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Solve the puzzle of the red mist and save a missing camper before they meet a terrifying end.
Overall rating
4
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5
90 of 114 found this review helpful
LET THE HUNT BEGIN!
PostedSeptember 20, 2018
Anonymous
fromThe worlds tallest bonfire took place on June 25, 2016 in Ålesund, Norway measuring 47.39 m (155 ft 5.9 in) Consisting of 4000 pallets, it took 3 months to build and burned for 2 days!
Skill Level:Expert
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
Storyline
4
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5
Grab your marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers and pop a squat on a nearby log in front of the campfire, it's time for another Bonfire Story. You survived "The Faceless Gravedigger," but can you survive "The Hunt?" This particular Bonfire Story has haunted you for years. Memories of that fateful night consume your waking thoughts and sleeping nightmares, and tonight you have returned to the scene of the crime in search for answers. As luck would have it, the Crimson Mist returns, and so has the Heartless. Let the hunt begin!
Although better than the first game, I wasn't "blown off my computer chair" by this game. The storyline has been told hundreds of times, and each location has at least one HOPA-Cliche, broken zipper pull, bone-dry lantern, objects wedged in every crack, niche, or tree root, and billboard, every drawer and door has a missing handle or knob, animals viciously guarding precious objects until fed (and they always point to their mouth or belly so you'll clearly understand they are hungry) blown fuses, thorny vines covering everything, I realize that's HOPA-World, but wouldn't it be cool if you didn't know exactly where an area of interest was going to be when you entered a new scene or knew where every inventory item would be used the second you picked it up or what part you'd need to finish a combination item? There's got to be a different way to hide inventory items besides hanging keys from a tree branch or fishing something out of the water after you find a fishing net, and then repair the net, because broken fishing nets are everywhere right?
The graphics are really well done, with just the right amount of darkness, although I thought they could have chosen a different color for "The Mist" Pink mist takes away from the credibility of a true horror or sci-fi theme, I think a grey mist or even a green mist if it had to have a color contrast, would have been more believable, at least for me personally. This Collector's Edition version has 12 Character figurines to find but it's impossible to miss them because they are located within Zoom Zones that don't close until you click on the collectible. I will say though that they have done an excellent job of blending the 22 Hidden Hearts within each scene. I found myself having to stare intently more than a few times before spotting some of them so nice job on that one Mariaglorum!
The Hidden Object Scenes are mostly Multiple items finds such as 12 Matches, 12 Arrow bolts, 12 Nuts etc. Some of the scenes are Progressive or include a small puzzle to solve, but for the most part, they lack creativity. I will admit that some of the items are well blended so I have to give them credit for that feature. The scenes are clear and fairly bright as well.
The Mini-Games were just okay for me personally. I found them to be rehashed games that weren't very challenging, in fact, they can easily be solved on the first attempt. Below are brief descriptions of some of the games you'll encounter during the demo portion to help you decide if this game is for you:
1-Press the buttons in the correct order.
2-Select the 4 related images on the flute.
3-Push in all buttons, clicking one may affect others.
4-Click to make the horse jump obstacles, 3 lives available (poor horse)
5-Slide the tokens along tracks to their matching slots.
6-Select triangle and/or square tokens & directional arrows to move a dial to the images shown above.
7-Click when the lines are inside of the target circle.
8-Remove the bars in the correct order.
9-Place the various shaped boards to fill the grid entirely.
10-Use the arrows to guide the handle tip through the maze.
2-Select the 4 related images on the flute.
3-Push in all buttons, clicking one may affect others.
4-Click to make the horse jump obstacles, 3 lives available (poor horse)
5-Slide the tokens along tracks to their matching slots.
6-Select triangle and/or square tokens & directional arrows to move a dial to the images shown above.
7-Click when the lines are inside of the target circle.
8-Remove the bars in the correct order.
9-Place the various shaped boards to fill the grid entirely.
10-Use the arrows to guide the handle tip through the maze.
This Collector's Edition version has 15 Wallpapers, 48 Concept Art pictures, 6 Movie Video Cutscenes, 8 Music Soundtracks, 9 Achievements to earn in 3 categories, 22 Hidden Hearts, 12 Character Figurines, 6 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter and a built-in Strategy Guide, enjoy the hunt!
BONFIRE STORIES SERIES LIST
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-The Faceless Gravedigger (May 18-2017) 3.9
2-Heartless (September 20-2018) n/a
2-Heartless (September 20-2018) n/a
By: Mariaglorum
I recommend this game!
It's time for the lady of the castle to take charge in this thrilling time management adventure!
Overall rating
5
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5
135 of 148 found this review helpful
HOLY GARLIC BREATH, THE COUNT HAS RETURNED WITH "VAMP-ED" UP GRAPHICS!
PostedSeptember 19, 2018
Anonymous
fromI would have listed this game as my favorite but current releases never show up on the same day. That makes no sense!
Skill Level:Expert
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
Incredible Dracula was one of the few Time Management games that I actually purchased as a Collector's Edition, but it looks like these devs weren't taking any chances of losing sales! The first thing I noticed was how amazing the graphics are, they have always been good, but this time they are, well...simply Incredible!
