Comments on: A Haunting We Will Go: The Cutteridge Estate

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:37:28 +0000

I am sure they can add that if they choose to, like Loot did with the Sunset Yacht.

By: Seattlelite

Seattlelite — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:50:16 +0000

To combat against the stark darkness of the “Cutteridge Estate,” I’d suggest slightly adjusting your televisions “Brightness Setting” a sliver higher. After I did that, the space became easier to navigate since I could know see in all the Mansion’s nook & crannies. Wishing everyone a Spook-taular Halloween.

By: XxCuteCupcakexX

XxCuteCupcakexX — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:08:27 +0000

I really enjoyed the Cutteridge Estate! I thought the rain was magnificent! It added so much suspense, and seeing the woman crying outside (I first saw her when I looked outside a window)I started to actually feel sorry for her! It’s very scary, but it is also very depressing. I had the honor to get an actual haunted house tour with the PST crew! It was a blast! I am definitely purchasing this!

By: Joanna Dark

Joanna Dark — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:58:56 +0000

They made a statement as well in the Forum that they are planning updates to the space. One can hope that is in fact the apartment itself and not simply personal items to go into it.

It’s great to see the developer at the official forum as well as other fan sites.

By: Joanna Dark

Joanna Dark — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:42:55 +0000

Well as you know Granzella did such a wonderful job with their personal space over at the Island in Japan with respect to a day night cycle.

I would so love to see the Estate in the day as well as the nighttime.

I suppose that wouldn’t happen cause the original space was sold without one and that might upset users who bought it with nighttime only. I just wish developers made better use of that as an option when developing spaces in general.

By: Kassadee Marie

Kassadee Marie — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:57:27 +0000

Well done, as always! I really like reading your reviews. This time, I especially like how you have shown “Game will drive your friends nuts trying to win.” as a “pro”. lol

By: tbaby

tbaby — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:28:35 +0000

TY Burbie. I forgot about doing that.
Got to meeting someone from Jaggernaut at a party last night and was interesting to talk to him about the space and future content from the company. Can’t wait to see what they come out with.

Not sure if you have all found all the secrets hidden in this space yet but I saw one last night in the attic and heard about another you can get to under the stairs using a glitch.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:42:45 +0000

Yeah maybe in the day form there could be poltergeists flying books and stuff around the house, then the ghosts at night, lol.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:40:34 +0000

Yeah the game inside has been driving some of my friends batty as well. My suggestion to those of you having a problem with it is to do the smallest rooms first, starting with the attic, then go to medium sized rooms and leave the dining room, library and room between them for last.
I am wondering about that closed room as well, I just know we haven’t gotten the whole story here. Tbaby has said she heard they will be updating, maybe we will know then.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:37:02 +0000

If you go to start>tools>settings>visual>adjust gamma while in Home you will be able to see everything perfectly without having to change the brightness on your TV at all. You just need to set the gamma up a bit, a little past half will do I think.

By: tbaby

tbaby — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:22:49 +0000

nice review burbie. yea, i like the space and i agree that there are parts that might be a little too dark to see. i adjusted the brightness on my tv so i could see better upstairs to make it easier to find my way to the attic. the sounds effects are cool and the game was hard at first, but once you got a good path, it wasn’t too bad. its a good sized space too with plenty outside and inside. a lot of detail went into the outside surroundings. not sure if it is worth $6.99, but i don’t really buy personal spaces. i also heard this morning that the estate will be getting updates in the future.

