arnold1049's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.8
- Helpful Votes:4,545
- Reviews Submitted:555
- First Review:February 24, 2012
- Most Recent Review:December 24, 2024
- Featured reviews0
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Explore a world of holiday joy through festive subgames.
Overall rating
5
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5
PERFECT SAMPLES
PostedDecember 24, 2024
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 offers a wide variety of puzzles in one place. You can play the ones that you like and are good at, while skipping the other kinds. The variety keeps it from getting boring. Very relaxing, enjoyable experience.
I recommend this game!
Grab your hiking boots for an enchanting hidden-object adventure!
Overall rating
4
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5
TOO SHORT
PostedSeptember 21, 2024
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
A very entertaining game that was definitely too short. Also needed hints for the minigames and a faster skip.
I recommend this game!
Take a grand tour of the world’s most amazing locations!
Overall rating
4
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5
KEEPING TRACK
PostedApril 25, 2024
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
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
These types of HO games are great entertainment for all levels of players. With the extra levels included in the CE, it has a lot of bang for the buck.
I would like to suggest one improvement. Since it's nearly impossible to play the game from beginning to end in one sitting, there should be a checkmark system of some kind to keep our place, instead of having to count balls to figure out where we left off. This is particularly needed when getting into the CE content/unlimited play, as there is nothing that shows which scenes have been played and which haven't.
This improvement would be great for all games in this series.
I recommend this game.
I would like to suggest one improvement. Since it's nearly impossible to play the game from beginning to end in one sitting, there should be a checkmark system of some kind to keep our place, instead of having to count balls to figure out where we left off. This is particularly needed when getting into the CE content/unlimited play, as there is nothing that shows which scenes have been played and which haven't.
This improvement would be great for all games in this series.
I recommend this game.
I recommend this game!
Hidden Objects, challenging puzzles, and devious riddles await!
Overall rating
3
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5
Not Sure
PostedApril 22, 2024
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
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
Storyline
3
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5
I played the full hour of the demo but I'm still not sure if this is a buy for me. I don't like games that require a lot of guessing instead of logic to solve. Thankfully, there are plenty of hints available, but that can also be a negative thing, frustrating. All I can say is, play the demo and decide for yourself.
Go on an adventure to uncover hidden objects in charming locations around the world!
Overall rating
4
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5
For Die Hard Fans
PostedApril 21, 2024
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
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
I agree with lots of the posted reviews. However, if you're a die hard fan like me, these issues can be overlooked for the ability to play a straight-forward hidden object game. There are too few of these game around and when one comes out, it is worth overlooking some minor problems, I'll be buying this game and looking forward to better games in the future.
I recommend this game!
Dig the Ground is a unique puzzler that has you matching gems and using all sorts of tools to clear the ground tiles beneath you to uncover treasures!
Overall rating
1
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5
What is an atomic explosion?
PostedNovember 15, 2022
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Word
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Chain-type matching is one of my favorite forms of match 3 games, so I was glad to find this game. However, I got to level 3 and could not get past the squares that needed an "atomic explosion" to clear. The instructions for this game leave a lot to be desired. What is an atomic explosion and how is it created? I've chained enough cells together to get the sticks of dynamite, but that doesn't clear the atomic cells. If an atomic explosion takes more that the number of cells chained together to get the dynamite, they must be very rare indeed. Yet level 3 contained 20 or more of these atomic cells that needed to be cleared. I give up. Challenging is fun; impossible is ridiculous. Nothing more frustrating than playing a game whose rules are hidden from you.
I don't recommend this game.
Visit 28 cities across Europe on an unforgettable trip!
Overall rating
1
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5
10 of 10 found this review helpful
I AM SHOCKED!
PostedJanuary 17, 2022
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
So not everyone is good at every kind of mini-game/puzzle, so we are given a skip button for those times. Now I find out that, because I'm not perfect, I can't play the CE contents?? Totally unfair. Sounds like the carrot and stick approach. Shame on y'all. I will never buy another game in this series because of this.
I don't recommend this game.
Extraterrestrials have arrived! Fortunately, they’re not here to invade, they just want to observe. Can you find them all?
Overall rating
3
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5
6 of 14 found this review helpful
NOT MY CUP OF TEA
PostedDecember 8, 2021
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Word
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 game, to me, is stressful and therefore not enjoyable. Not all items are on the board at the beginning but appear as you play. Some items keep moving around and between these two factors, I found myself going back and forth over the scene until I was dizzy. This is my pet peeve with more traditional HOGs. Please don't send me back to the same scene over and over again to find things that were already there but not asked for by the game.
I did admire the ingenuity used to hide items and got some chuckles out of the gameplay. However, redundancy of movement just frustrates me. I didn't finish the trial.
I don't recommend this game but I do recommend that each person play the trial before making up their own mind.
I did admire the ingenuity used to hide items and got some chuckles out of the gameplay. However, redundancy of movement just frustrates me. I didn't finish the trial.
I don't recommend this game but I do recommend that each person play the trial before making up their own mind.
I don't recommend this game.
This series makes it easier than ever to paint beautiful pictures! Avoid purchasing expensive painting supplies – just relax and enjoy!
Overall rating
5
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5
18 of 24 found this review helpful
NO BETTER, NO WORSE
PostedNovember 26, 2021
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Match 3, Word
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 would ordinarily given this game a 4-star rating but felt the need to bump it up to offset all the negativity. As the title says, this game is just as good or just as bad as you want it to be. IMHO it is just as good as any other game in this genre. Yes, some of the pics are pretty simple, but I don't particularly like a really complicated pic with teeny, tiney color spots that you need a magnifier for. These kinds of pics also take a far amount of time to complete which isn't necessarily relaxing to me. So this is a buy for me and I hope others will take a chance on this game as a result of my review.
I recommend this game!
Help run Pinecreek Hills and the park ranger 25th reunion!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
ALWAYS A WINNER
PostedNovember 2, 2021
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Match 3, Word
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
5
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5
I look forward to every release in this series as well as the other related sets, Cruise Director, etc. The graphics are amazing and the puzzles are very challenging. The characters are realistic and the variety of HO's and puzzles make me want to keep playing until I've finished the game. But then I'm sad because I have to wait until the next one is released.
You can't go wrong with purchasing this game or any of the others in the series.
I recommend this game!