If I remember correctly, the last game in this series (scroll down for the series list) had replaced the BloodDonald's food with donuts which were a big mistake, but they're back...yea for BloodDonald's burgers...would you like fries with that?
All your favorite characters have returned as well as some new ones! Rufus the undead worker, Elizabeth aka Princess and her furry sidekick Vlad, Frankenstein, Ghosts, Witches, Mermaids and more, but unfortunately, Incredible Dracula is mia at first but does catch up eventually.
There are 50 Levels and 34 Trophies to earn, and you can play in a Normal, blood-sucker mode, a Casual mode for chilled vamps and a Free mode with no timer to cut your fangs on. You can earn up to 3 Stars per level and any level can be replayed as often as necessary, and because this game is definitely Strategy-based, you probably will have to replay a few levels!
There are the usual yet unusual TM tasks of collecting resources, clearing paths, repairing and upgrading BloodDonalds Restaurants, Sawmills, Quarries, and Laboratories. You will need to Craft items to help you progress by collecting specific ingredients, as well as concocting Magic Potions along your journey, and of course, you'll have to help a gazillion different characters, by solving their dilemmas and situations, before they can offer their assistance to the cause of ridding the world of Vargosi before he gives everyone a bad reputation. Vlad will help track footprints left behind by Vargosi, but not even your faithful companion works for free, so you're gonna have to throw Vlad a bone, or two, or three, that you find along the way.
If you're new to the TM field, this is the perfect game to sink your fangs into! The Free Mode will help you learn how to play frustration-free. The only problem is that you'll become spoiled by this Top-Notched, hilarious, fun and incredibly addictive game because I can't think of a single TM game that is of this caliber! Enjoy your blood-burger and fries!
INCREDIBLE DRACULA SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-Chasing Love (November 3-2015) 4.3
2-The Last Call (April 30-2016) 4.2
3-Family Secrets (January 17-2017) 4.6
4-Game of Gods (January 16-2018) 3.3
5-Vargosi Returns (September 19-2018) n/a
Developer: New Bridge Games
Producer: Alawar Entertainment Inc.
2-The Last Call (April 30-2016) 4.2
3-Family Secrets (January 17-2017) 4.6
4-Game of Gods (January 16-2018) 3.3
5-Vargosi Returns (September 19-2018) n/a
Developer: New Bridge Games
Producer: Alawar Entertainment Inc.
I recommend this game!
Uncover a conspiracy against the king!
Overall rating
4
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5
52 of 55 found this review helpful
STILL ENAMORED BY THE GRAPHICS
PostedSeptember 17, 2018
Anonymous
fromPay attention to the detail, simply remarkable!
Skill Level:Expert
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
Storyline
4
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5
We've been framed I tell Ye! This is the story that takes place after the King interfered with the union of his son and his wife, a commoner not born or Royal Blood and certainly not worthy of his beloved son. The King lost everything that fateful day, he lost his only son, he lost his heir, he lost the opportunity for his Royal lineage to continue as it had for centuries. But this isn't a story about the King, this is a story about a Kingslayer...or perhaps a Royal Cover-up, but mostly, this is a story about rising to the occasion and honor.
This game has THE EXACT style of graphics I yearn for! Anyone can make a crystal blue sea on a tropical island look beautiful, but this dev has mastered the art of detail! I'm well aware of how hard it is to perfect graphics of this magnitude, especially when the time period has very few color contrast to work with. This is an area easily overlooked by most because we have become accustomed to large colorful graphics that don't really define anything, but our eye tells our brain, "look how beautiful those colors are" but try to count the stones on a building or look at the detail of the leaves on that tree...you can't, because they don't exist, until now!
This is a 7 Chapter strong, amazing adventure to clear my name, and I love the story, I love the puzzles, I love the HOP's, and no gadgets! I have a tiny complaint with the CE version Morphing Royal Coin to collect. Its morph is fairly slow, but I wish the morph was slower and the Royal Coin was smaller to make it more challenging to find. Just a tad bit of tweaking perhaps on the sequel?
The Hidden Object Scenes are centered around objects you'd expect to see in the Medieval time period. I knew I was going to enjoy these HOP's from the very first Interactive, Progressive, Silhouetted Shape puzzle, which made me think about what I needed to do in order to progress (this doesn't happen often, I can usually find all items without looking at the list, NOT because I'm so good at them but because they are usually so easy) There are also Interactive List finds, Silhouetted Shape finds and HOP's that require you find Fragments within a storybook.
The Mini-Games are quite varied and I love that they are era true. I have enjoyed every puzzle thoroughly, even the repetitive "fight" games where you have to trace every line without retracing on 3 different and progressively difficult shapes. I love the puzzles that I have to strategize or think about, which is one of the reason's I enjoyed this game so much. Below are brief descriptions of some of the games you'll encounter during the demo:
1-Slide the symbol tokens to their matching slots.
2-Trace all lines between dots w/o crossing the same line twice. x3
3-Press pressure plates in the correct order, wrong order resets.
4-Place the portraits into matching slots, each picture pushes the others.
2-Trace all lines between dots w/o crossing the same line twice. x3
3-Press pressure plates in the correct order, wrong order resets.
4-Place the portraits into matching slots, each picture pushes the others.
