The year was 2009. December, I think. 20th. I walked into a GameStop, $30 on hand, browsing through the games. PC games? Nothing I was interested in or had enough money for. Sensor bar was broken for the Wii, so I quickly looked and walked on. I browsed through the DS games, looking for a game that would keep my attention longer than the other ones I had. I browsed through several times, taking note of several games.

Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks was the first I looked at of the several I thought about getting. I decided not to, deciding I'd get it some other time and moved on. New Super Mario Brothers was next, but never being a big platforming fan, I put it back after about 30 seconds of though.

I went through several other games, putting each back in succession. As I had run out of games, I ran through again, looking for anything I may have missed.

It was actually by accident that I had gotten the game I had bought. As I was trying to walk around someone who was blocking my path, I knocked down Hotel Dusk: Room 215 with my elbow. I picked it up and it was love at first sight.

I'll admit now, I'm a mystery fan. Sherlock Holmes is one of my heroes, and how I missed this one is beyond me. At first I considered putting it back. An interactive storybook game. Oooh, so exciting. As I was about to put it back, I pulled it back to me and went up to the counter and bought it.

I started playing it. It started out boring, going through the routine of things and not knowing what to do next. I tried exploring, only to stop and talk to the red circle on the bottom screen in a hallway (Rosa) telling me to ring the bell at the counter. I did, and after a few minutes of playing through it (that puzzle was tough!) I fell in love.

It took me about four weeks to beat the game, not because it was hard (Well, it was sometimes) but because I wanted to go slowly and enjoy every bit, and I did.

I wanted more and searched up Hotel Dusk 2 on Wikipedia, to find the Last Window: Midnight Promise page on Wikipedia. I hoped and prayed and blackmailed people that it needed to come out soon, as Hotel Dusk had been the most fulfilling game I have played on the DS.

If Last Window: Midnight Promise does not come out, people will bleed.