gamesrgreatfun's Profile
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- Average Rating:4.7
- Helpful Votes:1,336
- Reviews Submitted:79
- First Review:November 12, 2011
- Most Recent Review:July 19, 2020
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Once upon a time in the small, undistinguished town of Silentville people started disappearing. Help uncover the mystery behind these disappearances and save the town from a curse!
Overall rating
5
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5
25 of 29 found this review helpful
Off the Charts! Fantastic Interactive Game!
PostedJune 19, 2012
gamesrgreatfun
fromNew Market, Indiana
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
4
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5
This game takes the usual interactive game play and then builds up from there! This game will keep you busy and entertained for hours. I loved it! (I finished the whole game)
The graphics were awesome! I really loved the hidden object sparkles that looked more like Christmas lights.
Close to 90% of the objects in the hidden object games were interactive--and some of them required 2 or 3 actions before you could pick up the object! It makes it much more fun to play them!
The mini-games were somewhat unique and fun. I had to skip a couple of them but the rest I finished without help.
The length of the game seemed perfect. It wasn't too short. It took me 2 days to finish it.
The voiceovers were fantastic! They matched the characters and were easy to understand.
There was a lot of backtracking (which I love) but there was a map to skip to where you wanted to go.
If you get stuck, just push the hint button and it teleports you to the scene where you need to be doing something. If you still don't see what it is you are supposed to do, then hit the hint button again and it will show you specifically what to do in that scene. To me, that is the perfect amount of help--however much you need.
There is even some humor thrown in here and there to make you smile while you are playing.
Thank-you 2 Monkeys for making this game! Keep up the good work.
I HIGHLY recommend this game!
I recommend this game!
Save your cousin from an evil magician and find the treasure of Cherai! Explore a mysterious palace in the Dark Hills of Cherai!
Overall rating
2
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5
8 of 8 found this review helpful
Too Confusing For Me
PostedJune 11, 2012
gamesrgreatfun
fromNew Market, Indiana
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, 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
2
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5
I wanted to give the game a fair shake, so I played it for 58 minutes. The game has some unique factors that could have made it fun.
You take turns playing 3 different characters during the game.
You have to go to this hidden underground meeting place to swap inventory items with each other. This means that you not only have to remember where it is that you need to use an inventory object, you also have to remember which character you were playing at the time to insure that you swap out the inventory item to the right character. Personally, I found it far too challenging. I have a hard time remembering where an object is needed when I play just one character!
Some of the mini-games were rather unique and fun but most of them were nothing out of the ordinary.
A few of the objects in the hidden object scenes were difficult to decipher. I had to guess at some and use the hint button often (which recharged quickly, thank-goodness).
I tried to like the game but just couldn't pull it off.
I don't recommend this game.
After being invited to the Christening of your sister’s son, you arrive to find a deserted estate! Save your sister before it’s too late!
Overall rating
5
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5
An Interactive Game At Its Best!
PostedJune 10, 2012
gamesrgreatfun
fromNew Market, Indiana
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle
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
3
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5
It doesn't get much better than this! You have to work your way through different scenes collecting objects along the way to add to your inventory, which you need to use during your journey in order to progress through the game.
The graphics are superb.
The hidden object scenes are scattered sparingly throughout and it's easy to see the objects.
There are somewhat unique mini-games to play once in awhile. They were a little bit challenging--but that's the way I like it.
I had to use the strategy guide a few times for the mini-games and also to see how to collect certain objects. I plan to buy the collector's edition on this game so that I can use the strategy guide when I get stuck.
The only thing I would say I didn't like in this game is the storyline. It is about a family that has disappeared with a connection somehow to werewolves. I imagine it's tough to come up with unique and interesting storylines--especially ones that are not about werewolves, witches, ghosts, etc.
I own the first one, Grim Tales: The Bride and I loved that one. If you like this game, you should try that one.
I recommend this game!
Solve a murder in the world famous Eastville Opera House! The Queen of Drama, Dolores Molinero has been killed and the suspect is still at large.
Overall rating
3
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5
22 of 25 found this review helpful
Tons of H.O.S. and Mini-games
PostedJune 9, 2012
gamesrgreatfun
fromNew Market, Indiana
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Two years ago, I would have loved this game. Now, I like my games with better graphics and more interactive scenes.
I made it through the first 2 chapters in the trial version. I played about 15 hidden object scenes. Some of the H.O.S. were back-to-back--go right into another one right after you finish one. The graphics were clear enough to find the objects quickly.
I played at least 10 mini-games. They were the usual. There were lock-picking, slider puzzles, place the gears, configure wiring, sliding blocks to clear a path to the exit, and puzzles.
The dialogue (which can be skipped) is the detective interrogating suspects. There is no voice-over. I thought the storyline had enough intrigue to keep it interesting.
