kore21's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3
- Helpful Votes:19
- Reviews Submitted:2
- First Review:February 25, 2014
- Most Recent Review:April 5, 2017
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kore21's Review History
Chase a troll across the 4 kingdoms in search for the stolen relics!
Overall rating
4
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5
18 of 20 found this review helpful
not so easy without boosters
PostedApril 5, 2017
kore21
fromoregon
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management, Word
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
2
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5
i've played all their solitaire offerings, so...thought i'd add the game is not quite as easy as some make it out after awhile... IF you don't buy a lot of boosters. opening a combo lock of 9-13 cards without boosters is sometimes a bit of a challenge. which is just fine by me. & there are a lot levels, plus bonus levels, so i don't think i'll breeze thru this one quite as fast as some of their earlier games.
glad they still have the card combo locks, which you don't see as often in solitaire, & is one reason i like their games.
the option of a timed game is new, but is something i don't need in solitaire. absolutely not.
their booster system is a little different from their previous games. it took me awhile to figure out how to get into the store, since there was no help for this. however, i'm glad to see they are not afraid to experiment with their game mechanics, which keeps the games from being mere clones of each other.
the swords & hammers can be a little troublesome to remove the obstacles. basically it seems like you have touch the handle and not the blade to the obstacle to get it to work. once i figured this out, it's not a big deal.
as usual the music is halfway decent, tho again one song out-blares the others & i have to constantly adjust volume :P i've replayed their other solitaires just for the music. this set, not quite as inspiring, but okay.
the most disappointing part for me (& i almost didn't buy it for this reason): they dropped the characters from the card face options. we are now stuck with only boring numbers on the card faces. bad, bad. the characters usually support the storyline--granted there is not much story here, but i've kind of gotten used to their characters after playing several different games. i hope the devs put the character faces back with their next offering. please?
I recommend this game!
Solitaire Egypt
Prove yourself worthy of the favors of your Pharaoh!
Overall rating
2
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
going to pass on this one...
PostedFebruary 25, 2014
kore21
fromoregon
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Hidden Object, Card & Board, Strategy
Current Favorite:
The Chronicles of Emerland Solitaire
(147)Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
this had the potential to be good, but... while the graphics are good & egyptiany in themselves, they are also very glaring. the card edges are just a bit too fancy to blend well against the background. gold, gold, & more gold.
ultimately it was the cursor lag that killed this one for me. you have the choice of 2 custom cursors, both of which are slower than molasses in january. no choice to go to a standard PC cursor. i gave up halfway thru the demo, as it was clear the cursor lag would drive me insane.
too bad, the background music was halfway decent. & back i go to chronicles of emerland, which i have played upteen million times :P
I don't recommend this game.