Now I’m not a big fan of point and click games but I have played enough of them to know a good one when I see it. With that being said, I have mixed feelings about Scratches. When it comes to delivering a well put together plot, complete with an awesome cast of voice actors, Scratches is great. But, when it comes to gameplay I am not so sure. Most horror or mystery point and click games require the player to explore their surroundings and find clues/items to help them complete the game. To explore you point the mouse in the direction you want to move then click. This takes you over to the desired location in the game. This is also the way you find items, by pointing on them and clicking. Some items are more important than others in that you need them to complete the game, as opposed to the other items that are secondary and aren’t always needed. This is where Scratches starts to bother me. Every item is needed in order to complete the game, and what’s worse, is that some of the items are extremely hard to find. I wouldn’t mind this if the obscurely hidden items were found using logical means. You aren’t given any clues as to where to find these items. You just know that the game will not progress until said items are found. You will spend a lot of time mousing over objects to see if they can be picked up and used somewhere in the game.