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6: Grimsborough. It was pretty decent for a 2012 hidden objects game, where plot was secondary and gameplay was what mattered. The plot was boring and cliche in the first few districts. It got better at the end, but even that was cliched and uninteresting. Apart from the team and a a few characters; it was a forgettable season.

5: Travel in Time: The thing I liked about this season was that it had fewer cases, which ended up giving us a better and concise story. However, that did mean that we had to sacrifice on a number of key time periods that could have added more flavor to the game. The main villain was perhaps the best developed villain in the whole game (perhaps second only to Lawson) and the storyline was interesting. However, when time travel is the key plot line, things are bound to get stupid (like our work cases 2-30 being completely useless) because of time paradoxes. I didn't feel like the game did much effort in explaining the time travel mechanism in the game.

4. Mysteries of the Past: What I love about this season is its slow, gradual development of Justin Lawson from a just man to a tyrant. It was a believable plot that had a lot of thought behind it, and the portrayed Lawson's psyche very well in the season. Lawson is perhaps the best villain in the game. With this being said, the first few districts, especially New Haven, were extremely boring and the gang-war-plot, although was done very well, didn't interest me much. And the final case was a mess. Partially because of the leaks, partially because it seemed like they just wanted to kill Charlie (I'm all for killing the main characters, but Charlie's death was senseless as it was easily avoidable) and partially because I want a main villain face justice, not be shot to death.

3. World Edition: I have mixed opinions about World Edition. The introduction of one main villain to be slowly developed throughout the season was a great idea, but it was cliche and repititive (Ad Astra had a similar philosophy to SOMBRA, but they did it better). The characters in this season were very unique but at the same time extremely underused. We know nothing about Jack's past and Elliot, a 17-year-old tech genius had no importance apart from lab analyses. Jack/Lars relationship was great, but never solved at the end of the season. On a bright side, I love that Angela was an unapologetic traitor. It added some layer to the season. The individual areas had a generally good story, except for South Asia which was a mess.

2. Pacific Bay: Compared to Grimsborough, that was a glow up. It was a diverse metropolice with a diverse team and a diverse geography. It featured everything, from serial killers to heists to alien-cover-up plot. And the final plot was so emotional, it definitely made me cry. Karen's (and Frank's) character was very well developed. The villain had a cool motive. My only greivances with this season are the lack of character development for Roxie and the general disconnect between the districts' plots.

1. The Conspiracy: Bring back beloved characters, add in the nostalgia flare, give us well-developed villains and a generally consistent plot, and it's perfection. Not only did this season had a consistent main plot, it also developed subplots like Marconi's arc and Kusama's story very well and gave them good endings. The only problem with this season was that I felt the plot was a bit cliche.