cassandra63's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.9
- Helpful Votes:162
- Reviews Submitted:16
- First Review:December 11, 2011
- Most Recent Review:July 7, 2015
- Featured reviews0
A new breed of virus has spread throughout the City of Oxford. You must search the city for a missing girl who holds the key to stopping the global epidemic!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Compelling
PostedJuly 28, 2012
cassandra63
fromKelowna, BC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
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
I do not usually enjoy this genre, but the role and storyline are compelling. Hidden objects and mini games almost all make sense within the game, more than in comparable games. Sound creates dramatic urgency without the usual spookiness. Believable vocal actors add to dramatic urgency. Typos in the game aren't obtrusive. Like the options to tailor challenge for myself from the outset. For example, I get impatient, so setting the glimmer to brighten sooner suits me well.
I recommend this game!
Help gnomes to return the magic crystal and rebuild their underworld kingdom.
Overall rating
2
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
What a disappointment
PostedJuly 14, 2012
cassandra63
fromKelowna, BC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
2
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5
Repetetive and boring. Disliked the visuals. Was looking for good new game in my favorite genres. This didn't measure up.Found and bought Promised Land instead.
I don't recommend this game.
Build a thriving colony in a vast wilderness teeming with surprises!
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Better than Virual Villagers! My new favourite.
PostedJuly 14, 2012
cassandra63
fromKelowna, BC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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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
Like Virtual Villages, but far superior graphics. Struggled at first because I didn't close speech/instruction bubbles (thought they'd eventually disappear#. But worth the perseverance. Enjoyed the variety of strategy puzzles within the larger game. Lots of decisions to make. Liked costumes for sorting jobs - did this with VV when I could afford it. Loved the variety of characters. Hair moves with exertion. Lots of facial expression. Clothing moves with activity and different characters use their clothes (lifting shirts when walking, etc.) Sound is good for longterm play - never annoying. Hovering at an activity or on a character raises the ambient sound in that zone.
I recommend this game!
Fiona Finch and the Finest Flowers
Fiona Finch is out to win the Finest Flowers competition! Help her grow fantastic flora and walk away with the prize!
Overall rating
5
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5
33 of 39 found this review helpful
Sweet way to grow a garden
PostedJanuary 15, 2012
cassandra63
fromKelowna, BC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
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
I love the sound effects, music, and graphics. Reminds me of My Life as a Farmer, which I have recently enjoyed. Like the added element of crossbreeding new species of flowers. Story isn't intrusive. Goals and instructions are clear and grow naturally as levels add challenges that make sense.
I recommend this game!
Travel through time and witness a historic construction in Monument Builders: Eiffel Tower, an amazing Time Management game!
Overall rating
2
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5
6 of 11 found this review helpful
So much wasted potential
PostedDecember 28, 2011
cassandra63
fromKelowna, BC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Expected to enjoy. Transitions slow. Instructions and relationships/goals weak and disconnected. Visuals not very Paris or history or fun. Music repetitive and tiresome. Need other sound cues, maybe to support goals? No sense of progress. Took an hour to sort of catch on. Not planning to buy.
Manage a traveling County Fair in this zany Tycoon-style Adventure. Build rides, hire and budget your staff, live the dream!
Overall rating
2
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5
30 of 45 found this review helpful
I'll pass on this one.
PostedDecember 11, 2011
cassandra63
fromKelowna, BC
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Time Management, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
I get about 1/4 of the management games, but like a bit of story and nice graphics. This has too much data to track in place of visual action. Don't like fairground music at fairs, so my taste about the sound was a given. Graphics were below my usual standard. Had to work in one screen while pertinent information was delivered in another. Couldn't track all my activity from one place, so made decision making unwieldy.
I don't recommend this game.