LadyWyntre's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4.5
- Helpful Votes:12
- Reviews Submitted:2
- First Review:August 19, 2013
- Most Recent Review:October 17, 2013
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LadyWyntre's Review History
Enter Ravenwood Park and discover the secrets hidden in the mists...
Overall rating
5
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5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
Rivals the best MCF games for "best of all time."
PostedOctober 17, 2013
LadyWyntre
fromTucker, GA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Marble Popper
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
I rarely write reviews, but I loved this game enough to make an exception. I cannot recommend it any more highly.
1) Play the first game (Enigmatis/Maple Creek) first. This builds directly off of it.
2) I didn't skip a single puzzle; they weren't too easy or too tough. Most could be brute-forced if you don't want to think your way through it.
3) There's an alternate memory-style game if you don't want to do normal hidden-object scenes. This is much appreciated.
4) There are some non-optional HO scenes, but they are amazingly well-done where you are putting together the pieces of something in order to get a usable object.
5) The plot of this is engrossing. One cares what happens to the avatar/detective character, and while I saw the ending coming, it didn't deter my enjoyment.
There were two things that bumped this into the highest tier for me. First, I love a HO scene that makes sense and isn't just digging through random lists of objects, finding the "necessary" object halfway through, and then having to complete the list for no apparent plot reason. Playing the memory game didn't make much narrative sense but at least went faster and was novel. But the HO scenes where you are piecing together an item using a chain of items--that plays perfectly with the story. It's believable that the detective would need to do it.
The second was a simple but well-written point. How often do you use a crowbar or other useful item in one of these games, and then you "discard" it after one use? Please. Nobody would do that. This character would often hold on to something even after using it. At one point in the story, she loses some of the items--but for a believable, out-of-her-control reason.
This game is *tight*. It's not just well-programmed and well-acted. It's *well-written*, and that is way too rare in this genre.
I recommend this game!
Follow a team of young doctors and unravel a medical mystery by providing the key clues for treatment and diagnosis.
Overall rating
4
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5
8 of 8 found this review helpful
Simplistic but plot-driven
PostedAugust 19, 2013
LadyWyntre
fromTucker, GA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Card & Board, Marble Popper, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
5
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5
If you're a fan of House M.D.-type TV shows, this plays a lot like an episode (including having to do illegal house break-ins!). The game is simplistic. HO scenes, which comprise the majority of the game, are straightforward and easy. Puzzles aren't puzzles so much as "activities" like blood typing (put the blood in the dish, add the antigen, see if there's a reaction).
I'm giving it four stars because I enjoyed the plot. I like reading, so I didn't mind reading the dialogue; I'd much rather read it than have to hear bad voice acting. The relationships among the doctors were amusing and salacious.
The game is dated, and it hasn't aged particularly well, but if you're wanting to be entertained more than you want a challenge, it's worth doing the demo to see if you're intrigued enough to go further. Not a bad place to spend a bonus code.
I recommend this game!