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- Average Rating:3.8
- Helpful Votes:4,545
- Reviews Submitted:555
- First Review:February 24, 2012
- Most Recent Review:December 24, 2024
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Uncover images encoded in the fabric of logic in the latest Fantasy Mosaics!
Overall rating
5
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5
10 of 24 found this review helpful
ANOTHER GREAT GAME IN A GREAT SERIES
PostedOctober 15, 2018
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3
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 follows in the tradition of all the other games in the Fantasy Mosaics series. The graphics are beautiful and the game play is challenging and relaxing at the same time. I have purchased every game in the series and will continue to purchase each one as it is released. I highly recommend this game and series.
I recommend this game!
A romantic match 3 adventure of a lifetime! Experience the sites and sounds of famous French locations!
Overall rating
5
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5
19 of 20 found this review helpful
LOTS OF VARIETY
PostedSeptember 20, 2018
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
4
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5
With multiple types of match 3 games (swap. groups, etc.), different modes of screens (earn varied types of powerups, collect items to overcome obstacles, etc.) and hidden object scenes and find the differences puzzles thrown in, there is no way you will be bored with this game. Add in the beautiful graphics and choices of difficulty levels and this is the best game yet in this series. Keep 'em coming.
I recommend this game!
The next installment of World's Greatest Cities Mosaics is here with more colorful nonogram puzzles set in the greatest cities in the world!
Overall rating
5
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5
5 of 7 found this review helpful
EYE CANDY
PostedSeptember 18, 2018
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Match 3
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 purchase all the World's Greatest mosaic games as soon as they are released. In addition to being great puzzles with lots of fun in solving, the graphics just blow me away. The beautiful colors, enchanting items, including flowers, fruits, sand and water, make me smile. The sand seems to shift, the waters to run and ripple, the fish to swim, etc. etc. The mix of colors is also great and fun to reveal as you solve the puzzle. Bright green apples paired with vibrant oranges, vivid pink and purple flowers, deep maroons, dark blues, the colors just go on and on. The developers of these games are to be commended. The graphics seem to get better with each game.
I know there have been complaints about how slow the popup leaves the screen before play, but you have taken it a little too far on the other side. New players to these games will not have time to read it. You could slow it down a little, or make it a "how to play game" direction and remove the popup completely. For those of us like me, the popup is unnecessary as we have played so many of them. And even for new players, they don't need to be repeated with every scene. Keep up the good work.
I know there have been complaints about how slow the popup leaves the screen before play, but you have taken it a little too far on the other side. New players to these games will not have time to read it. You could slow it down a little, or make it a "how to play game" direction and remove the popup completely. For those of us like me, the popup is unnecessary as we have played so many of them. And even for new players, they don't need to be repeated with every scene. Keep up the good work.
I recommend this game!
Restore the paintings of great artists that have been spoiled by mysterious thieves! Expose their plans and free the world of art!
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Frustrating
PostedSeptember 14, 2018
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
4
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5
This is a long game with lots of HOS. That is on the plus side. Another big plus is the beautiful reproductions of real paintings that are used for the HOS.
The big minus side is the very dark HOS with items in the dark background that cannot possibly be found without a hint. Other items are so small that hints are also needed for those. The first hint is free, but additional hints for each scene have to be purchased, with each one after the first costing $250 and going up from there. There is no penalty for using hints, other than reducing the amount of money available for decorating the rooms.
As the protagonist moves from town to town, her apartments can be decorated by using the coins earned from the HOS to purchase furnishings.
The storyline is interesting and fairly easy to follow. There is also a romance included.
I played the whole game but grimaced every time one of the scenes (which all are reproductions of actual paintings), came up really dark with a dark background.
At a few places during the game, the cutscenes appear as cartoonish replications of the characters. This was disappointing because the characters during the rest of the game are very realistic. These cartoons lower the quality of the game.
I don't know whether the game is more challenging or more frustrating. Play the trial and decide for yourself.
The big minus side is the very dark HOS with items in the dark background that cannot possibly be found without a hint. Other items are so small that hints are also needed for those. The first hint is free, but additional hints for each scene have to be purchased, with each one after the first costing $250 and going up from there. There is no penalty for using hints, other than reducing the amount of money available for decorating the rooms.
As the protagonist moves from town to town, her apartments can be decorated by using the coins earned from the HOS to purchase furnishings.
The storyline is interesting and fairly easy to follow. There is also a romance included.
I played the whole game but grimaced every time one of the scenes (which all are reproductions of actual paintings), came up really dark with a dark background.
At a few places during the game, the cutscenes appear as cartoonish replications of the characters. This was disappointing because the characters during the rest of the game are very realistic. These cartoons lower the quality of the game.
I don't know whether the game is more challenging or more frustrating. Play the trial and decide for yourself.
Help Clara and her adoptive father find the Mask of Seasons in this innovative match 3 adventure.
Overall rating
5
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5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
THIS GAME HAS EVERYTHING
PostedAugust 21, 2018
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3
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 played the hour demo and immediately purchased it. This game combines almost all types, not just match 3. There are hidden object scenes, find the difference, collect items to rebuild buildings, just in the first hour. You will definitely not be bored. The beautiful tropical island setting is so bright and adds to the pleasure of playing this game. What a great relief from dark games. I highly recommend this game.
