MisterBear's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4.2
- Helpful Votes:269
- Reviews Submitted:54
- First Review:December 14, 2011
- Most Recent Review:August 8, 2022
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For 25 years, you thought you had no family. But one night, a man steps through a mirror from another world, claiming to be your uncle... changing your life forever.
Overall rating
4
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5
17 of 18 found this review helpful
Nice long game, but...
PostedAugust 19, 2014
MisterBear
Fun Factor
4
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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
It seems game makers have stopped even trying to justify the items you have to find. They all seem random and unrelated and you just have to keep walking around until you figure out what to do with all the stuff. The map and notebook are useless in this game. The map never showed a single mark of an objective and the notebook is simply replays of game videos. Having said that I did actually enjoy playing the game. Just be prepared to hit the hint button often to figure out what's next.
I recommend this game!
Dreampath: The Two Kingdoms
Your sister, the Queen, has fallen deathly ill. Now you must travel to a faraway kingdom to find the cure.
Overall rating
5
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5
36 of 38 found this review helpful
Really enjoyed it
PostedAugust 13, 2014
MisterBear
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
The game was enjoyable and had a good length. HOS were not the dark, dank, decaying variety (yay!). Some folks don't like the cat but he didn't bother me. My one criticism is that sometimes the location of the next needed object made no sense. You just had to use the map and "go with it". I think the game could have linked them in better with just a bit more thought.
I recommend this game!
A strange and deadly pollen is spreading around the world, and you've been hired to track down its source. But the secrets you discover in the fabled kingdom of Floralia are much darker than you imagined...
Overall rating
5
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5
43 of 47 found this review helpful
Colorful and Fun
PostedAugust 11, 2014
MisterBear
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
4
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5
I'm really, really tired of games where the screens are all dark, the atmosphere dank, and you find yourself pawing through rotten ick searching for various needed items. So I enjoyed the bright flowers, colorful jewels, and occasional butterfly. There were some new takes on puzzles, which I always appreciate. The story line was in keeping with the rest of the Dark Parables and I enjoyed the way the game linked in stories and themes from prior games without making it mandatory that you'd played them. The game length was excellent.
I recommend this game!
After a long journey, Queen Sophia faces her enemy for the last time - but will she succeed in saving her parents?
Overall rating
4
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5
11 of 15 found this review helpful
Adequate ending for the series
PostedJuly 8, 2014
MisterBear
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
I thought this was a good ending for the Awakening series. Not great but good. The graphics and sound are fine. The puzzles are the standard ones, which after as many games as I've played are getting pretty easy. I do like the HOS mix - sometimes words, sometimes images, sometimes you are finding objects, sometimes putting things back. A few times the story flow didn't quite help with telling me what I had to do next and I had to resort to looking at the map but not that often. The length was good. I'm glad I didn't let myself be put off by the negative reviews and plaid the series to the end.
I recommend this game!
A kingdom’s future rests in the light of three beacons. Can they be lit in time? Will the shadows be cast into light?
Overall rating
2
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
First and last time playing a "Drawn" game
PostedMay 12, 2014
MisterBear
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I'd tried playing "Drawn the Painted Tower" but could not get it to run. So I tried about 45 minutes of the trail for this game and could not force myself to finish it. I really dislike the entire game approach - the mix of drawn items and supposedly "real" (but the graphics are not that great). If you are trying Drawn for the first time be sure to do it bia demo in case your reaction is the same as mine.
I don't recommend this game.
Discover the secrets of your family's past on a mystical island!
Overall rating
5
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5
Just as good as Phenomenon City of Cyan
PostedMay 12, 2014
MisterBear
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure
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
I bought this game because I really enjoyed Phenomenon: City of Cyan. This one was just as good. I really liked the game length. I thought the graphics were great. My one criticism is that the puzzles were a bit too easy and mostly HOS (I like a mix). But I still recommend the game.
I recommend this game!
The town of Green Hill has really gone to the birds!
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Really good game
PostedApril 16, 2014
MisterBear
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
I really liked this game. It was nice and long. The story line was excellent. The puzzles are a bit on the easy side but I liked the variety. There were some HOS, but not as many as some games, so if you play just for HOS you might not like this game. The graphics are good. There is a map, for those who don't like "walking all over the place". This is the second in the Mystery of the Ancients that I've played. I enjoyed them both.
I recommend this game!
A mysterious man in red summons you, sending you to a flying ship where a little girl needs your help!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
PostedApril 12, 2014
MisterBear
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
This review is based on the SE. I found the game to be nice and long with a good mix of puzzles and HOS. There is no map so those who object to "walking all over the place" probably will not like it, but I actually think it ads to the realism. The hint feature guides you to a location without penalty. You only "use" the hint if you invoke it in a location/room with a task to be done. I like that type of hint system. This is the first time I've played any in this series. I'm looking forward to trying some of the others.
I recommend this game!
Escape a cursed island of lost souls by helping three of the trapped spirits in Redemption Cemetery: Grave Testimony!
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
OK for beginners
PostedApril 6, 2014
MisterBear
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I consider myself intermediate to expert so I found this game a bit boring. Good thing I got it on sale.
I recommend this game!
Dreamscapes: The Sandman
Be the one to save Laura from her nightmares
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Good solid game
PostedFebruary 3, 2014
MisterBear
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
4
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5
The graphics are quite good. This is not a HOS. I found it fun trying to find all the "eyes". You acquire achievements, that was fun. The story line is plausible, with a twist towards the end. Game duration is good. I did seem to have problems with the hint button - it would tell me "no actions possible" when there were. Thank goodness for the walkthrough!
I recommend this game!