The Secret Order 2: Masked Intent
The Secret Order 2: Masked Intent is a suspenseful adventure with historical elements based on the theme of the conflict between good and evil.
The daughter of the Master of the Order of the Griffins receives an alarming call. She is the only person who can stop the new member of the high council – the Secret Five – from destroying the Order. The organisation has guarded the world for centuries, but recent events have brought it to the verge of ruin. Embark on an epic journey full of magical items, forbidden mysteries, and time travel. Restore the order of the world and make amends for the sins of the past. Learn the secrets of forgotten artefacts, travel to the 17th century, earn the trust of the spectres imprisoned on a mysterious island, and discover the seat of the Clan of the Dragon, whose only mission is to thwart the efforts of the Order and to spread chaos.
Will the two powerful artefacts be returned to their rightful places and will the world be saved from destruction? Will the Master’s daughter live up to the task?
Features
- Find over 260 items in 15 hidden object scenes!
- Explore 90 stunning locations!
- Complete over 30 various minigames!
- Earn 24 challenging achievements!
Game Discussion
Steam User 11
Recommended, but only on sale.
It's a 10y old game and the graphics are accordingly. The gameplay is very simple, don't expect much. But if you like HOGs, try it - I think it's well made, the background story about secret orders and magic is not too absurd and I didn't discover any bugs.
Steam User 5
Welcome to the first game in the series! Oh it says "2"? Well... Big Fish now owns the rights to it, so... You will have to play it off Steam. If you wont/can't... This is your first and second game at the same time!
I'll agree that it's annoying that you don't get the story from the first one. There are brief mentions about it in this game... But that's just it. It's more interesting to play through the story though.
This one plays a little differently than other H.O.Gs you might be accustomed to. Instead of walking through one scene to another... You can be in one scene, zoom in closer to an AREA in a scene... Then another zoom into an Area 2 in Area 1.
When I first tried it... It was a mess. Then you slightly get used to it. Then you realize there is a map and you can teleport on it. Cool.
As for everything else... It's just okay. Nothing is too complicated and Achievements can be gotten from one playthrough. Story is simple... Until you get side stories and then I was confused wth happened in the Land of the Dead. Oh well.
THE BEST part of the whole thing is... THE SHIP! YES! IT'S like an overpowered character. It can travel back in time. Repair any damages to it. Navigate without a crew. It's equipped with everything one might need and there is plenty of space for more!
Excitement about the ship aside... I hope the next games in the series will be more engaging. Although they can keep the ship. The ship is awesome!
Thanks! :>
Steam User 1
Not one of my favorite hidden object games, but still a pretty decent Artifex Mundi HOG.
Steam User 0
A very detailed and well-thought out HOG, that also took me a very long time to complete! I love the storyline through various settings and how each one was well-established. The style is a bit older, but this HOG is extremely well done.
Steam User 0
It's an Artifex Mundi game. What do you want?
If you've played one, you've played them all. I'm not saying it's bad. I honestly recommend that everybody play at least one AM game. Once you have, you'll know whether you enjoy it.
If you did, this is more of the same. Get it and have fun. If you didn't, well... this is more of the same, and you won't enjoy this one either! :P
Steam User 0
Easy, but kept me entertained. a typical game of this genre. Some of the music was very spooky. Only bad thing was the hint button made an annoying dinging noise once it was refilled and kept making noise until you used it. easily turned off in settings though.
Steam User 0
(Played 2x, so that's why the hours are so long. While it's a long game, it isn't that long)
A good game if you want more bang for your buck. Very, very long with tons of hard puzzles and HOPA scenes. Wonderfully challenging and fun to play. The only complaint I have is the use of 3D animation because it looks horrible. The game would have been better off in 2D. I don't like 3D HOPAs because companies don't have the money, time, or resources to make 3D look good.
But if you are willing to look past the really, really bad graphics and are more in it for the gameplay, then I say go ahead.