Calicohorse's Profile
 
 
 
Stat Summary
 
  • Average Rating:
    4.3
  • Helpful Votes:
    42
 
  • Reviews Submitted:
    4
  • First Review:
    February 9, 2013
  • Most Recent Review:
    June 24, 2014
  • Featured reviews
    0
 
 
Calicohorse's Review History
 
Will you heed the director’s final casting call?
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
Perfect Game!
PostedJune 24, 2014
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Calicohorse
fromVancouver, BC
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I'm sure I'll be repeating so won't. An awesome game, top 5 of the year for me. Long, interesting and great storyline, which you'd expect in a game about filmmaking.
I recommend this game!
+1point
2of 3voted this as helpful.
 
Embark on a mysterious journey to the heart of Transylvania and investigate a series of nocturnal kidnappings bringing unrest to Eastern Europe.
 
Overall rating 
Disliked it.
2 / 5
3 of 28 found this review helpful
With the Majority
PostedApril 16, 2013
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Calicohorse
fromVancouver, BC
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management
Fun Factor 
Awful
1 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Poor
2 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Awful
1 / 5
Storyline 
Poor
2 / 5
While I didn't find it awful, I agree the mechanics are clunky; I never did figure out how to use the zoom feature and everything seemed to lag a bit. The artwork is a real mishmash, starting off beautifully (as someone else wrote# and then looking like pixelated cutouts #if that makes sense#. I did like how the HO were hidden in most scenes #tricky) but there were a few junk piles too. The puzzles were just "meh" and I did miss an adventure gameplay.
I don't recommend this game.
-22points
3of 28voted this as helpful.
 
There's a dark force at work in Pilgrim's Hook. Return to your childhood home and save your twin brother from the evil that lives beneath the sea.
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
6 of 10 found this review helpful
As Great at it Gets
PostedApril 14, 2013
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Calicohorse
fromVancouver, BC
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Along with Cursed Heart, this will be a favourite game, I love the underwater theme. This game was fairly perfect, I thought, especially the whale bones piece afterwards. Doing this, you have another chance to find all the morphing creatures, some of which were a real challenge to spot. The storyline and the telling was really, really good; the dialogue was very well acted (except for the brother as someone mentioned, but we only hear from once:)
I usually don't play for longer than an hour at a time but was glued for 3+ today. The whole game plus bonus chapter taking me about 6 hours. A superlative game.
I recommend this game!
+2points
6of 10voted this as helpful.
 
A mysterious man in red summons you, sending you to a flying ship where a little girl needs your help!
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
31 of 39 found this review helpful
One of the best
PostedFebruary 9, 2013
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Calicohorse
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
A great game, wonderfully complex and intricate. Tons of little sideline multiple objects to find along with different kinds of HOS. And some diabolical puzzles, at least for me. It's not that I didn't try for a good while but had to admit defeat a few times. The gameplay interaction is intuitive but where and how objects are used takes some trial and error.
There's no map but the hint feature is very helpful but lots of backtracking. Some won't enjoy this, I don't mind so much, feels more like "real" exploring to me. And a good long game, this will easily spread over a few days for me.
I recommend this game!
+23points
31of 39voted this as helpful.