As a new intern, Allison has to work on each department. Many different challenges await her there. She is going to be confronted with different opinions, she has to learn how to cooperate with her colleagues and the hardest of all, she has to learn how to leave the emotions of her work. All of this in the shadow of growing flu epidemic.

The first installment in the Heart's series. I have no experience with the original game so I can't compare the differences much (during the time I bought and played the sequel it wasn't sold on Steam yet). There was no problem playing it after the sequel, you are at least familiar with all the controls and characters. I found the mini-games varied and fun to do. Also I didn't have a bigger problem to achieve 3 stars on them as with some mini-games in the sequel. Story is not as serious as in the next game, but that's understandable as we are just beginning to know everyone.
I have enjoyed it and can only recommend.

A HOG from SquareEnix! O.O

Japan during the 18th century. One night Irene finds her husband Richard dead. Local police chief evaluated it as a suicide, thanks to the note close to his body. There her husband, an employee of an US Embassy, admits his participation in smuggling precious and valued pieces of Japanese history and that the shame is too much for him to bear any longer. But Irene is convinced that her beloved husband would never do such a thing, so she decides to uncover the culprit of such hideous crime. In her search for truth she will visit many different locations - Embassy, police station, docks, Geisha house etc. As she follows little crumbs left by her husband she can rely on help from Kenzo, Richard's friend, and young detective Fujikawa. With them she will try to clear her husband's name and punish the murderer.

Nice relaxing hidden object game with few short puzzles. There are a lot of hidden object scenes, usually one for each location you visit and they get recycled. There is a huge amount of items in the screens and some of them are really hidden very nicely. You have two forms of hints - first will show you the shape of the item, second will show you the exact location. Only used the shapes, but finding some of the items was pretty hard. Graphic is older with soft colors, hidden object scenes seemed a little bit blurry. There is no voice acting, but the characters are changing their stands and expressions so it's nicely lively. Music is relaxing. To get all the achievements you have to play it twice, but it was enjoyable even for the second run. It's perfect for slow casual playing.

Funny and charming little game about three bearded brothers (I presume) and their adventures on the vast seas!

One day our bearded fishermen find a bottle with a map in it. Each of it anticipates a different thing, but to their surprise it's blank with only their island being marked. They go home to ask about it around the village and they are told that they need to draw in it their own adventures. Adventure it is then! As they once more set sail something happens and what they do after that will shape their future. Many times again!

In each adventure you have three points where you decide how their story will unfold. The skeleton of each storyline (do you even say it in English like this?) is the same with different outcomes. For you to see all of the possibilities you have to revisit them. The parts you have already seen a few times can't be skipped, but they are quite short and our bearded trio even reacts to the fact that they have been there already, so that was a nice aspect. Minimalist art suits the game very well as the great sounds and music, very adorable. Writing is amazing and the game as a whole offers some great laughs.

If the game had some more ending sequences, it would be perfect. Truth is that it can be a little tiresome to go through the similar scene so many times, but we played only a few stories each play session so it wasn't so overwhelming. Otherwise it's a short game that will bring a smile upon your face!

Jane and Mike were enjoying their boat trip when mysterious sign appeared in the sky. In a moment they got washed from their boat in a huge storm. Once Jane wakes up on a small island she realizes that they got separated… What's worse, Mike got kidnapped by some mad man! Could it be the lighthouse keeper? So Jane starts to explore the island which turns out to be some creepy ship graveyard. She has to uncover all mysteries surrounding this forsaken place to save her beloved.

An okay HOG with a lot of backtracking and sometimes unclear things to do. In the bonus chapter we got to play as Mike. Also it reminded me a little of Small Town Terrors Pilgrim's Hook, it had a similar vibe to it.

Good puzzle game about a Seer who opened his eyes in a world that orders them closed. To bring the change to the world the Seer has to come out of the depths and climb up the mountain. There he can let his voice to be heard.

I would describe the game as a Sokoban with sound control system and bit of stealth. There are four chapters, each has a different setting and introduces new enemies and gameplay elements. As your enemies can't see you, you have to lure them out of your way with your voice. But as they lost their sight their hearing became much more sharp. And they are also better runners than you. You also have to stay clear of spikes and firing guns. There is no penalty for getting caught or dying, if you don't aim for the related achievement of course.

The visuals are… strange, but rather suits the game. I liked the music. Voice acting is good, pretty emotional. Difficulty of the levels is constantly rising, although even some of the later ones were easier. Few of them were on the other hand pretty tedious and a pain in the back. The hardest for me would be the 3rd chapter. After completing the game you can play New Game+ in which you revisit the same locations with enemies from higher chapters, with new layout or completely different levels (just few). Here begins the double challenge.

Biggest problem of this game is the broken achievements. Sadly none of the achievements for chapter 3 are working and it seems like it will stay that way. Anyway, I marked it as completed, I am quite sure I would open them as I have opened all other achievements.

Great old adventure game about three goblins on their quest to save the poor king from claws of an evil sorcerer!

Each one of our trio has different skills so you have to figure out the right goblin for the required action - one can carry items, other can smash them and last one can do magic stuff. As they are rather clumsy it's fun to try everything with them and see them busted. Just don't forget about your health, as each wrong action costs you portion of your life. There is no save, so if you die, you get reloaded to the beginning of the current screen with the health you had when you entered the scene. The screens don't take long so it's not a big problem. After successful completion of the screen you get a code which works as a load, so don't forget to write it down.
The sounds were now more comfortable then before, not so ear tearing. X)

It was pretty nostalgic to revisit it again. When I was little and didn't know a word in English it was much harder. ;)

The torments of our dear king never stops! His young son, prince Buffoon, got kidnapped by devilish Amoniak, who overthrew the king of the neighboring kingdom and began his rule of terror. Our two brave heroes, Fingus and Winkle, decide to save the poor child. Their route won't be easy and they have to combine the intelligence of one with the strength of the other.

There is no longer the life bar so you can safely try with the two goblins anything you would like. It's really fun to watch them in miserable situations. XD You have to cooperate well in this game, a few times you have to hit the exact timing in which to perform some actions. Yeah, I got frustrated one or two times…. I hate that cockroach…

The second game in the series offers yet again great humor and puzzles (some beyond imagination). Graphics are nice, colorful. Noises and sounds are still funny. One thing I don't remember were those cutscenes and voiced characters, they were just doing bloop bou bap boo. It's nicely done though and doesn't break your immersion.