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- Average Rating:4
- Helpful Votes:931
- Reviews Submitted:127
- First Review:September 3, 2016
- Most Recent Review:December 23, 2020
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Agent Sarah, famous police detective, is called by the Chief of Police to solve yet another unsolvable crime in this captivating hidden object adventure game!
Overall rating
5
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5
23 of 28 found this review helpful
Old-school HOG mixed with investigation
PostedAugust 18, 2019
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
Review based on trial.
This game felt familiar for some reason; perhaps it's because these devs have great graphics with their own style of attention to details.
I realized after downloading the 1GB file and started to play that it has no timer per se... the faster you go and the fewer misclicks you make, the more points you make to gain your stars faster; stars allow you to make progress in the game.
Unfortunately, the "tips" that appear between scenes disappear right away, so you don't get the chance to read them. That too felt familiar and then it occurred to me that I had played this as a free-to-play game about 1 year ago (Summer 2018).
I didn't complete the BFG version so I cannot tell you if this release is different from the original, which had 4 "chapters"; but I can tell you that if you enjoy solving a good mystery with crisp HO scenes (and a sprinkle of mini-games), you'll get a good bang for your buck here. There's only 1 profile, but you can "reset" the game to start fresh.
I recommend this game!
The Simmons family is at it again... and you're invited to join them on their cross-country camping adventure.
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
A sequel quite different from the "California" edition
PostedAugust 7, 2019
Eveoflove
fromthe world of imagination
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Review based on completed game: 6½ hours in "easy" mode (fastest recharge time for hint and skip); I did NOT skip dialogues and mini-games, but HAD to use 5 hints.
FAMILY VACATION 2 is a traditional/old-school seek-and-find HO game, but the format is quite different from the original one... the family is still there, but this time we travel to multiple US states on a camping trip and visit many tourist attractions.
Once again, the HO scenes are spawned by the story, which is one the whole family can enjoy; it's also AT LEAST twice as long as the first game and is more diverse in gameplay. You'll end up taking 20 pictures (and you can control where the parents, 2 kids and the 2 pets are placed).
Unfortunately, I found some of the objects to be "impossible" to find on my 22" monitor and ended up having to use a hint here and there after being "stranded" in a scene for 10 minutes; I especially struggled at the garage/service station where I was helping a mechanic fixing our car. I deducted one star because a few scenes contained a few tiny objects, making it a bit frustrating; I like a challenge, but not to the point of clicking on pixels hoping that's the object I couldn't find in the scene before resorting to a hint.
I like that there are speech bubbles for the characters to bring you into the story: you're travelling with them.
Give it a try; you'll know quickly if it's your cup of tea. Played it on Windows 10 without any incident.
I don't recommend this game.
The adventure continues as the Fearless General Flavius with his detachment begin a perilous journey to end the Filth once and for all!
Overall rating
5
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5
12 of 13 found this review helpful
Seems as interesting as the 1st installment
PostedJuly 31, 2019
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
Review based on trial period only.
I typically don't write comments before I complete a game of this genre because I know difficulty increases as levels go by... so this review is premature (but I'm so excited!)
I completed "Season One" and it appears BRITONS - SEASON 2 will be as challenging as the 1st. The graphics of this "gather resources" game are great, the levels seem "long", and I like the originality of having to "move" the visible area of the map; I know some people will NOT like that. I also like that you can choose, for the most part, where to place the buildings.
I'm hoping to not experience any technical difficulty; the first game ran smoothly. I'm not a pro at this genre (I'm still having flashbacks of when I first completed "Burger Shop") so I like the flexibility of setting my difficulty level here.
Try it and if you like what you see, I suggest you begin with the first season to put you in the mood and get some background story to Flavius and the forces of Filth.
A DEFINITE buy for me, especially at an SE price!
I recommend this game!
Help the Simmons Family in Family Vacation: California!
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
A hidden object game for the whole family
PostedJuly 28, 2019
Eveoflove
fromthe world of imagination
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
Review based on completed game: 2½ hours; no hint, no skipping dialogues and mini-games.
This game is a traditional/old-school seek-and-find HO game, consisting of 31 scenes (none repeat) and 13 mini-games... if I counted properly.
