aleta59's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4.7
- Helpful Votes:889
- Reviews Submitted:146
- First Review:February 29, 2012
- Most Recent Review:December 9, 2013
- Featured reviews0
Status:
White Haven Mysteries Collector's Edition
After waking up in an abandoned building, you find that you’ve been drugged and must now find the antidote before it’s too late!
Overall rating
5
/
5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Reminded me of Ravenhearst
PostedJanuary 23, 2013
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Good story, you are drugged by someone at an abandoned hospital, and you have to find the antidote.
Good speaking characters
Journal
Lots of HOS, standard and mostly clear
Some HOS can be skipped
Nice music and sound effects
Puzzles were good, but no instructions
Really creepy voice throughout who was never identified
Base game 4 hours, bonus 2.5 on casual play
Good speaking characters
Journal
Lots of HOS, standard and mostly clear
Some HOS can be skipped
Nice music and sound effects
Puzzles were good, but no instructions
Really creepy voice throughout who was never identified
Base game 4 hours, bonus 2.5 on casual play
I recommend this game!
Deadtime Stories
Sinister thrills await you in this gorgeously dark and unsettling real-life ghost story from New Orleans’ shadowy history!
Overall rating
5
/
5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
whodo? youdo. voodoo
PostedJanuary 20, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Great story about voodoo practices in New Orleans.
Great characters with VOS
HOS, standard, some with same items, very clear but tricky
You have to find ingredients for spells, a lot of fun
Puzzles had no instructions. some were easy to figure out, others had no clue. Long skip button
No diary
No map
Beautiful graphics
Nice music
Cool sounds, like crickets chirping
Good length: casual 4.25 hours
Great characters with VOS
HOS, standard, some with same items, very clear but tricky
You have to find ingredients for spells, a lot of fun
Puzzles had no instructions. some were easy to figure out, others had no clue. Long skip button
No diary
No map
Beautiful graphics
Nice music
Cool sounds, like crickets chirping
Good length: casual 4.25 hours
I recommend this game!
Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition
Dupin needs your help solving the mystery of the gold bug. Crack the codes and follow the clues to one man’s obsession with an old legend.
Overall rating
4
/
5
3 of 4 found this review helpful
Good, but short for a CE
PostedJanuary 20, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Based on the Poe story "The Gold Bug". Inspector Dupin helps search for Captain Kidd's treasure, and finds plenty of trouble along the way.
Excellent speaking characters
Beautiful graphics
HOS standard with interaction and fragmented
Puzzles good, short skip button
Puzzles also in HOS
Nice music
Lovely Newfoundland helper
Bonus chapter gives a little special ending, tho not needed for main story
Time: 4 for main game, one hour for bonus, total 5, casual play
Excellent speaking characters
Beautiful graphics
HOS standard with interaction and fragmented
Puzzles good, short skip button
Puzzles also in HOS
Nice music
Lovely Newfoundland helper
Bonus chapter gives a little special ending, tho not needed for main story
Time: 4 for main game, one hour for bonus, total 5, casual play
I recommend this game!
The Secret Order: New Horizon
Reveal the secret legacy of The Order of the Griffin and restore Sunward City in The Secret Order: New Horizon!
Overall rating
5
/
5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Really good game
PostedJanuary 16, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Storyline a bit confusing, but interesting. Time travel is involved and finding rings that belong to a secret organization, and restoring the legacy and the lives of the members who were wiped out in a previous time period.
No VOS, only text
HOS-interactive. Large and orderly, but not real clear.
Puzzles are hard and I wasnt sure what to do on some of them. Long skip button
Hint system is a direction arrow only
No diary
No map
Very realistic scenes, esp. the construction site
Great music
One character is a dead ringer for Mike Tyson, the boxer, down to the face tatoo.
A good thinking game. No sparkles.
Medium length: 4 hours casual
No VOS, only text
HOS-interactive. Large and orderly, but not real clear.
Puzzles are hard and I wasnt sure what to do on some of them. Long skip button
Hint system is a direction arrow only
No diary
No map
Very realistic scenes, esp. the construction site
Great music
One character is a dead ringer for Mike Tyson, the boxer, down to the face tatoo.
A good thinking game. No sparkles.
Medium length: 4 hours casual
I recommend this game!
Mystery Age: The Dark Priests
Stop the Chaos God’s Dark Priests once and for all! Amber must head back to Westwind Village to put an end to the evil for good!
Overall rating
5
/
5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
Mystical mystery
PostedJanuary 16, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Good story line about dark priests, and banishing them from a village.
No VOS, only text
HOS-find parts, and use the whole item in that HOS (really fun)
HOS-standard, quite a few of these, and many scenes revisited. Not always real clear scenes, and some objects are tiny
Beautiful graphics.
