Mansion of Hidden Souls
Description
Mansion of Hidden Souls is an adventure game created entirely with full-motion video. It takes place in a pre-rendered mansion that the player explores from a first-person perspective. As they wander from room to room, the action unfolds via video sequences.
The player takes on the role of Jonathan, a boy whose sister has wandered into the spooky mansion. When she entered the mansion, she disappeared! What's more, the mansion is full of talking butterflies. The player must search the whole mansion to unlock its secrets and find Jonathan's sister.
Spellings
- 夢見館の物語 - Japanese spelling
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Reviews
Critics
Average score: 71% (based on 22 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.7 out of 5 (based on 7 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
Mansion of Hidden Souls (1993) is an original, first-person perspective graphic adventure somewhat similar to other computer titles such as "D", "Myst" and "7th Guest". The pre-rendered, polygon graphics are impressive, albeit not full screen, given the hardware limitations of the Sega CD, and the supernatural storyline is engaging without being too scary.
The Bad
The graphics are impressive, but you are generally not permitted to look closely at or otherwise interact with anything beyond the very specific puzzles. Nor do you have much freedom to explore any of the rooms. The music and sound effects are eerily, but the game is too tame to be classified as survival horror. The dialogue is often cheesy and most gamers will probably be able to solve all the puzzles within two hours.
The Bottom Line
Mansion of Hidden Souls (1993) pushes the hardware limitations of the Sega CD with its impressive pre-rendered, polygon graphics and provides an atmosphere that is eerily without being too scary. Sega CD owners who enjoy graphic adventure gaming will enjoy the, all too short, ride.
SEGA CD · by ETJB (428) · 2010
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Awards
- VideoGames Magazine
- March 1995 - One of the Worst Ten Games of 1994
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Game added by quizzley7.
Additional contributors: MAT, ケヴィン, Big John WV, Patrick Bregger.
Game added February 8, 2004. Last modified January 28, 2024.