The Collector's Edition version has 6 Wallpapers, 12 Concept Art pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 8 Movie Cutscenes, 14 re-playable Mini-Games, 11 re-playable Hidden Object Scenes, 18 Achievements to earn, 29 Morphing Royal Coins in the main scene and 11 in the BC, 7 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter (Act of Deceipt) and a built-in Strategy Guide. Enjoy this amazing medieval plot against two Brothers!
I recommend this game!
In this fantastic match 3 adventure, help postman Jim and his plane Tornado deliver the mail in out of this world weather conditions!
Overall rating
1
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5
16 of 20 found this review helpful
THEY ARE ALL THE SAME LEVELS AS BEFORE???
PostedSeptember 16, 2018
Anonymous
fromThink I'll go brush my teeth instead.
Skill Level:Expert
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
These games have everything I hate in a Match 3 game and nothing I love or even like. They are all Limited Moves and you can't make consecutive matches quickly because not only do you have to wait for the tiles to stop moving, but you have to wait forever after each level until the board finishes going through the motions of Bonuses etc. To make matters worse, the levels seem to all be rehashed from the other sugary sweet M3 games, so once again, I'll pass.
The tiles are big and quite colorful, as you'd expect in a candy-sweets related game. You begin the game with Tutorials that can't be opted out of, at least I wasn't able to find one. I hate it when tutorials force you to use a booster they have just given you or force you to make a specific match just to show you how the game works when clearly there are better options available.
The tiles are big and quite colorful, as you'd expect in a candy-sweets related game. You begin the game with Tutorials that can't be opted out of, at least I wasn't able to find one. I hate it when tutorials force you to use a booster they have just given you or force you to make a specific match just to show you how the game works when clearly there are better options available.
One of the biggest drawbacks these games have for me personally is that you can't continue to make consecutive matches back-to-back. You have to wait until all the tiles finish falling before you can continue. Once you complete a level, any unused moves will be added to the board, and you have to wait for an eternity as the game finishes out all the possible moves and the boosters and power-ups explode before the score tallies up. Then you have to wait again, as the game moves on to the map section, adds the star scores to that particular level icon and hops to the next level icon. This doesn't allow the game to flow in my opinion.
Large matches will earn a Bonus Icon to the board, and these bonuses can be combined to make a larger explosion. A Match 4 gives you a color-specific Super Candy to wipe out an entire line. A Match 5 gives you a Rainbow bonus to remove tiles of the same color matched with. A T or L shaped match will give you a color-specific Candy Bomb to explode and destroy adjacent tiles. Boosters will be unlocked as you progress, and must be added before starting the level.
This just isn't the kind of Match 3 game that interests me, but I'm sure many will enjoy the colorful, lightheartedness of Sweet Clouds, but if you have purchased any of the other Match 3 games by this dev, you already have this one. You can also play this Limited Moves Match 3 game in a Relaxed Mode.
This just isn't the kind of Match 3 game that interests me, but I'm sure many will enjoy the colorful, lightheartedness of Sweet Clouds, but if you have purchased any of the other Match 3 games by this dev, you already have this one. You can also play this Limited Moves Match 3 game in a Relaxed Mode.
INTERSOL MATCH 3 SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-Penguin Rescue (April 12-2017) 3.9
2-Pretty Snails 1 (April 24-2017) 3.9
3-Owl Rescue (August 9-2017) 2.8
4-Mystery Loss (August 21-2017) 3.5
5-Flying Fish Quest (September 4-2017) 2.8
6-Pretty Snails 2 (November 22-1017) 3.7
7-Christmas Story (December 20-2017) 3.1
8-Dress Cake (January 24-2018) 3.6
9-My Pretty Kitty (March 5-2018) 3.0
10-Monster Toons (March 30-2018) 3.4
11-Paper Land (May 14-2018) 2.8
12-Sugar Crimes (June 8-2018) 2.6
13-Sweet Clouds (September 15-2018) n/a
2-Pretty Snails 1 (April 24-2017) 3.9
3-Owl Rescue (August 9-2017) 2.8
4-Mystery Loss (August 21-2017) 3.5
5-Flying Fish Quest (September 4-2017) 2.8
6-Pretty Snails 2 (November 22-1017) 3.7
7-Christmas Story (December 20-2017) 3.1
8-Dress Cake (January 24-2018) 3.6
9-My Pretty Kitty (March 5-2018) 3.0
10-Monster Toons (March 30-2018) 3.4
11-Paper Land (May 14-2018) 2.8
12-Sugar Crimes (June 8-2018) 2.6
13-Sweet Clouds (September 15-2018) n/a
by: Intersol Games
I don't recommend this game.
In the latest 1001 Jigsaw World Tour, take a fantastic tour of various castles and palaces across the world while completing exciting jigsaw puzzles!
Overall rating
1
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5
76 of 88 found this review helpful
I'VE ASSEMBLED NEARLY ALL OF THESE CASTLE PUZLES IN A PUZZLE GAME THAT'S NEARLY 8 YEARS OLD!
