BlueFriday's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:2.8
- Helpful Votes:46
- Reviews Submitted:8
- First Review:October 10, 2012
- Most Recent Review:August 19, 2024
- Featured reviews0
BlueFriday's Review History
Investigate a famous photographer with a haunting secret!
Overall rating
1
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5
Regret buying this game
PostedAugust 19, 2024
BlueFriday
fromWarrenton, VA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
2
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5
I hated everything about this game, and I absolutely regret buying it. The music was repetitive and awful, the HOPs were unbearable (thank the stars for the match-3 option or I would never have finished the game). The minigames were just terrible, often with a lack of clear instruction. I finished it out of pure spite, and would honestly like my time back that I wasted on this awful game.
I don't recommend this game.
A strange and deadly pollen is spreading around the world, and you've been hired to track down its source. But the secrets you discover in the fabled kingdom of Floralia are much darker than you imagined...
Overall rating
1
/
5
Boring and Predictable
PostedJune 20, 2022
BlueFriday
fromWarrenton, VA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I have played many other Dark Parables games, and other offerings from Blue Tea. I found this game to be dry, short, boring, and repetitive. I hope you enjoy the first puzzle or two because you'll be playing them over. And Over. And Over. I found the voices to be grating, and the whole game to be simply aggravating. It is the worst game I have played from this series, and I absolutely regret playing it.
I don't recommend this game.
Your brother is kidnapped during an air show. Search for him in a beautiful world where the sky is as wide as your imagination.
Overall rating
3
/
5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Yawn...
PostedJuly 7, 2014
BlueFriday
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I have played and loved every other game in the Surface series... but for some reason, this one bored the pants off of me. It felt tedious and ridiculous, and I really didn't feel like there was any fun in it.
I couldn't get into the storyline, and all of the characters felt like total idiots to me.
It killed me to put this one to bed early, but I just couldn't muster up enough care to force myself through.
I don't recommend this game.
Save a loving couple from the clutches of a powerful alchemist in Break the Curse: The Crimson Gems!
Overall rating
1
/
5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Frustration abounds....
PostedJuly 7, 2014
BlueFriday
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
I play a lot of different HOG and puzzle games, so I don't really lean one way or the other on that issue- that aside, this game had FAR more issues!
The art was ok, the voiceovers, ok, music...ok.... Nothing was a standout. The puzzles were very irritating, as there was often not enough instruction given to allow you to actually solve them. Once I would complete a puzzle, I would often end up having to pointlessly shift pieces around until the game decided it was solved enough. More often I would end up having to skip the puzzle out of irritation-- and that is not something I do very often in games!
Every time I stopped playing, it would be because of flat out irritation with the game. I could not finish the game. I decided to finally stop torturing myself.
I don't recommend this game.
Everyone is frightened by the sights and sounds of something large stumbling through the darkness. Can you solve the mystery before the monster adds another chapter to this legend?
Overall rating
5
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5
35 of 40 found this review helpful
Sleuthing with Nancy
PostedNovember 27, 2012
BlueFriday
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle
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
First off, yes... there is a lot of dialogue. However, that dialogue really does yield some important information that will ultimately help you to finish the game. You are also allowed to make bad decisions and potentially die in-game...so save!
I loved the characters, and really felt like I got to know them through the dialogue and interactions. There are two ongoing mini (board) games that are thoroughly enjoyable. I still log into the game just to play them almost a year after first playing the game.
The floor plan did take me a little bit to figure out as it is sometimes awkward to move, but once you learn the layout it is much easier.
This game really sucked me in, and remains one of my favorites. I'm definitely a fan!
I recommend this game!
Enter a vampire world as Dahlia, a vampire with a fantastic sense of fashion and a razor-sharp wit! Find the legendary sun potion!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Dying for more...
PostedOctober 11, 2012
BlueFriday
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
/
5
I went into this game very skeptically... and was surprised to very very much enjoy it! I wasn't aware that this is really a pt. 1, and that pt. 2 is not yet out. That was a little frustrating, but I'm definitely waiting for it, now! The opening music by The Scarlet Furies is excellent, as well- very catchy.
The game play is fairly simple- the only part I had an issue with was the map. The dialogue is pithy, and there are some challenging games.
This game was definitely much more than I had anticipated.
I recommend this game!
Blood and Ruby
Use ancient magic, alongside your wits, as you hunt for your missing brother in a haunting city possessed by vampires!
Overall rating
3
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Forgettable
PostedOctober 10, 2012
BlueFriday
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This is one of those games that I see come up in my game list and I have to really think back to remember if I have played it. It did not make much of an impression with the story line, graphics, audio or puzzles. Great choice to get you by 'in-between games', but nothing that will really grab you.
I don't recommend this game.
With her journalism degree in her pocket, Laura leaves her small-town home to take a bite out of the Big Apple!
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Eh...
PostedOctober 10, 2012
BlueFriday
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
A lovely game to blow some time, but definitely not intense enough to get you really involved. Simple puzzles, simple mini games. Annoying music. There are some glitches in the HOS, so be aware!
I don't recommend this game.