I won't be buying this game because it wasn't challenging enough. If your preference is playing hidden object scenes and mini-games with some dialogue thrown in without moving through scenes to explore, then this is the game for you. If it was a wee bit more challenging or the mini-games were unique, I would buy it. I am going to recommend the game, because I know lots of people prefer less interactive games.
I recommend this game!
After their yacht is sunk by an incredible storm, Jane and Mike are separated in Sea Legends: Phantasmal Light!
Overall rating
5
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5
37 of 42 found this review helpful
I WISH ALL GAMES WERE THIS GOOD!
PostedJanuary 15, 2012
gamesrgreatfun
fromNew Market, Indiana
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
I played the Beta test version of this game and it was fantastic!
This is my favorite kind of game, it has everything I like:
1) H.O. scenes with a few objects that require an "extra step" to find them [such as finding an axe and then finding wood to chop up with the axe to make "wood chips"]
2) Navigating through scenes that require you to pick-up objects to be used somewhere in the game. Playing these objects in specific places to perform certain tasks that allow more scenes to be opened up.
3) Unique mini-games to change-up the pace and keep the game interesting.
4) Spectacular graphics and even the background music and sounds are good.
5)There were two levels of difficulty to choose from. I chose the easier one and it had lots of sparkles to help you out and the hint button recharged quickly.
6) The lighting was perfect. It was easy to see all of the scenes and pick out objects that need collecting.
From glancing through the integrated strategy guide, the collector's edition seemed to have a lenthly bonus part that would not be included in the standard edition. I plan on buying the collectors edition today.
I recommend this game!
Journey into the mythical Snowfall Kingdom and investigate the disappearance of children in Dark Parables: Rise of the Snow Queen!
Overall rating
2
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5
3 of 7 found this review helpful
Not my kind of game
PostedJanuary 5, 2012
gamesrgreatfun
fromNew Market, Indiana
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
This game has the kind of H.O. games that show you pieces of things you have to find in the scene and then adds the completed object to your inventory. I very rarely find a game where this kind of H.O. is fun. This one is not one of the fun ones. If you like this kind of H.O. games or the other Dark Parables games, then you will probably like this one, but I am going to pass. The storyline was slow moving and so was the progress through the game. I played the trial game and was glad when the hour was up.
I don't recommend this game.
Appease terrifying ghosts before they kidnap and punish the entire city of Sunnyvale in this dark and mysterious Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
5
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5
7 of 7 found this review helpful
Collectors' Edition worth the money
PostedJanuary 1, 2012
gamesrgreatfun
fromNew Market, Indiana
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Large File
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
I just finished playing the whole game (indcluding the bonus material in the C.E.) and the game is great! The bonus material was lengthy and I feel it was worth the money to purchase the C.E. version. I used the built-in strategy guide quite a few times and was glad it was available in the game. I highly recomend this game.
I recommend this game!
Help The Fool become a hero and save the beautiful princess Catherine from the jaws of a terrible dragon!
Overall rating
5
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5
91 of 102 found this review helpful
Fantastically Witty Storyline!
PostedNovember 19, 2011
gamesrgreatfun
fromNew Market, Indiana
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Large File
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
This game has one of the best storylines ever! There are 8 categories that I judge a game by and the storyline is first or second in importance. (graphics is the other top contender) I give this game a 4.5 out of 5 for the storyline and quirky humor. I loved the game so much that I bought the game one day and had beat it by the next day! I laughed most of the way through the game. This game is fun to play. Definately, one of my all-time favorite games!
I recommend this game!
Go on board the infamous Titanic! Explore the ship as it begins its doomed descent in Hidden Mysteries: The Fateful Voyage – Titanic.
Overall rating
5
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5
82 of 92 found this review helpful
An Entertaining Game!
PostedNovember 19, 2011
gamesrgreatfun
fromNew Market, Indiana
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Large File
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
This game is somewhat unusual, but that is what makes it so much fun! You have to interact with characters on the ship to complete tasks. Naturally, the ship is going to sink eventually--everyone knows that--but you get to choose an ending. This game is really lots of fun and it has humor! (A somewhat rare quality in most games.) I got stuck a few times (which is why I rate myself as an intermediate player instead of an expert--if the game is any good at all, I will get stuck somewhere) I don't mind getting stuck though because I can go online to the Big Fish Games Web site and find the walk-through. Almost all of their hidden object games have a walk-through with scene-by-scene help. I use them all the time.
I recommend this game!
Save your sister from the grave! After receiving a troubling phone call from your brother-in-law, you’re off on an adventure!
Overall rating
5
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5
66 of 77 found this review helpful
A cool game!
PostedNovember 19, 2011
gamesrgreatfun
fromNew Market, Indiana
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Large File
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
An interesting game. Some of the mini-games are quite unique. The game is kind of long--which is good news--more fun to be had!
I recommend this game!