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- Average Rating:3.3
- Helpful Votes:5,408
- Reviews Submitted:243
- First Review:November 28, 2011
- Most Recent Review:September 23, 2025
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Sacra Terra: Kiss of Death Collector's Edition
Experience a story about love so strong, it can overcome the most powerful evil! Explore visually stunning mystical dimensions and rescue your fiance!
Overall rating
3
/
5
21 of 26 found this review helpful
what might have been
PostedFebruary 17, 2013
steve_san
fromPhiladelphia PA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Current Favorite:
Surface: The Soaring City Collector's Edition
(148)Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
This review is based on the full one-hour trial period.
PROS:
1. Well drawn, many scenes, good sound effects, not much music.
2. Mini-games are not too difficult.
3. Morphing objects to collect.
4. Interactive map with active areas, jump to scene.
5. Hidden object scenes are interactive.
1. Well drawn, many scenes, good sound effects, not much music.
2. Mini-games are not too difficult.
3. Morphing objects to collect.
4. Interactive map with active areas, jump to scene.
5. Hidden object scenes are interactive.
CONS:
1. Opening scene begins with the wrong perspective. Based on the cutscene, the woman should have been inside, not on the patio.
2. There are a large number of times that objects are used strangely. For example you use a (spoiler alert) machete to clear cobwebs.
3. I have never seen sparkles so overdone in any other game. It appears to be a mini-snowstorm at times (and normally I don't mind them).
4. Like Enchantia, the storyline appeals more to the XX population, not so much for the guys. I thought it kind of silly. The "succubus" was a little over-the-top.
5. I did not play the first Sacra Terra, so I have no idea why she has a spell book lying around.
1. Opening scene begins with the wrong perspective. Based on the cutscene, the woman should have been inside, not on the patio.
2. There are a large number of times that objects are used strangely. For example you use a (spoiler alert) machete to clear cobwebs.
3. I have never seen sparkles so overdone in any other game. It appears to be a mini-snowstorm at times (and normally I don't mind them).
4. Like Enchantia, the storyline appeals more to the XX population, not so much for the guys. I thought it kind of silly. The "succubus" was a little over-the-top.
5. I did not play the first Sacra Terra, so I have no idea why she has a spell book lying around.
Still, seems like a good game. Too bad there were so many hiccups, it could have been a lot better.
Three stars out of five
I recommend this game!
Enchantia: Wrath of the Phoenix Queen Collector's Edition
Explore the magical world of Enchantia as you race to save the land from the evil Phoenix Queen.
Overall rating
2
/
5
12 of 23 found this review helpful
Good for a laugh
PostedFebruary 15, 2013
steve_san
fromPhiladelphia PA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Current Favorite:
Surface: The Soaring City Collector's Edition
(148)Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
This game is good for a good laugh. The story and acting is so laughably funny. Oh, its supposed to be scary?
Also there are too many scenes that look the same, making navigation confusing.
It's too bad because the drawing is very well done.
Another game clearly directed at the xx population. Not for me.
I don't 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
2
/
5
6 of 9 found this review helpful
MCF: Epic Fail
PostedNovember 28, 2011
steve_san
fromPhiladelphia PA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Current Favorite:
Haunted Legends: The Queen of Spades
(82)Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
This game took a fantastic series (MCF) and lays an big egg on it. Someone had the wrongheaded idea to make morphing objects the main function of gameplay. Too bad. I could not get interested in the story because the gameplay was so bad, causing eyestrain. Also the use of some of the objects in your inventory is just ridiculous, totally unthinkable. I think the developers took a shortcut because they knew the MCF brand would sell no matter what. Well, not me.
I don't recommend this game.