I have just finished playing the trial version of Silent Nights: The Pianist. And, it was so good that now I want to be able to play the complete game!
The action takes place in the year 1946 in post-war Germany. Two sisters with exceptional musical abilities are supposed to travel on a joint musical tour. However, when the one sister, who plays the piano, arrives at their Uncle Albert’s inn, she finds Albert is out on an errand and her sister Yvette has not yet arrived. A phone call from Yvette alerts the pianist that her sister is still at the train station and is in trouble. When she discovers Yvette’s clothes all over the train platform the hunt begins...
Uncle Albert flits in and out of the game as the pianist tries to figure out who is behind the kidnapping of her sister Yvette, why they want her, and how to catch up with the robed and hooded figure who did the kidnapping. There is also a hint that something other than hard work has made the girls and their parent musical virtuosos.
The hidden object scenes in the game are pretty typical. Some of the objects jump out at you, and some are craftily hidden and more difficult to find. The hint button not only helps you find hidden objects but will direct you where to go next if you have done everything needed in a scene. I think the puzzles are fun, and they can be easy or difficult, depending on how your mind works.
There is enough trotting back and forth to previous scenes that I don’t think the game will be a short one. The only thing I didn’t like about the game was the 10 to 12 second wait for screen changes; yes I was counting off the seconds as I stared at the blank black screen. Other than that, Silent Nights: The Pianist was a great game, and I can’t wait to go back and play the rest of it!
