gamergirl675's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.1
- Helpful Votes:478
- Reviews Submitted:26
- First Review:November 22, 2011
- Most Recent Review:June 29, 2025
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Your new dream home has become a deadly nightmare!
Overall rating
2
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5
12 of 15 found this review helpful
Meh. Not as described at all.
PostedOctober 23, 2016
gamergirl675
fromWalnut Creek, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Bought this based on the "intense psychological thriller" tagline... The story line has so much potential and I was really looking forward to playing but... it's just... tedious is the best word I can come up with. Same old same old... remove broken ax handles... put a new handle on... sharpen the blade... ad infinitum. Boring, pointless tasks... glue on a broken microwave handle?? Really? Why can't I just push the open button? I doubt I'll finish the game... and regret spending the money. I really wish they would offer games that are TRULY for mature audiences... at least like the old MCF games or Sanitarium... or Redrum...
So setting aside that idea and looking at it from the standpoint of is it a good game in general? Nah. It's ok. There's nothing inherently wrong with it... but... it's just generic... It is also super simple... you can click almost anywhere and it will do whatever is meant for you to solve... so no brain needed... just click the screen and the game does it for you.
Pick it up on a coupon day or something if you must but there are better games. I don't recommend.
I don't recommend this game.
Poker Pop
Calling all mahjong and solitaire lovers! Ready to enjoy tile-matching with a globe-hopping twist?
Overall rating
2
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5
4 of 6 found this review helpful
Boring Poker Game
PostedJuly 20, 2012
gamergirl675
fromWalnut Creek, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Card & Board, Puzzle, Strategy
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
2
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5
The idea is you get a bunch of cards in different cities and you try to make poker hands by connecting cards that touch each other. So you couldn't use one card on each side of the board in a single hand for example. Your goal is to make certain hands in each city but you also need to try and get an expert score so if you settle for the hands they want you to make... lots of two pair, three of a kind... you won't make expert. So you can basically choose... either go for the hands they suggest or go for the best hands you can find. Expert is super easy though... unless it gets harder really quickly there isn't much challenge to the game.
I played for half an hour and was amused at first but it just got boring... super repetitve and no real storyline. The cities just seemed like an excuse to call it "world tour" in the game title... no point to it really. Plus you have to make notes on what hands that your goal is since once you start playing they don't tell you what they are, in fact they don't even tell you if you reach the goal so that was annoying. If I'm going for a goal I'd like to know if I reach it!!
If you live for poker and are bored then maybe give this a try but I do love poker and I couldn't even last out the full demo hour. Boring.
I don't recommend this game.
Shaolin Mystery: Revenge of the Terracotta Warriors
Save your people from an invading force of supernatural Terractotta Warriors in this incredible Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
5
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5
85 of 89 found this review helpful
Awesome CE quality game at an SE price!
PostedDecember 24, 2011
gamergirl675
fromWalnut Creek, 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
Love this game!!! This is a must buy.
* Fills widescreen automatically.
* Graphics are beautiful, story is fascinating, game play is intuitive.
* No misclick penalty! (In fact you are actually rewarded for exploratory clicks... but I won't tell you how and spoil the surprise... just be sure to click on things and see.)
* H0 scenes are the type that you can click and find them without using the list if you want to... at least for most of the items... which I love.
* Outside of the traditional H0 scenes are the "fill the circle" type which you find the item but you don't have to fit it in the exact circle just click over the center and it fills it in for you... also nice.
* Hints work outside H0 scenes.
* There are also puzzle/mini-games which are perfect... not too hard, not too easy. I didn't need to skip any although I did look at the directions (optional) as I wasn't sure what to do and it took me a bit to figure out what they meant.
The opening cut scene is not skippable when you reopen the game but mine said "loading" in flashing text in the bottom right corner so I think this is the way they load everything when you start in order to avoid the long loading screens between areas that some games have that are so annoying. Some won't like that you can't choose easy/hard so you are stuck with sparkles but they aren't everywhere and aren't too obtrusive.
