LoneCleric's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.3
- Helpful Votes:378
- Reviews Submitted:34
- First Review:January 13, 2012
- Most Recent Review:May 16, 2013
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Detective Stories: Hollywood
Tinseltown`s in trouble and it`s up to you to save it! Solve a cavalcade of challenging puzzles in this Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
2
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5
23 of 26 found this review helpful
Two big concerns...
PostedJuly 9, 2012
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
...with this game.
First, although I'm fine with tough challenges, this game is way too hard. There, I said it. The "number of items / time allocated" ratio changes unexpectedly throughout the game, not following any clear pattern. The worst screen I encountered was about 3/4th in the game, and required me to click on one item EVERY 10 SECONDS on average. I had to go grab a mouse for my laptop, otherwise I'd still be stuck there. Frankly, you'd tell me this was a bug, and I'd believe it.
My second annoyance with the game was that it relied a bit too much on the "Hey detective, I know this isn't your job, but I won't help you unless you first help me fix something / clean out this place." plot device. I don't mind seeing it in HOGs, but in this one it became a running gag.
I don't recommend this game.
Echoes of the Past: Royal House of Stone
Reveal an ancient curse and save the kingdom and its inhabitants. The last prince of Orion is waiting for your help!
Overall rating
5
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5
9 of 9 found this review helpful
A great start to the series
PostedJune 28, 2012
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
What else can I say - I thoroughly enjoyed it, as my rating attests.
Gameplay-wise, this game follow the "Return to Ravenhearst" model, which has grown increasingly in popularity since: You travel between locations freely (gaining access to more & more locations as the game progresses), and in those locations you'll find HOG scenes, from which you'll obtain an item upon completion. The items is then used somewhere else, just like in a classic adventure game. Puzzles will also act as a way to (temporarily) restrict your access.
I recommend this game!
Treasure Seekers: The Enchanted Canvases
Help Nelly find and save her brother from a mysterious Romanian castle and discover the secrets of the Philosophers Stone!
Overall rating
4
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5
6 of 8 found this review helpful
Good addition to the series
PostedJune 28, 2012
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This game is the second in the "Treasure Seekers" series, and although it isn't perfect, it remains a welcome addition to it.
Gameplay-wise, note that the game doesn't use list of objects. You get a picture of the object, but not necessarily from the angle shown in the scene. You progress in the game by finding hot spots, and then "unlocking" those spots by finding the items shown. There is also an "adventure" angle, where you collect some of the items you find, and then use them in a different scene. You can move around freely between a couple screens, but not that many.
I recommend this game!
Paparazzi
Use your eyes and reflexes to capture photos of strange subjects and sell them to humorous tabloid newspapers for valuable cash.
Overall rating
3
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5
13 of 17 found this review helpful
Not quite...
PostedJune 28, 2012
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Admittedly, I'm a fan of story-heavy games, so this game (which barely has any) started off with a couple strikes against it. However, I must say I grew fond of the whimsy plots and wacky characters.
Ultimately, what makes the game lose my recommendation was that I experienced issues with the game controls, in a couple (crucial) instances.
I don't recommend this game.
Cassandra's Journey: The Legacy of Nostradamus
Help Cassandra find her missing ring and unearth the strange secrets of her family`s heritage with magic tricks and fortune-telling wisdom!
Overall rating
4
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5
35 of 50 found this review helpful
An enjoyable adventure
PostedJune 27, 2012
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I had been playing a lot of HOGs with little or no story as of late, and so this game turned out to be a big relief for me. I found the story (where you race around town looking for your lost ring, with the ghost of Nostradamus in tow) highly enjoyable.
Gameplay-wise, this is what I call a "classic HOG", which means you're being railroaded through a series of hidden-object scenes, with the occasional minigames to spice things up a bit.
I recommend this game!
The Race
Blaze through 30 locations like South America and Egypt to detect hidden objects in this exciting race.
Overall rating
3
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5
24 of 41 found this review helpful
Better than I had hoped
PostedJune 27, 2012
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Since I tend to favor story-heavy games, I expected this one to be fairly boring. There's no story per se, only the simple premise of being in a "hidden object" race around the globe.
But despite that, I found myself having a good time, and played through the game in its entirety. Clearly they did something right. :-)
I recommend this game!
The Hidden Object Show
Star in a reality game show and become a millionaire by finding hidden objects in an abandoned movie studio.
Overall rating
3
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5
29 of 37 found this review helpful
A pleasant surprise
PostedJune 12, 2012
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
To be honest, I wasn't expecting much of this game - the simplistic premise (you're on a gaming show where the goal is to find - surprise - objects hidden in cluttered scenes) ensured that there wouldn't much of a storyline. And yet... with many different hi-res scenes, with dozens of different ways to play in them, the game managed to keep me entertained for many, many hours.
I recommend this game!
Christmasville
Help the creatures of Christmasville discover the truth about missing Santa Claus in this eye-popping Hidden Object Christmas adventure!
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
An enjoyable Holiday romp
PostedJune 11, 2012
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I wouldn't consider this game one of the best HOG out there, but what it does, it does well. The scenes are varied and enjoyable, the storyline is quirky & funny, and you even get to pick your own dialog options, something not that common in HOGs (though I'd say said dialog is PG-rated - you have been warned).
I recommend this game!
Holly: A Christmas Tale Deluxe
Help Santa find the items he needs on Christmas Eve! Let Holly: A Christmas Tale fill you with the spirit of the season!
Overall rating
2
/
5
7 of 9 found this review helpful
Not quite worth it
PostedJune 11, 2012
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Unless you're specifically looking for something not too complicated and/or Christmas-themed and/or kids-oriented, there isn't much to say in favor of this game. It's a very basic HOG in which you're railroaded from one scene to the next, looking for ostensibly the same objects over & over again. The storyline is fairly thin.
I don't recommend this game.
Bob the Builder - Can Do Zoo
Join Bob`s Can-Do team and help build a new Zoo so all the animals in town can have a place to live.
Overall rating
3
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5
60 of 89 found this review helpful
Fun for the kids
PostedMay 14, 2012
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
The game is nicely tied-in with the Bob theme, it's colorful and entertaining for young kids, and it's got multiple levels of difficulty.
Beware, it might get a bit repetitive, though - adults might get fed up of it before the kids are...
Beware, it might get a bit repetitive, though - adults might get fed up of it before the kids are...
I recommend this game!