PostedSeptember 16, 2018
Anonymous
fromIs anyone listening? How many years do we have to wait for a puzzle game with better options? I don't have a FOBO
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Jigsaws Galore
(121)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
There's absolutely nothing wrong with these pictures which are mostly castles and palaces from around the world, in fact, some are quite beautiful. They are so famous that they are used in many puzzle games, I get it, but...there are so many different puzzles by different devs that have features puzzle lovers like myself want, and need! If I show my PERSONAL disapproval of these cookie-cutter puzzles with no features, no large puzzle options (like way over 300 pieces) my hopes are that either this dev will finally understand and offer a puzzle that has something different, or that BFG will finally go searching for vendors that do offer better features.
I don't have anything against 8 Floor LTD Games, but they are all the same, nothing ever changes. The features are the same, the music is the same, the puzzles are basically the same, and they are never offered in larger sizes, but the fact that they spew out one puzzle after the other without ever changing a single thing really upsets me! At the very least, change the music, please?!?
I don't understand why BF refuses to offer puzzles from a different developer because other devs offer a variety of options and features, not to mention that the pictures those other puzzle games have are really amazing! In all fairness, I did find a couple of puzzles here on BF, that have awesome pictures and custom features available. Yes, I'll admit, at first they seem intimidating because there are so many features to figure out, but after a few minutes of exploring the features, you soon realize that it isn't difficult, and your angst turns into excitement from all the possibilities.
In 1001 Jigsaw World Tour: Castles And Palaces, you can choose puzzles from 5 different boxes that have 100 puzzles available in each. You can also earn Trophies for reaching goals such as playing a certain amount of hours, joining up to a million pieces, scoring a certain amount of points, solving a puzzle without making a mistake, solving variously sized puzzles, or solving a puzzle without using hints, sorting, or pocket features. There are also Top Scores and personal Best score tallies.
Any of the puzzles can be modified with the number of pieces, the cut shape of the pieces and whether or not you want the pieces to rotate. There are 4 different backgrounds to choose from, pink, green, blue and grey, a box to store extra pieces until needed, a Sort option a Border only option, a Hint option, and an available Magnifying glass to enlarge pieces. You can also ghost the image of the puzzle to the background or hang a picture in three different sizes.
These are the EXACT same features offered in all puzzle games by this dev and trust me, there are better features available! For example, in Jigsaws Galore, you can assemble a puzzle with up to 64,000 pieces! And there are so many more unique features, so I've included some bullet points of just some of the custom features available in Jigsaws Galore, features which we SHOULD expect from all puzzle games:
*Each category is kept in folders, the pictures inside each folder is shown as thumbnails, choose the size of each thumbnail, create and label as many new folders as you want.
*Capture your own images or import photos, you can even crop specific sections, you can also share pictures with others who have Jigsaws Galore.
*Change the size, shape or number of pieces, you can even change these features midway through a puzzle without having to restart the puzzle.
*Choose the shape of the pieces, you can even add "fun" or "mystery shaped" pieces to the mixture by %, for example, add 5% of fish-shaped pieces randomly into the puzzle, or 0 if you just want normally shaped pieces.
*Ghost the image, AND choose the brightness of the ghosted picture, hang a picture for reference, choose the background color OR the type of material used.
*Open up as many trays as you want to hold puzzle pieces, (not just a single box that can't be sorted, labeled or even easily viewed) choose the color of each tray and label the trays, right-click each tray and fetch the pieces you want in each tray, such as blue pieces, or fun shaped pieces, you can choose how to arrange the pieces within each tray, line the trays along the sides, top or bottom, which can be clearly viewed and know what pieces are in which trays (sky, water, land, blue, specific shapes, however, you want!)
*Select how you want to sort the puzzle pieces, along the edges, in a grid formation, random, you can ever de-arrange pieces, and this option is available inside each tray as well. They will even arrange by grouping the same shaped puzzle pieces together.
*The toolbar can be on the top, bottom or side, and you can hide the toolbar to give you more room.
*There is a zoom feature, a magnifying glass which can be set at different strengths.
*Choose how thick or thin the pieces are, add shadows, turn on/off anti-aliasing (graphics realism) whether you want the outlines to disappear once the pieces snap together to show a smooth image. You can even choose the snap distance of the pieces, and choose puzzle piece rotation preference of clockwise or counterclockwise.
*Auto-save the puzzle at specific intervals automatically, such as every 5 minutes, never lose your progress again!
*Use tools such as undo, demo, next piece finds, hints, mystery mode, auto solve, overlay pictures, zoom, or even timers. It even shows you the number of pieces in the puzzle, and how many pieces you have placed.
*Capture your own images or import photos, you can even crop specific sections, you can also share pictures with others who have Jigsaws Galore.
*Change the size, shape or number of pieces, you can even change these features midway through a puzzle without having to restart the puzzle.
*Choose the shape of the pieces, you can even add "fun" or "mystery shaped" pieces to the mixture by %, for example, add 5% of fish-shaped pieces randomly into the puzzle, or 0 if you just want normally shaped pieces.
*Ghost the image, AND choose the brightness of the ghosted picture, hang a picture for reference, choose the background color OR the type of material used.
*Open up as many trays as you want to hold puzzle pieces, (not just a single box that can't be sorted, labeled or even easily viewed) choose the color of each tray and label the trays, right-click each tray and fetch the pieces you want in each tray, such as blue pieces, or fun shaped pieces, you can choose how to arrange the pieces within each tray, line the trays along the sides, top or bottom, which can be clearly viewed and know what pieces are in which trays (sky, water, land, blue, specific shapes, however, you want!)
