r/nancydrew

Sike! We aren't done yet, y'all!

Yes, Clue Crew: S round voting will be commencing soon!

But first, let's get the results for Mystery of the Seven Keys out of the way. Voting for this game had one of the lowest turnouts ever, which is no surprise at all. Out of 186 votes...

A - 1 vote

B - 12 votes

C - 31 votes

D - 48 votes

F - 94 votes *WINNER*

Now, onto business.

Quite a few of you voiced your opinions in the earlier rounds that S tier ranking should have been an option! And those who spoke up are totally right! After voting for Secrets Can Kill ended, I considered starting over entirely to include an S tier, but then I thought, instead of starting over, why not do things a bit differently and wait until voting for ALL the games are complete before we open up voting to decide which games deserve to be bumped up to S tier the most?

For S tier ranking, I want you guys to consider not necessarily which games YOU think are THE best, but also consider what games you think best embody the concept of the S tier? Think of everything about the games as a package deal:

Subjective opinions aside, which games do you immediately think of when you think of Nancy Drew?
Which games feel most put together and fully realized, with a well rounded mystery that's best complemented by its' atmosphere?
What games feature the strongest roster of characters that feel like actual people, with depth and complexity to them?
Also consider the puzzles: which games have the most enjoyable puzzles? Or even the perfect number of puzzles with the perfect ratio of easy to hard difficulty, or even how organic they feel to the world of that particular Nancy Drew game?

Since I started this with the fandom at large in mind, I want your opinion on how voting for S tier should and will happen. Do we....

Vote only on A games, or open up to B games as well?
Vote for a Top 3 or a Top 5?

My initial thinking was that S tier voting would only be open to A games, as they are the most beloved and there's plenty to chose from, but I also thought that we could also open up voting to B games, too. More games than I expected were voted into B tier, and there's a couple in that tier that I personally believe deserve to be considered for S tier (Fox and Geese be damned).

What are we thinking, Clue Crew? Give me your thoughts and when enough people sound off, S round voting will officially commence!

Round 1 - Secrets Can Kill

Round 2 - Stay Tuned For Danger

Round 3 - Message in a Haunted Mansion

Round 4 - Treasure in the Royal Tower

Round 5 - The Final Scene

Round 6 - Secret of the Scarlet Hand

Round 7 - Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake

Round 8 - The Haunted Carousel

Round 9 - Danger on Deception Island

Round 10 - The Secret of Shadow Ranch

Round 11 - The Curse of Blackmoor Manor