Beware, beyond here be wee SPOILERS! -- eh, really depends on what you consider a spoiler... I bought Puzzle Agent from Telltale Games about two days ago and have been hooked on it. Let me tell you, if you like being faced with a puzzle without feeling the intense urge to throw your keyboard at your computer screen then this game is for you. Unfortunately, I tend to get uber frustrated at solving puzzles and I'm not ashamed to say that. Think what you will. However I still enjoy this game and get a strange thrill when trying to solve a puzzle myself and then actually solving it.I would likely play it again even though it seems that the game play doesn't change after playing through once.
The game starts out with Nelson Tethers who works in the U.S Department of Puzzle Research. Something is amiss at the Scoggins, Minnesota eraser company and inquiry towards them by the White house have been met with strange puzzles. It's Nelson Tethers' job to try and solve these puzzles and find out what has happened to the eraser factory. The game feels like one of those quirky scary movies. It's not terribly scary, but you know something's wrong with the town and the townsfolk and everything's just... creepy... for lack of a better word. For example, people blankly stare at Nelson for long periods of time, they don't respond when he's talking them, odd answers, things like that... and don't get me started on the creepy gnomes. Well, I tried to describe the suspense but it's better seen with your own two eyes. I'm still not done with the game because of some computer rebooting problems and having to restart the adventure a couple times... but I'll definitely play the next chance I get.
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