![]() ![]() I imagine that if you were introduced to the games first, you were probably less put off by a more serious, worldly take on Nancy’s backstory. The Nancy games, on the other hand, had really started approaching and exploring darker themes in their stories at this point, mostly successfully. (Some things never change!) As someone who grew up reading the books and started playing the games later, I have an affinity for their sort of hokey, irresponsible attitude towards mystery-solving and character development, which probably colors how I view this game. In the books, Nancy’s mom died in a car crash, and it pretty much never comes up except in Nancy’s introductory spiel and also whenever she uses it to awkwardly bond with a suspect. ![]() ![]() Later books gloss over any serious issues that come up earlier books were just flat out racist and classist. The Nancy books have honestly never been that great - they’re a long-running series pumped out by a rotating door of ghostwriters, and like a lot of book franchises (The Baby-Sitters Club and Sweet Valley High come to mind), all the characters are mostly archetypes that each ghostwriter interprets a different way. The Nancy Drew books and the Nancy Drew games have always been very different animals, especially by the time this game had come out. The game itself is alright - the environments are beautiful and the puzzles are fun - but I just can’t get over the plot. The idea that her mom was a spy for the Scottish government, and that Nancy’s on the government’s radar, seems beyond the scope of Nancy’s character. It’s just too far-fetched, for me. Nancy Drew might get mixed up in international mysteries every now and then, but at heart, she’s a detective from a small town who runs around solving shit like missing clocks and ghost horses. Come find me, my people! Because I think this game is just silly. I’m in the latter camp, and I haven’t actually met anyone else who doesn’t like this game, but surely there must be more of us out there. Apparently, a lot of people like this game. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |