One Minute Mysteries

This game is a collection of 55 very short stories, each of which has a quiz at the end. In hard mode, you have to type the answer; in easy mode, you have to select from a list of choices.

They're organized in groups of 10, with 5 bonus questions at the end. Some segments parody famous mystery characters like Encyclopedia Brown or the old Clue books.

The level of difficulty for most mysteries is incredibly low. Some mysteries are literally like 'Mr A, Ms B, Mr C and Ms D walk into a bar. Who walks in next?'

=Mr E
=Mr F
=Mr G
=Mr H

I can only assume that the target audience is fourth grade or younger. I remember reading much more complex mysteries in sixth grade, so it can't be that old.

The writing has a selection of jokes but is overall fairly non-descriptive. It is polished. The interactivity is relatively low, and I didn't feel strong emotion from reading the stories.

One minute mysteries is one of the lower rated games on the HG omnibus. Still, I think it's less of a bad game and more of one which isn't a good fit with that audience.

This game is essentially an omnibus of mini mysteries. You get to pick your difficulty level, which controls the number of hints you get and wrong attempts you are allowed. You could always pick the lowest difficulty if you aren't good at this sort of thing.

The mysteries are rather hit and miss. Some are interesting, but some feel too easy or overly hard. It's multiple choice, and if you get the answer right, the game explains the puzzle to you before giving you a short ending scene and allowing you to proceed. There is something of an overarching plot connecting all the scenes, but otherwise, this is largely a collection of separate mini stories.

If you want some bite sized stories and puzzles to pass the time, I could recommend this. Otherwise, if you're looking for a more traditional choicescript game with a full plot and stat system, this likely isn't it.