Tales from Candleforth [2d puzzle horror game]
0https://store.steampowered.com/app/2200410/Tales_from_Candleforth/
I loved this, and I have to warn you, there is like a million cuts in this video, but I tried to make it very obvious, and also cut so you didn't get super confused.
This is one of those puzzle games where there is no hint system and you just have to get good and figure shit out. And you spend AGES walking around trying to figure out what to do, if you're me at least. SO - I tried to cut out all that 'click on everything' meltdowns I had.
My main issues were where (just in case you're stuck in the same puzzles/areas)
1. I thought I needed to use the pincushion as the next logical step, I did not. I had a note from grandma that hinted to the jars with ears and eyes, but I had not SEEN this damn note added to my inventory. So the fact I even noticed tell a story of my 'click everything' frustration. But once I saw that note, it all made sense again - I don't know if I was just super inattentive, or if that note just pops up in your inventory, cause I can't recall picking up a note - perhaps it's from those drawers?
2. The runestones. I swear I tried to move the middle disc, but I couldn't. So I think it might be triggered by solving the fishing puzzle? Or maybe I did it wrong, and you can move those middle discs all along.
3. the words in the lake, I didn't understand that puzzle at all and it was the only one where I had to go look at a walkthrough - I can't claim i understand it now, but just click her eyes and mouth until you hit whatever expression the lake want.
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Also what the fuck are those cross stitches about? I don't get it... I THINK it has something to do with that wall of icons next to your grandma in the 'night at the barn' part, and perhaps if you click the three icons in the three cross stitches something happen? I can't think of any other use for it, but sadly this was something I realised when editing this video.
made a silly desktop from this thumbnail which is a screenshot I took in game, and of course applied the text from the official banner. you can find this desktop here https://nordhrafn.blogspot.com/2025/02/desktops-from-games.html