Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove

My time spent playing Left 4 Dead 2 was quite brief. After L4D2, I wanted something completely different. Next up was a "casual" game, Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove. Mystery Case Files is a long-running series of hidden object puzzle games. Dire Grove is a little bit of a hybrid between hidden object and point and click adventure. There is a lot of wandering around to collect objects, which are needed to solve various puzzles. Some of those puzzles are hidden object puzzles. The horror themed story is about four graduate students who travel to a small English town and investigate an ancient Celtic legend. Much of the story is told through videotapes you uncover, which feature full motion video. Although I am not a hidden object game devotee, I enjoy playing them from time to time. With Dire Grove, I liked the hidden object parts more than I liked the point and click adventure elements.