Help solve the mystery of the murder of three women! Outstanding cutscenes, very convincing VO, compelling story, perfect graphics, great animation and soundtrack, gorgeous locations, colorful and neat in details. Three modes of play, and you can change levels even during the game. Two kinds of HOS: find 10 of the same type (hammer, chains, etc, and some you have to assemble before) or objects by the shape (and also are interactive - finding an object, leads to another object). Mini games different from the usual, such as the Scarecrow, entertaining but not very challenging. Hint also different: instead of "fill", you will finding peacock feathers in the game, and each one is a hint. In addition you have to collect coins, with which you will buy tools at the shop, and, of course, the pages of the diary of the killer. A highly well developed game, with many many things to do. Will certainly holds your interest and curiosity!

Wonderful game. I played the whole thing at one sitting including the bonus game. I never do that but this one kept me hooked for the whole game. I loved the original puzzles. I usually skip the puzzles in most games but these were fun. The attention to detail from ERS is always exceptional. They have mastered the art of detail. I loved the way there was constant background movement, even in the HOS scenes. And about those. the HOS scenes were so much fun. Diverse and interesting to do. This game has you thinking logically all the way through with beautiful graphic and great music too. The ERS games have a very distinctive graphics style that I find very appealing. They use it in all of their games and I really love it. If you are reading this review ERS, give your graphics team a raise, they are the best in the business! I hope everyone will buy the CE for this game because I think the bonus game was very well done and really tied into the story, I like when developers use the bonus game to give us background for the story. This one really added value to the game. I highly recommend this game and hope to see many more like it, thanks to ERS and Big Fish games!!

Once again, from one of my favorite Game Developers a fun and challenging HOPA . Based on the demo, I really like this game despite the fact that graphics are not up to usual standards. Resolution is a bit low and cut scenes tend to get blurry and some scenes tend to be a bit dark at times. That being said, the game has everything that I love in a HOPA game; heavy on the adventure, a variety of HO scenes that differ from the ones we usually play and many unique and fun puzzles/mini-games to solve. Once again a mystery to solve where you are asked to investigate a series of deaths of young woman and find out who the killer is. There is a sinister family involved and a dark secret to uncover. As for Graphics, a bit dissapointing but neverthless I loved the artwork. I especially loved the fact that you can change the music and choose from a selection with the aid of a jukebok inside the shop, a rare novelty. Game features and mechanics include a diary and a hint system where you can increase number of hints by finding fans hidden in the HO scenes. There are three modes of game play, and you collect coins that will buy you items and tools that you will need during gameplay. HO scenes are different from the standard HOGs and very interactive. You either find several of one paticular item or use one item on another to complete the scene. This game is heavy on the adventure with many different puzzles and min-games to solve. Overall, I quite enjoyed the gameplay, there was just enough challenge to get hooked and I also found the story intriguing. In my opion, it may not be the best we have seen from this developer, but it certainly gets 5 stars from me on the mechanics alone.

I love that the developers stayed with the same format that they used in Mystery in Venice. The story is compeling and the graphics could not be any better. But, for me the best thing I really like is that the game follows a very logical order so you don't need to run to the guide very much. Another plus is that there is something for everyone no matter what type of puzzles you are into. Excellent game and I hope to see more of this series.

Wow there isn't enough great things I can say about this masterpiece and it truly is a masterpiece. The graphics are absolutely stunning the colors and textures are so rich and full of color they are just eye popping from start to finish and some of the best graphics I've seen from ERS in a while. The game play is so smooth no lagging no sticky cursor this game just flows like water. There are three different modes of play, and there are voice overs which are done really well, the story is just amazing and stays on track throughout the game and keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time. The hidden scenes are amazing some are finding a certain number of one object, some are silhouette's,and some are by list and all of them are interactive in fact the whole game is very interactive and very clever. The puzzles are different and lots of fun and I'm not one that is real big on puzzles but I really enjoyed these and all of them can be skipped once the little skip button fills up but I didn't skip any and that is a first for me but I really enjoyed these and that is something new for me as I'm not much of a puzzle person. There is alot of variety in this game and lots to do there aren't as many hidden scenes as some but enough to keep you satisfied. There are lots of things to collect that will help you with your investigation, they brought back the store where you can buy things that you will need for your investigation but the store owner is different this time but there is a picture of the previous store owner on the wall so be sure and collect all the golden coins you can your gonna need them. The artwork in this one is simply gorgeous and everything is so detailed ERS left no stone unturned with this one and they pulled out all the stops. The bonus game is really fun and does help tie up some loose ends so be sure and play the bonus. I absolutely loved this game and really hated to see it end it was simply awesome from start to finish and I actually like this one much better than the first one. ERS put al

The sound and graphics are good. The game has a good storyline and different. Fun HO and getting clues to use are fun. Some moving around but the game will keep you interest and you do not want to stop till the end.

LOVE this game!!! Every game we've been playing seems to be "just the same ol' thing", until something fresh and new comes on the scene...well this is it!!! I love that you can choose your music (jukebox), HOG's are a bit different (one silouhette item helps you find the next), the puzzles are GREAT (not the same sliders), the adventure follows a logical sequence, and the story was good!!! Whether you're a CE or SE player, this game is a must!!!

Played the demo and time whizzed by. I chose Casual mode but will be a bit more adventurous after I've bought it, after all, can easily change back again, what a great option that is! I like that you can also change the music at the shop, no charge! VERY different HO scenes, lots of interactivity and even a couple of puzzles thrown in. Puzzles so far, I would rather call mini-games as they are no real challenge, but entertaining nevertheless. Now off to buy and play again :)

I have been waiting on this sequel, since the first Grim Facade came out. I knew I was going to buy this before the demo. You are a detective in Italy again, concerning the death of 3 women. You still have the fans for hints and for the HO's, you are looking for 12 hammers, 12 chains, etc or you are given a silhoutte of an item to pick out of the scene and use it to get another item from the scene.

As usual ERS give you your money's worth. Very pretty and crisp graphics I thought anyway. Based in Tuscany the artwork was beautiful and very authentic. The extra gameplay was worth buying the CE. Mini games were original most with reset button. The only drawback was the hint button which only told you that there was nothing to do which I find rather annoying. The storyline was also not explained very well in fact I only worked out what it was all about in extra gameplay and even then it wasn't clear why the women were all murdered. However that aside it is still a great game.