TheFlashback's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.8
- Helpful Votes:384
- Reviews Submitted:121
- First Review:December 25, 2011
- Most Recent Review:July 19, 2018
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Experience a story about love so strong, it can overcome the most powerful evil! Explore visually stunning mystical dimensions and rescue your fiance!
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Outstanding in the beginning then boring to bones
PostedMarch 13, 2013
TheFlashback
fromSan Jose, CA
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
I wanted to love this game and it had a great potential. Very challenging in the beginning but down the path it turns to a complete annoyance and map travelling walk around want to be travelling. I did not bother to play the bonus chapter since I had enough with the primary game plot. This game does not feature anything new but small objects in the HOs and morphing silhouettes that are pretty much impossible to find. B- is a fair rating. Better than average but truly not ideal.
I recommend this game!
A simple murder investigation in Spain becomes a puzzling whodunit filled with intrigue.
Overall rating
4
/
5
5 of 8 found this review helpful
Fun game for begineers
PostedMarch 5, 2013
TheFlashback
fromSan Jose, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This game is very good for beginners, the storyline is OK and does not seem as engaging as in other series. I have completed the game under 2 hours in the hardest mode. Pretty linear but still fun to play.
Thanks!
I recommend this game!
An organ grinder seeks revenge, marking his victims with cards. Can you stop him before he destroys the entire city?
Overall rating
5
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Amazing HOPA
PostedFebruary 20, 2013
TheFlashback
fromSan Jose, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Absolutely stunning game that keeps you engaged throughout the entire gameplay. It is built on a new engine that gives you native 16:9 and makes you feel very entertained.
A++
I recommend this game!
Rescue teenagers from the tragic fate of Romeo and Juliet!
Overall rating
3
/
5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
It is all about keys and locks of all kinds of shapes
PostedFebruary 20, 2013
TheFlashback
fromSan Jose, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
I wanted to love this game but I simply could not. It is endless back and forth to find keys and put them into right locks. The only thing you should memorize is where the locks are. Then prepare to solve sluggish puzzles that open doors to more locks. I tried to play to the end of CE but reached certain point where I could not deal with the storyline anymore or the gameplay.
I am giving this game a B because graphics and sound FX are amazing as always. But I am willing to compromise quality for a super engaging storyline like Dire Grove.
Solid for beginners though.
I recommend this game!
Charles Dexter Ward summons you to the island of Pawtuxet to stop a revenant from murdering the townspeople.
Overall rating
3
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Disappointed
PostedFebruary 11, 2013
TheFlashback
fromSan Jose, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Reality Show: Fatal Shot Collector's Edition
(73)Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This game does not feature anything new but total frustration. It is very slow, puzzles are dull. Storyline is not engaging. You should really avoid this game.
I don't recommend this game.
Reality Show: Fatal Shot Collector's Edition
After a man is murdered on a hit reality TV show, you are called in to uncover the truth behind the crime.
Overall rating
5
/
5
Awesome A+++ game
PostedFebruary 10, 2013
TheFlashback
fromSan Jose, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Reality Show: Fatal Shot Collector's Edition
(73)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This game rocks! Best from Ers in 2013 so far! I loved every single aspect of it! Thank you!
Ers did it again!
I recommend this game!
The family saga continues when your nephew Brandon encounters the mysterious Stone Queen in a lonely mountain town.
Overall rating
3
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
A nice experiment
PostedFebruary 9, 2013
TheFlashback
fromSan Jose, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I treat this chapter in the series as a nice try out. Every once in while it is good to try something new to see how public reacts to it. I am talking about the new era of clicking. Basically as you move forward new objects that used to be "unclickable" become "clickable". This is an OK idea but if you ever play in the hard mode what that really means for you is that each scene you come back to, you have to click through all over again to find new objects you can act on. This is impossible and boring.
Pros:
- Amazing graphics
- Nice HOSes
- Good storyline
Cons:
- Disabled objects in scenes become enabled as you proceed forward
- No music and very low background sound
- Too much of everything relatively the same - puzzle pieces are pretty much the same - it is just the matter where you plug those to
- Game crashed on me 4 times on Windows 8 64-bit with all the updates in place
- Not enough engagement.
Thank you for reading this!
I recommend this game!
Eerie music fills the air in Vienna, where shadows terrorize people in the streets. Two musical prodigies have gone missing. Can you save them without striking a single false note?
Overall rating
4
/
5
6 of 8 found this review helpful
An easy peace of mind
PostedFebruary 9, 2013
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This is an OK game that I have completed under 2 (!!) hours in hard mode. I think it is the simplest in the series and will be ideal for begginers. It is too linear and too short. I started at 7pm and finished it at 9.10pm including the bonus chapter. The storyline is OK but too slow and sluggish. Graphics and sound are amazing but the fun factor somehow disappeared after 20 mins of playing.
A solid B+ is a fair rating.
Thank you Ers Games!
I recommend this game!
Long-forgotten memories bubble to the surface when the past invades the present in the Collector's Edition of Lake House: Children of Silence!
Overall rating
3
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5
3 of 5 found this review helpful
Locks, keys and statues
PostedFebruary 8, 2013
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This is an average game with a simple plain gameplay. It does not really feature anything new. The storyline felt very artificial and farfetched. The entire gameplay is about finding locks of all kinds of shapes and putting them into right places to unlock even more keys for other locks of other shapes. HOSes are simple but impossible to find in the expert mode because they do not sparkle and you have to simply click back and forth to find where they are. Very trivial game that takes you back to 2009 with all its features.
I don't recommend this game.
Find out who stole your magic animals, and reveal the secret of the Dark Minotaur.
Overall rating
5
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Childish but fun
PostedFebruary 7, 2013
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Not my ballpark because I do not like childish story lines but still an A game for all it has put together. Very nice!
I recommend this game!