The only thing I'd wish for is that this game had voice-overs... add that and you pretty much have a CE quality game for an SE price. I hope it doesn't get missed in the CE sale feeding frenzy as it really is a wonderful game!
As an SE I give it 5 stars! (I can't really knock stars for it not being a CE which is the only drawback.)
I recommend this game!
The Crop Circles Mystery
Jane's wheat cultivation has been tampered with in the midst of a thunderstorm. Help her solve The Crop Circles Mystery!
Overall rating
3
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5
31 of 35 found this review helpful
Nice little ihog! Fun way to pass some time.
PostedDecember 10, 2011
gamergirl675
fromWalnut Creek, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
This is an ok little game... doesn't really deserve all the bad reviews. I don't think I'd pay full price but I was offered it on the $3.99 after purchase sale so combined with the double punch weekend it's a buy! I did play the demo first to be sure though.
It's a nice little original story... no missing relatives to find. ;-)The graphics are cartoon style but that doesn't have to mean it's for kids. They aren't as clear as they could be but not bad either. Nice mix of standard H0 scenes, find multiple of the same object, find puzzle pieces that you then put together... etc. Not really hard but not super easy either... some pieces were hard enough to find that I needed hints.
Didn't try it on my laptop so not sure if it fits widescreen. No voice acting or any of the other extras but it's also not a CE so maybe not in their budget.
I recommend this game!
The Secrets of Arcelia Island
Unravel The Secrets of Arcelia Island as you, your father, and a small crew set off on this dangerous expedition!
Overall rating
4
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5
52 of 66 found this review helpful
Great fun... almost 5 stars!
PostedDecember 1, 2011
gamergirl675
fromWalnut Creek, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Nice fun game! Interesting storyline that sucks you in. Graphics are decent... not the best but very good. Good colors, mix of reality and fantasy, not too dark for those that are tired of creepy games. ;-) Classic good vs. evil. Also includes extra "story pieces" that you find and put together jigsaw style to read the story. (Not required to finish the game though... similar to CE optional play.)
The puzzles are varied and fun... challenging but not too hard. There are hints and skips as well as optional instructions (available by clicking the question mark). Also, hints work EVERYWHERE which is great! Options for sound, fullscreen, letterbox, casual/advanced mode and even a high quality video option! Story is skippable but I don't recommend it as it's really enchanting. Nice to see devs that listen to players desire for choice! Nice length... 6 hours with reading the story and not skipping puzzles.
The only thing keeping this from being a 5 star game is the lack of voice acting and the repetitive music. It's a game I turned the sound off on and I never do that. Also a few spots where the game expected you to have done something already so the hints were not quite right. But a quick trip to the online walkthru and problem solved. Otherwise great game! Well worth the SE price and could easily have been extended to CE quality!
I recommend this game!
Jessica Secret of the Caribbean
Jessica and Tony are off on a romantic honeymoon to the Caribbean! Their plans change, however, after Tony is kidnapped!
Overall rating
2
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5
8 of 11 found this review helpful
Simple, straight Hog w/ Spot the Difference type minigames
PostedNovember 22, 2011
gamergirl675
fromWalnut Creek, CA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Simple, straight hidden object game. List of items to find presentation varies with lists then shapes etc. Spot the Difference type mini-games. I was excited to try based on the cartoon style graphics only to be dissapointed when opening the hog scenes to find more realistic "straight from a graphic machine" type items to find. Even worse you finish the hidden object scene and then the exact same scene is presented with the exact same objects in slightly different locations to find. The music is annoying. No voice overs or narration at all. Nothing special to recommend it. Some might like it if it's on sale and there is nothing else to choose. But experienced ihog gamers will probably be bored. (I was.) Not a buy here, even on sale, but it's not the worst game I've played and might be right for some.
I don't recommend this game.