Sestra's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4.2
- Helpful Votes:75
- Reviews Submitted:16
- First Review:June 30, 2013
- Most Recent Review:December 23, 2024
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Mononino and the Treefruities are facing another disaster. With the leaves of their home tree once again scattered, your help is greatly needed.
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Brain Twisting
PostedSeptember 18, 2017
Sestra
fromAnglesey, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management
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
4
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5
A welcome return to the land of the Treefruties, with more mind-boggling puzzles and plenty of knights-move thinking! The landscape is again surreal and reminiscent of Myst. A refreshingly different game which gives the old brain cells plenty of exercise.
You keep making them, I'll keep buying them.
I recommend this game!
Travel to mystic lands and help the Treefruities recover the lost leaves of their home tree. Search for clues and master puzzles during your journey.
Overall rating
5
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5
21 of 22 found this review helpful
Thoroughly excellent!
PostedAugust 3, 2017
Sestra
fromAnglesey, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
3
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5
My first thoughts upon entering Leaves, was "Myst": there is a rather lovely, surreal feel to the whole game, which reminded me so much of that well-loved game of old. The game moves in a similar fashion as well, with you having to solve puzzles to progress, using hints and items which you pick up along the way. Yes, the game is a challenge - one minute you will be grinding your teeth with frustration, several (quite a lot of several, in many cases!) minutes later you will be overwhelmed with a smug feeling of satisfaction when you finally have that "eureka! light-bulb" moment, and solve the puzzle - but that is a good thing! Too often, these days, games do too much hand holding: Leaves lets you find your own way. It's immersive, it's compulsive, and deserves to be highly recommended - I love it :-)
I recommend this game!
Can you win the battle between Darkness and Flame?
Overall rating
5
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5
5 of 7 found this review helpful
Excellent
PostedMay 24, 2017
Sestra
fromAnglesey, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Margrave: The Blacksmith's Daughter Collector's Edition
(110)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
Thoroughly immersive; high quality graphics; great cut-scenes; challenging puzzles; interesting story-line; excellent voice actors - you've got it all! I had the pleasure of beta testing this game, and couldn't wait for it to be released. There really isn't anything bad I can say about it...although, warning! Make sure you have plenty of time, because once you start playing, you won't want to stop!
I recommend this game!
Dry summer has withered the king's beloved garden. Help the princess save the gardens and make the king better again.
Overall rating
4
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5
3 of 5 found this review helpful
Okay, but not very challenging
PostedAugust 23, 2015
Sestra
fromAnglesey, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management
Current Favorite:
Margrave: The Blacksmith's Daughter Collector's Edition
(110)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
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5
It's great to see another "road" time management game, but I would have liked something a little more challenging. The targets for each level are clear, and it is not too much of a struggle to get three stars. The graphics and the sound are okay. It would also have been nice to have faced different challenges on each of the four "zones". But all in all an okay game and probably good for players new to this genre. I did have some problems with characters "sticking", and whilst this was easily resolved by restarting the level, it was a little frustrating if they "stuck" close to me completing all my tasks!
I recommend this game!
Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Beanstalk Collector's Edition
Defeat the giant to save the world from destruction!
Overall rating
3
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5
3 of 4 found this review helpful
Could do better...
PostedOctober 23, 2013
Sestra
fromAnglesey, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
After beta test and playing game demo:
I was surprised to see this so soon after I had done the beta test (about a week). It seems to be a game that has been rather rushed to the finish, and there are many places which could have stood a little more thought and work. Overall I like the graphics; there are some lovely, almost Dali-esque scenes, but sadly they don't really compensate for the otherwise "rough around the edges" aspects.
Even on what I concluded (although no real helpful indications) was the hardest setting, the hidden object games were sparkled almost immediately and there was a lot of "hand-holding". For a more novice player this might be helpful, but it's irritating that the degree of difficulty cannot be more fully controlled.
I had quite high hopes for this game after playing the demo: it's a shame they were not realised. Why ask for a beta test when you are not going to take on board any of the comments?
ALSO: If you have a widescreen monitor, it is MOST IMPORTANT to change the settings within the options menu. It is not immediately apparent that you are missing anything (and thus can spend quite a lot of time in confusion), until you change the setting.
I don't recommend this game.
Druid Kingdom
Travel through the mysterious lands of the Druids in this new hit game from the creators of the groundbreaking My Kingdom for the Princess series!
Overall rating
2
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Way too hard
PostedJune 30, 2013
Sestra
fromAnglesey, UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Gave up after playing level five at least eight times and still not able to achieve the gold - not even close. Spent ages playing the level before as well, before I finally cracked it.
Yes, challenges are good, and it's no fun if you can waltz through the levels without having your time management skills pushed. But this game was too frustrating for words. Which is sad, because overall I quite liked the whole set up. Had the road clearing bits of RtR and MKfaP, and some elements of VS, but the seeming lack of time to actually complete the quests makes it a no buy for me. It'll take a better man that I, Gunga Din, to master this one. :-(
Yes, challenges are good, and it's no fun if you can waltz through the levels without having your time management skills pushed. But this game was too frustrating for words. Which is sad, because overall I quite liked the whole set up. Had the road clearing bits of RtR and MKfaP, and some elements of VS, but the seeming lack of time to actually complete the quests makes it a no buy for me. It'll take a better man that I, Gunga Din, to master this one. :-(
I don't recommend this game.