*Select how you want to sort the puzzle pieces, along the edges, in a grid formation, random, you can ever de-arrange pieces, and this option is available inside each tray as well. They will even arrange by grouping the same shaped puzzle pieces together.
*The toolbar can be on the top, bottom or side, and you can hide the toolbar to give you more room.
*There is a zoom feature, a magnifying glass which can be set at different strengths.
*Choose how thick or thin the pieces are, add shadows, turn on/off anti-aliasing (graphics realism) whether you want the outlines to disappear once the pieces snap together to show a smooth image. You can even choose the snap distance of the pieces, and choose puzzle piece rotation preference of clockwise or counterclockwise.
*Auto-save the puzzle at specific intervals automatically, such as every 5 minutes, never lose your progress again!
*Use tools such as undo, demo, next piece finds, hints, mystery mode, auto solve, overlay pictures, zoom, or even timers. It even shows you the number of pieces in the puzzle, and how many pieces you have placed.
So, when I say options and features in a virtual jigsaw puzzle are possible, I really mean they should be standard! I'm sure there are lots of puzzle geeks out there who don't really care about all these features and just want a relaxing and simple puzzle to pass the time, but if you do want to see more puzzles offered with these kinds of options, show BF it matters with your star rating!
1001 JIGSAW WORLD TOUR SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-American Puzzle (June 29-2016) 4.0
2-Asia (April 10-2017) 3.3
3-Europe (April 14-2017) 2.8
4-Great America (February 21-2018) 1.3
5-London (April 30-2018) 3.6
6-Castles And Palaces (September 16-2018) n/a
2-Asia (April 10-2017) 3.3
3-Europe (April 14-2017) 2.8
4-Great America (February 21-2018) 1.3
5-London (April 30-2018) 3.6
6-Castles And Palaces (September 16-2018) n/a
I don't recommend this game.
Can you rid the city of a malevolent monster in time?
Overall rating
4
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5
72 of 107 found this review helpful
IS IT SAFE TO TRADE IN THURSDAY'S GARLIC FOR SILVER BULLETS?
PostedSeptember 15, 2018
Anonymous
fromWerewolves & Lycans aren't the same. Lycans are a more advanced species that can transform at will, unlike werewolves that can only transform during a full moon!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
4
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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
Phileas Fogg has been acting rather odd lately (could also use a good shave) Young Hawkes who will probably never be called Old Hawkes, has his hands full with this investigation, full of claws and fur like a beast that is! The streets of London may never be safe again if the protectors known as the Vermillion Watch are the ones the city need protecting from. The streets are definitely Howling tonight, and hopefully, the beast inside Hawkes and Fogg don't take up permanent residents or there may never be a Vermillion Watch 6!
Spine-tingling is not the description I'd use to describe this game, but it's really not a bad game, it's just an easy game. I purchased this game, I've played nearly all of the game, and its captured my attention as far as the plot goes, which doesn't happen that often nowadays, and usually not from this dev! If you enjoyed other Vermillion Watch games, then there's no reason you won't enjoy this game unless werewolves just aren't your thing. Personally, I love a good Vampire storyline and Werewolves ain't so bad either, well, they are bad, but it's a great topic!
The Hidden Object Scenes are good but quite easy. I did like the scene locations which were colorful, and you can tell the devs worked to create HOP's that were different, but at the expense of being challenging, does that make sense? There are Interactive List finds, Keywords in Sentence finds, Multiple Object finds and even a "Spot the Difference" between a photo and the actual scene which definitely could have been a little more challenging. In this Collector's Edition version each HOS has a Morphing Object, and if you forget to look (like I usually do) you can replay the scene in the extra's section to not only pick up the missed Morph but earn Gold, Silver or Bronze Trophies. After completing the game (including Bonus Chapter) you can enter the Souvenir Room to search for 12 different Wolf puppies as Souvenirs (the awe factor lol)
Hope you like mini-games because there are back to back throughout the game. Personally, I didn't find them all that bad although I found them to be quite easily solved on the first attempt. Below are brief descriptions of some of the games you'll encounter during the demo:
1-Drag the slider to locate paw prints. (turns green)
2-Slide magnifier to focus each of those paw prints.
3-Drag, align & scale paw print on the correct match.
4-Drag fist through a maze to the face, collecting all orbs first.
5-Use directional arrows to cross the road & avoid obstacles.
6-Use directional arrows to jump on floating debris w/ sinking.
7-Use torch when wolves' ears are down whistle when up.
8-Select buttons in the correct order according to clues.
9-Cut neurons paths to stop the red sphere from reaching neurons x3.
10-Drag the correctly shaped glass shards to matching slots.
11-Select 3 glass shards until all are removed (colored shards only 2)
12-Turn all valves to the right, selecting one affects others.
13-Box in groups of 4 powder heaps on the grid.
14-Ask both parrots all questions and then deduce which bird lies.
2-Slide magnifier to focus each of those paw prints.
3-Drag, align & scale paw print on the correct match.
4-Drag fist through a maze to the face, collecting all orbs first.
5-Use directional arrows to cross the road & avoid obstacles.
6-Use directional arrows to jump on floating debris w/ sinking.
