Final Cut: Death on the Silver Screen Collector’s Edition
Unravel the mystery of your father’s death and brother’s bizarre disappearance in Final Cut: Death on the Silver Screen! Your father was a famous movie director who liked to invent elaborate locks and devices. A mysterious villain demands you track down the pieces to his greatest – and perhaps most deadly – invention of all time! If you don’t, your brother will suffer the same fate as your father.
Return to the family Art Deco mansion and golden era movie backlots to look for clues about a past you never knew your father had – and the dark secrets behind the villain’s quest for his deadly invention.
In this Collector’s Edition, play the bonus game to see how far the villain is willing to go – and how deep your father’s secrets are – as you explore the sets of some of his greatest movies of all time.
Can you find out who the villain is and stop her before the final cut?
Get other exclusive extras in this Collector’s Edition that you won’t find in the standard version, including:
Concept Art
Wallpapers
Soundtrack
A rich, exciting bonus game
Game Discussion
Steam User 8
Short version: 73%
The first Final Cut has a kooky plot and padded gameplay, but it is also a fun and charming hidden object game with plenty of playtime for its age.
Long version:
Exploring a giant mansion is always a good way to create an atmospheric adventure, and Final Cut: Death on the Silver Screen knows that. This time, the building belongs to an erstwhile filmmaker and inventor, while we play as his daughter, who has to uncover the family secrets to save her kidnapped brother.
The secrets are plenty, and they contain twists that would put South American soap operas to shame. Even better, the game uses live actors, and their performance and voice acting bring a charming amateurish vibe to the already hammy script.
As zany the writing is, the gameplay is a stark opposite. The conventional puzzles are remarkable, but everything else is drab. The hidden object scenes are monochrome and unintuitive, and the backtracking is downright painful at times, as the mansion is gigantic and we lack any map feature. On the plus side, the game can easily last at least 4 hours.
Steam User 9
Game Information
"Final Cut: Death on the Silver Screen" Collector's Edition is a Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game. The game was developed by Eipix Entertainment and published by Big Fish Games Studio.
"Death on the Silver Screen" is the first episode of "Final Cut."
Since this is a collector's edition game, it comes with extra features that are not available in its' counterpart; the standard edition.
The Game Review
Game Visuals
I want to mention that the visuals in the game are nicely done. The visuals can be adjusted in the game's option menu.
Game Audio
I want to mention that audio for the game is well done. Even though the audio is somewhat simplistic and repetitive. The audio can be adjusted in the game's option menu as well.
Gameplay
There are two different difficulty game modes to choose from: Regular and Expert.
The notebook keeps track of progression in the game. Such as story events and clues.
There is an interactive map in the game. It allows the player to fast travel between each location quickly without having the need to constantly backtrack. It also indicates that there are a variety of tasks that can be completed at various locations within the game. The interactive map is automatically given at the start of the game.
There is no padlock feature that is available to lock the inventory panel in place. The inventory panel does slide up when it is being moused over.
There are some interactive items in the game. Some of the interactive items may require extra components before they can interact with. All interactive items are marked with a symbol in one of the corners.
The hidden object scenes consist of the following: Find "x" amount and Traditional word lists. Some of these hidden object scenes may require little or no interaction. Most of the hidden object scenes can be replayed in the game's extra feature section.
The puzzles are fairly easy to solve without having the need to skip any of them. Some of the puzzles can be replayed in the game's extra feature section as well.
There are two sets of collectibles in the game: Photographs and Playing Cards. They are scattered throughout the game for the player to find.
There are forty different achievements that can be unlocked from playing the game. Each of these achievements does come with some requirements that need to be completed before they can be unlocked. These achievements are in-game only.
Since this is a collector's edition game, there is a bonus chapter, but it can be accessed only after the main story is completed.
Miscellaneous
There are extra features in the game: Bonus Hidden Object Scenes; Bonus Puzzles; Wallpapers; Soundtracks; Concept Art; Game Trailers; Game's Strategy Guide. Most of these extra features can be accessed only after the entire game is completed.
Final thoughts: I have found the game enjoyable to a certain extent. The replay value for the game is low. I would recommend this game, but not at the game's full price value.
Steam User 0
For me this is a solid nostalgia play, and the game play, atmosphere and story still more or less live up to what I can recall, I can't wait to play the other ones that follow in the series...
P.S. My only critique would be; why the hell didn't they just keep the character interactions live action when it goes to dialogue?? The character animation is clunky and it would have looked fine having the full segments live action. I mean the Myst series did it and it's up there as one of the most successful...
Steam User 0
Good HOG game, puzzles are thinkers but not hard.