jocasta1's Profile
 
 
 
Stat Summary
 
  • Average Rating:
    4
  • Helpful Votes:
    1,477
 
  • Reviews Submitted:
    122
  • First Review:
    December 17, 2011
  • Most Recent Review:
    October 25, 2017
  • Featured reviews
    0
 
 
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jocasta1's Review History
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Vacation Adventures: Cruise Director is back with the ultimate 5 star cruise of a lifetime aboard the luxurious USS Liberty of the Waves!
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
47 of 60 found this review helpful
Quietly addictive!
PostedOctober 25, 2017
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jocasta1
fromToronto Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I very much agree with pennmom36 on this game and the whole series! They are simply hidden object games with no thrilling or scary bits, but they are a pleasure to play. They are really 5 out of 5 for the type of game they are. If you have played the others in the series, there are no big surprises in this latest one, just more of the same great stuff. These games (and Park Rangers) are great to play between more graphic ones!! I also love that you can repeat scenes you needed help on, so you can get a perfect score! lol
I recommend this game!
+34points
47of 60voted this as helpful.
 
Can you stop an otherworldly force before it’s too late?
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
40 of 55 found this review helpful
Loved it!
PostedOctober 21, 2017
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jocasta1
fromToronto Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I loved the demo of this game, and have already bought it with this weekend's BOGO! The story is good, the graphics are great and I really like that you build items in the HO scenes that are needed in the plot. I didn't find it to be a frightening game to play, about average in that sense, so don't be put off by the title if you are trying to avoid graphic violence in your games. It has all the usual CE features, with kind of a stripped down interface for them that is kind of refreshing.
I recommend this game!
+25points
40of 55voted this as helpful.
 
Can you find out what's targeting young men in Paris?
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
48 of 58 found this review helpful
Another great addition to the Chimera collection!
PostedOctober 19, 2017
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jocasta1
fromToronto Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
After finishing the demo, I know I'm buying this one! I have all the others in the series, and this one did not disappoint me. I love the story line, the graphics are great, as always, and I like that it goes into story mode once in a while. If you liked the earlier ones, don't hesitate to try this one!!
I recommend this game!
+38points
48of 58voted this as helpful.
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
9 of 10 found this review helpful
Puppet Show!!
PostedOctober 10, 2017
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jocasta1
fromToronto Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I loved the demo, and will certainly buy the CE! I LOVE the PuppetShow games and am always amazed by the intricate and super original graphics. Although I see there are some negative comments on this one, if you are a PuppetShow fan, go for it!!
I recommend this game!
+8points
9of 10voted this as helpful.
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
63 of 76 found this review helpful
Charming!
PostedAugust 17, 2017
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jocasta1
fromToronto Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
I'm not normally a huge fan of the fairy tale games (Dark Parables excepted) but I really enjoyed the demo of this one. The graphics are amazing, the music and voice overs are great, and the puzzles and HO scenes are fun and interesting. I liked the raccoon helper, as he seemed aware that he was a bit cheesy! lol There are lots of CE extras, including a secret room, and collectible dragons. I'm giving this a 5 star rating, as I was surprised by how much fun I was having playing it!!
I recommend this game!
+50points
63of 76voted this as helpful.
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
9 of 11 found this review helpful
My favourite series!!
PostedJuly 25, 2017
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jocasta1
fromToronto Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I LOVE Puppet Show, and this latest game did not disappoint. First of all it looks great...even the icons on the difficulty option page are amazing! This series always has great attention to detail. and here you get to chose how you want your character to look. There was a good challenge level in the puzzles in the demo, and the story is fun. It is super fun that bits and pieces from earlier games in the series make little cameo appearances! lol I can't wait to play the whole game!
I recommend this game!
+7points
9of 11voted this as helpful.
 
Join two tribes of dinosaur tamers and help them save their world!
 
Overall rating 
It was OK.
3 / 5
6 of 8 found this review helpful
Weakest of the series
PostedJuly 17, 2017
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jocasta1
fromToronto Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
Fun Factor 
Poor
2 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
Storyline 
Awful
1 / 5
I have really enjoyed the Amaranthine series, but I think it has run out of gas. This entry has a plot line that was kind of unintentionally funny, and although the graphics were okay, it was just tedious to play. The fun of this series was that it had engrossing stories, but this played more like checking off a to do list.
I don't recommend this game.
+4points
6of 8voted this as helpful.
 
Overall rating 
Disliked it.
2 / 5
6 of 8 found this review helpful
Swing and a myth!
PostedJuly 10, 2017
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jocasta1
fromToronto Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
Fun Factor 
Poor
2 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Poor
2 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Poor
2 / 5
Storyline 
Poor
2 / 5
I have all the other Myths of the World games, and this is the first one I won't be buying. I'm not sure how you can make the
Greek gods boring, but this game does it. It's slow, the mini games are more like interruptions than part of the flow of the game, and the characters are wooden. It also looks dated. i always look forward to a new game in this series, but this is, unfortunately, a thumbs down for me!
I don't recommend this game.
+4points
6of 8voted this as helpful.
 
Ghosts, necromancers and dangerous man-eating wolves lie in wait on the Forsaken Isle. Will you still go and save Lady Annabel?
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
9 of 10 found this review helpful
Love it!
PostedApril 13, 2017
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jocasta1
fromToronto Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
This is a great SE game! It plays with a nice level of challenge on the "expert" setting, and the graphics are amazing...I particularly like the notes that reflect the action as the they are being read! The plot and the voice overs are good and the demo just flew by! Try it!
I recommend this game!
+8points
9of 10voted this as helpful.
 
A locked room murder awaits you! Was the killer human or something else?
 
Overall rating 
Liked it!
4 / 5
24 of 29 found this review helpful
Pleasant game, really a 3 3/4 stars!
PostedMarch 2, 2017
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jocasta1
fromToronto Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
I found myself enjoying the demo, even though it wasn't all that challenging. The HO scenes are good--find an object and then use it to find another-- and the sound and graphics were fine. The CE extras were what you would expect and the story line was good. This is not the most exciting or original game out there, but it's a perfectly solid HO game, and it's a nice break from the dark and dreary ones!
I recommend this game!
+19points
24of 29voted this as helpful.