The story of a family (mom, dad and the 2 kids) that goes on vacation because mom won a spot to appear on a TV game show. I liked the fact that it's a story that the whole family can enjoy, and the scenes are actually part of the "telling" of the story. You even get to snap a few pictures along the way with the camera provided in the game.
Objects are identifiable assuming you play on a decent screen (not a tablet) but not always that simple to find. There is brief click-thru dialogue between each scene... which you can skip thru if you like but would then miss out on what gives this old game a certain charm.
Give it a try; you'll know quickly if it's your cup of tea. Played it on Windows 10 without any incident.
I recommend this game!
Help Monica solve the deadly mystery of an experiment that has gone wrong!
Overall rating
4
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5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
For the fans of find-and-seek HO games
PostedJuly 25, 2019
Eveoflove
fromthe world of imagination
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Review based on completed game: 4½ hours without skipping or using hints.
FADED REALITY has a story, but it is somewhat weird and disjointed. I have to say it was the style/features of the game that attracted me into buying this game... not the storyline.
The game consists of 20 levels; each level has a pair of locations where you must find objects from a list as well as 10 letters in order to complete the name of 10 objects to remove them from the level. Each level also has a hangman-like game to give you a clue as to where to find a piece of paper that will move the story along; the level also has a mini-game in 1 of 4 genres:
- a solitaire-like game of finding pairs of cards;
- a game where you need to find the 2 halves of ripped playing cards;
- a game where you combine 3 "nested" pieces by geometric shape and color;
- a puzzle where you must illuminate all sections of a painting by placing the provided lamps properly.
- a solitaire-like game of finding pairs of cards;
- a game where you need to find the 2 halves of ripped playing cards;
- a game where you combine 3 "nested" pieces by geometric shape and color;
- a puzzle where you must illuminate all sections of a painting by placing the provided lamps properly.
Those offer a nice distraction to the HO scenes. The scenes are fairly cluttered, with many objects being very small (hint: if it's too small to identify, that's NOT what you're looking for! I didn't need to use a single hint because the objects could be identified/located without any doubt.)
All in all, better than I expected despite being from many, many years ago. Played using a Windows 10 PC without any incident.
I recommend this game!
When a medical consultation goes terribly wrong, it's up to you to realize the full potential of your ability and save the day!
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Great HOPA with only a few "flaws"
PostedJuly 22, 2019
Eveoflove
fromthe world of imagination
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
Review based on completing the CE version of F.A.C.E.S. in "Casual" mode (there is also an "Advanced" mode.)
I play games to be entertained without having to "rush"; this game took me almost 5 ½ hours, plus another 75 minutes for the bonus chapter. I did NOT skip dialogues, mini-games or use hints.
The story is not especially original but the context of being in an asylum is quite eerie and interesting.
I enjoyed the mini-games: they were diverse, a bit challenging without being frustrating or requiring 139 moves to figure things out.
I deducted 1 star for 2 reasons:
1) some objects in the Hidden Object Scenes were sometimes partially obstructed; I like them to be visible but tough to spot (which many were);
2) there is a LOT of back and forth between the floors, and the absence of a map made the trips very repetitive; fortunately, the elevator ride only takes a few seconds, but gets old after more than a dozen times.
1) some objects in the Hidden Object Scenes were sometimes partially obstructed; I like them to be visible but tough to spot (which many were);
2) there is a LOT of back and forth between the floors, and the absence of a map made the trips very repetitive; fortunately, the elevator ride only takes a few seconds, but gets old after more than a dozen times.
The atmosphere was great, the music adding a sense of weariness to an "abandoned" environment.
What I liked most is the wide array of hidden object games and the relevance of what you find in them to move the story forward.
Despite being released back in 2011, I found the game to be enjoyable many years later.
The CE's bonus chapter is a prequel to the SE's storyline; I didn't find it especially compelling and only took me a little over 1 hour to complete. I didn't use the Strategy Guide, and because this game has no morphs or collectibles, I would recommend the SE version unless you're like me (I ALWAYS get the CE if there is one just for the extra gameplay!)
I played the game on my Windows 10 PC without any issue.
I recommend this game!
When a medical consultation goes terribly wrong, it’s up to you to realize the full potential of your ability and save the day!
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Great HOPA with only a few "flaws"
PostedJuly 22, 2019
Eveoflove
fromthe world of imagination
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
Review based on completing F.A.C.E.S. in "Casual" mode (there is also an "Advanced" mode.)
