Twilight Phenomena: The Incredible Show – Review

We personally never feel like Twilight Phenomena is one of the developer’s best franchises. Regardless of the that, the past two installments had been somewhat enjoyable. This third game though, is downright a yawn fest. The game opened with a nice little introduction, accompanied by a great voice over; however, things get dull very fast. Once again, you are on the trip to rescue your relative from a deadly experiment – just that this time, it is more childish than horrifying. Playing The Incredible Show really feels like attending a circus, there are animals everywhere; big or small, cute or aggressive.

The visuals are as boring as the story. Although we appreciated the colorful locations and we thought most of the scenes look pleasant, they got ERS-G trademarks all over them. The locations are not very fascinating to explore since many of them look far too similar to those in some other ERS-G’s games.

Additionally, the gameplay is easy and dull. The challenges we enjoyed in the previous games are gone; instead, we are left with tedious tasks to complete and uninteresting puzzles to solve. The game featured all standard HOPA features, along with a Camera, which does not really add any value to the game.

Another special feature are the Coins collectibles. At the beginning of the game, you will come across a Spin Wheel that reward you with free coins every so often. You can then use these coins to interact with several aspects of the game throughout the course – a nice touch, but not a necessarily well executed one.

Anyway, the game has a solid length of around 4 hours and the bonus chapter is fairly good. The Collector’s Edition includes Achievements, Wallpapers, Screensavers, Cutscenes, Concept Art, Soundtracks, replayable Mini-Games, replayable Hidden Objects and a Strategy Guide – so pretty much everything needed.