  
• 25 Achievements
  

The Bonus Chapter is pretty short, but gives us a little bit of backstory and a few new locations.

Eventide: Slavic Fable is nothing groundbreaking, as far as the genre goes, but it did make for a pleasant afternoon.  Recommended for IHOG and FROG fans!