By: Zeroscythe

Zeroscythe — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:30:04 +0000

Great read Burbie, very descriptive. The locked door upstairs has been driving me a little batty, I’m very eager to find out what secrets it holds. I did notice a couple things though. In the room next to it, there appears to be a gold-colored trap door in the wall with an emblem of sorts on it. I went outside to take a look front the other side and it looks exactly the same. Also, you will notice a ledge beneath it on the outside of the house, that does not appear on any of the other sides of the estate. I stacked up tables and chairs in order to climb up there, and after a bit of labor I was able to reach the ledge. I stepped off onto it and discovered that it was solid. I was able to walk all the way down to the closed window that leads to the locked room, but was unable to open it or see inside through the crack. I turned around and walked to the trap door and found that there was an invisible platform underneath it that will support you. I’ll post again if I figure out any more, but I think that gold emblem that I keep assuming is a trap door to be the key…

-Zero

By: backarch

backarch — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:26:27 +0000

well, sneaking around like a mouse,as usual, found a fe w things. look at an angle at the floor design at the front door and see another pentagram. a light on the floor helps. also, down the hidden hall to the back of the mirror (perv mirror) upstairs, put a light down. theres a trap door, or drop which i cant get anything threw. and on an odd note, the scarecrow moves around. he was at the gate to the cornrows. then when i was sloshing around in the water by the little dock, he was in the trees by the rocks. odd that.

By: SORROW-83

SORROW-83 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:09:55 +0000

imo a masterpiece! a space with real “atmosFEAR” (^^)!
between A.E.Poe and H.P.Lovercraft…
i love the darkness, imo light destroy all this misterious and perturbing ambiance, i love to put some lamp or candles….booooohoooo(^^)
an exemple for the others devs who forget wath a good space is really!

By: Terra_Cide

Terra_Cide — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:41:41 +0000

I kind of wish the waves at the cliff edge and around the lighthouse were more dramatic. Something like this:

Maybe perhaps we could -- in the future -- see a lighthouse personal space? I’ve got plenty near where I live and could take lots of pictures for reference material if needed.

By: GoodBytes

GoodBytes — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:28:48 +0000

I’ve spend a lot of time examining the Cutteridge Mansion for hints and clues for what is to come. I went around with my camera (because it has a flash) and took photos of everything to see what I could find hidden in the darkness. After looking at everythng (from the books on the shelves to inside the water well) the only interesting thing I found was a hole in the wall in the recess to the far right side of the lobby (by the stairs at the bottom of the wall).
The closed door upstairs with the green glow shining from beneath it and the shut window (visible from outside) has sparked a lot of curiosity in me. I don’t know whats inside but I am eager to find out.
As for the minigame; well it is pretty easy; I got the reward on my 4th try.
I am looking forward to future updates to this personal space. Access to the grave yard would be nice (the scarecrow looks so welcoming).

By: GoodBytes

GoodBytes — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:14:47 +0000

The pentagram which the ghosts get pulled into is not behind the closed door upstairs. It is in the library (the room where you launch the game).

By: Joanna

Joanna — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:49:59 +0000

One needs to wonder if we’ll be seeing updates to this space.

The only thing I wish it had was a day/night cycle. It could be much shorter than 2 hours but it certainly have been nice to see that space in the daytime as well.

By: cthulu93

cthulu93 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:31:03 +0000

The Villians lair and the Log Cabin were my 2 favorite spaces on Home,I now have a 3rd favorite space.the mini-game is kind of hard but practice and a little luck got me through it in under 30 min. This place hints at other secrets but I’ve yet to find any other than ambience enhancing details,very Lovecraftian all the way around.The view off the backyard cliff is pretty awesome,I keep expecting the “Flying Dutchmen” to appear in the distance or half frog half man beasts climb up the cliff.There are many great details in this place but there’s 1 thing I’m unsure about.Is the pentagram at the end of the mini-game what’s behind the locked door?Like alot of things about this place it’s not exactly clear.There’s nothing wrong with uncertainty,in fact it makes this space more interesting to me,but I do kind of have a problem with having a door locked on me as I’m the master of this house.If the pentagram is indeed what’s inside of that door then it’s not really locked in my view.If the pentagram isn’t what’s behind the locked door then what is behind the door?Can the door be unlocked?Where was the pentagram located at if not there?You see how many uncertainties 1 locked door can bring up.It’s worth the $7 to me and I’m not even sure I’ve found all the rewards from it yet, it’s a great space.