Room 215 (Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (DS))

Member Name: Tetura

Product:	Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (DS)
Date:	04/06/09 (13 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: unique gameplay, excellent storyline

Disadvantages: too easy, slow start, can sometimes leave you wandering around not knowing where to go next.

What drew my attention to this game is the whole atmosphere of it. The unique art style mixing black and white with colour and the different gameplay technique taking full advantage of having two screens and touch control.

The whole game is set inside a hotel where you spend a lot of time wandering about, taking notes and solving puzzles. It's quite tense sometimes and some puzzles later on in the game are tricky. The main character is also quite funny at times which adds a nice touch. However, especially near the beginning a lot of the puzzles are simple and quite annoying that it didn't take much effort to solve them.
Sometimes you can find yourself walking around aimlessly without a clue what to do, having to revisit everywhere you've been incase you missed something.

The storyline is superb. You meet every other guest at the hotel and learn of their individual tale. Every guest is staying at that hotel for a reason and it's up to you to uncover the truth.

Summary: Excellent game that combines detective work, puzzles, humour and an addictive storyline