## Description
While staying on the coast in Ducan Creek with Dr.Gregor MacDermoth and his
daughter Ophelia, Prescott Bridgeman receives a letter from his old landlord
Mary Miller telling him about the mysterious disappearance of her tenant
Dr.Alvin Carter after his stay in her Victorian estate near where Prescott is
staying. Prescott and his friends decide to do an investigation there, since
they find that the problem doesn’t only lie in the disappearance, but also
there is something mysterious around and inside the estate. That’s where the
game begins, with Prescott as the players’ character.
The Miller Estate is the first part of the _Arcane Online Mystery Serial_
series and the first episode of the Season 1 of this series. This is a short
room-escaping adventure game in which players collect items and solve puzzles
to proceed. Prescott holds a “detection equipment”, which make sound when
players point at suspicious places. There is a time limit depending on how
many times players click on the screen. If players make too many mistakes, the
time limit will run out, and Prescott will die.
The game’s graphics are in 2D. At the beginning of the game, Ophelia’s diary
appears, telling the game’s story. In order to open Ophelia’s diary, players
must solve the puzzle on the cover of the book. The game also offer players an
instruction and the save function.
Arcane: Online Mystery Serial – The Miller Estate Episode 1