Product Description

Scratches is a terrifying story where a story from the past emerges to haunt the present. You control famed horror writer Michael Arthate as he explores Blackwood Manor, a Victorian housenear an English market town. It's a quiet and pleasant existance, until odd noises in the basement keep him up at night. As they grow louder, you'll explore the house and unlock the strange tales that echo through its walls.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4426 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Got Game
• Model: 00045
• Released on: 2006-03-01
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platforms: Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows 2000
• Format: CD

Features

• Delve into every dark corner of the mansion and its untended grounds
• Probe your way through musty rooms, an overrun greenhouse, a sinister chapel, and a forbidding crypt -- and discover you are not alone in the house
• Inventory-based and deductive-style puzzles, in an eerie and immersive story

Customer Reviews

Needed a lot of help
I'm still pretty new to these types of games, so I'm sure that someone that is used to them probably didn't have the same problem as me, but it seemed like I had to use a walkthrough an awful lot.
The story is pretty interesting and weird. The graphics are nice looking, and there are times that you get chills on the back of your neck.

Would-be great game
I started off loving this game. I only played it late at night by myself, and it freaked me out. I love it. But not too far into the game I started to get miffed. I started having to scour every nook and cranny on every single floor at least more than once, in order to be able to move on. When that didn't work, I had to resort to the internet. Because I became so familiar with the house and everything about it, the game went from being scary to irritating. When I finally got into a sealed-off room, instead of thinking, "oo, spooky" I thought, "god, finally". The fun was just kinda sucked out. If you are the type that loves to click EVERY LITTLE THING, then you will love this game. Besides the obscure items that make you go wtf, the graphics are extremely good. I also liked how the storyline was going, and the music was very good and mood-setting. The game is often-times quiet, letting your imagination run wild with just about anything. But, like I said, it started to just become a chore instead of an intriguing mystery. Could've been great.

Great computer game for those not easily freaked out
Arguably one of the best horror computer games ever created. My mother and I are avid mystery/horror video game fans and have played nearly every Nancy Drew that has come out. However, she's expanded into the Dark Fall series and Jack the Ripper, but we both played this.

This game was so creepy that I refused to play it at night because of what might happen in the game. This is perfect for anyone into solving mysteries. We both enjoyed this very much because it's not a bloody, violent game like so many other games and movies nowadays. Psychological is always better.

The game can take a short or long period of time depending on how fast you finish to how long it takes to find objects etc. I found the controls to be good except when it came to clicking on specific things when you had to get it just so or you wouldn't be able to pick it up.

Hands down, one of the best endings, that had me screaming like a little girl.