Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
4/ 5
Storyline
3/ 5
Bought & finished..it was okay but didn't knock my socks off. Seems Book Traveler is a new series so maybe they'll improve with age.
Good graphics, color not over-blown. Gameplay was medicre. Elephant used to be such an exciting developer..now not so much. Really would like more games rooted in modernity.
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
4/ 5
Storyline
3/ 5
I bought this game as it was on the sale menu, started playing it last night and am really on the fence about it. The graphics are good, colors are good, mechanics good but the game itself...meh. The collectibles are small enough to be non-detectable. Lot of back & forth which I don't normally mind. This game, however, has just not been much fun so far. I've been doing "Adventure/Detective" HOPA's a long time now and don't mind a challenge, actually, but I WOULD like it to make sense. I've smashed the hint/skip button far more than I usually do. Do I recommend this game? You'll have to decide that for yourself
I've only played the free trial so far...will be waiting for a sale on this one...BUT, this game smacks of one of my all-time Fish favorites 'My Brother Rabbit'. It's NOT easy and I had to hurry thru to get as much out as I could before my time ran out. I liked it!!
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
5/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
I always...ALWAYS...buy any Vacation Adventures/Christmas Wonderland game instantly. They give me endless hours of gameplay. This one is no exception, though I thought the original honeymoon was a bit shorter than usual. If you don't buy the Collectors Edition, you're gonna miss out on some other cruises in the US. As always, the gameplay is flawless, the colors and graphics are fantastic, the puzzles are familiar yet challenging and you're always gonna get an overwhelmingly cluttered scene to explore. Keep 'em coming, Casual Arts!
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
4/ 5
Storyline
3/ 5
Am only on Level 6 so can't give the game a proper full review. The colors are beautifully vivid, graphics clear BUT everything is so SMALL! Guess you have to have better vision than I to not feel a bit "strained". So far gameplay is moving along, collectable resources generate in average time, actually collecting resources along the way is pretty decently quick.
However, the "guide" is very generic and where the heck are these artifacts they say are collectible??? They don't show on the guide and I've clicked around on every possible bush, flower, gap, rock. tree etc to no avail. Guess I pay the $$ for collector's editions so I can take advantage of everything it offers so, even though the artifact collectibles may seem like a small thing but it's like having an HO game with morphs and collectibles and not be able to find them. So, that is my only big complaint...so far.
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
2/ 5
Storyline
3/ 5
Bought this with my stored game points...wish I'd waited. Not going into the actual gameplay but this was too easy, too short and WAY below what I recall as Elephant Games standards. Really miss the Hidden Expeditions that were fun, educational, challenging and lengthy enough so you felt like you got your money's worth. The graphics and colors in this game ARE Elephant worthy and for plain cute fun and time killing, you need this. Guess I'm just a too-spoiled long-time Big Fisher.
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
4/ 5
Ok so I'm not going to bore you with my opinion...I've read all the reviews up to this point and they pretty much mirror what I'd say. Easy, fun, repetitive, slow, entertaining. I just have one teeny question...isn't there supposed to be a strategy/level guide? I understood there is a strategy/level guide. Because if there is, I can't find it. Could use it finding some of the really hidden objects on some of the levels. Otherwise, it's pretty much build, collect, banish. This is NOT a Northern Tale...it IS Northern Tales, which is different. I do enjoy the little history blurbs at each level, but read fast because they don't stay up long enough for some of us slower readers to catch all. Colors are pretty & well done, graphics are clear. Do I recommend this? It's does pass the time.
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
2/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
3/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
2/ 5
Domini, I am so disappointed. I read the (putting it kindly) less-than-stellar reviews about this game but thought "hey, it can't be that bad!" so I bought it anyway because I'm bored and always count on Saturday Big Fish to give me something to do. Well, I was wrong. There really isn't a storyline, there's a LOT of dialogue and it's just a strange game. Not even an authentic HOP and the few puzzles I've come across were unimpressive. I may have trouble finishing this one, even out of boredom. So, again, Domini...whoever 'invented' this one or whatever you were trying to achieve, please don't do it again.
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
4/ 5
Storyline
3/ 5
Listen, I don't wanna rip Big Fish or the developer for this game, but I've been playing Mystery Case Files since 'Huntsville' and, man, this wasn't even close to what I remember. You, dear readers, will just have to try or buy to form your own judgement so I'll recommend a buy...used some of my credits so didn't pay full price, which is a plus. I don't get into the particulars when I review, but wondering if they're not just trying to benefit off the MCF name to sell games. Some or a lot of improvements need to be made to the series or it definitely needs to be "The Last Resort".
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
5/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
I don't have to demo these because I buy them sight unseen every year. Just kind of gets you into the spirit! If you've never played one of these, get ready for a sensory overload. If you HAVE played these before, get ready for more sensory overload. Such good time-passing entertainment....vibrant colors, vibrant scenes. Yeah, maybe not much deviation from the years before but you can count on lots to do. Also, as an "older person", this is good eye & mind stimulation. Don't let finding everything frustrate you...play on casual, take your time, enjoy.