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I'm very much enjoying the first case in season 3 of criminal case - it's super bonkers

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For the Video Games and Literature: Beyond Sterotypes conference in St. Andrews

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Wait, hold my Microtransactions...

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Making a mental note to follow up on this when it appears on Android...

More info here - http://allaboutcasualgame.com/2018/01/noir-chronicles-city-of-crime-review.html

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A rare piece on Gateway HOGS

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Yes...

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We're presenting some of our work on crime based Hidden Object games this week in St. Andrews

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Gaming the Gothic - 'Quoth the Ravenhearst never more' Slides

Slides from #GamingtheGothic

Gaming the Gothic - 'Quoth the Ravenhearst never more' from Nia Wearn

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The talk will go up soonish but thanks for everyone at the Gaming the Gothic conference for the kind words and interest.

Update

There’s a good write up including our panel here - https://emilyjessicaturner.com/2018/04/17/conference-report-and-video-gaming-the-gothic-sheffield/

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Taxonomy / Clarification cont.

We’ve taken to using HOG - Hidden Object Games as we talk about these games, and as a starting point to identify the diversification in the genre, but we’ve noticed as we research, play and play HOGS they are often described in different ways, so we’re keeping a list of these here:

HOG - Hidden Object Games

Casual Adventure Games HOPA - Hidden Object Puzzle Advetures Seek and Find Mysteries Hidden Object Adventure Game Object Games

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Another manly HOG review site

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More Info collections

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I’m adding this as it’s the first time I’ve seen a consistent review of HOGS

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one for the ‘to play at some point pile’ - Just to work out what this is in reference too

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IHOGS & FROGS from TV Tropes

A Hidden Object Game (often abbreviated HOG) is a subgenre of Casual Video Games where the player has to find a series of objects in a cluttered scene, which are almost always photorealistic. Basically, the "gameplay" consists of staring at the screen until you find something and clicking on it.In most cases, expect objects that have no business being anywhere near the scene pictured and a good helping of Anachronism Stew (a jumbo jet inside the depths of an ancient Egyptian tomb, for example). After getting the objects, you'll be given one of them to take with you for use in your exploration of the game's setting (for instance, if you get an axe, expect to find a door with a busted lock somewhere).

A subgenre of this subgenre are Interactive Hidden Object Games, or IHOGs. In these, the regular hidden object screens are mixed with other types of puzzles. There's usually some connection between the hidden object parts and the puzzle parts. For instance, you may collect a set of items by finding them in hidden object screens, then assemble them to get through a puzzle screen. Nearly every HOG has puzzles to solve.

Fragmented Hidden Object Games (FROGs) are another subgenre. Each item to be found is broken into several pieces. Fortunately, there usually aren't as many items to search for as in a "straight" HOG. Normally each item will automatically reassemble once all the component bits have been found.Most current games are primarily horror games, although there are a few mystery ones (sometimes, they're both). Basically, they're Survival Horror titles with hidden object levels replacing the monsters. Although most of them have subtitles, they're either a standalone game or part of a long series.The hidden object scene is dominated by Big Fish and Alawar, but other, smaller companies are starting to make names for themselves. All games on the top 5 list of 2012 HOGs on Gamezebo (the website for HOGs), are available at Big Fish

Link - http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HiddenObjectGame

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So - turns out the ‘Black Swan’ is real - and released recently? 

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So much of our research so far in HOG has led us to sketch ‘resellers’ and websites you wouldn’t trust with your credit card details (we assume this is one of the reasons Big Fish do so well since yo’re already in a trusted portal)

This appears to be a whole new developer we’ve not previously found with some interesting games (no idea how legit they are - A Black Swan game?) but look crime & gothic crossover title - must find that one...