Time Stand Still 2: Missing Siblings

At last I can finish writing up this game, and thereby finally finished my Carol Reed collection on this blog! Missing siblings come into the plot, which is really rather a good one that delves into hidden history (and hidden rooms).

(Although I still don't see what the artwork has to do with it. Perhaps it's part of an original plot that they cut?)

Nevertheless, this is still my favorite Carol Reed game. I like the house, I like the puzzles, and we get to see more of Jonas in this game than in any other! Carol makes sure that she asks him for permission to borrow an inventory item. She has her moral code!

Jonas gets personal!

I'm quite proud. I was able to figure out the music puzzle on my own. Those not musically inclined can use the puzzle bypass option available in this game. I also again enjoyed the pocket watch puzzle. 

This puzzle takes some searching to find the clue, but you'll recognize it when you find it:

What do we do with these letters?

I'm pretty sure that this is the only game in this series with a cat, although it doesn't look happy:

Look closely or you'll miss it

I should say that the title of the game is grammatically correct. It's an imperative (the author is telling time to stop!) that comes from a sweet little love poem you'll find in the game.

Also, this is the last game in the series that features the lovely watercolor effects that they Nyqvists did with shots of their scenery. I understand why they stopped. The town is very nice to look at without any enhancement. Still, it's a good effect:

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Of course, "Bigge" shows up for comic relief, as always:

This might be the "most" we ever see of Bigge. (He is wearing pants)

And we have to traipse through the countryside to solve the mystery:

Watch where you're going

And if the mystery gets solved a bit too easily, so what? I certainly had fun (again!). Be sure to read the final newspaper article you find to "solve" the haunted house mystery too. That solution only gets a brief mention, but it's there.

So at last I have completed my Carol Reed collection! There's a new one every year, so I'll look forward to the next.

Try these! They are fun--and not easy either.