Detective Agency 3: Ghost Painting

Detective Agency 3: Ghost Painting is the third game in the Detective Agency series. Investigating the disappearance of a young aristocrat at his mansion the detective of the title finds himself in a case unlike anything he’s experienced before. The mansion is haunted by the ghost of a painting. The aristocrat brought an incredible curse on the whole family, unleashing the ghost and trapping the residents in paintings scattered around the place. As the detective you must break this curse, using the contents of an old painting box to free those trapped.

The game is a casual adventure like the previous games in the series although there is less emphasis this time around on hidden object scenes. Hotspots contain either items that can be picked up and stored for later in the player inventory or puzzles that must be finished in order to progress. Items are automatically combined to help with puzzles when requirements such as finding necessary objects around the game are completed. A hint system allows some help with puzzles but takes times to recharge so use it sparingly. Puzzles range from hidden object scenes to logic puzzles to matching symbols based on previous information collected. To help with this the player carries a journal around, which records any hints or tips you may need. At a certain point in the game the player will gain access to the aristocrat’s painting box. With this the player can journey into the paintings to solve further puzzles in an attempt to weaken the ghosts grip on it’s victims as well as the mansion.