r/nancydrew

I am playing this for the second time ever, with my almost 6 year old. I remember generally being confused and not liking it when I played it initially. But upon replay, I think it’s actually pretty good! Once I got over the difference in graphics and voice actress, I’d say the story is solid, puzzles good, and even the game’s humour is good. like the puppet show, I actually found funny? idk. and I have to say that I even like the voice actress more now. As much as I love Lani and she *was* Nancy Drew for me, it is also true that by the end of the series she sounded nothing like a teenager (I understand this may have been the direction she received, which is strange). Overall, I’m enjoying it more than I ever enjoyed the Shattered Medallion, and the story is much better than that one (the humour is much better too).

Does anyone else enjoy this game?

My first game was Danger in Deception Island, and I guessed that the villain was the person Nancy goes after in the kayak.

Which game had you guessing incorrectly, and who did you think was the villain?

I just finished Curse of Blackmoor Manor and I need a break from scariness for a while 🫣 what ND game should I play next that is less spooky/has less jump scares?

I’m stuck in this part. The milk won’t fill in the coffee at all even though I try to move it around many times. Is it a technical error in this game?

Ik the first four books became free this year, but I heard three non renewed ones are also included, two revised and one original series book which fell out of copyright in the 1980s due to pre-1964 renewal requirements for works or else they would enter the public domain after 28 years. So here is a download to the ebook.

mine was the Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake computer game! i remember being a kid (circa 2008-2010ish) and borrowing it from the library, back when they used to carry computer games. i chose it because i liked the look of the cover, and the title sounded awesome. ghost dogs? a place called moon lake? sign me up!

i installed it on our ancient desktop computer and proceeded to scare the absolute pants off myself with the intro sequence. i remember hiding in the hallway and peeking around the doorframe to watch the dogs jump at the window, since i was too scared to stay in the room. now i can look back and laugh at how bad the graphics were.

i have so many fond memories of spending hours playing GDoML and so many other HerInteractive games on that old computer. i never managed to finish one; this was before the times of being able to google a walkthrough, so i’d always get stuck on some puzzle or another. but that never bothered me. i remember the cooking minigames in Icicle Lodge, the awful wasp tree in Crystal Skull, the confusing transit system in Danger by Design, making drinks in Castle Malloy, the snack station in Waverly Academy, and chasing Twisters. i also remember the Dossier games, though i was only ever able to play the demos :(

besides the computer, i also had the DS games! i believe the only one i wasn’t able to beat was the one with the Cluebenders society. i kept getting lost and i found the puzzles too difficult. i remember getting so good at The Hidden Staircase because i would memorize where everything was hidden. honestly i think that was one of the first games i ever learned to speedrun, though i didnt know that was the term at the time.

so, reddit, what was your first ND game? eager to hear any fun memories or stories other folks may have!