istara's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4.9
- Helpful Votes:17
- Reviews Submitted:7
- First Review:July 27, 2014
- Most Recent Review:April 17, 2022
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istara's Review History
Can you save your kingdom from a malevolent creature in time?
Overall rating
5
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5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
Loved this
PostedApril 17, 2022
istara
fromSydney, Australia
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
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 enjoyed this one. It wasn't super long but the puzzles were a nice level of challenge, the graphics were lovely, and the storyline in particular was great.
I recommend this game!
Mystery and betrayal at Rosings Park darken an alternate version of Jane Austen’s classic!
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Fun game despite appalling voice acting
PostedFebruary 28, 2021
istara
fromSydney, Australia
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I enjoyed this game, it was a good length with some interesting puzzles, though some aspects became a bit repetitive (eg having to find five pieces of an object to fill a circle - there were at least a couple of these in every scene).
Forget Pride & Prejudice, it's really nothing to do with the book at all. But that doesn't matter so much if you just play it as a regular HOG. The graphics are okay. I quite liked the colours as I tend to like more colourful games. They weren't brilliant though.
What really lets it down is the APPALLING voice acting. I have never played a game with such awful, wrong voice acting. And why they say "Rozz-ings" at the start (multiple times - almost like they're trying to torment you!) rather than "Rose-ings" - when there are half a dozen Jane Austen adaptations and countless YouTube videos they could have watched that use the correct pronunciation - is really inexplicable. You would think at least one of the voice actors would have known. The word is even spelt phonetically: "Rosings".
In terms of collectibles there weren't the usual morphing objects you get in a Collector's Edition, just one or two bats in each scene, which weren't hard to find. However, the Bonus Chapter was a decent length with some decent puzzles, and felt like a continuation of the main game both in its puzzle content and plot.
I recommend this game!
Munich’s Oktoberfest hides a dark secret – werewolves are afoot!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 4 found this review helpful
Excellent game with great story
PostedFebruary 7, 2021
istara
fromSydney, Australia
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
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
Dark City: Munich is a hugely enjoyable game with a really great story. I loved all the different characters and the transformations. It was also interesting finding out about the different characteristics of each transformation.
Graphically it was bright and colourful and everything was clear and accessible.
Some of the puzzles were rather easy, like putting scraps of paper or portraits onto their matching shapes (perhaps they weren't supposed to be puzzles?) but there were quite a few very tricky ones as well.
Overall it was fun and one of the best stories I've come across. At times it felt a bit like interactive fiction with game elements, either way I highly recommend it.
I recommend this game!
The Abomination threatens to erase all worlds from existence!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 5 found this review helpful
Absolutely excellent game
PostedDecember 28, 2020
istara
fromSydney, Australia
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Strategy
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 rarely review titles but this one was so excellent I feel compelled to leave a five-star rating.
The story was actually interesting and quite clever, writers will definitely enjoy it.
The graphics are spectacular and the four worlds so colourful and beautiful, each one atmospheric in its own way. Many HOGs are very dark and sombre, but this one is brilliantly colourful yet still with a sense of danger.
The puzzles aren't overly challenging but they're not a walkover either. I did skip one or two that were particularly tricky.
I highly recommend this game.
I recommend this game!
Can you stop the townspeople from paying for a dark past?
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Brilliant game
PostedApril 13, 2020
istara
fromSydney, Australia
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
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 greatly enjoyed this game, what I particularly liked was the interesting variety of hidden object puzzles and the fact that items didn't immediately disappear if they are needed more than once. (I hate games where you have to find eight different "knives" - why not just keep the first one?)
Some really imaginative puzzles, and nothing that felt "junk pile".
I was only able to play the first hour of the game (there was an activation issue which Big Fish has refunded me for) however if the rest of the game is even half as good as the demo, it's worth playing.
I recommend this game!
Help Meredith retrieve the ancient tomes and stop the Wizard’s wrath in this hidden object adventure!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Beautiful game, fun puzzles
PostedOctober 28, 2015
istara
fromSydney, Australia
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
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 really enjoyed this, it was very slick and beautiful, with long game play.
I recommend this game!
You've returned from school to visit your father at his famous Jazz Pepper Club during Mardi Gras, but everyone is hypnotized. Have they heard the wrong note?
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Near Perfect Game
PostedJuly 27, 2014
istara
fromSydney, Australia
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
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
An unusual setting, a huge variety of puzzles and HOGs, and an intriguing plot (though to be honest I rather lost track of who was who and what was happening).
Hugely enjoyable and beautifully created game and I highly recommend it.
One puzzle did seem glitched (I couldn't place a ring on a certain point) but no matter, I just skipped it.
I recommend this game!