clairepagan's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3
- Helpful Votes:174
- Reviews Submitted:28
- First Review:August 26, 2013
- Most Recent Review:February 20, 2021
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When the clock strikes, London shall burn!
Overall rating
2
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5
7 of 10 found this review helpful
Oh deary me.
PostedDecember 30, 2017
clairepagan
fromnottingham, uk
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Based on the Demo. I wanted to like this game. I like Victorian mysteries but there is too much nonsense that distracts from game play. New York fire hydrants, poisonous spiders, sorry not in Britain. Develop a plate film in the middle of a park with no dark room and a dish of developer you have just made from random chemicals, ok. Someone you are chasing hides in a battered dustbin in a filth strewn alleyway but you have to solve a puzzle to open the lid, not once but twice. Who has dustbins (garbage cans) with puzzle lids?
Game play is usual stuff, collect stuff, repair stuff, use gloves, broken zips etc.
Story centres around the Elizabeth Tower of Houses of Parliament never mentioned by name (actually called St Stephen's tower in Victorian times) nor is Big Ben the bell, it's just referred to as largest clock in the world. Maybe name is mentioned in the rest of the game.
Story centres around the Elizabeth Tower of Houses of Parliament never mentioned by name (actually called St Stephen's tower in Victorian times) nor is Big Ben the bell, it's just referred to as largest clock in the world. Maybe name is mentioned in the rest of the game.
I couldn't suspend disbelief because of these errors. Sorry.
I don't recommend this game.
Save your daughter from the Witch-Crow in the parallel reality of Pandora’s Box!
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Very Short Game
PostedDecember 30, 2017
clairepagan
fromnottingham, uk
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
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5
Based on all of it. I was different in some ways, lots of puzzles not that challenging. You draw runes about 20 times. I bought it because I liked the different settings and design. But the animation is poor and story is non existent. Game play jumped all over, you need the map, it was very simplistic and very, very short. Played in in 3 hours start to finish.
All seemed a bit pointless.
All seemed a bit pointless.
I don't recommend this game.
Can you save the holidays before it’s too late?
Overall rating
1
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5
12 of 20 found this review helpful
Out of date.
PostedDecember 15, 2017
clairepagan
fromnottingham, uk
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Based on the demo.
This game looks and feels very old tech. Clunky animation and clunky game play. Ok if you have never played one of these before or you are 5 years old. Story is basically the Grinch except it is the bad witch who has stolen Christmas.
This game looks and feels very old tech. Clunky animation and clunky game play. Ok if you have never played one of these before or you are 5 years old. Story is basically the Grinch except it is the bad witch who has stolen Christmas.
Boring and lazy game play. You collect tokens several times. The oil can is present. You put together a fishing rod. You sew things a couple of times. You repair drawer handles twice. You use two different knives. blah blah blah and this is just in the demo.
Try the demo by all means but I hated it.
I don't recommend this game.
Snow, Ice and the deadly wind blowing from the Frozen Mountains! The Lost Lands have been overtaken by ice in the middle of summer!
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
Loved it
PostedOctober 28, 2017
clairepagan
fromnottingham, uk
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management
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 enjoy this series and this is as good as the previous ones. Good level of challenge and a good story. Use of tools is logical and part of the adventure. Good variation of tasks that fit logically in the story.
I lost myself for a few hours. Excellent fun.
I lost myself for a few hours. Excellent fun.
I recommend this game!
Your son is lost in a deserted mansion. Discover the strange things that occurred here to save your child!
Overall rating
4
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Adventure Game not a hidden object
PostedJanuary 24, 2016
clairepagan
fromnottingham, uk
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Strategy
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Based on the Demo
This is wrongly described as a hidden object game it isn't. It is an adventure game.
You are put into a situation that is more realistic than hidden object games. There are no easy answers, there is no easy story, you do not know what is happening or how to proceed. Much as if you had been plonked down in real life.
The puzzles are difficult and require thought, again as if you were trying to do stuff in a real situation.
Not for beginners and not for people expecting a hidden object.
If you are bored with easy ho and want a challenge, then try this. The graphics are ok and game play is a bit clunky at times but I found it absorbing. Try before you buy.
This is wrongly described as a hidden object game it isn't. It is an adventure game.
You are put into a situation that is more realistic than hidden object games. There are no easy answers, there is no easy story, you do not know what is happening or how to proceed. Much as if you had been plonked down in real life.
The puzzles are difficult and require thought, again as if you were trying to do stuff in a real situation.
Not for beginners and not for people expecting a hidden object.
If you are bored with easy ho and want a challenge, then try this. The graphics are ok and game play is a bit clunky at times but I found it absorbing. Try before you buy.
I recommend this game!
Join the world famous Rescue Team and set off on an adventure you'll never forget!