7-Use torch when wolves' ears are down whistle when up.
8-Select buttons in the correct order according to clues.
9-Cut neurons paths to stop the red sphere from reaching neurons x3.
10-Drag the correctly shaped glass shards to matching slots.
11-Select 3 glass shards until all are removed (colored shards only 2)
12-Turn all valves to the right, selecting one affects others.
13-Box in groups of 4 powder heaps on the grid.
14-Ask both parrots all questions and then deduce which bird lies.
This Collector's Edition version has 9 Wallpapers, 6 Concept Art pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 7 Movie Video Cutscenes, 24 re-playable Hidden Object Scenes, 35 re-playable Mini-Games, 15 Achievements to earn, 34 Collectible Hidden Paw Prints, 22 Morphing Objects within the Hidden Object Scenes, 12 Souvenirs within the Souvenir Room, 5 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter and a built-in Strategy Guide.
VERMILLION WATCH SERIES LIST
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Moorgate Accord (June 23-2016) 3.7
2-Fleshbound (December 31-2016) 3.6
3-Order Zero (August 5-2017) 3.6
4-In Blood (March 3-2018) 3.6
5-London Howling (September 15-2018) n/a
2-Fleshbound (December 31-2016) 3.6
3-Order Zero (August 5-2017) 3.6
4-In Blood (March 3-2018) 3.6
5-London Howling (September 15-2018) n/a
I recommend this game!
Can you help stop an ancient evil in time?
Overall rating
2
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5
50 of 60 found this review helpful
LET'S JUST SACRIFICE THIS GAME TO THE BABY LAVA
PostedSeptember 14, 2018
Anonymous
fromI guess they can't all be about vampires :(
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
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5
Myths endure the passage of time, but Myths of the World hasn't. I say we all take a vote and sacrifice this game to the lava baby, which should solve everyone's problems. The lava baby will certainly be content knowing he's provided a great service, the princess doesn't have to blow off the king of thieves anymore, and the king of thieves will have nothing to steal. This will buy everyone some time to use the magic shell to actually do something productive, like finding that poor lava baby someone to LAVA!
Yes, we are still on a Gadget streak! This time it's a Shell that allows us to talk to the elements, because old man Wind is full of hot air and has a lot on his mind, so I can't wait to hear what Silent Waters has to say! Once again, we get treated to finding those famous not-so Hidden Signs and some of the scenes have some obvious Morphing Objects to click on in the CE version. (notice I didn't say search for, because they aren't very discreet either) To sum this game up, it's boring, the graphics are beautiful at times, other scenes have blurry graphics and lack detail and the scenes have very few interactions or areas of interest. The Polynesians are super Americanized with perfect English, which is pretty amazing considering this game takes place in the late 1700's, don't ya think?
The Hidden Object Scenes are slightly more interesting than the Mini-Games but only because some of the items were well hidden. They are typical Eipix HOP's with mostly Sketched Picture finds, but there are also Interactive List finds, Keywords in Sentence finds and Multiple Item finds. There are several smaller zoom zone HOS, and you can opt for an extremely easy Match 3 variation called Skipping Stones.
The Mini-Games are rather uninteresting and consist of the typical Eipix style puzzles. Below are brief descriptions of some of the games you'll encounter during the demo:
1-Select arrows to reassemble the map.
2-Pull the 2 rings to guide the hot air balloon to avoid strong winds.
3-Use sliders to focus and align the rings around the shapes.
4-Select each target when the center turns green.
5-Select arrows to rotate the constellations to align with stars on a map.
6-Swap sea creatures to the correct water depth.
7-Select directional arrows to avoid obstacles.
8-Select pearls to reveal matching symbols.
2-Pull the 2 rings to guide the hot air balloon to avoid strong winds.
3-Use sliders to focus and align the rings around the shapes.
4-Select each target when the center turns green.
5-Select arrows to rotate the constellations to align with stars on a map.
6-Swap sea creatures to the correct water depth.
7-Select directional arrows to avoid obstacles.
8-Select pearls to reveal matching symbols.
The Collector's Edition version has 8 Wallpapers, 6 Concept Art pictures, 7 Music Soundtracks, 8 Movie Video Cutscenes, 17 re-playable Hidden Object Scenes, 21 re-playable Mini-Games, re-playable Skipping Stones Games (Match 3) a Souvenir Room with 15 Souvenir's to search for, 13 Achievements to earn, 30 Hidden Signs, 20 Morphing Objects, 4 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter and a built-in Strategy Guide.
