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- Average Rating:3.1
- Helpful Votes:1,113
- Reviews Submitted:92
- First Review:June 4, 2012
- Most Recent Review:May 29, 2022
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A dark prophecy threatens to destroy the city of Munich!
Overall rating
2
/
5
13 of 17 found this review helpful
Next!
PostedOctober 18, 2015
tatajojo
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3, Large File, Strategy, Word, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
After playing 20mn of the demo on Windows 7 with the sound off in hard/very difficult mode or called as such ...Sigh!. another exercise of recycling: you get the compulsory town square, with a fountain, then the carriage....meanwhile you have the "medicine box" to open, some morpheus objects to find, some purse/suitcase/etc to unlock (sounds familiar?????)...then there is the mini-puzzle with the gears, that you have to play 3 times in order to open some gates (ahhhhh, the town gates, forgot about them! Silly me!), that puzzle has been designed for beginners in mind, and even I find it an insult to their intelligence, come on, it is supposed to be a "puzzle".
Mediocre on all scores, when I reached the tavern, yep the tavern is also a part of the plot, WOW, the cat jumped on my keyboard proving a much better distraction, poor little mitre he probably guessed his owner was bored stiff...
You guessed the rest on the recommendation
Mediocre on all scores, when I reached the tavern, yep the tavern is also a part of the plot, WOW, the cat jumped on my keyboard proving a much better distraction, poor little mitre he probably guessed his owner was bored stiff...
You guessed the rest on the recommendation
I don't recommend this game.
Help rebuild Candy Land in Sweetest Thing, a sugar-coated time management game!
Overall rating
2
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Very disappointing
PostedOctober 12, 2015
tatajojo
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3, Large File, Strategy, Word, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
I really enjoy TM games and after finishing the demo on that one, I felt frustrated...the characters were rather boring, the tasks had nothing original,it just felt as this game has been re-skinned from another one and using the "sweet" theme just because it is the current trend...mediocre on all fronts
I don't recommend this game.
Explore the Wild West and help Ted and his friends in their adventures.
Overall rating
5
/
5
1 of 3 found this review helpful
I cannot fault it!
PostedOctober 10, 2015
tatajojo
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3, Large File, Strategy, Word, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
I just loved that game!
Soon after the demo I purchased it and was not disappointed:
I played in Extreme mode and got value for my money, wow, that was challenging, though I realised at level 39 you could promote the workers :( LOL! If I had paid more attention to the instructions I might have spotted that before and finished it earlier on.
-It was really fun, I loved the characters and the tasks, also I liked the fact you have to find a hidden treasure on all levels which gives an extra dimension to the game play!
-I do not play with the sound on so I cannot comment but I loved the graphics, cartoon characters well defines, good colours, good background, also the baddy looked like one the hero & the girl were lovely, the sheriff suitably old and wise, the bandit had a heart...so cute!
-The challenges in "extreme mode" were suitably challenging so well done on the developers and thank you for making me reconsider tactics and strategy a few times :)
-The storyline was of course about greed and corruption and business people were nice to native indians, very cliché but still relevant although I am not sure the native Indians were too pleased about the railway crossing their territories in real life, but hey let's be optimistic on this current world being a better one!
I absolutely recommend this game to everyone and would advise newbbies not to put the horse before the cart, so if you are new to time management game play the lowest level of game play mode first :) this you will truly enjoy the experience.
Soon after the demo I purchased it and was not disappointed:
I played in Extreme mode and got value for my money, wow, that was challenging, though I realised at level 39 you could promote the workers :( LOL! If I had paid more attention to the instructions I might have spotted that before and finished it earlier on.
-It was really fun, I loved the characters and the tasks, also I liked the fact you have to find a hidden treasure on all levels which gives an extra dimension to the game play!
-I do not play with the sound on so I cannot comment but I loved the graphics, cartoon characters well defines, good colours, good background, also the baddy looked like one the hero & the girl were lovely, the sheriff suitably old and wise, the bandit had a heart...so cute!
-The challenges in "extreme mode" were suitably challenging so well done on the developers and thank you for making me reconsider tactics and strategy a few times :)
-The storyline was of course about greed and corruption and business people were nice to native indians, very cliché but still relevant although I am not sure the native Indians were too pleased about the railway crossing their territories in real life, but hey let's be optimistic on this current world being a better one!