Lovely music and birdsong
Lousy hint system
A good amount of seek and find
Good puzzles, long skip
Diary
No map
Good length: 5 hours casual
No VOS, only text
HOS-find parts, and use the whole item in that HOS (really fun)
HOS-standard, quite a few of these, and many scenes revisited. Not always real clear scenes, and some objects are tiny
Beautiful graphics.
Lovely music and birdsong
Lousy hint system
A good amount of seek and find
Good puzzles, long skip
Diary
No map
Good length: 5 hours casual
I recommend this game!
Grim Tales: The Stone Queen Collector's Edition
The family saga continues when your nephew Brandon encounters the mysterious Stone Queen in a lonely mountain town.
Overall rating
5
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Stone good
PostedJanuary 13, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Great story: the stone queen is ticked off and she is turning everyone in town into, you guessed it!, stones. Brandon wanders into town looking for gas, and has to stay to solve the mystery.
Good characters, with VOS
HOS, interactive
Transport map
Good puzzles, short skip
Cool animals, especially the 3 headed dog
Great little helper gnomes
Excellent graphics
Good length: 5.25 hours casual
Good characters, with VOS
HOS, interactive
Transport map
Good puzzles, short skip
Cool animals, especially the 3 headed dog
Great little helper gnomes
Excellent graphics
Good length: 5.25 hours casual
I recommend this game!
Detective Quest: The Crystal Slipper
Push your detective skills to the limit in a fantastical faraway land and find a prince's lost love.
Overall rating
5
/
5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
Cinderella redux
PostedJanuary 13, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Good story, the prince meets a girl at the ball...and she is kidnapped by a jealous witch.
Good characters, VOS
HOS, all are putbacks
Excellent graphics
Transport map
A bit slow loading
Adorable helpers are a griffin, a unicorn, and an ermine
Nice length, almost 6 hours on casual
Good characters, VOS
HOS, all are putbacks
Excellent graphics
Transport map
A bit slow loading
Adorable helpers are a griffin, a unicorn, and an ermine
Nice length, almost 6 hours on casual
I recommend this game!
The Torment of Whitewall
Only one girl has survived the mysterious attacks on Whitewall, but she's not talking… So they've called you in to end the town's terrible torment!
Overall rating
4
/
5
3 of 4 found this review helpful
Good game, but short
PostedJanuary 13, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Good story: you are the detective who is called to Whitewall (not to be confused with Whitehall, altho one character actually did), to find out who is stealing all the young women. Interesting result of whodunnit
Good speaking characters
Diary
Transport map
LOTS of HOS, mildy interactive, not real clear
Good puzzles, medium skip
Cursor a bit wobbly
3 hours on casual play
Good speaking characters
Diary
Transport map
LOTS of HOS, mildy interactive, not real clear
Good puzzles, medium skip
Cursor a bit wobbly
3 hours on casual play
I recommend this game!
Fallen: The Flowers of Evil
Is it just a high fever or something much worse? One doctor's house call is about to become an investigation!
Overall rating
5
/
5
3 of 4 found this review helpful
Very good game
PostedJanuary 6, 2013
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Good storyline: as a doctor, you are sent to a town to save a friend's daughter who was bitten by a vampire, and then is kidnapped by the vampire.
HOS-lots of them, and very nice. Large and easy. Non-interactive
Transport map
Good puzzles, short skip
Excellent graphics
Nice mood music
Diary
Casual about 4 hours
HOS-lots of them, and very nice. Large and easy. Non-interactive
Transport map
Good puzzles, short skip
Excellent graphics
Nice mood music
Diary
Casual about 4 hours
I recommend this game!
Dark Mysteries: The Soul Keeper Collector's Edition
Charles Dexter Ward summons you to the island of Pawtuxet to stop a revenant from murdering the townspeople.
Overall rating
5
/
5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
Charles Dexter Ward is back!
PostedJanuary 6, 2013
aleta59
fromWilkes Barre, PA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Great storyline: Ward revived a distant relative who turns out to be a soul stealer. You, as the detective, are sent to save the town on Patuxent Island and destroy the revenant murderer.
Good characters with VOS
HOS, interactive
Magical eye for inventory items
Good puzzles, medium skip
Nice music and atmospheric sound effects
Regular game: 4.5 hours casual, bonus chapter 1 hour
Enjoy!
Good characters with VOS
HOS, interactive
Magical eye for inventory items
Good puzzles, medium skip
Nice music and atmospheric sound effects
Regular game: 4.5 hours casual, bonus chapter 1 hour
Enjoy!
I recommend this game!