Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Match 3, Marble Popper, Mahjong, Card & Board, Brain Teaser, Family
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
5/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
I just loved this game! It really hit home on what I missed in the first game, and I think it's an amazing game.
The graphics are awesome, the characters in the game are very well done! The scenes look very realistic, not too crammed, but no walk in the park either. I love how you sometimes have to fix a number of things in a room before letting in the first customers!
I love how this game goes beyond the stretch of similar games, and even when you think you finished it all, theres more to do! Including the achievements they added, which makes you want to do random extra stuff just to get the 3 stars on everything!
Overall this game is really worth your money, and if there were to be a collecters edition I would really consider getting it! It is also very family friendly! I can really recommend this game a lot!
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Match 3, Marble Popper, Card & Board, Brain Teaser, Family
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
3/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
2/ 5
Overal this is a game that has a nice theme but there are certain aspects that I didn't like as much (personal taste) and others that I feel really should've been different.
Scenes:
To me they look a bit random, backgrounds with random items that sometimes look like they were clearly photoshopped in. Also, the proportion is often completely out of scale. This could be a pro or a con, depending how you look at it. You could see it as an extra challenge, but my personal preference is a bit more realism. So overall, ofcourse a hidden object scene looks like a 'messy room' but I think that the details are lacking some work.
Gameplay:
I like how the game quickly catches a bit of speed, but then it just hangs there. Where other games have at least a bit of upscaling, in this game I kept scoring the same over and over again, somewhere from level 10-ish up to the end. Whereas the upgrades for the garden did get more expensive. I get that you shouldn't be able to get each upgrade after just one or two levels, but a bit of scaling up your possibilities wouldn't hurt.
Storyline:
The storyline is that you inherit a house with a beautifull garden that hasn't had any work done on it in decades. So it's up to you to fix that. Very quickly it's all about the upcoming gardening contest. This could have been a very well thought up storyline, but the way it was done was way to much on the nag-meter. It just kept telling me my garden wasn't good enough, and maybe they wouldn't let me in, or they would kick me out, and maybe I would get back in. I played the game on relax mode, and all this nagging wasn't really very enjoying.
Overall I think this game is ok, but personally it is not one of my favorite hidden object games. I lean a bit more to recommending so that's what I picked, but as far as I am concerned this is not an every-gamer-must-have.
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Match 3, Mahjong, Card & Board, Family
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
5/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
I love how this game balances a story line, progression and hidden objects. It's not just a race of finding one thing after another, but you can plan how to upgrade your barn to make it look awesome, and you really have a goal to work to. Also the in-game characters are very well done and funny to watch!
I also like how there is an option for 'relax mode' because that enables everybody to play in their own style. This is one of those games that keeps me coming back for more, and therefore I can really recommend this game!
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Match 3, Marble Popper, Word, Mahjong, Card & Board, Brain Teaser, Family
Current Favorite:
Fairway ™ Collector's Edition
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Fun Factor
1/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
1/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
2/ 5
I downloaded this game because it sounded like a challenge hidden behind a wall of cuteness. The graphics are kind of cute, but way to childish, and this game is too difficult for the kids around the age that would love these graphics.
As for some of the harder levels, it's nice to be able to use a hint, but there is no hint option other then one that chews up the whole level for you. Well, then you might as well call it a skip option and give us the 3 stars for free. Sometimes all you need is a push (or in this case drag) in the right direction and then you can pick it back up.
The storyline is pretty much a cartoon of a dad with a daughter sick in her bad and thats it. Then the game starts, and it turns in to a puzzle game that someone could whip up in flash in a browser and upload on their amateur site for free. Packed with a whole bunch of overdone graphics, which arent worth the bucks in my humble opinion.
Last thing I would have rather seen different is the menu. While it isn't too hard to figure out what the symbols mean, I rather also have a word or some text coming with it. It doesn't have to be static, if you get to see it when you are hovering over it that would be fine too.
I am seeing a tendency in Big Fish Games to have games that are either over the top in details (like the 1000 doors games) or way too childish like this one. There used to be an in between, but sadly that seems to be gone. All in all this game just doesn't grab me, and I am going to uninstall it.
This game looks a bit silly, but if you play it for a couple of minutes you are hooked. The different voices of the Qbeez are very cute, and not annoying as I feared they might.
You can choose from three game modes, adventure, special made puzzles, and the standard version. And in the standard game mode you can choose to play for time or points, if you want puzzles ranging from small to big or only the biggest, if you want to play a limited number of puzzles or unlimited and how much colors.
This game is much fun for everyone and if you have a little time to play and want to relax I definitely recommend trying this one!
I recommend this game!
+16points
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Twistingo
The new Twistingo is so revolutionary that it crosses two much-loved genres: old-fashioned bingo and marble-matching games.
This game has a lot of potential, the idea is original and it looks fun. I played it back at the time it was on the game community / big sea games. However, it lacks the option of choosing your game difficulty, and as it is now its going a little too fast. It would help if you could either play it slower or start with less balls when the game begins.
The other difference since the game community is an added storyline of having to save animals that are trapped. It doesn't have any connection with a twist of bingo and looks a little out of place. It doesn't give you the extra push of wanting to solve more levels like I have had with other game storylines. Instead a system with achievable goals or being able to 'buy' upgrades would have better fitted this game.
The biggest challenge in this game is to fill the screen with your virus in 1 color, in the least possible moves, choosing squares, hexagons or triangles. However, if you have done a few off these puzzles you've done them all. It's a repetition of the same, where the only difference is the maximum amount of moves you can make. There is no other progression or goals that you can achieve. That makes it a little boring after a short time of playing.
I have been playing this game on the Big Fish Community and then at Big Sea Games, and was looking forward to playing it again. It is still quite fun to pass some time with, but it has been made much too easy, compared to how it was on the community. Every couple of clicks almost your whole board is refilled with items, whereas you needed an upgrade for that before. That said, it's still much more original than most match-3 games.