gamergirl675's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.1
- Helpful Votes:478
- Reviews Submitted:24
- First Review:November 22, 2011
- Most Recent Review:November 27, 2024
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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
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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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!
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
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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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 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
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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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.