drkne's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.5
- Helpful Votes:3,140
- Reviews Submitted:73
- First Review:November 21, 2011
- Most Recent Review:December 4, 2011
- Featured reviews0
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Dark Parables: Curse of the Briar Rose
Help a detective explore a rampant briar growth in Scotland, and discover the true tale of the real Sleeping Beauty!
Overall rating
5
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5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
Another great one!
PostedNovember 24, 2011
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
Personally I love dark fairy tales and this falls into that category.
Thing about the collector's edition though is I don't really feel that the extras are worth it... It's definitely worth it as a regular edition as the length of the game is good. Just don't feel that the extra gameplay is enough to warrant double the price. Maybe an extra $2 or $3, but not double. But that's just me.
Other than that, it's a really great game. In my top 10% of favorites ^_^ So buying the regular version would be a good thing.
I recommend this game!
Dark Dimensions: City of Fog
Search for a town consumed by fog! Unlock forbidden doors and uncover mysterious items!
Overall rating
4
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5
39 of 49 found this review helpful
Fun, satisfying, worth it
PostedNovember 24, 2011
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Good length, fun puzzles, I think the search scenes had been nice and clear. Pretty directive I believe. One of the more high end HOGs I'd say.
Only thing is that the ending felt a bit anti-climactic for me.
I recommend this game!
Chronicles of Albian: The Magic Convention
The Fairy Godmother, Gwendolyn, needs you to repair and upgrade Albian Castle for the Convention of Magic Masters!
Overall rating
3
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5
17 of 20 found this review helpful
Good game but a little repeatative
PostedNovember 24, 2011
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
This was a fun game, nice and lighthearted. You end up spending a good amount of time on it, but the thing I didn't like was that the reason you spend so much time on it is because you have to keep searching the same scenes over and over again many times.
It WAS fun for me though to fix up the castle, which is why I kept going till the end, doing the same old searches to make enough money to buy the upgrades.
So if you don't mind searching the same scenes quite a few times each then you should really enjoy this.
I recommend this game!
Behind the Reflection
Help a mother rescue her son from the parallel world inside a mirror as you explore stunning locations and assemble gadgets!
Overall rating
5
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5
62 of 77 found this review helpful
One of my all time favorites!
PostedNovember 24, 2011
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
all 5s except for level of challenge, because it's not a super difficult game, but then I don't like things to be too difficult really. It's more fun for me if I don't hit too many walls.
Game is a great length, so you really get your money's worth out of it.
It's up there with Stray Souls and the Twisted Lands games for me. I highly recommend it.
I recommend this game!
Alabama Smith in the Quest of Fate
Alabama Smith is back in an all-new time-twisting adventure involving powerful relics that could alter the destiny of mankind!
Overall rating
3
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5
17 of 22 found this review helpful
Pretty good game, fairly challenging
PostedNovember 24, 2011
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Not one of my favorite games, but it's best quality is that it's not one that you can breeze through so much either. On the downside of that upside though, it felt as though I HAD to use hints sometimes to figure out what to do next. Like there was nothing to point the the logical next step at times.
All in all it was rather enjoyable, but the characters are a little too pure and naive. Feels a bit like a Hardy Boys story or something hehe
I recommend this game!
The Return of Monte Cristo
Edmond is on a quest to discover Mercedes' killer, and bring them to justice, in The Return of Monte Cristo, a Hidden Object game.
Overall rating
1
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5
8 of 8 found this review helpful
As bad as it can get
PostedNovember 22, 2011
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Graphics are poor and pixelated, so it's difficult to recognize the items that you're supposed to find. The shapes are not well defined at all.
Also too much recycling of the same search scenes.
The story disjointed and uninteresting. Does a serious injustice to the original Count of Monte Cristo story.
I don't recommend this game.
Stray Souls: Dollhouse Story
Search for clues, solve puzzles, and unlock new areas as you visit spooky locations, master mini-games and locate Hidden Objects!
Overall rating
5
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5
111 of 126 found this review helpful
This is the game that got me addicted!
PostedNovember 22, 2011
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 bought this on Amazon and as soon as I beat it, I had to go looking for more because I had become an instant addict.
The only bad thing is that I've been hard pressed to find other Hidden Object games that feel even close to this. Twisted lands: Shadow Town and Twisted Lands: Insomniac are the other two that are as superb as this one.
Wonderful stylistic art, crisp graphics with solid images and a nice mood that is a bit dark and disturbing.
Gave it a 4 for challenge because while I enjoyed the game immensely, it was not particularly hard. But I like it that way really.
I recommend this game!
Vampire Saga - Welcome To Hell Lock
Something unnatural is stalking you through an abandoned town! Escape by gathering useful items and solving clever puzzles!
Overall rating
2
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5
4 of 11 found this review helpful
Not quite bottom of the barrel, but close
PostedNovember 22, 2011
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Had I realized this game was the sequel to Vampire Saga: Pandora's Box, would not have bought it. Didn't realize it till after the trial period and purchase unfortunately.
The graphics are not too bad, but on the low end, it's a short game, and the story and characters fall flat. Same as it's predecessor which I also do not recommend.
I don't recommend this game.
Shutter Island
Two US Marshals arrive at Shutter Island in search of a missing patient before her trail is washed way by a looming hurricane.
Overall rating
1
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5
22 of 26 found this review helpful
Huge disappointment
PostedNovember 22, 2011
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Having seen the movie, this certainly pales in comparison. The game fails to capture the mood and characters, characters in particular.
You backtrack and search the same scenes often and the scenes are not the clearest, so finding the objects can be challenging due to the pixelation, which is why I gave it a 3 for level of challenge. That is not a good thing however.
Also a very short game. All in all not worth it, not even really as one of the daily deals.
I don't recommend this game.
She is a Shadow
Help Hanna `The Shadow` Nickson get her son back from nefarious foes by bringing down a mob boss in this great Hidden Object game.
Overall rating
2
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5
22 of 23 found this review helpful
Terrible
PostedNovember 22, 2011
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
The art in the search scenes are alright, but you revisit the same places too often and repeat the same boring mini-games too many times.
And they use photos of real people for the acting, who, in my opinion, are pretty poorly cast, particularly the main character.
Story isn't much either. Very simple, stale and boring, kind of cookie-cutter.
I don't recommend this game.