Fascination

The Good
The "Bath Scene"! ;-)

The Bad
Please take a couple of minutes and read my review below.

The Bottom Line
In this adventure we walk on the high heels of a sexy pilot named Doralice. During her flight from Paris to Miami a passenger dies under mysterious circumstances. He leaves his last breath in Doralice’s arms entrusting her with his briefcase. Inside it, there is a vial that contains a top-secret chemical combination. The story begins when our protagonist arrives at her hotel and tries to straighten things out.

We watch the action through Doralice’s seductive eyes. The graphics are stylish and exotic-feeling. They mostly include still depictions of the areas we visit. Most of the animation is in the introduction, where a small sequence with digitized actors starts to unfold the plot. As for sound, apart from the initial theme, another one can be periodically heard during playing along with some sound effects.

The game attempts to establish an erotic atmosphere with its nudity containing graphics and suggestive lines. The result is pathetic and very close to those cheap, in every aspect, soft-porn films with the thriller disguise.

Miserable environment is not this game’s main weakness, poor gameplay is. “Fascination” defines the term ‘pixel hunting’. Although there are a few clever puzzles, the vast majority of them is based on painful observation of every graphical detail. Insufficient visual performance will lead the player to dead-end situations, as he will not have the necessary items and information to continue. This is because revisiting areas is not possible after their primary puzzles are solved, as the scenario moves on in a new place. So it is imperative to thoroughly inspect all locations before proceeding to others by slowly passing the cursor over every spot, in order to avoid reloading the game in previous points.

The above combined with the badly designed interface, the low-quality production, the blunt sense of humor and a couple of outrageous puzzles make the small playing length frustrating and difficult to tolerate. Suitable only for mature audiences, “Fascination” is not suitable for anyone who has not ran out of good adventure games to play.