Lastly, the voice actress for Nancy does a really solid job. This game does a great job of educating the player about the witch trials. I love it when Nancy Drew games weave history within the story. Another positive thing about this game is the mystery itself.

It does a good job of setting the tone of the game. I will start with the positives of the game. Midnight in Salem has potential, but it misses the mark by a lot. I know that is hard to believe since it has been roughly 4.5 years since the last release in the series. Another positive thing about this game is Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem is simply an incomplete game. This only works to the pilot’s benefit, as both George and Bess are easily the standout characters of the episode.Nancy Drew Midnight in Salem is simply an incomplete game. Though Nancy Drew made a name for herself as a young solo detective, as an adult she begrudgingly admits that she needs a little help. Bess is convinced that the ghost Dead Lucy had a hand in the murder, while descended-from-seafarers George proves integral to figuring out the nautical mysteries of Horseshoe Bay and how that may all play into the case. It’s the chemistry between Nancy, George, and Bess that holds the most allure in the pilot episode. All of them act as suitable foils to Nancy, who surprisingly (and disappointingly) feels the most like a blank slate compared to the rest of them.

The stoner Ace (Alex Saxon) meanwhile sports red. Bess (Maddison Jaizani), the bourgeoisie character, has a frilly yellow outfit. George (Leah Lewis), the town’s resident bad girl, has a green dress that shows off her tattoos. Nancy Drew just hits familiar, well-worn beats, from the foggy, otherworldly town all the way down to having a group of teens who each have a distinct style and color palette associated with them. This all feels very Riverdale and CAoS, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s badly done. “We’re not friends,” Nancy tells the cops when they come to investigate the murder, which means inevitably of course that they will all become fast friends. Suddenly she and The Claw’s ragtag crew of workers are all suspects, forcing them into an uneasy sort of camaraderie. A socialite is murdered right in front of The Claw, and Nancy is the last one to see her alive. Just like Archie and Sabrina though, trouble has a way of finding Nancy. All things considered, Nancy just wants to be left alone, and she emphatically doesn’t solve crimes anymore since it reminds her too much of a time when her mom was alive.

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