I play games to be entertained without having to "rush"; this game took me almost 5 ½ hours, plus another 75 minutes for the bonus chapter. I did NOT skip dialogues, mini-games or use hints.
The story is not especially original but the context of being in an asylum is quite eerie and interesting.
I enjoyed the mini-games: they were diverse, a bit challenging without being frustrating or requiring 139 moves to figure things out.
I deducted 1 star for 2 reasons:
1) some objects in the Hidden Object Scenes were sometimes partially obstructed; I like them to be visible but tough to spot (which many were);
2) there is a LOT of back and forth between the floors, and the absence of a map made the trips very repetitive; fortunately, the elevator ride only takes a few seconds, but gets old after more than a dozen times.
1) some objects in the Hidden Object Scenes were sometimes partially obstructed; I like them to be visible but tough to spot (which many were);
2) there is a LOT of back and forth between the floors, and the absence of a map made the trips very repetitive; fortunately, the elevator ride only takes a few seconds, but gets old after more than a dozen times.
The atmosphere was great, the music adding a sense of weariness to an "abandoned" environment.
What I liked most is the wide array of hidden object games and the relevance of what you find in them to move the story forward.
Despite being released back in 2011, I found the game to be enjoyable many years later.
I played the game on my Windows 10 PC without any issue.
I recommend this game!
Solve your way from the wonders of the Jurassic period, through the Dawn of Civilization, to the glorious Renaissance!
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
250 nonogram puzzles
PostedJuly 17, 2019
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
Review based on completed game (about 38 hours of play without second attempts)
WORLD MOSAICS 2 has the same features as the original, without any changes, except of course for the story; it consists of nonograms divided into 2 menu sections; both have the following characteristics in common:
- No difficulty setting
- You solve in monochrome, but the image will become colorful, with a label once resolved, and quite recognizable especially once converted into a thumbnail
- There is a clock showing time spent, but there is NO LIMIT or penalty
- You don’t “earn” anything other than opening additional grids once solved; no stars, no points, no coins, nothing to buy or upgrade
- You are allowed a certain number of mistakes and hints before failing a grid
- You cannot save your progress while in that grid but your progress is saved once solved; you can replay any previously solved grid to improve your performance
- There is no “cell counter” as you drag
- There ARE crosshairs that highlight row/column as you move your pointer
- Numbers in borders will be crossed off one by one when you’ve resolved from an edge of the grid
- No difficulty setting
- You solve in monochrome, but the image will become colorful, with a label once resolved, and quite recognizable especially once converted into a thumbnail
- There is a clock showing time spent, but there is NO LIMIT or penalty
- You don’t “earn” anything other than opening additional grids once solved; no stars, no points, no coins, nothing to buy or upgrade
- You are allowed a certain number of mistakes and hints before failing a grid
- You cannot save your progress while in that grid but your progress is saved once solved; you can replay any previously solved grid to improve your performance
- There is no “cell counter” as you drag
- There ARE crosshairs that highlight row/column as you move your pointer
- Numbers in borders will be crossed off one by one when you’ve resolved from an edge of the grid
Menu Option 1: “Story mode”, which will open the “Extra Puzzles” section as progress is made. It has a narrative for each grid once resolved; there are 7 sets (instead of 8) based on "eras" (instead of geography):
- Era 1: “Pre History” (3 grids 5x5 plus 11 grids 10x10)
- Era 2: “Dawn of Man” (14 grids 10x10)
- Era 3: “Homer's Epics” (14 grids 10x10)
- Era 4: “Roman Empire” (14 grids 15x15)
- Era 5: “China” (14 grids 15x15)
- Era 6: “Camelot” (14 grids 20x20)
- Era 7: “Renaissance” (14 grids 20x20)
- Era 1: “Pre History” (3 grids 5x5 plus 11 grids 10x10)
- Era 2: “Dawn of Man” (14 grids 10x10)
- Era 3: “Homer's Epics” (14 grids 10x10)
- Era 4: “Roman Empire” (14 grids 15x15)
- Era 5: “China” (14 grids 15x15)
- Era 6: “Camelot” (14 grids 20x20)
- Era 7: “Renaissance” (14 grids 20x20)
In summary, 98 grids (3 5x5, 29 10x10, 28 15x15, 28 20x20); I was to resolve all of them using purely logic (no guess, no mistake) except for level 7F in which I needed 1 hint.
