krissywillow's Profile
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- Average Rating:3.6
- Helpful Votes:506
- Reviews Submitted:34
- First Review:November 24, 2011
- Most Recent Review:June 24, 2025
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Accept an epic quest to track down the Ember Knight and unearth incredible treasures in this captivating solitaire adventure!
Overall rating
3
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5
0 of 1 found this review helpful
Battle Solitaire 101
PostedApril 22, 2021
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I bought this, and almost regret it. I liked the battle element in the demo. But then I played Shadowhand (by Grey Alien Games) and now THERE is a great solitaire battle game!! Going from that back to Ember Knight Solitaire I realized how lame and limited this one is.
I have several The Revills games (i.e., Homerun Solitaire) and this is pretty much the same thing w/ a different theme. Sound effects are the same. I don't have music on so can't comment. Same game mechanics (find x number of whatevers (in this case, blue badges or something) to pass the round. Same blocked card gimmicks (use a key to unlock a chest, use a hammer to break a stone plate, etc). Usually more than 1 on each hand--in some cases impossible to pass the level w/out replying MANY times due to their being too many locks in the level and not enough cards. (I played in Normal mode. There is a Casual mode and a harder mode too.) (I also played the usual golf (one up one down) version, 2 other types of solitaire can be chosen instead.)
Also as others have stated, the powerup shop is expensive and there's a lot of non-very-useful items.
I found the minigames intrusive and annoying, so I turned them off.
Overall the game is blah. Try Shadowhand if you like the battle solitaire idea and you will be hooked.
I don't recommend this game.
Two warriors have set out on an epic journey into the unknown. Complete unique solitaire challenges to help the warriors find their way.
Overall rating
2
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5
0 of 1 found this review helpful
Windowed mode only. Game is similar to Home Run Solitaire.
PostedApril 17, 2021
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
The full screen option doesn't fit my monitor, it squeezes the cards (which I hate, can't play like that). Other option is windowed mode which makes everything too small to play comfortably as I like to recline against my couch back when I play solitaire.
I have this developer's Home Run Solitaire, which I like, and this one is very similar, even has same sound effects. I didn't play the demo long enough to get to the 'battle'. I was bored w/ it and don't like that it won't fit full screen correctly.
For those who can view it correctly, I'd recommend it, but if you have other solitaire games from The Revills, they're all pretty much the same.
I recommend this game!
Baking Success
Join Fay on her Flying Bakery and travel the world, serving delicious baked goods!
Overall rating
2
/
5
Moving background = no go.
PostedFebruary 6, 2021
krissywillow
fromWestern MA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Time Management
Current Favorite:
Go-Go Gourmet
(19)Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
I cannot do games w/ moving backgrounds (vertigo issues). This has a "dough machine" that constantly spins, as well as clouds moving by. I only lasted about 2 mins. I wish developers would not add unnecessary movement like that to games, or at least offer the option to turn them off.
It could be a good game other than that, but I couldn't stick around to find out.
Mystery Case Files: Shadow Lake
The residents of Bitterford, Maine have fallen prey to a terrible curse. It’s up to you to unravel the series of mysterious events that led to the town’s downfall and uncover the evil that was responsible.
Overall rating
4
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5
6 of 6 found this review helpful
The last of the True MCF games. Much better than you think!
PostedFebruary 9, 2017
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Despite the poor reviews when this came out, I bought it (the regular version) and although at the time, it didn't draw me in so I only got part way through and put it aside for a few years.....I just now finally finished the game and I have to say it was a lot of fun.
It's the last of the MCF games that has that eerie, 'abandoned' feel that we all loved before they were given to other developers. I also really love the live acting and think Leah Thompson was great playing it up hammy. For ppl complaining..don't you get it that she played it that way on purpose???
There were a few things I didn't care for but managed to tolerate. The moving picture puzzle things were horrendous and I waited for the skip on each of them. Pieces too hard to manipulate and it made me dizzy!
I don't like the circular pop-up inventory thing. Annoyingly hard to use and always in the way.
Looking for those little pictures to match was kind of difficult but since I played the game at different times instead of all at once, I enjoyed it.
The hidden objects were really really small but since no penalty, I just clicked on stuff.
I didn't mind all the constant going back and forth using the map. But, at the end, my guide book would no longer open to the final relic page (showing the necessary info to finish the puzzle). Luckily I found it in the walkthrough blog and it worked. Not sure why my book was suddenly stuck on an earlier page. A bug I think, probably caused by my doing something out of sequence.
Anyway, if you like Dire Grove and 13th Skull (both of which I love) you should like this one.