MYTHS OF THE WORLD SERIES LIST
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Chinese Healer (August 25-2013) 4.1
2-Stolen Spring (December 1-2013) 3.5
3-Spirit Wolf (February 21-2014) 3.6
4-Of Friends and Fairies (July 6-2014) 4.3
5-Black Rose (November 23-2014) 3.6
6-The Heart of Desolation (May 10-2015) 3.8
7-The Whispering Marsh (October 2-2015) 4.1
8-Born of Clay and Fire (April 8-2016) 3.9
9-Island of Forgotten Evil (September 16-2016) 4.2
10-Bound by the Stone (January 15-2017) 2.7
11-The Black Sun (April 16-2017) 3.7
12-Fire of Olympus (August 4-2017) 3.8
13-Behind the Veil (December 11-2017) 2.5
14-Love Beyond (March 9-2018) 3.3
15-Fire From the Deep (September 14-2018) n/a
2-Stolen Spring (December 1-2013) 3.5
3-Spirit Wolf (February 21-2014) 3.6
4-Of Friends and Fairies (July 6-2014) 4.3
5-Black Rose (November 23-2014) 3.6
6-The Heart of Desolation (May 10-2015) 3.8
7-The Whispering Marsh (October 2-2015) 4.1
8-Born of Clay and Fire (April 8-2016) 3.9
9-Island of Forgotten Evil (September 16-2016) 4.2
10-Bound by the Stone (January 15-2017) 2.7
11-The Black Sun (April 16-2017) 3.7
12-Fire of Olympus (August 4-2017) 3.8
13-Behind the Veil (December 11-2017) 2.5
14-Love Beyond (March 9-2018) 3.3
15-Fire From the Deep (September 14-2018) n/a
I don't recommend this game.
Use new vampire abilities to save your beloved in time!
Overall rating
5
/
5
186 of 212 found this review helpful
HOLY DRAGON'S BREATH THIS IS A COOL GAME
PostedSeptember 13, 2018
Anonymous
from200 years after the Salem Witch trials in Jewett City the Ray family died from tuberculous over a course of 9 years. They believed that their dead family members were rising from the grave to feed upon the living family members as vampires!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Travis Montgomery loved Valerie more than life itself, their love for each other could stand the test of time for it was an Immortal Love. Desperate to cure his beloved of an illness running ramped throughout town, Travis arranges to buy a potion that will cure Valerie, but this merchant didn't factor in their love for one another when they shared the potion. Can they overcome the forces of evil, hold back the beast within and reunite as blood-thirsty vampires?
After playing this game the first thing I wrote wasn't my review!. I wrote to the good people at 4Friends to express my gratitude for a job well done, and they deserve it! I'm sure most of you know that my favorite storyline of all time is the original Phantasmat, until today folks! I found the graphics to be amazing, I LOVED Oberon the Dragon (and you may even recognize his voice) and they threw in just enough cutsie to hit their target audience without making it sappy.
Shortly after the game begins you will receive a Dragon Bracelet named Oberon who will give you Vampire Powers from various vampires that you collect a tear from now that you are his new master. He is one of the coolest dragons I've ever seen created on one of these games, and one of the few gadgets that actually "work" in a game. Each scene has 2-3 Glass Figurine Creatures and because they are made of glass, they are not so easy to spot. Each scene also has 2-3 Morphing Objects and these too are cleverly blended into the scenery and morph just slow enough to give it a challenge. There are pull out tabs available that tell you how many of each are in that scene.
Most of the Hidden Object Scenes are really interesting, which is not something I say often. I will admit that there were a few of them that were a little too simplistic, but I think this was an attempt to include beginner HOPA fans as well. There are Interactive List finds, (some that uncover fragments) Silhouetted Shape finds (I particularly enjoyed the stained glass scene) and several Keywords in Sentence finds as well.
The Mini-Games are clever and all vampire/bat-related, some of which are either new or had a different twist to them. Below are brief descriptions of some of the games you'll encounter during the demo (to be honest I lost track of time playing so I'm not really sure where the demo should have left off at, sorry)
1-Rotate the circles to align the skulls correctly.
2-Move chips along the tracks to their matching slots.
3-Click tiles to turn them all gold, clicking a tile changes adjacent tiles.
4-Click highlighted cells to move the bat & avoid red cell attacks x3.
5-Select each tile to change & clear a path for the lever.
6-Move bats to safety avoiding rotating wolves with each turn.
7-Find and place 3 items related to humans and vampires.
8-Shoot each bat to reveal its true form to find matching pairs.
2-Move chips along the tracks to their matching slots.
3-Click tiles to turn them all gold, clicking a tile changes adjacent tiles.
4-Click highlighted cells to move the bat & avoid red cell attacks x3.
5-Select each tile to change & clear a path for the lever.
6-Move bats to safety avoiding rotating wolves with each turn.
7-Find and place 3 items related to humans and vampires.
8-Shoot each bat to reveal its true form to find matching pairs.
This Collector's Edition version has 8 Wallpapers, 31 Concept Art pictures (before & after) 4 Screensavers, 6 Music Soundtracks, replayable Movie Cutscenes, 15 re-playable Mini-Games, 10 re-playable Hidden Object Scenes, 23 Achievements to earn in 3 categories, 60 Collectible Glass Figurines, 60 Morphing Objects, 5 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter and a built-in Strategy Guide, enjoy the hunt!
IMMORTAL LOVE SERIES LIST
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Letter From The Past (December 10-2015) 4.0
2-The Price Of A Miracle (December 8-2016) 4.3
3-Blind Desire (July 29-2017) 4.2
4-Black Lotus (March 22-2018) 3.8
5-Kiss of the Night (September 13-2018) n/a
2-The Price Of A Miracle (December 8-2016) 4.3
3-Blind Desire (July 29-2017) 4.2
4-Black Lotus (March 22-2018) 3.8
5-Kiss of the Night (September 13-2018) n/a
I recommend this game!
