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A bit on the pricy side for the amount of content but nevertheless good value for the whole mystery genre on the Nintendo DS, especially for those who like myself have played Last Window before. Good story of course and intriguing puzzles but that is to be expected from CiNG(developer that made the game). Graphics are well, Nintendo DS graphics, but if you are buying this, or any old DS game for that matter, you aren't buying it for the graphics anyway. Really nice and unique art style though.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
You have to use the stylus for nearly everything, even walking, which is tiresome. It would be nice to have that as an option, since the ds has buttons. The story progresses very slowly. You don't really get the option to think or make your own choices, you are pretty much led to each clue--but if you miss a clue, which is easy to do, you can get lost and spend a lot of frustrating time trying to figure out where you went wrong. If you attempt to access a clue before it is the right time, nothing happens, so then later when you need it, you don't go to it because you think it is not a clue, so you waste time. Story is interesting but game play is boring. The "puzzles" are way too easy with tons of clues telling you what to do. I wish they let you figure them out first, then if you have trouble, you should get the choice to get clues, if you want them. Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I bought Hotel Dusk: Room 215 because I'm a big fan of story-based adventures. I loved Trace Memory, and Hotel Dusk was made by the same people. It's mostly a great game for fans of the genre, but it can get very confusing at times. I keep getting infuriatingly stuck without a single clue what to do next. A quick trip to Gamefaqs would probably fix my problems, but as many adventure gamers know, it's usually better to figure it out for yourself. The answers can be ridiculously well-hidden, which makes this game best suited to extremely observant people. The plus sides of the game include a unique control scheme and system setup (you hold the DS sideways like a book and play almost exclusively with the stylus...and there is a lefty option, thank goodness) and a captivating mystery story. If you're willing to get stuck once in a while as you play, this game is well worth your money.Read full review
After a long hiatus from gaming since the old Atari days, I was looking for a game that a middle-aged adult would enjoy and I certainly found it with this game. It's a great game searching for items and clues, questioning guests and staff in the hotel to help find specific items while being careful not to tick someone off or get caught snooping and end up getting kicked out of the hotel. There are times where you find yourself without clues or anyone to talk to...just wandering around the hotel with nothing happening and may seem like you're at a dead end, but rethink everything and think hard, and you'll get back on track. You are the constant detective in this game. If you do get kicked out of the hotel you are allowed to retry which is awesome, as you don't have to start over completely. Lots of fun and highly recommended. I've been working on this game whenever I can steal some time, since around mid December, and I still have not finished it yet, and there is much more to come. Hope you like it as much as I do.Read full review
I used to play games as a kid, and I still love them now. However, I do not have the time anymore to play them as much as I used to, so I started playing adventure games mostly because I don't feel the rush to complete them on one sitting, I can play them at night just before going to sleep, and not feeling all worked up. I've been hunting these kind of games all over, specially for the DS, but they're hard to find. So when, I saw Hotel Dusk:Room 215 at merely over $10.00 I had to buy it. I was expecting an actual adventure game, but this is not the case, the game is sold as an interactive novel and that's what it is. You'll spend your time reading and you'll read a lot, luckily the writing is very good and most of the characters are so well written that you'll get to feel truly sympathy or despise for them. The only complaint I have is with the actual "game" part. While the puzzles are somewhat enjoyable they are quite simple and not challenging enough. Most of the challenge you get of it, comes from getting to know what to do next, which luckily the game/novel tries to avoid by letting your inner thoughts guide you through. And this is the other problem with it; all the writing and beautiful drawn facial expressions make you believe the characters are real, and the world is real as well, but after a while you'll get to know that the game/novel only moves forward after some unrelated action triggers another one which makes it feel somewhat artificial. But do not let these problems keep you away from it. You may have read better novels, or played better games, but as a mix of both it's one of the best. The writing is outstanding, at least for a game and the art direction with its rotoscope animations is more beautiful and more emotional than any 3d game out there. I was expecting to play it one hour at a time, but I got sucked in and spend my weekend playing it until its conclusion. I was great.Read full review
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