gyanda's Profile
 
 
 
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  • Average Rating:
    3.9
  • Helpful Votes:
    2,177
 
  • Reviews Submitted:
    187
  • First Review:
    February 3, 2014
  • Most Recent Review:
    December 25, 2024
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The village of Lumina is in trouble! Defeat your challengers with the help of powerful spells, and find treasures in more than 10 hidden object scenes.
 
Overall rating 
It was OK.
3 / 5
7 of 7 found this review helpful
Could be a real good game if there ...
PostedJune 12, 2014
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gyanda
fromCologne
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
Storyline 
Poor
2 / 5
weren't these "interruptions" in gameplay through "challenges". Either you have to clear the board with limited actions allowed or - even worse - you have to match all in about one or two twists in order to clear the board. Music there is very dramatic and dark, and - okay you can skip them, but if you do, you'll never be able to really finish the game as they keep awaiting you at the end again. I am not into mathematics and I will never be able to understand logical actions, so i do never get a chance to really finish the game. Without this so annoying "addition" it would be a great game with replay value. Just too bad they thought they had to do something extra smart:-(((
I don't recommend this game.
+7points
7of 7voted this as helpful.
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
4 of 6 found this review helpful
Lovely fairytale!!! Quit different than thought:-)
PostedApril 21, 2014
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gyanda
fromCologne
Skill Level:Intermediate
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Everyone knows the legend of the Snowqueen by Christian Andersen. This story is different... the kingdom faced hard times and in order to overcome them, King Henry agreed a bad deal with a magician. Now this magician wants his part of the contract fullfilled and thus the golden apple. But only the princess can touch i without getting transformed to stone. So she is in great danger. This is the storyline - but what i really love are the wonderful graphics, the nice music, the flow of actions, the perfect design... there are so many little things where you just stare and are delighted with (for all the locks and valves are designed great!!!) I do love this kind of stories, especially when the game has a good flow and you almost feel being part of the fairytale.The developers really did a beautiful job here to make us players joyful! Thanks!!!
I recommend this game!
+2points
4of 6voted this as helpful.
 
You've returned from school to visit your father at his famous Jazz Pepper Club during Mardi Gras, but everyone is hypnotized. Have they heard the wrong note?
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
8 of 10 found this review helpful
This is a treasure to keep!!!
PostedApril 12, 2014
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gyanda
fromCologne
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
What a wonderful game!!! The scenery and the music are a delight for every jazzlover and the gameplay is quite unique, bringing ordinary HO-scenes to a new twist, which make them more interesting.. you are the daughter of a jazzmusician and want to visit him in his pub But strangely enough all the people there are frozen. It is the time of Mardi Grass, so undead souls roam around. As said, this game is a costliness, a treasure to keep, the developers did so much their best to create the atmosphere of New Orleans, it is amazing. What i love most is that the scenery is not static... you see traffic on a bridge, cars are passing by, it almost feels as if one was there. I cannot even imagine how many workhours were neccessary to create such an outstanding game! Chapeau!!!!!
I recommend this game!
+6points
8of 10voted this as helpful.
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
1 of 3 found this review helpful
Beautiful Game
PostedMarch 29, 2014
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gyanda
fromCologne
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Yes, it might not be the most challenging game, but i do love these kind of games. The graphics are gorgeous, the story is interesting and keeps you going, the inventory, where you can create new items is nice... I would recommend this game strongly to everybody, who wants to have some pleasant moments in another country. They are doing really well, these developers, i just love this serie's!!!
I recommend this game!
-1point
1of 3voted this as helpful.
 
Can you and Detective Dupin uncover the dark secrets of this mysterious estate?
 
Overall rating 
Disliked it.
2 / 5
5 of 6 found this review helpful
If it wasn't Dark Tales, i wouldn't buy
PostedMarch 27, 2014
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gyanda
fromCologne
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor 
OK
3 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Poor
2 / 5
Storyline 
Awful
1 / 5
I do like the series, that is why i am going to buy also this one, but since the "Premature Burial" - the whole concept became with each game weaker and weaker... all this superficial bling-blings (collectable coins, camera etc.) just conceals the fact that the gamedevelopers don't do a good job with this serie's anymore... i also noticed the voice-change, which is an absolutely no-go with a game serie, i find. As said, i am quite disappointed and if this game wasn't from ERS i wouldn't buy it. I like that one knows what one gets with graphics and appearance of a game, but this bling-bling kills the story and the pleasure... the more bling-bling the less sincerity, unfortunately.
I don't recommend this game.
+4points
5of 6voted this as helpful.
 
 Dark Dimensions: Somber Song Collector's Edition
Dark Dimensions: Somber Song Collector's Edition
Townspeople flee as the black smoke covers their town. Can you close the dark dimension, before it’s too late?
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
3 of 7 found this review helpful
Perfect Storyline
PostedMarch 16, 2014
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gyanda
fromCologne
Skill Level:Intermediate
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
After having played a lot of games with - how do i put this gentle - "strange" storylines, where one could reckon easily that the developers didn't pay as much attention to the story than to the gameplay - i almost adore this game. FINALLY one real good story. What a relief!!! Of course it also has great gameplay, but what i loved most and really made me utmost thankful was the interesting story, which unfolded perfectly in time and place. Thanks so much, dear developers, it is a pleasure to play a game, which is so sincerely built. I would say that ERS and Eipix found a new coplayer with this company!!!
I recommend this game!
-1point
3of 7voted this as helpful.
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
4 of 8 found this review helpful
A once in a lifetime experience
PostedFebruary 3, 2014
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gyanda
fromCologne
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I believe this is the best game i ever played and i believe as a game designer it's a once in a lifetime experience to produce something so perfectly done, so smooth playing, so beautiful and so hartwarming. I bow to the people, who worked on this game. It is more than gorgeous, it is shere love:-)
I recommend this game!
0points
4of 8voted this as helpful.