astrateia's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.5
- Helpful Votes:31
- Reviews Submitted:2
- First Review:June 8, 2013
- Most Recent Review:September 25, 2013
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astrateia's Review History
The quaint mountain town of Hochwald hides a deadly secret. Defeat a mechanical mastermind and save your friend before another earthquake strikes!
Overall rating
5
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5
20 of 21 found this review helpful
Brilliant, not-too-hard adventure
PostedSeptember 25, 2013
astrateia
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
5
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5
About 20 minutes into playing this, my husband (from across the room) said: "Wait. Are you playing a casual game where the voice acting DOESN'T suck?"
And that's a good summary! This game has GREAT production value. Good scenes, good plot, good acting, good clockwork fun without being over the top in steampunk theming.
I didn't find any of the puzzles too terribly challenging, which I do prefer. The plotline was fairly linear, but avoided most of the usual pitfalls. ("I need an elaborate key to unlock this glass case? I HAVE A CROWBAR") I enjoyed playing it! And, against all odds, so did my husband.
I enjoyed this a lot. It's not long, and it's not difficult. But it's fun.
I recommend this game!
Amanda Rose is standing at the entrance to an abandoned mine. Are you brave enough to walk boldly with her into the unknown?
Overall rating
2
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5
11 of 13 found this review helpful
Pretty confused.
PostedJune 8, 2013
astrateia
fromSeattle, WA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
4
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5
The plot seems interesting; the random comic panels are visually pleasing and I'd love to see what happens to Amanda. Unfortunately, the actual gameplay is pretty awful. The difficult HOG scenes are confusingly intermixed with badly-defined puzzles -- maybe you're supposed to find *different* objects, and then get back to finding hidden objects? Or... something?
The hint system makes it possible to get through the puzzle/glitch/object space, so you can keep playing indefinitely. For me, that meant "through the demo", after which I didn't pay for the full game -- and I still have no idea what's going on.