I absolutely recommend this game to everyone and would advise newbbies not to put the horse before the cart, so if you are new to time management game play the lowest level of game play mode first :) this you will truly enjoy the experience.
I recommend this game!
Submerge into the unknown! Step into the shoes of paranormal detective, Iris Birdwood and solve an otherworldly kidnapping.
Overall rating
2
/
5
5 of 12 found this review helpful
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PostedSeptember 30, 2015
tatajojo
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3, Large File, Strategy, Word
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Played the demo for 30mn on windows 7, sound off.
I was just hoping for something to start to grab my interest in vain, a complete waste of 30mn well deserved lunch break, all about that game is just oozing mediocrity.
I didn't have fun, not remotely for one minute, it is not spooky, it is not funny, it is not thrilling...just bad!
Graphics: sigh! Nothing new it just felt like old rope for money, no attention to detail, no attempt to please the player visually.
Challenges/tasks etc.: I am not sure why the developers even bothered with a "very difficult" level as frankly it makes no difference whatsoever, all tasks were boring, the mini-puzzle I did was ok..ish but it took only a few seconds to resolve
Not for me
I suspect this game was designed with "Beginners" level in mind.
I didn't have fun, not remotely for one minute, it is not spooky, it is not funny, it is not thrilling...just bad!
Graphics: sigh! Nothing new it just felt like old rope for money, no attention to detail, no attempt to please the player visually.
Challenges/tasks etc.: I am not sure why the developers even bothered with a "very difficult" level as frankly it makes no difference whatsoever, all tasks were boring, the mini-puzzle I did was ok..ish but it took only a few seconds to resolve
Not for me
I suspect this game was designed with "Beginners" level in mind.
I don't recommend this game.
Walk the razor's edge between fantasy and reality as you stop a lunatic from gaining power over death!
Overall rating
3
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Sigh!
PostedSeptember 16, 2015
tatajojo
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3, Large File, Strategy, Word, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Unfortunately inventive mini-games are not enough to justify a purchase, the main game should speak for itself so after playing the demo I will pass on carrying further with the payment process.
I put 3 stars because I think it would really suit new members of BF (begiiner/intermediate level) who have not played that sort of game before, as for us, the "oldest" members, we all have that T-shirt already so.
I put 3 stars because I think it would really suit new members of BF (begiiner/intermediate level) who have not played that sort of game before, as for us, the "oldest" members, we all have that T-shirt already so.
The love between you and your husband was strong enough to end a war... but is it strong enough to save the world?
Overall rating
4
/
5
9 of 17 found this review helpful
A high score from me
PostedSeptember 12, 2015
tatajojo
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3, Large File, Strategy, Word, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Just finished the demo: windows 7, sound off!
That game really cheered me up after the last HO games presented on BF recently I was going to despair and that one just appeared.
I simply enjoyed it, it was suitably challenging with some new mini-games,decent graphics, good story line despite being predictable, so yes 4 stars as I cannot put 3stars and a half...my problem is to buy or not to buy the CE? Hmmmm...not sure, I will wait for the standard version, play the demo and see if that will really make a difference or not
That game really cheered me up after the last HO games presented on BF recently I was going to despair and that one just appeared.
I simply enjoyed it, it was suitably challenging with some new mini-games,decent graphics, good story line despite being predictable, so yes 4 stars as I cannot put 3stars and a half...my problem is to buy or not to buy the CE? Hmmmm...not sure, I will wait for the standard version, play the demo and see if that will really make a difference or not
I recommend this game!
Solve the mysteries of Stoneville and escape with your life!
Overall rating
3
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5
20 of 22 found this review helpful
That game had people reviewing for sure!
PostedSeptember 12, 2015
tatajojo
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3, Large File, Strategy, Word, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Ok, after playing the full demo on windows 7, sound off: not for me...not because the game is fundametally bad or boring but because I am getting more and more demanding on the content.
Too many effects seen hundreds of time before: purple smoke, giants, explosion, trapped animals, baddies after the girl etc. I have so many t-shirts with the above I could open a shop tomorrow!
The only thing that kept me playing the demo is the mini-puzzles, they are the real interesting bit as everything else around is never a challenge...anyway in this instance the mini-puzzles were made for the "beginners" level, so that was a huge disappointment!