Enjoy it, because it truly is the LAST of the MCF games that feels like a MCF, even if it does have some not-so-great features.
I recommend this game!
Mystery Case Files®: Escape from Ravenhearst™ Collector's Edition
Return once more to the haunted grounds of Ravenhearst Manor to uncover new details about this poignant saga. What you find could very well be the final chapter of this riveting story-if you escape.
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Don't believe the nay sayers
PostedNovember 27, 2013
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
This is brilliant, and even better upon subsequent playings.
Don't believe the nay sayers and the prudish.
Give it a chance, yes it's different, it's amazingly well done.
Not like all the cookie-cutter hidden object games out there nowadays.
Don't believe the nay sayers and the prudish.
Give it a chance, yes it's different, it's amazingly well done.
Not like all the cookie-cutter hidden object games out there nowadays.
I recommend this game!
Fill and Cross: Trick or Treat
Halloween adventures await you in this tasty puzzle game.
Overall rating
2
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
You have to guess, which is a no-no.
PostedOctober 29, 2013
krissywillow
fromWestern MA
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Mystery Case Files®: Escape from Ravenhearst™ Collector's Edition
(897)Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
True games of this type never require guessing yet this one does only about 3 levels in. I quit the demo at that point.
I don't recommend this game.
World Mosaics 7
Stop a rogue agent and travel the globe as you repair the fabric of time in World Mosaics 7.
Overall rating
3
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5
23 of 27 found this review helpful
Distracting backgrounds.
PostedOctober 9, 2013
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
I very much like this type of game, and have several. However, after trying two boards in this one, I quit, because the background which is under the grid made it hard for me to tell whether a square was empty or not. I made several mistakes because of this. There is no option to turn off background designs.
Also the game insisted I change my resolution before I play (instead of doing that for me). Not a big deal but wanted to mention it.
Otherwise this is a good game of this type, and I still recommend, but be aware the backgrounds may cause mistakes.
I recommend this game!
Seven Seas Solitaire
Show off your solitaire skills as you sail the seven seas!
Overall rating
3
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5
9 of 10 found this review helpful
Fixed deck.
PostedJanuary 29, 2013
krissywillow
fromWestern MA
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Echoes of the Past: The Citadels of Time
(144)Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
/
5
Very similar to Avalon Solitaire and has the one pet-peeve of solitaire games that I absolutely hate--a fixed deck. In other words, you aren't playing each hand w/ a regular deck of 52 different cards. You might get 8 Fours....6 Jacks, etc. in a level. In the original (and best) Fairway Solitaire, I think there were a few too many Jacks, but other than that the deck seemed normal (played that way anyway) but in this game the repeating cards are so obvious as to be distracting (how many fours can I turn over in the play deck while I already have 3 or 4 on the tableau???)
This one has cute graphics and sound effects and I like it, but the fixed deck thing makes it a definite no buy for me. If you don't mind that aspect, and like golf solitaire, this is worthy trying out.
I don't recommend this game.
Liong: The Lost Amulets
Classic Mahjong strategy and Hidden Object game play come together in this far-east mystical puzzler.
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Need glasses to play this.
PostedJanuary 8, 2013
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
I bought this a long time ago and wish I hadn't because I have never been able to play for longer than about 10 mins. The items are just too darn small. And I'm not a fan of mahjong in any form. This is a different twist on that though which is why I did buy it (I guess!)..there's hidden object scenes (w/ miniscule objects) and lots of rather good mini games, all in the mix. It's very colorful with an oriental theme. But the tiny tiny objects and boring (to me) mahjong play just don't work. Make sure you play on a BIG monitor.
I don't recommend this game.
Grim Tales: The Wishes
Be careful what you wish for... A deadly bargain has been made, and it's up to you to set things right before your nephew pays the terrible price!
Overall rating
3
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5
eh.
PostedDecember 29, 2012
krissywillow
fromWestern MA
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Shiver: Poltergeist
(79)Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
4
/
5
The puppet helper who goes into the lower corner is extremely annoying because he won't sit still. His constant movement is distracting and kept catching my eye. Very annoying and I only played the demo. If I bought the game I'd have to stick a piece of paper over that character cuz it would drive me nuts. The voiceovers are lame so I had the sound turned down. I don't think the graphics were up to Elephant's usual standards.
I did like the story line (as much as I got in the demo) although I"m not one to closely follow stories in games--I'm there for the gameplay not to read a novel.
I didn't buy this, but might as a DD someday. I think there are much better games available.
I recommend this game!