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This is a short review of the hidden object game A Haunting Novel: Surfaced Secrets.
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Hello everyone and welcome to a pros and
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Hello everyone and welcome to a pros and
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Hello everyone and welcome to a pros and cons of the video game a haunting novel
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cons of the video game a haunting novel
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cons of the video game a haunting novel surfaced secrets. I'm not now mom, I'm
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surfaced secrets. I'm not now mom, I'm
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surfaced secrets. I'm not now mom, I'm gaming. These are short videos featuring
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gaming. These are short videos featuring
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gaming. These are short videos featuring gameplay clips or screenshot so as not
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gameplay clips or screenshot so as not
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gameplay clips or screenshot so as not to show too much in the spoiler
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to show too much in the spoiler
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to show too much in the spoiler department. Links to this review are in
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department. Links to this review are in
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department. Links to this review are in the description below. Let the reviewing
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the description below. Let the reviewing
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the description below. Let the reviewing begin. Pros: Interesting hidden object
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begin. Pros: Interesting hidden object
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begin. Pros: Interesting hidden object scenes. The hog scenes aren't always
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scenes. The hog scenes aren't always
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scenes. The hog scenes aren't always your typical ones where you'll have to
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your typical ones where you'll have to
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your typical ones where you'll have to find items that match the words listed
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find items that match the words listed
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find items that match the words listed on the bottom bar, but they are still
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on the bottom bar, but they are still
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on the bottom bar, but they are still around. The main real difference with
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around. The main real difference with
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around. The main real difference with this game is the fact that you'll be
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this game is the fact that you'll be
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this game is the fact that you'll be moving items around in the scene in
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moving items around in the scene in
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moving items around in the scene in order to find the hidden items you had
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order to find the hidden items you had
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order to find the hidden items you had to click on. Luckily, there's no click
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to click on. Luckily, there's no click
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to click on. Luckily, there's no click penalty that I encountered, and I played
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penalty that I encountered, and I played
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penalty that I encountered, and I played on hardcore mode. The concept of moving
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on hardcore mode. The concept of moving
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on hardcore mode. The concept of moving things to find hidden things is a bit
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things to find hidden things is a bit
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things to find hidden things is a bit annoying, though. A lot of times you'll
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annoying, though. A lot of times you'll
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annoying, though. A lot of times you'll have images that you have to match up
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have images that you have to match up
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have images that you have to match up with in the scene itself, which is kind
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with in the scene itself, which is kind
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with in the scene itself, which is kind of more fun in my opinion, let you focus
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of more fun in my opinion, let you focus
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of more fun in my opinion, let you focus a bit more. Variety of puzzles. In a lot
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a bit more. Variety of puzzles. In a lot
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a bit more. Variety of puzzles. In a lot of Hogs I play, the directions for
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of Hogs I play, the directions for
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of Hogs I play, the directions for certain puzzles can be horribly
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certain puzzles can be horribly
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certain puzzles can be horribly confusing to figure out, so you just
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confusing to figure out, so you just
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confusing to figure out, so you just have to understand the puzzle yourself.
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have to understand the puzzle yourself.
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have to understand the puzzle yourself. This game honestly does a pretty good
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This game honestly does a pretty good
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This game honestly does a pretty good job on explaining what to do in the
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job on explaining what to do in the
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job on explaining what to do in the puzzles, and it kind of helps that a lot
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puzzles, and it kind of helps that a lot
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puzzles, and it kind of helps that a lot of the puzzles are fairly easy in their
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of the puzzles are fairly easy in their
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of the puzzles are fairly easy in their design and execution.
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design and execution.
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design and execution. The puzzles are all quite a bit
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The puzzles are all quite a bit
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The puzzles are all quite a bit different. And while some of them can
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different. And while some of them can
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different. And while some of them can take a little while to do, and there's
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take a little while to do, and there's
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take a little while to do, and there's ones that just confused me on how I was
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ones that just confused me on how I was
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ones that just confused me on how I was even complaining at, there was another
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even complaining at, there was another
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even complaining at, there was another that I couldn't figure out and needed a
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that I couldn't figure out and needed a
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that I couldn't figure out and needed a bit of help on. So, while they're all
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bit of help on. So, while they're all
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bit of help on. So, while they're all unique, and most are on the easier side
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unique, and most are on the easier side
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unique, and most are on the easier side of things, there are a couple that might
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of things, there are a couple that might
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of things, there are a couple that might be head scratchers.
