Even for an Artifex Mundi game, 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek is BAD! The art, the acting, the story! And if you hate snakes, this one's gonna be a no for you. The only thing that's innovative are the hidden object puzzles with blanked out clues, and even those are super easy.
There were reports of a game-breaking bug in the Xbox version when I bought it, and I vowed to avoid the path to the cemetery until I had collected the hatchet. However, at 24 minutes in, I instinctively clicked on the log blocking the path before I could help myself! The good news is that the very next day, the game required a patch and when I (much later) located the hatchet, I was able to progress my game just fine. If you want to be super safe, note the location of the log and just ignore this area completely until you unlock the manager's room off the hotel lobby.
And if watching this video doesn't cure you of the desire to buy it, this game is for you:
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