Nora Roberts: Vision in White - Enjoyable HOG

Even though some things just don't seem to belong together, it doesn't mean that it is not possible. For us an example of such a combination will be Nora Roberts: Vision in White, a hidden object game about a wedding photographer and wedding stuff in general.

No murder, no mystery, no trying to get away from or into somewhere, but rather nice scenes, cakes, newly weds.

The game being developed and published by I-play and Floodlight Games tells you the story of the life and business of a wedding photographer.

In this game you play the wedding photographer Mackensie who is a character from author Nora Roberts' novel Vision in White. She works not just by herself but with good friends Parker, Laurel and Emma runs the most successful wedding planning business in Connecticut. 

The hidden object part of the game is a really hidden object one. Searching for the listed items is going to be your major activity here. This might be quite a challenge though. Items are not just randomly clattered on the scenes, but hidden very well. Plus you have a limited number of hints for a levels. So you need to make sure you ration them across several scenes. But there is a way for you to get more of them. You can do that either by finding them in the form of letters that spell out V-O-W-S or by successfully completing a mini-game.

But Mackensie's not all work and no play; her personal life also weighs heavily in the story and gameplay as she explores a romance with a handsome fellow named Carter, and balances relationships with her friends and high-maintenance mother.

Mini-games don't happen all that often, but when they do they're not the usual thoughtless jigsaw puzzle and memory match throwaways. Wedding-themed games like decorating cakes and cropping photographs are actually tied to the story and fun in their own right.

In a genre where rush jobs are becoming far too common, Nora Roberts: Vision in White is a well-made and enjoyable hidden object game that actually injects some gentle challenge back into the mix. Want to skip a mini-game? Fine, but there are consequences (you won't earn that extra hint). 

The game is a great option for the hidden object fans offering a nice and challenging game play as well as a not that common theme.

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