This wouldn't be that big of a deal, except the hint system isn't very helpful in tracking down those little items unless there's one in the room. ![]() Since items can be very small and very carefully hidden in dark areas, chances are you will wind up using hints. You spend far too much time scouring the environment for tiny items, and more often than not, as soon as you finish with that one list, you're presented with another. It's just unfortunate, then, that the latter half of the game winds up dragging its feet due to some tedious item collecting. "I think I'll go down the stairs!" YOU FOOL! Don't go down the stairs, don't go down the stairs. Of course, the question remains whether you can forgive being forced to play a character who does all the stupid things you yell at people not to do in a movie. Things get weird very quickly, and finding out just what is going on is a great incentive to keep at it. The original story is probably a lot scarier, with its simple premise and ambiguity, but the game's plot is a lot more complex, and thus a lot more interesting. The Babysitter doesn't just take a few steps to the left of its source material it catches a plane to another part of the country and puts on a goofy disguise. Of course, the potential problem with that is that there are quite a lot of jump scares in this game, particularly towards the end, so you might want to think twice about playing this one if you hate things being thrown at your face while the music goes REEEEEEE! Playing The Babysitter is a lot like playing a 1980's B horror movie, minus a montage of the heroine trying on silly hats. The game is visually impressive and generally very well acted, if it tends to rely a bit too much on excessively dramatic music. (Up to five can be carried.) Their location in each room is random, so don't assume that just because one isn't in the last place you saw it doesn't mean it's missing.Īnalysis: Having been an enormous fan of The Hookman, the first game in the Campfire Legends series, I can't tell you how happy I was to discover that not only was the series being continued, it was being held to the same high standards. ![]() The game will tell you what items you need for a specific task, and you'll have to track them down.The hint system comes in the form of fireflies that can be found scattered everywhere each one is worth one hint, and since you need three of them to skip a puzzle, you'll want to keep your eyes peeled for them. Unlike most hidden-object games, the only items you'll ever be required to look for are items you actually need. It's always important to provide a good role model for young girls who might someday want to be knocked unconscious by a madman. Kids today, amirite? As Lisa, you'll explore the old house, tracking down objects needed to complete puzzles, and doing important babysitter duties, like making hot chocolate for the twins, assuming the deep, angry male voice on the phone ordering you out of the house is a six-year-old girl playing a prank, and not informing the lady of the house about the figure you saw in the upstairs window before she leaves. even though Maggie insists everything is the work of Libby's imaginary friend, Nate, who lives in the closet. When strange things happening, Lisa starts to get impatient with the girls. At least, Libby doesn't, whose rare skin condition has left her sullen and unfriendly. Probably thinks her enormous purple plastic bracelets and high-tech portable cassette player will protect her. Naturally the Laws of Scary Stories dictate this particular family must live in a suitably spooky old house frequently backlit by lightning flashes, but Lisa isn't afraid. Looking to pick up a bit of extra cash, as well as a recommendation from her Dean for medical school, Lisa agrees to babysit his twin daughters one night. Campfire Legends: The Babysitter, a point-and-click horror adventure, is a new spin on the classic urban legend every teenage girl has probably heard at least once. ![]() Ready for a creepy new adventure game? Then maybe you should point-and-click the lights out (ba-dum-tsh!) and give this a try.
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