Overall rating
1
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5
16 of 23 found this review helpful
Monotonous and Sexist
PostedNovember 23, 2015
clairepagan
fromnottingham, uk
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Strategy
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
I bought his game because I have played a lot of time management and this seemed like a good one based on the demo. However apart from the weather changing it is very monotonous and boring. The building's don't change, you have a cafe, woodcutter, fuel station and house that you collect rent from. You repair hospital every time and the fire station and the police station. The challenges don't really change just endless permutations of the same thing.
Also I noticed that all the engineers, police, firefighters and doctors are male. The only women in the game are the people you rescue. Come on! This is the 21st Century. No female cops or engineers? Puuurlease. Sorry I purchased this drivel.
Also I noticed that all the engineers, police, firefighters and doctors are male. The only women in the game are the people you rescue. Come on! This is the 21st Century. No female cops or engineers? Puuurlease. Sorry I purchased this drivel.
I don't recommend this game.
An old nemesis returns but only as a forbearer of something even more malevolent in the epic Weather Lord: Following the Princess!
Overall rating
1
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5
7 of 9 found this review helpful
Ruined - Based on Demo Version
PostedNovember 6, 2015
clairepagan
fromnottingham, uk
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Strategy
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
/
5
I love the Weather Lord series and have played them all to highest level. I hated this. This is Weather Lord dumbed down and the core market seems to be little girls. There are Fairies. There is a princess.
You are given three weathers on a tool bar instead of in the game screen. I didn't like this, it slowed things down as you are forever having to go to the bottom left with your cursor. (I play on PC with mouse, maybe this works better with touch screen?)
There are more obstacles but you cannot have more than one person working on a task at a time, this is deeply frustrating if you are used to "stacking your team".
There is no warriors, you defeat "monsters" by using weather on them. No towers in the demo but seems to be one later on. I don't hold high hopes it would the exciting towers in previous versions.
Lame, frustrating and dumb. I won't be purchasing. They have killed this series. Very disappointed.
You are given three weathers on a tool bar instead of in the game screen. I didn't like this, it slowed things down as you are forever having to go to the bottom left with your cursor. (I play on PC with mouse, maybe this works better with touch screen?)
There are more obstacles but you cannot have more than one person working on a task at a time, this is deeply frustrating if you are used to "stacking your team".
There is no warriors, you defeat "monsters" by using weather on them. No towers in the demo but seems to be one later on. I don't hold high hopes it would the exciting towers in previous versions.
Lame, frustrating and dumb. I won't be purchasing. They have killed this series. Very disappointed.
I don't recommend this game.
Utterly clueless, but full of good intentions, Robert and Laura set out to save their world in this bizarre and imaginative point and click adventure.
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Love it or Hate it
PostedSeptember 11, 2015
clairepagan
fromnottingham, uk
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Strategy
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Very quirky German game that is more like an interactive cartoon. Not easy to play because you have to click on markers and this can be frustrating until you work out what to do.
Also very wordy but I like this because the dialogue was funny. I am not sure some Americans will get this type of humour though. It is very quirky and sarcastic.
Few tech glitches need sorting out, crashed a few times. Game play is slow and you will need to use help, a lot.
You will love it or hate it. I loved it.
I recommend this game!
Immerse yourself in a fascinating story, where the mundane is deeply intertwined with magic. Befriend the brownies and challenge the evil Boggart!
Overall rating
5
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5
Charming and Lovely
PostedSeptember 1, 2015
clairepagan
fromnottingham, uk
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Strategy
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
/
5
I play alot of time management and strategy games and this is one of the nicest. The graphics are lovely and beautifully realised. The story inventive and makes sense. It is a bit like the Borrowers story where you are shrunk down so mundane items seems mystical and strange. It is not too easy and the play is engaging and fun.
I recommend this game!
A magic bear summons you to help save the neighboring kingdom of Nypha.
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
One of the Best Games I Have Played
PostedAugust 23, 2015
clairepagan
fromnottingham, uk
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Strategy
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
I just finished the whole thing and the bonus chapter and all the other bits too. I loved every second of this game and I was sorry when it finished.
The graphics and game play are excellent, they are drawn in such a way that you really feel part of the story. The characters are well thought out, well performed and of real fantasy calibre. I really did feel that I have been on an adventure with this game, something I have not come across in quite the same way before and I have played hundreds of these.
I usually find these games too easy even playing on hard setting. But this one it is quite challanging but not too difficult is slows down the fun.
Some puzzles we have seen before but they are used logically and are fun rather than tedious (the only exception is one in the bonus chapter which was not up to par with the rest of it). The HO scenes also make sense and are not just piles of random junk (worth finding all the tiaras to open an extra huge HO if you like them) I don't and was glad there aren't too many to be annoying.
The only downside I can see for some is, you will need to complete skill challanges to progress and in the battles, you might hate this if you play on a tiny screen.
I would like the next chapter please. Now.
I recommend this game!