I recommend this game!
Return to the bottom of the sea for a new Hidden Object adventure to save Poseidon Park from the ploys of the crafty Mayor Peabody!
Overall rating
2
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5
8 of 8 found this review helpful
NEVER ENDING
PostedAugust 20, 2018
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
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
2
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I really liked the two previous games in this series and was glad when a third one came out. But this one is very disappointing because there is no way to finish it that I can see. You must complete every one of the minigames, of which there is a great variety. And for each minigame type, there are many games that get harder and harder. As with most people, I am good at some kinds of games and not so much others. So I cannot finish the game and that is very frustrating. I like challenges, but I can't be perfect.
I don't recommend this game.
After learning about your royal heritage, you’re off on a fantastic adventure to undo the amber curse and save the King and Queen!
Overall rating
2
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5
DESPERATELY NEEDS A JUMP MAP
PostedJuly 23, 2018
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Great game except for all the time wasted using the arrow to go up and down 3 or 4 or more levels at a time. This is one of my pet peeves with games until the developers got smart and provided maps that can be used to jump from one location to the next that needs some action taken.
This game is a no-buy for me because of the lack of this kind of map.
I don't recommend this game.
Renovate an empty living room with real world furniture. Find hidden objects, sell off items, and make enough money to fulfill your dreams.
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
REPETITIOUS TO THE POINT OF BORING
PostedJuly 1, 2018
arnold1049
fromApache Junction, AZ
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Mahjong, Match 3, Puzzle, 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
As the title states, this game is about decorating one room, the living room. There are about 6 items (what about rugs, curtains, paintings, fireplace utensils?) that are available to add to the room, with multiple selections withing these items. Within a very short time, I had collected enough money to decorate the room the way I wanted it. After that, what is the point of purchasing additional items that can only be used to replace the ones you've already used? Unless you are really into decorating and like to see how different things go together, it is just boring. So, to take this further, what is the point of playing the games to earn more money if there is really nothing that you want to purchase?
There are very few locations for the hidden object scenes; bedroom, reading room, etc., so you play them over and over again, which gets boring quickly.
I do have to give this game praise for the variety of game types to play, even if the locations stay the same; spot the difference, two or three types of match 3, at least two types of jigsaw, several types of hidden objects (words, scrambled words, missing letters, pictures, silhouettes), mahjong, etc. For most, you can win a bonus if you finish before the timer runs out, but if you don't make it, you don't have to play it over. But again, why try to earn the time bonus, or find the logo, or the loose coins, when there is no reason to buy the same type of furniture over and over again?
Just not my cup of tea, but play the demo and you might think differently.
I don't recommend this game.
In Travel Mosaics: A Paris Tour, explore the beauty of France while completing colorful and challenging mosaics puzzles.
Overall rating
2
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
NO ROOM FOR ERROR
PostedJune 11, 2018
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
In order to achieve 3 stars for a board, you cannot make a mistake or use any of the 4 bonuses for help. So why are bonuses even available and, secondly, why would you want to use any of the "money" you earn to upgrade the bonuses when their use removes a star? I can't imagine very many people who play a game intending to make mistakes or use bonuses when both of these actions result in losing a star. It makes absolutely no sense. Thankfully, the mosaics aren't that hard to do using the Easy setting. I am at the fifth location out of 20, so this may change as I continue farther into the game. If the boards get to the point where they can't be solved without help, then I will quit the game and delete it. Why play if you have little or no possibility of obtaining perfection?
To add another design flaw, most of the achievements are based on earning 3 stars, yet the game is designed to make this almost impossible.
In addition to stars, there are also "lives" that "die" when you make a mistake. Each board starts with two lives available and more are added arbitrarily during game play. Lose too many lives and you have to start the board over. I have no clue how this adds to the enjoyment or challenge of the game; making mistakes eliminates stars, so how do lives mean anything?
Three other things also detracted from the game. 1.The pulsing paint brushes for the colors give me a headache. 2.The numbers for the columns and rows were extremely hard to see. The background used for the numbers was the same color as the numbers, providing absolutely no contrast. For example, red numbers against a red background, blue numbers against a blue background, etc. 3.There is no skip option for the bonus puzzle, one for each of the 20 locations. If you can't finish the bonus puzzle, you can't advance to the next location.
This is a poorly constructed, illogical game that sets you up for failure.
I don't recommend this game.
Pack your bags and get ready to travel the world while you play through over 100 levels of colorful mosaic puzzle fun.
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
NO VARIETY
PostedJune 5, 2018
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
I always buy these games without playing the demo because I've always enjoyed them. However, the last two games I'm playing have dropped the Labyrinth and Mystery Lands boards. With only two types of game play, multi-color and shapes, the games have become boring. I particularly like the Labyrinth boards but both this one and the Mystery Lands had some wonderful, colorful graphics and animation. From now on, I'll play the trial for any future releases in these series and if this pattern continues, I will not waste my money, In fact, I'm not sure I'm going to finish the ones I've already purchased. What a disappointment and what a step backwards for what started out as 5 star games.
I don't recommend this game.