Game completed: Grim Legends

This is a trilogy of point-and-click, hidden object games by Artifex Mundi. I picked these up when I was angry with AC Odyssey for something nice and simple to take my mind off it. I played through the first two in pretty quick succession and immediately started on the third which took me forever to complete because I started playing AC Valhalla, ESO and Oblivion before I actually went about finishing it. Which is rather dumb because each game in this trilogy is like four hours long :P

Each game has a separate story. The first one is a classic story of a wronged bride and a curse, lots of dark magic and demons. It was quite fun, but nothing special. 

The second game had a bit more story to stand on. It tells the story of two kingdoms who were once on friendly terms. But one kingdom delved deep into magic which plunged the kingdom into darkness and left it in ruin. The other kingdom graciously accepted their refugees and banned all magic so as to prevent their kingdom to go the same route. Swans play a big role, as do fairies and nettles. This is the most memorable entry and the only one I played through twice.

The third game is Victorian era and has monsters and legends appropriate for that time-period. This game features rune-casting battles. The story features a protag with amnesia, resurrection magic and a world literally falling to pieces due to misuse of magic. This game was honestly pretty cool and with the added rune-casting battles it had a lot more action than I'm used to in hidden object games. This story would've worked as a full-blown RPG. I'm impressed.

Artifex Mundi never disappoints with their hidden object games and I'll be sure to pick up more in the years to come. They're relaxing and easy to play and often surprise you with how good they are.