First of all, this game was not from Jonathan Boakes, although it is in the style of Dark Fall and he does provide voice talent.  Nucleosys is an Argentinean studio, and this is the first adventure game from Argentina.

On the plus side, the graphics were exquisite, the house layout was easy to navigate, and there is an interesting (albeit underdeveloped) option to turn on hints.

Overall, it's clear that Nucleosys has the potential to do some really great adventure games.  This isn't one of them, though. There were enough bright spots of cleverness to give me hope for the next Nucleosys game, but many of the puzzles were incredibly non-intuitive.  If you can finish this game without resorting to walkthroughs, then I congratulate you.

Also, the story was weak.  The only goal of the first part of the game was trying--ultimately unsuccessfully, mind you--to turn on the electricity. None of it was scary, and some of the plot twists were tired (please, can we not have any more exotic african curses?)

I can never find enough games like Dark Fall and Syberia, so I recommend Scratches as adequate entertainment until the next really good one comes out.  Maybe it'll come from Nucleosys...?
First of all, this game was not from Jonathan Boakes, although it is in the style of Dark Fall and he does provide voice talent. Nucleosys is an Argentinean studio, and this is the first adventure game from Argentina. On the plus side, the graphics were exquisite, the house layout was easy to navigate, and there is an interesting (albeit underdeveloped) option to turn on hints. Overall, it's clear that Nucleosys has the potential to do some really great adventure games. This isn't one of them, though. There were enough bright spots of cleverness to give me hope for the next Nucleosys game, but many of the puzzles were incredibly non-intuitive. If you can finish this game without resorting to walkthroughs, then I congratulate you. Also, the story was weak. The only goal of the first part of the game was trying--ultimately unsuccessfully, mind you--to turn on the electricity. None of it was scary, and some of the plot twists were tired (please, can we not have any more exotic african curses? )

I can never find enough games like Dark Fall and Syberia, so I recommend Scratches as adequate entertainment until the next really good one comes out. Maybe it'll come from Nucleosys... ?