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be head scratchers.
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be head scratchers. No backtracking. We have a map and I
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No backtracking. We have a map and I
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No backtracking. We have a map and I don't really understand it because I
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don't really understand it because I
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don't really understand it because I never looked at it and there's not a lot
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never looked at it and there's not a lot
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never looked at it and there's not a lot of backtracking to begin with. In fact,
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of backtracking to begin with. In fact,
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of backtracking to begin with. In fact, sometimes when you find an item, you
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sometimes when you find an item, you
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sometimes when you find an item, you might be using it in the same area.
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might be using it in the same area.
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might be using it in the same area. Also, there are different sections you
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Also, there are different sections you
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Also, there are different sections you go to within the game which stops you
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go to within the game which stops you
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go to within the game which stops you from backtracking in the areas that you
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from backtracking in the areas that you
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from backtracking in the areas that you have been in before. So, when you go
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have been in before. So, when you go
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have been in before. So, when you go into a new area, there may be three to
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into a new area, there may be three to
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into a new area, there may be three to four sections to it. Not a lot of ground
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four sections to it. Not a lot of ground
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four sections to it. Not a lot of ground to cover. Cons: Cluttered UI. I've got
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to cover. Cons: Cluttered UI. I've got
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to cover. Cons: Cluttered UI. I've got the collector's edition when purchasing
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the collector's edition when purchasing
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the collector's edition when purchasing this game, and because of that, there's
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this game, and because of that, there's
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this game, and because of that, there's a guide you can look at in case you get
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a guide you can look at in case you get
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a guide you can look at in case you get stuck. I never got stuck, but I want to
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stuck. I never got stuck, but I want to
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stuck. I never got stuck, but I want to say the guide is an open case icon on
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say the guide is an open case icon on
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say the guide is an open case icon on the lower right next to an oversized
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the lower right next to an oversized
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the lower right next to an oversized hint bottle. Like way oversized.
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hint bottle. Like way oversized.
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hint bottle. Like way oversized. The kind of oversized where you'll have
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The kind of oversized where you'll have
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The kind of oversized where you'll have to watch where you click because you
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to watch where you click because you
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to watch where you click because you have a chance of accidentally clicking
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have a chance of accidentally clicking
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have a chance of accidentally clicking the hint icon. Further up on the right
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the hint icon. Further up on the right
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the hint icon. Further up on the right side of the screen is a button for the
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side of the screen is a button for the
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side of the screen is a button for the menu, which is weird that it's just
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menu, which is weird that it's just
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menu, which is weird that it's just floating there. The task and map icons
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floating there. The task and map icons
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floating there. The task and map icons are located on the lower left, and they
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are located on the lower left, and they
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are located on the lower left, and they aren't as large as the hint button. But
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aren't as large as the hint button. But
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aren't as large as the hint button. But they're still just as intrusive, and all
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they're still just as intrusive, and all
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they're still just as intrusive, and all of it combined just makes for a loud and
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of it combined just makes for a loud and
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of it combined just makes for a loud and obnoxious UI. Honestly, I don't even
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obnoxious UI. Honestly, I don't even
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obnoxious UI. Honestly, I don't even know why there's a need for the map
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know why there's a need for the map
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know why there's a need for the map because there really isn't much in the
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because there really isn't much in the
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because there really isn't much in the ways of backtracking.
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ways of backtracking.
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ways of backtracking. And that's the end of our pros and cons
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And that's the end of our pros and cons
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And that's the end of our pros and cons review of a haunting novel, Surfaced
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review of a haunting novel, Surfaced
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review of a haunting novel, Surfaced Secrets. Thanks for watching, everyone,
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Secrets. Thanks for watching, everyone,
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Secrets. Thanks for watching, everyone, and don't get in too much trouble when
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and don't get in too much trouble when
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and don't get in too much trouble when you say, "Not now, Mom. I'm gaming.
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