The Seance

Producer: Quantum Sheep Free download, ZX Spectrum 48K

The Seance aren’t really there.

As well as this you have noticed that objects have begun to mysteriously move around the house and with the pain just too much to bear, you have decided that it’s time for a fresh start — but not before you attempt to contact Emily to ask for her forgiveness for not being there in her time of need. To do so you’ll need to conduct a séance and for this you’ll need to enlist the help of renowned medium Madame Sousa, who arrives at the front door of the house at the beginning of the game.

Your goal is to gain access to the attic where Madame Sousa will conduct the séance. To achieve this you’ll need to find a number of objects located around thehouse, some hidden, each of which are required to solve a small number of logical puzzles. As you move around the house things will start to happen like blood pouring from the walls and items of furniture moving by themselves.

Throughout the game Madame Sousa will follow you around the house and you can ask about various things which may lead to tips and advice.

The Séance offers a total of four different endings which is a nice addition and offers a little something in terms of replay value if only very minor. One criticism is that if you complete

Atmosphere Graphics: Playability: Getting started: Overall: the game and then decide to play again you’ll find that objects are where you left them from the previous game and furniture that you have opened remains open.

Another is that the font used is rather large and the spacing between lines of text isn’t great, making the screen hard to read at times.