after play some of the more recent Nancy Drew game I feel like HER Interactive be lose its touch on the game -lrb- with the pointless chore and task -rrb- . all I can say for this game be `` WOW ! '' . it be a fanstastic game and be now apart of my top 3 nd game . as always the graphic be beautiful and the interaction with the character be quite nice . the plot of the story be absolutely brillant and so interesting . HER Interactive as always make creative and unusual puzzle . all the puzzle be head scratcher but I be never stump to a point I have to look at a walkthrough . one of my favorite puzzle in the game be Yumi 's Bento puzzle it be tough at first but once I get the hang of it I could not stop ! I be not go to lie to you Shadow at the water 's Edge be scary . I do not mean like in other nd game where the suspense be scary but nothing scary really happen . in this game there be some legit scary moment with the ghost of the Ryokan but very few moment like that . the rest of the scariness be in the suspense of the game and a number of thing contribute to the creepiness such as the history of the Ryokan and the music . the music be wonderful and orginal as always but some of the music be seriously creepy but I guess it go with the whole theme of the game . I love the game ! I recommend it to all Nancy Drew fan . one of my favorite !!!