Menu Option 2: “Extra Puzzles”, which has sets based on themes instead of time periods, distributed as follows:
- Set 1: “Summer Olympics” (15 grids 10x10)
- Set 2: “Historic Technology” (15 grids 10x10)
- Set 3: “Transportation” (15 grids 15x15)
- Set 4: “International Flags” (15 grids 15x15)
- Set 5: “Winter Olympics” (15 grids 15x15)
- Set 6: “Animals” (15 grids 20x20)
- Set 7: “World Landmarks” (15 grids 20x20)
- Set 8: “US Landmarks” (15 grids 20x20)
- Set 9: “Constellations” (16 grids 20x20)
- Set 10: “Flowers” (16 grids 20x20)
- Set 1: “Summer Olympics” (15 grids 10x10)
- Set 2: “Historic Technology” (15 grids 10x10)
- Set 3: “Transportation” (15 grids 15x15)
- Set 4: “International Flags” (15 grids 15x15)
- Set 5: “Winter Olympics” (15 grids 15x15)
- Set 6: “Animals” (15 grids 20x20)
- Set 7: “World Landmarks” (15 grids 20x20)
- Set 8: “US Landmarks” (15 grids 20x20)
- Set 9: “Constellations” (16 grids 20x20)
- Set 10: “Flowers” (16 grids 20x20)
So more extra puzzles than in the original game, with 152 grids this time around (30 10x10, 45 15x15, 77 20x20) for a grand total of 250 puzzles.
I found the challenge level went up significantly starting with Era 4, Grid M; I played all the "regular" puzzles first, then tackled the "bonus" ones, reaching level X4-G before using a hint in that section. I used a total of 23 hints in the "extra section" to complete the game, which is much more than in the original game; I even tried those a second time after finishing all puzzles; THAT portion of time is NOT included in my 38 hours of gameplay. You might have better success!
Played the game using my Windows 10 PC without any issue.
I recommend this game!
The next edition of Pixel Art is here, and painting has never been easier!
Overall rating
5
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5
11 of 13 found this review helpful
More of the same... but I LOVE it!!!
PostedJuly 17, 2019
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Review based on trial only.
I own the previous 2 releases and it's very time consuming... but in a good way.
No change in mechanics or concept: just more pictures to paint-by-numbers; and some pictures have a lot of colors (I just completed 1 with 24 colors!)
I don't know how many pictures there are as you can only unlock "page 2" after completing "page 1", which I was not able to do during the trial period.
As the saying goes, "if it's not broken, don't fix it" !
My only suggestion would be to make the rechargeable bar a darker shade of green: the light green is a bit hard to see...
Do the 1st drawing to become familiar with the controls, then skip to the drawing with the car in the street (the first picture in the 2nd row); you'll know quickly if this game is for you!
I recommend this game!
Find a kidnapped teenage girl and save yourself in Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek, a fun Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
The first story in a trilogy
PostedJuly 10, 2019
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
Review based on completed CE game: 5.5 hours (plus 1 hour for the bonus chapter); no skipping, no hints, and I did NOT use the strategy guide.
ENIGMATIS - THE GHOSTS OF MAPLE CREEK is, in my book, one of the best HOPAs from 2011... and stands the test of time. The graphics are fantastic and the colors realistic of the environments you're in: no purples or pinks. The music adds to the somewhat creepy and suspenseful atmosphere.
I'm thankful for the map as there are a lot of locations to revisit and I get lost easily; too bad it's not a jumpmap!
The HO scenes are clear, contain a lot of things, with objects very identifiable but cleverly hidden in plain sight: nothing is buried or obstructed, but you can't simply visually skim the scene: you need to look carefully. Some of the minigames are quite creative and range from easy to medium difficulty.
The rescue storyline is fairly typical, but the game introduces the use of an evidence board to help in telling the story; I thought the voice acting was very good.
The bonus chapter is a prequel and gives background to how the main story begins. Some locations are familiar while others are new. I would suggest this SE over the CE as the extra hour of gameplay doesn't really justify the extra cost.
I played the game using Windows 10 without any problem.
I recommend this game!