Blackwell Bundle

This is a great writing. As an adventure game, it lacks intricate puzzles and interactivity but they are more than compensated by a great story and atmosphere.

It's hard to review all these games in one review. Some of them are better, some of them are worse. You sea how some mechanics are added or changed as series progresses... What do they have in common then? They are relatively short, the two main characters are likable, the voice acting is solid (with few exceptions, when young actress is voicing some old lady), the puzzles are simple, the bigger focus is on the story, they have noir atmosphere with jazzy music and they are generally enjoyable. As a package, these four games are definitely worth it.

The games are quite short (especially the first episode) and their stories are very intertwined (you shouldn't play them out of order) so it makes sense they come in a bundle. Moreover, the gameplay varies quite a lot, so I'll review them individually. LEGACY: as I said, the game is quite short and there isn't much to do at any moment. It's essentially an introduction to the storyline. The main characters are quite stereotypical and not much relatable, but the story itself is interesting. I didn't like the clue system, but fortunately it improves in the other installments. UNBOUND: you get to play with the aunt of the protagonist (which is a lot more cool) and I really enjoyed the story (probably the second best of them all). Unfortunately, the gameplay isn't that great. You still have to match clues in your notebook, but less often, and you have to search clues through the phone-book as well. The search is text-driven (like in the very first adventure games) and it sucks. CONVERGENCE: here things start to be fully-polished. The story is really interesting and the gameplay is smooth. The notebook is still there and now you have a mobile phone instead of the phone-book, but everything plays a lot better. In my opinion, the best of the bunch. DECEPTION: it plays more or less like the previous one, the story looks promising but towards the end becomes bland and mediocre. Still a decent adventure game, though. To conclude, I purchased this bundle because I've read very good reviews about it. It looked like it rivaled with the classic Lucasfilm adventure. It is not the case, trust me. Nonetheless, they're still very good games. In fact,I think I could safely recommend any Wadjet Eye adventure game.

Very good adventures, with some good logic and puzzles, thankfully! You almost feel like a detective when you go to your pc (not irl, but inside the game) to search the web for clues, or hack into someones mail, and try to put the pieces together. Interresting story where you help ghosts to the other side, and try to stop some bad people. Play them in this order: - The Blackwell Legacy - Blackwell Unbound - The Blackwell Convergence - The Blackwell Deception - The Blackwell Epiphany (not included in this bundle) First two games are very short, and almost feels like a demo or something. Third game is very polished, long game, and has the greatest music! Very soft jazz and piano and some electronic, really great stuff! Now I'm gonna start playing the fifth and last game, very excited!

Short and to the point: Convergence and Deception use a more recent version of the game engine and are much nicer to play. They also have better stories, music and voice acting IMO. The first two installments (Legacy and Unbound) quite honestly made me cringe (blocking UI, flickering graphics - I played DOS adventures that were way smoother). Didn't even finish those, so I can't really comment on the story. All in all, not a bad deal.