I would like to add that the reviews and reviewers must be considered genuine unless proven biased and that at the end of the day it is always advisable to play the demo before purchasing a game, and this one is no exception.
Sometimes I cannot make my mind up, and the reviews will help swinging the decision one way or the other, in this instance I will not even waste a coupon on it on standard version.
Not my cup of tea but would probably suit beginners who are new members of BF and i will not recommend it for intermediate and advanced/experts
Too many effects seen hundreds of time before: purple smoke, giants, explosion, trapped animals, baddies after the girl etc. I have so many t-shirts with the above I could open a shop tomorrow!
The only thing that kept me playing the demo is the mini-puzzles, they are the real interesting bit as everything else around is never a challenge...anyway in this instance the mini-puzzles were made for the "beginners" level, so that was a huge disappointment!
I would like to add that the reviews and reviewers must be considered genuine unless proven biased and that at the end of the day it is always advisable to play the demo before purchasing a game, and this one is no exception.
Sometimes I cannot make my mind up, and the reviews will help swinging the decision one way or the other, in this instance I will not even waste a coupon on it on standard version.
Not my cup of tea but would probably suit beginners who are new members of BF and i will not recommend it for intermediate and advanced/experts
I don't recommend this game.
The twinkling lights in the marsh look pretty, but they hold a mysterious power. Whatever you do... do not follow them!
Overall rating
2
/
5
5 of 10 found this review helpful
Dire!
PostedSeptember 9, 2015
tatajojo
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3, Large File, Strategy, Word, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Nothing in that game, well in fact in the first 30mn demo, was engaging.
I went through 30mn demo to see if it would grab me, i should have listened to my gut instincts, droopy eyes galore so "yes" we understand that someone has a problem, or is sad! Challenges just adequate for beginners at the most difficult level, storyline that has been recycled so often I couldn't be bothered with the characters.
I went through 30mn demo to see if it would grab me, i should have listened to my gut instincts, droopy eyes galore so "yes" we understand that someone has a problem, or is sad! Challenges just adequate for beginners at the most difficult level, storyline that has been recycled so often I couldn't be bothered with the characters.
Enough said!
I don't recommend this game.
Persecuted by ill fate, the elven nation land on a lost island. They'll need sharp blades as well as sharp minds to survive.
Overall rating
3
/
5
7 of 8 found this review helpful
I put those elves back onto the shelves!
PostedSeptember 9, 2015
tatajojo
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3, Large File, Strategy, Word, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Played the demo for about 30mn/windows 7/sound off
Well it just felt odd, but not an interesting "odd" playing partly that demo.
It is a bit like those cookery programs on TV where they try to show you you can do a 3 michelin stars meal out of the leftovers in the fridge...you can't! With the leftovers all you can do is like a mock curry or stew or a pie...the same goes with this game, it is such a mish-mash of everything that at the end it feels like nothing.
The structure of the game seems over complicated and certainly is not friendly for the player in terms of "clicking" ratio...not for me...
I liked the graphics and I am sure the intention is there it just fais in the execution in my mind.
I cannot say in all honesty that I don't recommend it, I would just say, try the demo and see if it is for you.
It is a bit like those cookery programs on TV where they try to show you you can do a 3 michelin stars meal out of the leftovers in the fridge...you can't! With the leftovers all you can do is like a mock curry or stew or a pie...the same goes with this game, it is such a mish-mash of everything that at the end it feels like nothing.
The structure of the game seems over complicated and certainly is not friendly for the player in terms of "clicking" ratio...not for me...
I liked the graphics and I am sure the intention is there it just fais in the execution in my mind.
I cannot say in all honesty that I don't recommend it, I would just say, try the demo and see if it is for you.
The legendary hero Hercules and his wife Megara are back, ready to embark on their next adventure! Restore the world's beauty and save Mother Nature from destruction!
Overall rating
5
/
5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Great Time Management game
PostedSeptember 9, 2015
tatajojo
fromLondon, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3, Large File, Strategy, Word, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Yes it is the fourth in the series: I was not sure about the first two but the last one and this one in particular I thoroughly enjoyed.
A five stars overall
The pace is good, the difficult mode is suitably difficult especially if you wish to beat the developer's level, just pure joy!
A five stars overall
The pace is good, the difficult mode is suitably difficult especially if you wish to beat the developer's level, just pure joy!
I recommend this game!