Travel back in time to the land of the pharaohs to stop an imposter from seizing the throne! It's all in a day's work for Sir John and Lady Mary.
Overall rating
5
/
5
77 of 82 found this review helpful
I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE SE VERSION, YEAH!
PostedSeptember 12, 2018
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This is one of those Time Management games that you don't mind clicking through the dialog boxes because of the humorous relationship between John and Mary. (although the last one didn't seem to be as funny) I'm super excited that I don't have to wait for the Standard Edition version to be released, I'm not sure why they decided to do away with the Collector's Edition version initial release, but it's a win-win for me! This game has several extra features anyway, and at an SE price, you can't go wrong!
You can play in an Expert, Normal or Expert difficulty mode, and there are 30 Achievement Trophies to earn. Some of the levels have a Jigsaw Puzzle piece to collect (32 total) I replayed the first level once I realized the second level had a puzzle piece, but then I realized that not every level had one. The graphics have ramped up, and I love the Egyptian theme and the goals centered around the Dragons, I couldn't be happier :)
They added a new Bonus feature after a few levels that allow you to choose between 3 different bonuses (which will probably be added to as you progress) You can choose to make Mary walk faster and cast spells faster, John to walk faster and fight faster or Max the bulldog to run faster. I chose John because I figured getting rid of those wicked Undead skeleton's faster was the right choice?
This game has all the favorite's from past games as well, Altar's to cast spells after collecting mana, Altar's of resources and faster workers etc, and of course the usual resources to collect, farms, mills, and let's not forget about Max's doghouse so he can chew away at those thorny weeds! You can even play Bonus Levels where about a million undead skeleton's try to eat your bwains lol. Definitely worthy of my purchase!
NEW YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT SERIES LIST
Title*** Release Date***Average Rating
Title*** Release Date***Average Rating
1-New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 1 SE only (May 7-2012) 3.9
2-New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 2 SE only (January 30-2013) 4.2
3-New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 3 SE only (December 24-2013) 3.5
(Santa's Service Christmas Edition)
4-New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 4 CE (December 19-2017) 4.3
New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 4 SE (February 14-2018) 4.8
5-New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 5 CE (April 10-2018) 3.8
New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 5 SE (June 13-2018) 3.7
6-New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 6 (September 12-2018) n/a
2-New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 2 SE only (January 30-2013) 4.2
3-New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 3 SE only (December 24-2013) 3.5
(Santa's Service Christmas Edition)
4-New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 4 CE (December 19-2017) 4.3
New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 4 SE (February 14-2018) 4.8
5-New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 5 CE (April 10-2018) 3.8
New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 5 SE (June 13-2018) 3.7
6-New Yankee In King Arthur's Court 6 (September 12-2018) n/a
by: Yustas Games Studio
I recommend this game!
The ocean hides many secrets and it's up to you to explore them in this fantastic griddlers-style puzzle adventure!
Overall rating
1
/
5
32 of 37 found this review helpful
THEY ALMOST GOT ME ON THIS ONE!
PostedSeptember 12, 2018
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
First I hated this game, then just when I got used to the game mechanics and started to really enjoy the complexity of it, BAM! It turned into a Guesser Griddler! I knew it was too good to be true, that this dev could bring a new feature to the table and a great game to back it up. Well, after all, it does say you get to practice Logical & Abstract thought!
The feature that I hated at first and then learned to appreciate, is the way cells are crossed-off, or lack thereof. There are no settings to choose that will automatically cross off cells, even when both the column and row has been correctly filled in. Once the row or column has been completed, a bubble will appear on the outside of the grid, either on the right side or bottom, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it has been correctly filled in.
If you want to know for certain, you can use the Line Checking Booster on the top Left of the screen. The number inside the Line Checking Booster indicates how many lines it will check, and it checks those completed lines and simply tells you how many are correct and how many mistakes have been made, not where the mistakes are. Then you discover that you are penalized for every mistake by losing stars! This wouldn't be so bad if you didn't have to guess at most of the puzzles because they simply cannot be solved by using logic!
Sure you can use a Hint after you buy them that is. Oh, just one important notation here, by the time you get to the guesser griddlers you haven't earned enough coins to buy even a single hint, (that's right, you don't get a freebie) Coins are located behind the cells that are filled in, but that won't do you any good if you can't fill in a cell without guessing right from the start, and with no means of knowing if you guessed correctly, it becomes a vicious cycle! If you do happen to earn enough coins you can buy Hint packages, 1 hint =1000 coins, 5 hints = 4750, 10 hints = 9000, 25 hints = 20,000, and 50 hints = 35,000, that tells me there's a whole lot of guessing going on.
You can earn up to 3 Starfish per puzzle completed if you haven't made mistakes (or used booster that shows a mistake) 2 starfish if you made 2 or more mistakes, and 1 starfish if you made more than 4 mistakes, but you can replay the levels. It also claims you can earn over 15 rewards and trophies (that means 16 I'm sure) is one of the trophies awarded for guessing correctly?
Another annoying feature is that the rows or columns aren't highlighted until you actually click on the cell to fill it in or cross it off. The graphics of the backgrounds are pretty, but the grids themselves only consist of a single color, once completed, the image shows up multi-colored???!!!???
I don't recommend this game.