Puppet Show 3 Lost Town continues the adventures of our unnamed detective This time, a girl named Suzy was abducted by a large automaton. You as the detective are called to investigate. As you explore the nearby caves you find a hidden entrance to an entire town hidden away, all the inhabitants gone, replaced by puppets and other automatons.
The puzzles are good in this one, and the hand drawn artwork is superb. This is the only entry in the series to feature voices. The music is also good, with that combination of music box and orchestra to create that spooky, steampunk feel that the ladies like so much (right? )
Cheffiepie's thoughts: This game is best played with groups because of the many hidden item sequences. The more eyes looking, the better off you'll be. Also with everyone involved, everyone has more fun. The puzzles can be very challenging, and I was very glad that they have a "skip" button as well as a "hint" button. They are a godsned. I also thought the creepy imagery was done very tastefully. Nothing too scary for me. 4/5
Shadowdancer's Thoughts: I think these games are really fun and stimulating. They are just like the point and click adventure games of old, and yet they are not. The tropes of "The many deaths of you" and "sort the cans" are not present here. All of the puzzles are logical and make sense, not just "adventure game sense". You old school gamers know what I mean with that. Adventure games had their own kind of messed up logic, especially the text-based games. That's another rant, however.
A lot of your obstacles are cleared by using a one-shot tool but some items, such as good ol' crowbar, will be with you to the end of the story. No useless space-fillers or red herrings to be found in these games. This is the best in the series in terms of the balance of play. Some of the puzzles and hidden items in part two (yes the review for that is coming) were downright fiendish, and the first game had a few too many items on the edge of the screen.
4/5
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